19 hour overnight transit in Narita by myself....
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BTW - If ANA's providing a hotel, it will probably be near the airport, so you could spend a little time exploring Narita, which is a nice enough little town. However, if you're paying for your own hotel and you're taking the 5.55pm ANA flight to Chicago, I'd suggest taking a train into Tokyo and seeing Tokyo rather than Narita. Sure it's an hour each way to Tokyo, but I think it's worth it.
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Great Thread. I will be in NRT for a bit longer than 24 hours in January, traveling on UA. I would definitely like to visit Tokyo, and suggestions on an easily reachable and decent budget hotel would be appreciated.
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Homey, what's your budget? Is this a Winnipeg budget, or is it a comfortable 3* budget? Is it more than Smidgen's budget?
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You are looking at a range of between 8-9000 JPY. Laplap usually has some good ideas for those types of places, do you have any other "currency" such as hotel points?
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Hotel Lungwood is in that price range!
LUNGWOOOOOOOD!
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Hi, I have a 19 hour overnight transit in Narita airport by myself. I am kinda nervous and unsure about whether I should I get a hotel or stay in the airport.
Does anyone have similar experience? How does the procedure work if I choose to get a hotel room? What scenario will I face if I stay in the airport?
Please help!
Does anyone have similar experience? How does the procedure work if I choose to get a hotel room? What scenario will I face if I stay in the airport?
Please help!
You should be able to have your luggage checked through to final destination.
I would venture out and stay near the Narita Station (many hotels nearby; lots of restaurants too). Shopping malls and temples to visits.
Most hotels, if far from Narita Station, would provide free shuttle service to & from.
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im planning for a *25* hours layover at NRT. can i through check my luggage for LHR-NRT-HKG? I'd only do the layover if i can through check for sure (otherwise i WILL run into issues for what i'm thinking of buying to HKG)
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The guidance I've seen is for stops of less than 24 hours. In this situation, I suggest you ask the airline.
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Hotel restaurants may be expensive (although some of the budget hotels provide a free or low-cost breakfast buffet), but convenience store food is not your only alternative.
Japan has more hole-in-the-wall restaurants than you'll believe if you haven't been there, and just about any place you can afford is going to have either plastic models or photos of the food in the window, labeled with prices. What you see is what you get in terms of both food and price, since the listed price includes taxes and service, so no tipping.
If the server doesn't speak English, simply point to what you want.
Japan has more hole-in-the-wall restaurants than you'll believe if you haven't been there, and just about any place you can afford is going to have either plastic models or photos of the food in the window, labeled with prices. What you see is what you get in terms of both food and price, since the listed price includes taxes and service, so no tipping.
If the server doesn't speak English, simply point to what you want.
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Hotel restaurants may be expensive (although some of the budget hotels provide a free or low-cost breakfast buffet), but convenience store food is not your only alternative.
Japan has more hole-in-the-wall restaurants than you'll believe if you haven't been there, and just about any place you can afford is going to have either plastic models or photos of the food in the window, labeled with prices. What you see is what you get in terms of both food and price, since the listed price includes taxes and service, so no tipping.
If the server doesn't speak English, simply point to what you want.
Japan has more hole-in-the-wall restaurants than you'll believe if you haven't been there, and just about any place you can afford is going to have either plastic models or photos of the food in the window, labeled with prices. What you see is what you get in terms of both food and price, since the listed price includes taxes and service, so no tipping.
If the server doesn't speak English, simply point to what you want.