12 Hours in NRT - Help!
Oct 17, 2010 | 3:07 pm
#1
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12 Hours in NRT - Help!
I have a 12 hour layover in NRT on 20 Oct. and need some advice on what to do to kill the day there. I am willing to leave the airport for a few hours.
Also, if there is anyone who can assist with lounge access, I am flying AA...for the first time on 10 years I do not have high enough status to get into a lounge
This could be ugly and I would appreciate any advice and assistance.
Thanks.
Also, if there is anyone who can assist with lounge access, I am flying AA...for the first time on 10 years I do not have high enough status to get into a lounge
This could be ugly and I would appreciate any advice and assistance.Thanks.
Oct 17, 2010 | 3:13 pm
#2
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From NRT, I would recommend taking a 10-minute train ride to the city of Narita. From the train station, you can walk down a nice road with interesting shops and restaurants to the Narita temple, which has many large, interesting buildings as well as extensive scenic grounds...
Oct 17, 2010 | 3:52 pm
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I have a 12 hour layover in NRT on 20 Oct. and need some advice on what to do to kill the day there. I am willing to leave the airport for a few hours.
Also, if there is anyone who can assist with lounge access, I am flying AA...for the first time on 10 years I do not have high enough status to get into a lounge This could be ugly and I would appreciate any advice and assistance.
Thanks.
Also, if there is anyone who can assist with lounge access, I am flying AA...for the first time on 10 years I do not have high enough status to get into a lounge
This could be ugly and I would appreciate any advice and assistance.Thanks.
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Oct 17, 2010 | 4:13 pm
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This is a subset of one of the top questions asked on this forum. Do a search, it's been asked lots of times before.
What you should do in large part depends on which 12 hours you are at NRT, for starters. You imply it's a day, but do you mean your layover is during the daytime? You say you are flying AA on this layover, but I didn't think AA flew beyond Tokyo, so presumably code shares are involved? Do you have any FF status on the airlines concerned, or are you flying business or first (this may affect how early you have to be back at Narita)?
More information helps.
What you should do in large part depends on which 12 hours you are at NRT, for starters. You imply it's a day, but do you mean your layover is during the daytime? You say you are flying AA on this layover, but I didn't think AA flew beyond Tokyo, so presumably code shares are involved? Do you have any FF status on the airlines concerned, or are you flying business or first (this may affect how early you have to be back at Narita)?
More information helps.
Oct 17, 2010 | 4:56 pm
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See the following:
http://www.mgnewman.com/Naritax/
While the site isn't being updated as often as it used to be, it still provides some useful info for a NRT layover mostly geared towards going into Narita City.
See also these threads:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/japan...=layover+tokyo
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/japan...=layover+tokyo
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/japan...=layover+tokyo
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/japan...=layover+tokyo
http://www.mgnewman.com/Naritax/
While the site isn't being updated as often as it used to be, it still provides some useful info for a NRT layover mostly geared towards going into Narita City.
See also these threads:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/japan...=layover+tokyo
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/japan...=layover+tokyo
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/japan...=layover+tokyo
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/japan...=layover+tokyo
Oct 17, 2010 | 5:20 pm
#7
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Many thanks for the advice and the thread links.....they are very good.
I am flying out on AA in Y and I have all day (landing at 6:30am from a QF flight)
I currently have only Gold status on AA, so no good for flounge access.....can anyone out there guest me in, if needed?
I am flying out on AA in Y and I have all day (landing at 6:30am from a QF flight)
I currently have only Gold status on AA, so no good for flounge access.....can anyone out there guest me in, if needed?
Oct 17, 2010 | 5:38 pm
#8
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Many travelers flying through NRT on AA connect with fellow oneworld alliance members JL, QF or CX flights.
Last edited by RxCapt; Oct 17, 2010 at 8:07 pm