YVR Cockroach

If you do go into Narita, do bear in mind you'll probably need good cold weather clothing this time of the year and you may want to weigh carrying that with you. While HKG is cooler compared to HNL and you may have something, it's usually rather warmer than Japan (Tokyo area) and most indoor spaces are warm enough. There's very few public places to stay warm in Narita. My GF and I spent a few hours there mid January. It was a nice sunny day but windy and less than 5C (40F). Wasn't pleasant without warm windproof clothing.

bostonbali

I don't know about terminal 1 (where UAL flies), but T2 has the Yahoo Cafe, a free internet cafe! It's on the 2nd floor, though not super well marked, you have to ask for it. Also the showers are right next to the Internet Cafe, so you could also get a refreshing shower for something like $5. FYI - this info is current, I was there less than 4 weeks ago (and had a 2hr layover in T2).

FTraveler

If you are *G or flying in F or C, you can check out the lounges at NRT T2. UA RCC has showers and the smaller SQ Silver Kris lounge has a lot better food. I take a shower at the RCC and eat in the SQ lounge. If you are neither, in addition to shower facilities (Ą500 for half-hour), the shower room also rents day rooms by the hour (Ą1000 per hour for single, Ą1600 for twin) that come with beds. Lots of food choices, duty-free shopping and internet cafes. I personally would not take a chance of going into town with 5 hours from touch down to take-off, but I am an overly cautious person.

silverkris168

By "departure lounge", you mean the landside area, right? NRT's Terminal 1
airside departure area is relatively sparse in terms of both stores and eating places. Now on the other hand, the landside area has a lot of those restaurants and shops you mentioned. There's even an aviation souvenir shop (model planes, books, posters, etc.) for aviation fans on the 5/F of the central portion of T1's landside departure area.

You do have to clear immigration to get to landside area, of course.

gt_croz

Nope...I'm talking about the upstairs section before security by where all the checkin counters are.

ruby2000

hi there, my husband and I will also have a layover in narita and I typed in 'narita layover' in google and the above page came up which I printed off and have found so helpful

EmailKid

Have seven hours (arrive 9:55, depart 5 p.m.), could I make it to Tokyo.

From what I've found on the web, there are trains that run about every 20 minutes or so from the airport.

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EmailKid

Well,

just finished my 7 hour layover at NRT, where NONE of the staff inside the airport would give me a straight answer. But decided to head out anyways, and once outside the terminal found a helpful person at the Information Desk.

At her advice decided to stick to Narita. The train ride was quick, and the Xeroxed map of Narita where the temple is was very helpful. Decided to head back early in case the Immigration / Security line was long, and still ended up waiting over two hours in T2.

Thanks bostonbali for the tip about Yahoo Cafe !!! With what things cost in Japan (paid 420 Yen for a cappucchino in Narita), it was nice to have free internet access. And I was disappointed with the duty free shops - first time in a very long time I didn't bring any alcohol with me from my trip.

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jpatokal

Actually, what is the official cutoff time for checkin at NRT? Last week I showed up for my (TG) flight 45 min before departure, the lady at the counter didn't bat an eyelid and even gave me an entry coupon for the ANA lounge, where I managed to download my mail and swipe a few bottles of green tea before it was time to head to the gate.

haveric

What do people think is the minimum time to (comfortably) visit Narita?

I have a 4+ hour layover from 7AM to 11:10 AM (arriving on SQ from SIN, departing to IAD on ANA). Is it even worth the trip at that early hour?

JohnnyP

I would say that 4 hours is just enough time to make it worth it (and safe!); but there won't be much time to dawdle. It sure beats sitting around at NRT for 4 hours, though, IMO...

As for time of day, I can't comment on that from my experience.

RichardInSF

I don't think there is an official cutoff time. It also depends on whether you have to wait in a long line to check in, which could be a function of Frequent Flyer status with that particular airline. If they do check you in, they will generally hustle you through immigration if it is close to departure time, I see people walking through the immigration line with little sign boards about soon-to-depart flights all the time.

Given that there have been times when I have waited 45 minutes at the immigration line to enter Japan at Narita, I would say that 4 hours is NOT enough time to get into Narita City unless you are (a) lucky, (b) energetic and (c) already familiar with what to do.

shuuy

As the subject says, I'm doing a SIN-NRT (on UA) and NRT-YYZ (on AC) with a 3 hour layover.

Is there any hope for me to leave the airport? If so, what's the 1 thing I should try and see for my first time in Tokyo?

If not, what's the best thing to do in NRT (I am *G)...

Thanks in advance!

Fermat

if you're coming in on UA and leaving on AC, you have a terminal change. Your three hours will get sucked up in no time. Best to get checked in for the AC and snag some time at the ANA lounge.

beavk

Hi,

I am a 14 year old that will be traveling to NRT on June 24th. My flight, NW5, will arrive around 5pm. My "connecting" flight is supposed to be at 6:40pm that day for CX, but it is unavailable yet(award ticket). The next flight is next day, around 11am. I am not able to check-in at a hotel since the minimum check in age is 18. also, the day room inside the terminal is only available until 21:30. I have no believes at myself going to a forein country without a adult. If the early flight is available, I still have a pretty tight schedule, around 90 min, can I make it?

--> If I did the online check-in thing over CX, can I skip both immigration part and check-in at the airport(no luggage), and head straight to the gate from my arrival NW gate? <-- I know it is hard to understand, but if you are confused, I am too..

Any other suggestion?

Any decent restarunts are available at the check-in terminal?

Are there any recommendation on wi-fi?

Are the seats good enough for a 6-8 hour sleep?

How much money would I need? (excluding wi-fi, i am gonna use my parent's credit card )

-->Gracias, thank you for every help here.