Great article and Im loving your responses to some of the comments. Staff are also frequently using hand sanitizer. At just after 5:00am, I proceeded to the lounge where I was welcomed as the first guest. Insulting Matthew for not being a snowflake comes across as odd. Will really appreciate your response on this. Hi Matthew, No 3 days before arrival negative covid test ?? My return return trip is MEL-NRT-BOS and I have a 10 hour layover in NRT. It is simply that Germans are more willing to accept a situation which is often times obviously not equitable, fair, just and/or rational. Any way you can change your flight? Alternatively, would I have be allowed to stay in the airport waiting area for the 20 hours? It is as if you are still on board the flight to your destination. However, if Im reading your article right, it seems that overnight transits in Narita are not allowed? Babies & Kids Guide - Lets play at Haneda. Hi Matthew: We are currently in Japan and will be flying from Sapporo to Haneda connecting to a flight to Sydney Australia. My mistake. Safe travels! Am I understanding the rules right? Dont spew that here. You are correct that you cannot currently transit from HND to NRT or connect in KIX, since you would have to enter Japan for the domestic connection. No need (or opportunity) to collect in HND during your extended transit. However, it requires a change in airports in Tokyo, from Haneda airport (HND) to Narita airport (NRT) with a 4 hour transit window. Im flying with JAL. So I am wondering whether he should go via Handen airport at all. Stick to a Star Alliance connection, if possible. Is this correct? To fly with us, please contact your preferred Travel Agent or alternatively, please call Virgin Australia on: +61 7 3119 7089 (From anywhere in the world on any network. This post is really helpful. more. Please let us know what happens. Any idea if wed be allowed in from 445PM until they close around midnight? Question B) do you think it is safer or more sound to buy MEX-IST-ICN and then buy ICN-NRT/HND if Japan finally opens? Have a safe trip! Requirements change often. Thanks Matthew for this blog. DONT be a pussy! I found an alternate award from from HND to BKK but it goes via KIX. If so, you can go out and get a hotel and enjoy the night in Tokyo. Matthew, Note: When you have check-in baggage from international airports, please make sure to pick up your baggage at the first entering point in Japan. Maybe long shot but flying through Haneda ( from The escorted tour groups are just starting their journeys. Do i need negative PCR or Antigen test 3days before arrival? You cant raise your voice buts what more ashaming is the airline planning flights that you are left at the airport for so many hours. Did anybody read the reviews about JAL on TripAdvisor ??? Rules there are sacrosanct and Matthew would have shown himself to be a gigantic POS if hed pressed when the rules were clearly against him. Were on JAL economy, but we have Priority Pass through a Citi credit card. If no, then dont bother. Were there at least some vending machines for food/drinks available ? Which appears very unlikely now. @Matthew, I am surprised about the lounge access, is that due to separate tickets? In Japan, they play by the rules, and the country benefits tremendously from it. Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. ta.queueForLoad : function(f, g){document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', f);})(function(){ta.trackEventOnPage('postLinkInline', 'impression', 'postLinks-114347657', '');}, 'log_autolink_impression');Japan with a 11 hour layoever. Im not sure that playing the Karen card as you suggest is the way to go. Nonetheless, travelers are still subject to the travel/entry restrictions and requirements of their final destination. Matt, do you think about what you are posting? Ive probably given 4 to 5 different reasons, all of which are true, but having the option to fly to the other side of the planet and e-invent oneself is a beautiful thing. I have a flight booked from Vancouver to Malaysia through Narita Airport (17-hour overnight layover) in 3 weeks. Literally no access to lounges, food, shops! Amazing isnt it? So just to confirm again. Im doing the exact flight in 12 days is first cabin open or available (the small pod rooms in airport)? If you are leaving Haneda Airport by train, you have two options. >>>No 3 days before arrival negative covid test ?? If youre going NRSA, try going via Narita if possible. Was hoping the Transit hotel would be open by then but its not looking good. Otherwise Ill simply settle for other tickets to save myself the trouble. ta.queueForLoad : function(f, g){document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', f);})(function(){ta.trackEventOnPage('postLinkInline', 'impression', 'postLinks-114000261', '');}, 'log_autolink_impression');flights with shorter time at the airport. 33 reviews of "The pictures and reviews make it confusing, but this listing is for the train station at Haneda Airport's International Terminal. I am a republican but will listen to reasonable opposing views so long as we are all respectable to one another. Please also see the Frequently Asked Questions (Japanese page) on the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare website. Denial of the re-entry from designated countries/regions in response to COVID-19 variants of special treatment on border measures 3. Jance, I do take offense to your republican stereotype! You're not entering (ta && ta.queueForLoad ? My friend is going home on June 2023 and he has a lay over of 20 hours in Japan. A travel agent just e-mailed me saying 72hr negative COVID-19 test required before boarding transiting through (ta && ta.queueForLoad ? Im assuming if it was an option you wouldve purchased one, but not sure. Why a holding area? Is this still permitted with the current Covid rules. We have installed hand sanitizing stations inside the terminals, and have in-terminal announcements and posters that encourage preventive measures from infections, such as handwashing, wearing masks, and proper cough etiquette. International Travel to Japan Due to lack of international travel, Japan international airport ameneties are at bare minimums. Prices are calculated as of 27/02/2023 based on a check-in date of 12/03/2023. Not sure, but overnight transit is not a problem at HND. Yes, the ANA Lounge is currently a Priority Pass Lounge as well can you sign up for a credit card that has Priority Pass lounge access? Apr 19, 2022, 4:19 PM Save I have an upcoming flight from Edmonton, Canada to Manila, PH and one of my connecting flights is through Tokyo, Narita Airport. Overnight transit in Haneda is allowed. I would never book any flight trough japan but being forced because need to use my AA Credit otherwise it will expire. Need visa as per advice from the hotel..But individual on transit how to apply visa ? Are air carriers to hand-hold and baby every customer? Transit is a stay in a city within 24 hours by definition. At this time, Virgin Australia does not sell itineraries from Japan through our website. is it true that normal-ish services resume soon?? Maybe she sensed that was going to happen, because the lounge agent breathed a huge sigh of relief and a smile spread across her face when I did not argue and instead just nodded, said thank you, and took my boarding pass back. (move to Google Maps). Through the use of posters, we ask passengers to refrain from having conversations in locations where people are in close proximity. Thank you! You always have your hand out but condemn people for helping the less fortunate. Sounds like that is not happening? wondering if I should buy my husband and I one of those flights just to have A ticket to enter the lounge?? Check your bag at the Transit Center and get your boarding pass before you head up to the terminal and through security. You dont want to look like a snowflake because you dont like the rules there. But we have two kids, one is Australian and one is British (dont ask!). They are listing suspension of certain schemes and visa processing on a country by country basis. I just had another thought if I could not purchase entry to an A&A lounge. I just think the travel agent isn't knowledgeable. My layover is at Narita international airport. PS. However, there is no award space from HND-BKK. The same fare for the same route gives you a 12-hour lounge visit if its a same day connection and barely half an hour to grab a coffee before the early morning flight if its an overnight. We are conducting thorough cleaning and disinfecting of surfaces frequently touched by passengers: doorknobs, handrails, luggage carts, wheelchairs, baby strollers, straps and handrails on free terminal shuttle buses. Yes, a rule-following society is perfect for Democrats. Jfk) to Bangkok and land 6pm and ont fly out the next day till 10aM. Is there a viewing deck access? Otherwise I dont understand someone paying for business class ticket knowing you have to wait 15 hours for your next flight ! Maybe I missed it? The Royal Park Hotel Tokyo Haneda, Ota: "I have to transit through Haneda airport in May." | Check out 5 answers, plus 740 reviews and 1,522 candid photos Ranked #5 of 66 hotels in Ota and rated 4 of 5 at Tripadvisor. ta.queueForLoad : function(f, g){document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', f);})(function(){ta.trackEventOnPage('postLinkInline', 'impression', 'postLinks-114122113', '');}, 'log_autolink_impression');airlines don't matter. Instead, they must remain on the sterile side of the airport. You make couch surfing sound more fun than I remember. This article and your responses to the comments have been best information on transiting through Japan that I could find on the web, so thank you! I booked (last winter) the flight hoping Japan would be open. (HNL PNH), (PHN HNL). Thank you for any help. My son and his friend are currently stuck in Haneda in a holding area with several tens of other transit travellers, who came off international flights, and facing another 16 hours before departure. Apr 16, 2022, 11:39 p.m. Save. I believe this is prohibited. I looked for the cheapest flight out of Haneda, and there was one to another city in Japan for $35, leaving at 8pm. The transit in Singapore would be permitted. I was flying business class so I received access, but you can buy access at the door. The airside hotel is not open, and under the changes to business operations, it is clearly listed that the airside hotel is closed until further notice. Did you need to do any pre-departure testing to transit through Haneda . Good article! I know it is a week before normal-ish services resume at the airports, but for a first solo trip, really poor. Please try it. You had a *A itinerary with a long layover and werent allowed to leave the airport. First have to say thank you soooo much fore such detailed information. Next time I hope to return to the Park Hyattbut for this trip, my quiet bench was about the best I could hope for. . Unfortunately, it is not just Americans which protest the inequity and unfairness or relative irrationality of the world. LX do that all the time. Since were flying in from the US, we were a little concerned that a 70 minute connection time left no room for error, which is why were took the Haneda route. The Chase Sapphire Reserve or Capital One Venture X both includes access for two guests. Reply Thank you for this. We have some long layovers coming up on our trip to Thailand and were wondering what we could do for those 13 hours in the Haneda Airport. I dont think youll be able to get in until the day of travel, sadly. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government launched a multilingual call center on COVID-19 for foreign residents. You will add CGK to DPS flight, separate. But in my experience, the rules tend to be most frequently interpreted in a way that best suits the users purpose. COVID-19-related requirements for travel to the U.S. . Here in the NY area on the other hand I just drove out to EWR from the city at 7pm on a Friday and on the interstate about half of the lights were not functioning. I would have pressed the lounge admittance. Did you say there is a JAL lounge I could spend my time at? Hello, Im planning to have a similar duration layover in Haneda and am wondering if there is anywhere at all that I could stay during this time if I do some preplanning? The hotel was open when I went there in July and September 2021. The two lines that serve this station are the Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line and the Keikyu Airport Line. Hoping to get a response. I doubt things will move quickly enough within the next 60 days to allow individual visitors to go through inbound immigration. I seriously doubt the training and knowledge of AA personnel now. Rules are rules, no exceptions, period. They cost roughly the same. Normally, as long as ticketing is made flights to destination must be guranteed. To use our mobile site, please enable JavaScript. You were a sissy . I also find that the incredible adherence to rules and total lack of initiative and taking ownership stands in the way of true innovation and creativity a problem that often plagues Japanese companies. My head hurts . I am a US citizen and worried about needing a visa in japan my final destination isnt japan, I am not planning on leaving the terminal! Back downstairs, it was pushing 5:00pm and this night, I really did spend sleeping on airport bench (some of you questioned my use of the word night at Washington Dulles). It is an overnight stay. Restrictions on airports/ports for arrival 7. Please pick one that suits your needs. The fares from Narita are 4,000. Under this scenario, could you foresee me having trouble boarding my initial Japan Airlines flight? (American citizen), If I try to pivot and keep that ticket and also book a new ticket on Singapore airlines from Haneda to Bangkok, do you think JAL will allow me to board that seat from SFO to Haneda? Yikes! Small problem: it is still closed due to the pandemic (not that its website reflects this). These entitled snowflakes create 99% of the problems. Then it would be up to the air carrier to provide some kind of compensating service for their mess up. Additionally, in the event you go to the wrong terminal, moving between terminals is very convenient. Any insights on that? That doesnt seem very rule-based to me. At Narita, Id have to hike over to Uniteds lounge to get a shower. Asking someone to bend a rule for you (or even worse, make a stink over it) is considered more than just bad manners. Have a flight coming up with ANA, Houston - Tokyo - Jakarta. Are there any tattoo restrictions in Japan? Prior to the pandemic I would commute in and out of Haneda. I have a 20 hour layover at HND in late June and would love to be able to leave the airport if possible. It is unnecessary. I would do the overnight layover and fly JAL the following morning I can think of few better airports to transit in than HND. To safely use the airport facilities, we recommend all passengers avoid the 3 C's: Closed spaces, Crowded places, Close-contact settings.We ask for passengers' help to prevent any further spread of COVID-19. You won't be issued visa so you cannot stay at hotels for the time being. Thanks again! In addition, we routinely inform passengers that individuals with symptoms such as fever will not be allowed to board an aircraft and request all passengers wear a mask via terminal announcements. So if no tourist visa just transit 21 hrs at transit lounge? Otherwise I dont see why this would happen. The reason he is unprepared is that this is a first solo trip, and started from Australia but the JAL phone number in Australia has been disconnected, we dont know Japan,. Visit Japan Web Thank you for your report, Matthew! Hi there, how did you access/buy Sky Lounge? I do have same case with you lounge access only the day after so i need sleep in the benches as well. In short., I am reading overnight transits are not allowed on sherpa (joinsherpa.com) but from what I am reading here, you managed to survive an overnight layover. Did you have to fill out any extra covid forms or anything for Japan? Too bad, its still closed. Hi Matthew , thank you for this great article . As of March 29, 2020, international flights are being operated at Haneda Airport terminals 2 and 3. Thank you again for sharing your experience and your thoughts! Everybody sounds bewildered. We had booked the same hotel. Thanks! New hotel room reservations We will not accept any new room reservations until June 30, 2020. Mathew is weak. ta.queueForLoad : function(f, g){document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', f);})(function(){ta.trackEventOnPage('postLinkInline', 'impression', 'postLinks-114000504', '');}, 'log_autolink_impression');Japan. Reason being, I am flying economy and want to know if one can pay and get access to the lounge and shower. Is it true that there is no customs? Greetings Matthew, I am flying to Taipei with my wife and three year old daughter next Friday had booked the Royal Park Hotel for Friday night. Sadly, when people act ugly, they often get what they want. U r a guru. The Japanese are like Germans in that they are precise and pay close attention to detail, but are sticklers for the rules. Did you fly Business Class from USA to Haneda? For example, I am easily able to obtain an entry visa into Japan using my MX passport without issue (due to immediate family ties) whereas with my US passport, I would have to jump through several different hoops and sacrifice a virgin. It also has to do with the visa-free entry agreement Japan and the US have. We are limiting contact between passengers and employees by installing plastic sheeting at check-in counters and help desks. I say that as someone who has voted Democrat for the past 2 decades. No problem! Last I checked the transit hotel is still closed. There is a JAL flight (business class) with very reasonable price. Restaurant Bar Tailwind Jance, thats a cheap and unfair shot at Republicans. (see above comment!). Yes. Your friend won't be able to do any sightseeing during the 10 hours but just stay airside of Haneda Airport. Yes, wifi is free and can be renewed every couple of hours. Im going to Chicago and will have 12 hours layover in Haneda. You can wait but it will be like a torture. It may be of inconvenience to you and me but creating a scene doesnt help. My plan was to stay in the Royal Park Hotel, the airside transit hotel at HND. After check in at the Delta counter, I made my way up the escalators pre-security to the restaurants section and enjoyed a Mos Burger with fries for about 830 yen. I am travelling through ANA and I have a same question about flight from Delhi to Canada 2months after same schedule and same airline and same layover . Spotted four #polarbear outside of #longyearbyen -, One of the best crews I have ever had the pleasure, Next stop ARN! Do let us know how it actually turns out. Really appreciate your help. My passport was not checked during the transit. He considers himself a world traveller and Yet was considering to raise his voice in Japan and scream? We may have to go through a similar ordeal but your experience is very valuable. Its non refundable unfortunately. 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