Haneda Airport (‰H“c‹ó�`, Haneda Kūkō, HND), formally known as Tokyo International Airport, is located less than 30 minutes south of central Tokyo, considerably closer to the city center than Narita Airport, Tokyo's other airport. Compared to Narita Airport, Haneda Airport handles significantly more domestic flights, but fewer international flights. It is by far Japan's busiest airport and also ranks among the world's busiest airports.

Haneda Airport was opened in 1931. In 1978, the then newly constructed Narita Airport took over most of Tokyo's international air traffic, while Haneda was designated to handle the capital's domestic air traffic. Haneda resumed handling an increased number of international flights in 2010 with the completion of a new runway and international terminal building.

Today, Haneda has three terminal buildings. Terminal 3 handles most of the airport's international flights and offers a pleasant range of dining, shopping and entertainment options. Domestic flights use the airport's two other terminals: terminal 1, which is mainly used by JAL, and terminal 2, which is mainly used by ANA and also handles some international ANA flights.

Free shuttle buses operate frequently between all terminal buildings (outside of the security check). Transit passengers may also use the monorail or Keikyu Railway for free if they get a special transit pass at the information counter. In addition, ANA and JAL operate direct buses for checked-through passengers between the secure areas of their respective terminals.

Getting to Haneda Airport

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By limousine bus

• Direct
• 90 min
• ¥3600
• 2-4 connections/hour

Limousine buses between Haneda Airport and Narita Airport operate every 15 to 30 minutes. The one way journey takes about 90 minutes and costs 3600 yen.

By direct Keisei/Keikyu train

• Direct
• 90 min
• ¥1810
• 1-2 connections/hour

Direct limited express trains connect Tokyo's two airports approximately every 40 minutes except in the late afternoons and evenings. The one way journey takes around 90 minutes and costs 1810 yen.

By Keisei and Keikyu Railway with a transfer

• 1 transfer
• 130 min
• ¥1610
• 3 connections/hour

There are several connections per hour between Narita Airport and Haneda Airport along the Keisei Main Line, Keisei Oshiage Line, Asakusa Subway Line and Keikyu Airport Line. One transfer of trains is required along the way, typically at Sengakuji Station. The one way trip takes around two hours and costs 1610 yen.

By JR Narita Express and Keikyu Railway

• 1 transfer
• 95 min
• ¥3500
• 1-2 connections/hour

Take the JR Narita Express from Narita Airport to Shinagawa Station (70 minutes, around 3200 yen) and transfer to a Keikyu train for Haneda Airport (20 minutes, 330 yen). There are one to two connections per hour.

By JR Narita Express and Tokyo Monorail

• 2 transfers
• 100 min
• ¥3800
• 1-2 connections/hour

Covered by: Japan Rail Pass

This route only makes sense to JR pass holders, because it is slightly less convenient than the others, but is fully covered by the Japan Rail Pass, Tokyo Wide Pass and a few other JR passes. Take the JR Narita Express from Narita Airport to Tokyo Station (60 minutes), transfer to the JR Yamanote or Keihin-Tohoku Line to Hamamatsucho (5 minutes) and then take the Tokyo Monorail to Haneda Airport (15-25 minutes). The entire journey takes about 100 minutes and would cost about 3800 yen without a rail pass.

Above fees and schedules are subject to change. Be sure to check current yen exchange rates.

Means of access to/from Haneda Airport

Tokyo Monorail

15 minutes, 520 yen to Hamamatsucho Station
First arrival at 5:12; last departure at 0:08

The Tokyo Monorail connects Haneda Airport with Hamamatsucho Station on the JR Yamanote Line. Although the monorail is not a JR line, it is fully covered by the Japan Rail Pass, JR Tokyo Wide Pass, JR East Nagano Niigata Area Pass, JR East Tohoku Area Pass and JR East South Hokkaido Pass.

Keikyu Railway

15 minutes, 330 yen to Shinagawa Station
First arrival at 5:26; last departure at 23:51

Keikyu Railway connects Haneda Airport with Tokyo's Shinagawa Station and the Asakusa Subway Line, as well as Yokohama and Kanagawa Prefecture. Keikyu offers discount ticket packages to arriving tourists that combine the Keikyu ride from the airport to central Tokyo with day passes for the subway.

Limousine Bus

30-80 minutes, 800-1900 yen to various places in central Tokyo
First arrivals around 5:30; last departures around 1:00

Multiple bus companies offer connections to various places in Tokyo and neighboring prefectures, including direct connections to major hotels.

Taxi

A taxi ride into central Tokyo typically costs between 5,000 and 11,000 yen depending on the destination and time of the day (there is a surcharge during late night; typically 20% between 10pm and 5am).

Hotels around the airport

Terminal 3 is open 24 hours and could serve vigorous budget travelers as a place to spend their first or last night. For more comfort, each of the airport's terminals comes with a hotel inside:

• Royal Park Hotel Tokyo Haneda (Terminal 3, regular hotel)
• Haneda Excel Hotel Tokyu (Terminal 2, regular hotel)
• First Cabin Tokyo Haneda (Terminal 1, capsule hotel)

Two Villa Fontaine hotels are, furthermore, located in the Haneda Airport Garden complex, which is connected to terminal 3:

• Villa Fontaine Grand Haneda Airport
• Villa Fontaine Premier Haneda Airport

Accessible by free shuttle buses from the airport are a few hotels around the Tenkubashi, Otorii and Anamori-Inari stations of the Keikyu Airport Line. The shuttle buses typically operate from around 4am to around midnight:

• Metropolitan Tokyo Haneda
• Keikyu EX Inn Haneda Innovation City
• Keikyu EX Inn Haneda
• Hotel JAL City Haneda Tokyo
• Toyoko Inn Haneda Kuko Number 1
• Toyoko Inn Haneda Kuko Number 2
• Hotel MyStays Haneda
• Haneda Inn

Late night and early morning flights

Some international flights arrive and depart in the early morning (between 4am and 6am) and the late evening (between 10pm and 2am). Travelers with flights arriving after 10pm or departing before 7am should note that public transportation to/from central Tokyo does not run 24 hours and are advised to use a hotel at the airport. Taxis remain available, but are a relatively expensive option with fares to central Tokyo costing between around 6,000 (Shinagawa area) and 11,000 (Ikebukuro area) yen in the late evening and early morning.

Late night transportation

The Tokyo Monorail and Keikyu Railway stop operation around midnight. Most of the last services still provide a connection to the JR Yamanote Line at Hamamatsucho Station and Shinagawa Station respectively, from where the Yamanote Line can take you to Tokyo's main districts, including Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ikebukuro and Tokyo Station by around 1am. But note that many hotels do not allow late-hour check-ins.

Airport bus companies operate some late-night connections from Haneda Airport's terminal 3 to a few places in Tokyo until around 1am, but note that they are more expensive than buses departing before midnight (typically twice the regular fare).

Early morning transportation

The first connections to the airport by the Tokyo Monorail and Keikyu Railway arrive at terminal 3 a few minutes after 5am, while early morning buses from central Tokyo and Yokohama start arriving around 5:30am.