Getting into the city from 40 Japanese airports
Every airport here is listed with what its own pages publish: how long the train or the bus takes into the city, what it costs where the operator says so, what a coin locker holds and what it costs, and whether you can hand your suitcase to a courier and collect it at your hotel.
40 airports13 with a rail link26 with a courier counter36 with international flights
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How are you getting into the city?
Hokkaido3
Asahikawa, Hakodate and New Chitose.
Asahikawa AirportAKJ · into Asahikawa
HokkaidoInternational flights
- Into Asahikawa
- 35min
- Cheapest fare
- 750yen
- Ways in
- 8
- Rail link
- No
- Send bags on
- Not listed
- Flights
- International
The airport for central Hokkaido, and the closest one to Biei and Furano. Kept open through heavy snow, so it also serves as a backup for New Chitose.DetailsClose
- By bus
- Asahikawa Station · 39 min · 750 yen / Asahikawa Station · 35 min · 750 yen / Biei Station · 15 min · 380 yen
- By taxi
- Asahikawa Station · 6,000 yen / Asahiyama Zoo · 5,000 yen / Biei Station · 4,600 yen
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
Source: Access by bus · Taxi fares
Open the full pageAsahikawa Airport official siteHakodate AirportHKD · into Hakodate
HokkaidoInternational flightsCourier counter
- Into Hakodate
- 20min
- Cheapest fare
- 340yen
- Ways in
- 5
- Rail link
- No
- Send bags on
- Yes
- Flights
- International
Twenty minutes from the old port city and its morning market. The bus to Hakodate Station is the usual way in.DetailsClose
- By bus
- Hakodate Station · 20 min · 700 yen / Hakodate Station · 25 min · 500 yen / Hakodate Station · 33 min · 340 yen
- Send bags on
- Yamato Transport · in the terminal
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
- Sending a bag on
- Yamato Transport · in the terminal · next day, or the day after for some areas
Source: Access by bus
Open the full pageHakodate Airport official siteNew Chitose AirportCTS · into Sapporo
HokkaidoInternational flightsRail linkCourier counter
- Into Sapporo
- 33min
- Cheapest fare
- 1,230yen
- Ways in
- 3
- Locker from
- 400yen
- Rail link
- Yes
- Send bags on
- Yes
Hokkaido's main airport, with its own JR station under the domestic terminal. The international terminal is a short walk along a connecting passage.DetailsClose
- By train
- Sapporo · 33 min · 1,230 yen
- By bus
- Sapporo Station · 74 min · 1,500 yen / Sapporo Station · 63 min · 1,500 yen
- Coin lockers
- From 400 yen per a day, 3 sizes
- Send bags on
- Yamato Transport · domestic terminal 1F and 2F, international terminal 3F
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
- Sending a bag on
- Yamato Transport · domestic terminal 1F and 2F, international terminal 3F · next day, or the day after for some areas
Coin lockers
- Small
- up to 120cm · 400 yen per a day
- Medium
- 120-200cm · 600 yen per a day
- Large
- 200cm and up · 1,000 yen per a day
Source: Access by JR · Access by bus · Coin lockers · JR Hokkaido fares (PDF)
Open the full pageNew Chitose Airport official site
Tohoku5
Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate Hanamaki and 1 more.
Akita AirportAXT · into Akita
TohokuInternational flights
- Into Akita
- 40min
- Cheapest fare
- 1,200yen
- Ways in
- 3
- Locker from
- 200yen
- Rail link
- No
- Send bags on
- Not listed
Forty minutes by bus from Akita Station, and the nearest airport to Kakunodate and Lake Tazawa.DetailsClose
- By bus
- Akita Station · 40 min · 1,200 yen / Kakunodate · 60 min · 4,500 yen / Lake Tazawa · 95 min · 5,300 yen
- Coin lockers
- From 200 yen per a day, 3 sizes
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
Coin lockers
- Small
- 200 yen per a day
- Medium
- 300 yen per a day
- Large
- 400 yen per a day
Source: Access
Open the full pageAkita Airport official siteAomori AirportAOJ · into Aomori
TohokuInternational flights
- Into Aomori
- 30min
- Cheapest fare
- 980yen
- Ways in
- 3
- Rail link
- No
- Send bags on
- Not listed
- Flights
- International
Thirty-five minutes from Aomori city, and under an hour from Hirosaki and its castle. Snow closes it more often than most.DetailsClose
- By bus
- Aomori Station · 35 min · 980 yen / Hirosaki Bus Terminal · 55 min · 1,600 yen
- By taxi
- Aomori Station · 30 min · 4,900 yen
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
Source: Bus timetable and fares · Access map
Open the full pageAomori Airport official siteFukushima AirportFKS · into Koriyama
TohokuInternational flightsCourier counter
- Into Koriyama
- 40min
- Cheapest fare
- 1,200yen
- Ways in
- 3
- Locker from
- 200yen
- Rail link
- No
- Send bags on
- Yes
Fukushima Prefecture's airport, about 40 minutes by limousine bus from Koriyama Station, with direct charter flights from Taipei (Tigerair Taiwan) every Tuesday and Friday until 26 March 2027.DetailsClose
- By bus
- Koriyama Station · 40 min · 1,200 yen / Aizu-Wakamatsu Station · 2,200 yen
- By taxi
- Fukushima City · 5,200 yen
- Coin lockers
- From 200 yen per a use, 2 sizes
- Send bags on
- The shop Fukushima Ippindo · domestic building 1F, 07:00–18:00
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
- Sending a bag on
- The shop Fukushima Ippindo · domestic building 1F, 07:00–18:00
Coin lockers
- Small
- 200 yen per a use
- Medium
- 300 yen per a use
Source: Limousine bus · Taxi · Lockers and delivery · Flight schedule
Open the full pageFukushima Airport official siteIwate Hanamaki AirportHNA · into Morioka
TohokuInternational flights
- Into Morioka
- 45min
- Cheapest fare
- 1,500yen
- Ways in
- 7
- Locker from
- 200yen
- Rail link
- No
- Send bags on
- Not listed
Iwate's airport, near Hanamaki, with direct flights from Taipei (Tigerair Taiwan) on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Buses run to Morioka in about 45 minutes and to Shin-Hanamaki on the Tohoku Shinkansen.DetailsClose
- By bus
- Morioka Station · 45 min · 1,500 yen / Shin-Hanamaki Station (Tohoku Shinkansen) · 11 min · 480 yen / Hanamaki Station · 14 min · 410 yen
- By taxi
- Hanamaki Onsen · 15 min · 3,800 yen / Morioka Station · 56 min · 13,600 yen
- Coin lockers
- From 200 yen per a day, 2 sizes
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
Coin lockers
- Small
- 200 yen per a day
- Large
- 400 yen per a day
Source: Access · Facilities
Open the full pageIwate Hanamaki Airport official siteSendai AirportSDJ · into Sendai
TohokuInternational flightsRail linkCourier counter
- Into Sendai
- 25min
- Cheapest fare
- 680yen
- Ways in
- 2
- Locker from
- 300yen
- Rail link
- Yes
- Send bags on
- Yes
The gateway to the Tohoku region, with a rail line that runs straight into Sendai Station. The station is connected to the terminal with no steps.DetailsClose
- By train
- Sendai Station · 25 min · 680 yen / Natori · 420 yen
- Coin lockers
- From 300 yen per a use, 4 sizes
- Send bags on
- Yamato Transport · 2F
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
- Sending a bag on
- Yamato Transport · 2F · next day, or the day after for some areas
Coin lockers
- Small
- about 37 × 60 × 43cm · 300 yen per a use
- Medium
- about 43 × 60 × 58cm · 400 yen per a use
- Large
- about 44 × 60 × 85cm · 500 yen per a use
- Extra large
- about 43 × 60 × 119cm · 600 yen per a use
Source: Access · Fares from Sendai Airport Station
Open the full pageSendai Airport official site
Kanto3
Haneda, Ibaraki and Narita.
Haneda AirportHND · into Tokyo
KantoInternational flightsRail linkCourier counter
- Into Tokyo
- 13min
- Cheapest fare
- 330yen
- Ways in
- 9
- Locker from
- 400yen
- Rail link
- Yes
- Send bags on
- Yes
Japan's busiest airport and the one closest to central Tokyo. Terminal 3 handles international flights; Terminals 1 and 2 are mostly domestic, with some international flights from Terminal 2.DetailsClose
- By train
- Hamamatsucho · 13 min · 520 yen / Shinagawa · 15 min · 330 yen / Yokohama · 30 min · 370 yen
- By bus
- Tokyo Station · 35 min · 1,200 yen / Shinjuku Station West Exit · 35 min · 1,400 yen / Shibuya · 40 min · 1,300 yen
- Coin lockers
- From 400 yen per a day, 5 sizes
- Send bags on
- Yamato Transport · Terminal 1 1F, Terminal 2 1F and 2F, Terminal 3 2F
- Leave a bag
- Staffed baggage storage counter
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
- Sending a bag on
- Yamato Transport · Terminal 1 1F, Terminal 2 1F and 2F, Terminal 3 2F · next day, or the day after for some areas
Coin lockers
- Small
- 400 yen per a day
- Medium
- 500 yen per a day
- Large
- 600 yen per a day
- Extra large
- 1,000 yen per a day
- Oversize
- 1,500 yen per a day
Source: Access by train · Access by bus · Coin lockers · Baggage storage
Open the full pageHaneda Airport official siteIbaraki AirportIBR · into Mito
KantoInternational flights
- Into Mito
- 40min
- Cheapest fare
- 1,190yen
- Ways in
- 2
- Rail link
- No
- Send bags on
- Not listed
- Flights
- International
A small airport 85km north of Tokyo that low-cost carriers use as a cheaper alternative to Narita. One terminal, walking distance from the aircraft.DetailsClose
- By bus
- Mito Station · 40 min · 1,500 yen / Mito Station · 70 min · 1,190 yen
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
Source: Access · Bus to Mito · Bus to Tokyo
Open the full pageIbaraki Airport official siteNarita AirportNRT · into Tokyo
KantoInternational flightsRail linkCourier counter
- Into Tokyo
- 36min
- Cheapest fare
- 1,500yen
- Ways in
- 7
- Locker from
- 400yen
- Rail link
- Yes
- Send bags on
- Yes
Tokyo's long-haul gateway, an hour out of the city in Chiba. Three terminals: Terminal 3 is the low-cost one and has no rail station of its own.DetailsClose
- By train
- Nippori and Keisei Ueno · 36 min · 2,580 yen / Tokyo Station · 53 min · 3,140 yen / Shinagawa, Shibuya and Shinjuku · 3,330 yen
- By bus
- Tokyo Station · 75 min · 3,100 yen / Tokyo Station · 65 min · 1,500 yen
- By taxi
- central Tokyo · 23,500-38,500 yen
- Coin lockers
- From 400 yen per a day, 3 sizes
- Send bags on
- JAL ABC, Sagawa Express and Yamato Transport · Terminal 1 1F and 4F, Terminal 2 1F and 3F, Terminal 3 1F
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
- Sending a bag on
- JAL ABC, Sagawa Express and Yamato Transport · Terminal 1 1F and 4F, Terminal 2 1F and 3F, Terminal 3 1F · next day, or the day after for some areas
Coin lockers
- Small
- H33 × W34 × D66cm · 400 yen per a day
- Medium
- H50 × W34 × D66cm · 600 yen per a day
- Large
- H86 × W34 × D66cm · 800 yen per a day
Source: Access by train · Access by bus · Taxi fares · Coin lockers
Open the full pageNarita Airport official site
Chubu6
Chubu Centrair, Komatsu, Mt. Fuji Shizuoka, Nagoya Airfield and 2 more.
Chubu Centrair AirportNGO · into Nagoya
ChubuInternational flightsRail linkCourier counter
- Into Nagoya
- 28min
- Cheapest fare
- 980yen
- Ways in
- 8
- Locker from
- 500yen
- Rail link
- Yes
- Send bags on
- Yes
Nagoya's airport, on its own island in Ise Bay, with a train station inside the terminal building. Terminal 2 handles low-cost carriers.DetailsClose
- By train
- Nagoya Station · 28 min · 1,430 yen / Nagoya Station · 36 min · 980 yen
- By bus
- Sakae and Fushimi · 55 min · 2,000 yen / Nagoya Station West Exit (late night and early morning) · 55 min · 1,500 yen / Tokoname Station · 10 min · 460 yen
- By taxi
- Nagoya Station · 50 min · 16,000 yen
- Coin lockers
- From 500 yen per a day, 3 sizes
- Send bags on
- Yamato Transport · Terminal 1 2F and 3F, Terminal 2 2F
- Leave a bag
- Staffed baggage storage counter
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
- Sending a bag on
- Yamato Transport · Terminal 1 2F and 3F, Terminal 2 2F · next day, or the day after for some areas
Coin lockers
- Small
- H32 × W35 × D67cm · 500 yen per a day
- Medium
- H51 × W35 × D67cm · 800 yen per a day
- Large
- H87 × W35 × D67cm · 1,000 yen per a day
Source: Access by train · Access by bus · Taxi fares · Lockers
Open the full pageChubu Centrair Airport official siteKomatsu AirportKMQ · into Kanazawa
ChubuInternational flightsCourier counter
- Into Kanazawa
- 40min
- Cheapest fare
- 840yen
- Ways in
- 6
- Locker from
- 300yen
- Rail link
- No
- Send bags on
- Yes
The airport for Kanazawa, 40 minutes away by bus. It shares its runway with a Japan Air Self-Defense Force base.DetailsClose
- By bus
- Kanazawa Station · 40 min · 840 yen / Komatsu Station · 12 min · 270 yen / Fukui Station · 55 min · 1,250 yen
- By taxi
- Komatsu Station · 10 min · 2,200 yen / Kanazawa Station · 60 min · 14,400 yen
- Coin lockers
- From 300 yen per a day, 3 sizes
- Send bags on
- Yamato Transport · 1F
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
- Sending a bag on
- Yamato Transport · 1F · next day, or the day after for some areas
Coin lockers
- Small
- H430 × W330 × D550mm · 300 yen per a day
- Medium
- H570 × W330 × D550mm · 400 yen per a day
- Large
- H1160 × W330 × D550mm · 500 yen per a day
Source: Bus to Kanazawa · Bus to Komatsu · Bus to Fukui · Taxi fares
Open the full pageKomatsu Airport official siteMt. Fuji Shizuoka AirportFSZ · into Shizuoka
ChubuInternational flightsCourier counter
- Into Shizuoka
- 50min
- Cheapest fare
- 1,200yen
- Ways in
- 5
- Locker from
- 300yen
- Rail link
- No
- Send bags on
- Yes
Shizuoka's airport, between Shizuoka and Hamamatsu, with direct flights from Seoul (Jeju Air) and Busan (Air Busan). Buses run to Shizuoka Station and to stations on the JR Tokaido Line.DetailsClose
- By bus
- Shizuoka Station · 50 min · 1,200 yen / JR Kanaya Station · 15 min · 500 yen / JR Shimada Station · 25 min · 600 yen
- By taxi
- Shizuoka Station area · 11,500 yen
- Coin lockers
- From 300 yen per a day, 5 sizes
- Send bags on
- Sagawa Express (Tebura SAGAWA hands-free delivery) · 1F, near the international arrivals exit, 08:30–17:00
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
- Sending a bag on
- Sagawa Express (Tebura SAGAWA hands-free delivery) · 1F, near the international arrivals exit, 08:30–17:00
Coin lockers
- Small (1F)
- W36 × H32 × D39.5cm · 300 yen per a day
- Small (2F)
- W36 × H32 × D57.5cm · 300 yen per a day
- Medium (2F)
- W36 × H55 × D57.5cm · 400 yen per a day
- Large (2F)
- W36 × H84 × D57.5cm · 500 yen per a day
- Extra large (2F)
- W36 × H113.2 × D57.5cm · 600 yen per a day
Source: Bus to Shizuoka Station · Bus to Kanaya Station · Bus to Shimada Station · Bus to Fujieda Station
Open the full pageMt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport official siteNagoya AirfieldNKM · into Nagoya
ChubuDomestic flights only
No scheduled international flights.You reach Nagoya Airfield on a domestic flight, or by train.
- Into Nagoya
- 35min
- Cheapest fare
- 800yen
- Ways in
- 2
- Rail link
- No
- Send bags on
- Not listed
- Flights
- Domestic only
The old Nagoya airport, now a domestic base for Fuji Dream Airlines. Not to be confused with Chubu Centrair, which is where international flights land.DetailsClose
- By bus
- Nagoya Station · 35 min · 800 yen / Kachigawa Station · 23 min · 400 yen
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
Source: Nagoya Airfield · Aoi Kotsu bus fares (PDF)
Open the full pageNagoya Airfield official siteNiigata AirportKIJ · into Niigata
ChubuInternational flightsCourier counter
- Into Niigata
- 25min
- Cheapest fare
- 470yen
- Ways in
- 2
- Locker from
- 300yen
- Rail link
- No
- Send bags on
- Yes
A small airport on the Sea of Japan coast, 25 minutes by bus from Niigata Station and the Shinkansen.DetailsClose
- By bus
- Niigata Station · 25 min · 470 yen / Sado Kisen ferry terminal (Niigata Port) · 25 min · 1,000 yen
- Coin lockers
- From 300 yen per a day, 2 sizes
- Send bags on
- Yamato Transport · delivery counter in the terminal
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
- Sending a bag on
- Yamato Transport · delivery counter in the terminal · next day, or the day after for some areas
Coin lockers
- Medium
- 300 yen per a day
- Large
- 500 yen per a day
Source: Access by bus · Access · Sado Kisen Liner
Open the full pageNiigata Airport official siteToyama AirportTOY · into Toyama
ChubuInternational flights
- Into Toyama
- 20min
- Cheapest fare
- 420yen
- Ways in
- 4
- Locker from
- 300yen
- Rail link
- No
- Send bags on
- Not listed
Toyama's airport, about 25 minutes by bus from Toyama Station, with direct flights from Taipei (China Airlines) twice a week. Since July 2026 it also goes by the nickname Toyama-Takayama Sushi Airport.DetailsClose
- By bus
- Toyama Station · 25 min · 420 yen / Toyama Station (North Exit) · 30 min
- By taxi
- Toyama Station · 20 min · 3,000 yen / Takaoka Station · 40 min · 9,000 yen
- Coin lockers
- From 300 yen per a use, 2 sizes
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
Coin lockers
- Small
- W35 × H50 × D40cm · 300 yen per a use
- Large
- W35 × H80 × D55cm · 500 yen per a use
Source: Bus · Free bus for the Taipei flights · Taxi · Coin lockers
Open the full pageToyama Airport official site
Kansai3
Itami, Kansai and Kobe.
Itami AirportITM · into Osaka
KansaiDomestic flights onlyRail linkCourier counter
No scheduled international flights.You reach Itami Airport on a domestic flight, or by train.
- Into Osaka
- 25min
- Cheapest fare
- 600yen
- Ways in
- 6
- Rail link
- Yes
- Send bags on
- Yes
- Flights
- Domestic only
Osaka's city airport, 30 minutes from Umeda and domestic-only. If you land at Kansai and fly on within Japan, this is often where you leave from.DetailsClose
- By train
- Hotarugaike, for the Hankyu line · 3 min · 200 yen
- By bus
- Osaka Station (Umeda) · 30 min · 730 yen / Shin-Osaka Station · 25 min · 600 yen / Namba · 30 min · 730 yen
- Send bags on
- Yamato Transport · 1F
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
- Sending a bag on
- Yamato Transport · 1F · next day, or the day after for some areas
Source: Access from the airport · Lockers and baggage · Airport limousine bus · Osaka Monorail fares
Open the full pageItami Airport official siteKansai AirportKIX · into Osaka
KansaiInternational flightsRail linkCourier counter
- Into Osaka
- 30min
- Cheapest fare
- 970yen
- Ways in
- 8
- Rail link
- Yes
- Send bags on
- Yes
- Flights
- International
Western Japan's international gateway, built on an artificial island in Osaka Bay. Terminal 1 takes most airlines; Terminal 2 is for Peach and Jetstar and sits a shuttle ride away.DetailsClose
- By train
- Namba · 34 min · 1,670 yen / Namba · 43 min · 970 yen / Tennoji · 30 min · 1,300 yen
- By bus
- Osaka Station (Umeda) · 68 min · 1,800 yen / Kyoto Station · 85 min · 2,800 yen / Kobe Sannomiya and Rokko Island · 65 min · 2,200 yen
- Send bags on
- Yamato Transport · Terminal 1 North 4F, and 1F
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
- Sending a bag on
- Yamato Transport · Terminal 1 North 4F, and 1F · next day, or the day after for some areas
Source: Access from the airport · Coin lockers and baggage · Limousine bus fares · Kansai Airport limousine bus timetable and fares (Osaka Station (Umeda))
Open the full pageKansai Airport official siteKobe AirportUKB · into Kobe
KansaiInternational flightsRail linkCourier counter
- Into Kobe
- 18min
- Cheapest fare
- 340yen
- Ways in
- 2
- Rail link
- Yes
- Send bags on
- Yes
- Flights
- International
A compact airport on a man-made island, reached by an automated train from Sannomiya. A high-speed boat also runs across the bay to Kansai Airport.DetailsClose
- By train
- Sannomiya · 18 min · 340 yen
- By boat
- Kansai Airport · 31 min · 1,880 yen
- Send bags on
- Yamato Transport · Terminal 1 2F, Terminal 2 1F
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
- Sending a bag on
- Yamato Transport · Terminal 1 2F, Terminal 2 1F · next day, or the day after for some areas
Source: Access from the airport · Lockers and delivery · Port Liner fares · Kobe-Kansai Bay Shuttle
Open the full pageKobe Airport official site
Chugoku4
Hiroshima, Izumo, Okayama and Yonago Kitaro.
Hiroshima AirportHIJ · into Hiroshima
ChugokuInternational flightsCourier counter
- Into Hiroshima
- 50min
- Cheapest fare
- 1,500yen
- Ways in
- 2
- Rail link
- No
- Send bags on
- Yes
- Flights
- International
About 50 minutes east of the city by limousine bus. There is no rail link, so the bus is how almost everyone gets in.DetailsClose
- By bus
- Hiroshima Station (Shinkansen exit) · 50 min · 1,500 yen / Hiroshima Bus Center · 55 min · 1,500 yen
- Send bags on
- Yamato Transport
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
- Sending a bag on
- Yamato Transport · next day, or the day after for some areas
Source: Access · Limousine bus to Hiroshima Station · Limousine bus to Hiroshima Bus Center · Bus status
Open the full pageHiroshima Airport official siteIzumo AirportIZO · into Izumo
ChugokuDomestic flights onlyCourier counter
No scheduled international flights.You reach Izumo Airport on a domestic flight, or by train.
- Into Izumo
- 30min
- Cheapest fare
- 850yen
- Ways in
- 4
- Rail link
- No
- Send bags on
- Yes
- Flights
- Domestic only
Named after Izumo Taisha, one of the oldest shrines in Japan, which the airport bus reaches in 40 minutes. Matsue is about the same distance the other way.DetailsClose
- By bus
- JR Izumoshi Station · 30 min · 850 yen / Izumo Taisha · 40 min · 1,100 yen / JR Matsue Station · 35 min · 1,300 yen
- Send bags on
- Yamato Transport · information desk, 1F
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
- Sending a bag on
- Yamato Transport · information desk, 1F · next day, or the day after for some areas
Source: Access · Delivery service
Open the full pageIzumo Airport official siteOkayama AirportOKJ · into Okayama
ChugokuInternational flightsCourier counter
- Into Okayama
- 30min
- Cheapest fare
- 1,000yen
- Ways in
- 2
- Rail link
- No
- Send bags on
- Yes
- Flights
- International
Half an hour from Okayama Station, which is the junction for the Shinkansen and the line across the bridge to Shikoku.DetailsClose
- By bus
- Okayama Station · 30 min · 1,000 yen / Kurashiki Station · 35 min · 1,400 yen
- Send bags on
- Yamato Transport · 1F
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
- Sending a bag on
- Yamato Transport · 1F · next day, or the day after for some areas
Yonago Kitaro AirportYGJ · into Yonago
ChugokuInternational flightsRail linkCourier counter
- Into Yonago
- 25min
- Cheapest fare
- 240yen
- Ways in
- 5
- Locker from
- 400yen
- Rail link
- Yes
- Send bags on
- Yes
On the coast between Yonago and Sakaiminato, with direct flights from Seoul (Air Seoul) and Taipei (Tigerair Taiwan). Buses run to Yonago Station and Matsue Station.DetailsClose
- By train
- Yonago Station · 240 yen
- By bus
- Yonago Station · 25 min · 640 yen / Matsue Station · 45 min · 1,200 yen
- By taxi
- Yonago Station · 30 min · 5,500 yen / Matsue Station · 45 min · 8,500 yen
- Coin lockers
- From 400 yen, 3 sizes
- Send bags on
- Yamato Transport (at the 1F Seven-Eleven) and Sagawa Express (at the information desk) · 1F
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
- Sending a bag on
- Yamato Transport (at the 1F Seven-Eleven) and Sagawa Express (at the information desk) · 1F
Coin lockers
- Small
- H31 × W35 × D64cm · 400 yen
- Medium
- H54 × W35 × D64cm · 500 yen
- Large
- H84 × W35 × D64cm · 700 yen
Source: Bus · Train · Taxi · Floor guide
Open the full pageYonago Kitaro Airport official site
Shikoku4
Kochi Ryoma, Matsuyama, Takamatsu and Tokushima Awaodori.
Kochi Ryoma AirportKCZ · into Kochi
ShikokuDomestic flights only
No scheduled international flights.You reach Kochi Ryoma Airport on a domestic flight, or by train.
- Into Kochi
- 20min
- Cheapest fare
- 900yen
- Ways in
- 2
- Rail link
- No
- Send bags on
- Not listed
- Flights
- Domestic only
East of Kochi city, where Sakamoto Ryoma came from — the airport is named after him.DetailsClose
- By bus
- Kochi Station · 25 min · 900 yen / Harimaya Bridge · 20 min · 900 yen
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
Source: Access · Airport bus (Kochi Ekimae Kanko) · Airport bus timetable (Tosaden)
Open the full pageKochi Ryoma Airport official siteMatsuyama AirportMYJ · into Matsuyama
ShikokuInternational flights
- Into Matsuyama
- 15min
- Cheapest fare
- 530yen
- Ways in
- 6
- Locker from
- 300yen
- Rail link
- No
- Send bags on
- Not listed
Fifteen minutes from Matsuyama Station and 40 from Dogo Onsen, one of the oldest hot springs in the country.DetailsClose
- By bus
- JR Matsuyama Station · 15 min · 1,000 yen / Matsuyamashi Station · 20 min · 1,000 yen / Dogo Onsen · 40 min · 1,200 yen
- Coin lockers
- From 300 yen per a day, 6 sizes
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
Coin lockers
- Extra small
- 300 yen per a day
- Small
- 500 yen per a day
- Medium
- 800 yen per a day
- Medium plus
- 900 yen per a day
- Large
- 1,000 yen per a day
- Extra large
- 46 × 67.8 × 117.3cm · 1,200 yen per a day
Takamatsu AirportTAK · into Takamatsu
ShikokuInternational flights
- Into Takamatsu
- 19min
- Cheapest fare
- 800yen
- Ways in
- 5
- Rail link
- No
- Send bags on
- Not listed
- Flights
- International
The way into Shikoku from the north, and the closest airport to the Seto Inland Sea art islands.DetailsClose
- By bus
- JR Takamatsu Station · 19 min · 800 yen / Kotohira · 28 min · 1,500 yen / Ritsurin Garden · 20 min · 600 yen
- By taxi
- JR Takamatsu Station · 6,300 yen / Ritsurin Garden east gate · 5,400 yen
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
Source: Access by bus · Taxi fares
Open the full pageTakamatsu Airport official siteTokushima Awaodori AirportTKS · into Tokushima
ShikokuInternational flightsCourier counter
- Into Tokushima
- 30min
- Cheapest fare
- 800yen
- Ways in
- 4
- Locker from
- 300yen
- Rail link
- No
- Send bags on
- Yes
Between Tokushima and Naruto, with direct flights from Seoul (Eastar Jet) three times a week. The limousine bus reaches Tokushima Station in about 30 minutes.DetailsClose
- By bus
- Tokushima Station · 30 min · 800 yen / Naruto Park · 580 yen
- By taxi
- Tokushima Station · 30 min · 5,000 yen / Naruto Station · 15 min · 2,800 yen
- Coin lockers
- From 300 yen per a day, 4 sizes
- Send bags on
- The airport's hands-free sightseeing service · 1F information desk, 08:30–11:45
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
- Sending a bag on
- The airport's hands-free sightseeing service · 1F information desk, 08:30–11:45 · the same day, between 18:00 and 21:00, at accommodation in Tokushima Prefecture
Coin lockers
- Small
- W34.5 × D57.5 × H32cm · 300 yen per a day
- Medium
- W34.5 × D57.5 × H55cm · 400 yen per a day
- Large
- W34.5 × D57.5 × H84cm · 500 yen per a day
- Extra large
- W34.5 × D57.5 × H112cm · 600 yen per a day
Source: Airport limousine bus · Floor guide 1F · Taxi
Open the full pageTokushima Awaodori Airport official site
Kyushu8
Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Kitakyushu, Kumamoto and 4 more.
Fukuoka AirportFUK · into Fukuoka
KyushuInternational flightsRail linkCourier counter
- Into Fukuoka
- 5min
- Cheapest fare
- 260yen
- Ways in
- 4
- Rail link
- Yes
- Send bags on
- Yes
- Flights
- International
The airport closest to a city centre anywhere in Japan: the subway reaches Hakata Station in a few minutes. The international terminal is on the far side of the runway from the domestic one.DetailsClose
- By train
- Hakata Station · 5 min · 260 yen / Tenjin · 11 min · 260 yen
- By bus
- Tenjin · 30 min · 500 yen / Hakata Station (Chikushi Exit) · 400 yen
- Send bags on
- Yamato Transport · international terminal 1F, domestic terminal 1F
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
- Sending a bag on
- Yamato Transport · international terminal 1F, domestic terminal 1F · next day, or the day after for some areas
Source: Access · Subway access · Bus access · Coin lockers
Open the full pageFukuoka Airport official siteKagoshima AirportKOJ · into Kagoshima
KyushuInternational flightsCourier counter
- Into Kagoshima
- 38min
- Cheapest fare
- 1,500yen
- Ways in
- 5
- Rail link
- No
- Send bags on
- Yes
- Flights
- International
Forty minutes north of the city, near Kirishima's hot springs. There is a free foot bath outside the terminal.DetailsClose
- By bus
- Kagoshima Chuo Station · 38 min · 1,500 yen / Tenmonkan · 46 min · 1,500 yen
- By taxi
- Kagoshima Chuo Station · 40 min / Kirishima Onsen (Maruo) · 30 min / Ibusuki Station · 90 min
- Send bags on
- Yamato Transport · 1F
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
- Sending a bag on
- Yamato Transport · 1F · next day, or the day after for some areas
Source: Access · Taxi times · Airport bus timetable (PDF)
Open the full pageKagoshima Airport official siteKitakyushu AirportKKJ · into Kitakyushu
KyushuInternational flightsRail linkCourier counter
- Into Kitakyushu
- 33min
- Cheapest fare
- 710yen
- Ways in
- 4
- Rail link
- Yes
- Send bags on
- Yes
- Flights
- International
Built on an artificial island and open 24 hours, which is why it takes night flights. About half an hour from Kokura on the non-stop bus.DetailsClose
- By train
- Hakata Station · 88 min · 3,650 yen
- By bus
- Kokura Station · 33 min · 710 yen / Kurosaki Station · 51 min · 820 yen
- By taxi
- Hakata Station and Tenjin · 2,500 yen
- Send bags on
- Yamato Transport · 1F
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
- Sending a bag on
- Yamato Transport · 1F · next day, or the day after for some areas
Source: Access · Airport bus · Limited express via Kusami Station (PDF) · Fukuhoku Limousine Taxi
Open the full pageKitakyushu Airport official siteKumamoto AirportKMJ · into Kumamoto
KyushuInternational flightsCourier counter
- Into Kumamoto
- 30min
- Cheapest fare
- 1,000yen
- Ways in
- 6
- Locker from
- 400yen
- Rail link
- No
- Send bags on
- Yes
Rebuilt with a new terminal after the 2016 earthquake. The limousine bus runs into the city in about an hour.DetailsClose
- By bus
- Kumamoto Station · 65 min · 1,400 yen / Sakuramachi Kumamoto Bus Terminal · 45 min · 1,400 yen / Kumamoto Prefectural Office · 30 min · 1,000 yen
- By taxi
- Kumamoto Station · 45 min · 6,100 yen / the Aso area · 45 min · 10,800 yen
- Coin lockers
- From 400 yen per a use, 4 sizes
- Send bags on
- Yamato Transport
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
- Sending a bag on
- Yamato Transport · next day, or the day after for some areas
Coin lockers
- Small
- 400 yen per a use
- Medium
- W352 × D678 × H516mm · 600 yen per a use
- Large
- W450 × D678 × H561mm · 700 yen per a use
- Extra large
- W450 × D678 × H1152mm · 1,000 yen per a use
Source: Access · Access (Japanese)
Open the full pageKumamoto Airport official siteKyushu Saga International AirportHSG · into Saga
KyushuInternational flights
- Into Saga
- 30min
- Cheapest fare
- 600yen
- Ways in
- 4
- Locker from
- 300yen
- Rail link
- No
- Send bags on
- Not listed
A small airport on the Ariake Sea south of Saga city, with direct flights from Seoul (Trinity Airways) and Taipei (Tigerair Taiwan). The bus to Saga Station takes about 30 minutes.DetailsClose
- By bus
- Saga Station Bus Center · 30 min · 600 yen
- By taxi
- Kanzaki and Yoshinogari · 40 min · 3,500 yen / Takeo · 60 min · 4,000 yen / Ureshino · 60 min · 4,000 yen
- Coin lockers
- From 300 yen per a day, 2 sizes
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
Coin lockers
- Small
- W36 × D57 × H40cm · 300 yen per a day
- Large
- W36 × D57 × H56cm · 400 yen per a day
Source: Saga Airport bus (Saga Prefecture) · FAQ: lockers · Saga Airport (Saga Prefecture)
Open the full pageKyushu Saga International Airport official siteMiyazaki AirportKMI · into Miyazaki
KyushuInternational flightsRail link
- Into Miyazaki
- 9min
- Cheapest fare
- 400yen
- Ways in
- 3
- Rail link
- Yes
- Send bags on
- Not listed
- Flights
- International
One of the few airports in Japan with a JR line running right into the terminal, so Miyazaki Station is a short ride from the arrivals hall.DetailsClose
- By train
- Miyazaki Station · 9 min · 400 yen
- By bus
- Miyazaki Station · 25 min · 530 yen / Aoshima · 24 min
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
Source: Access · JR Kyushu fare guide (PDF) · Airport bus (Miyazaki Kotsu) · Miyazaki Kotsu route bus timetable (PDF)
Open the full pageMiyazaki Airport official siteNagasaki AirportNGS · into Nagasaki
KyushuInternational flightsCourier counter
- Into Nagasaki
- 40min
- Cheapest fare
- 1,400yen
- Ways in
- 8
- Locker from
- 400yen
- Rail link
- No
- Send bags on
- Yes
Built on a reclaimed island in Omura Bay. A boat runs from the airport into Nagasaki and Huis Ten Bosch as well as the bus.DetailsClose
- By bus
- Nagasaki Station (via Shinchi Chinatown, non-stop) · 1,400 yen / Huis Ten Bosch · 1,500 yen / Sasebo Station · 1,500 yen
- By taxi
- Nagasaki Station (via expressway) · 40 min · 12,400 yen / Huis Ten Bosch · 60 min · 11,040 yen
- By boat
- across Omura Bay · 25 min · 1,800 yen
- Coin lockers
- From 400 yen per a use, 3 sizes
- Send bags on
- Yamato Transport · 2F
- Leave a bag
- Staffed baggage storage counter
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
- Sending a bag on
- Yamato Transport · 2F · next day, or the day after for some areas
Coin lockers
- Small
- W35 × D64 × H31cm · 400 yen per a use
- Medium
- W35 × D64 × H48cm · 500 yen per a use
- Large
- W35 × D64 × H84cm · 600 yen per a use
Source: Bus fares · Taxi fares · Boat · Facilities and services
Open the full pageNagasaki Airport official siteOita AirportOIT · into Oita
KyushuInternational flights
- Into Oita
- 35min
- Cheapest fare
- 1,600yen
- Ways in
- 6
- Rail link
- No
- Send bags on
- Not listed
- Flights
- International
On the coast across the bay from Beppu, so the bus curves around the water. A hovercraft service also crosses to Oita city.DetailsClose
- By bus
- Beppu · 35 min · 1,600 yen / Oita Station · 67 min · 1,600 yen / Yufuin · 55 min · 2,000 yen
- By taxi
- JR Yufuin Station · 52 min · 18,500 yen
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
Source: Access by bus · Taxi fares
Open the full pageOita Airport official site
Okinawa4
Miyako, Miyako Shimojishima, Naha and New Ishigaki.
Miyako AirportMMY · into Miyakojima
OkinawaInternational flights
- Into Miyakojima
- 7min
- Cheapest fare
- 250yen
- Ways in
- 4
- Rail link
- No
- Send bags on
- Not listed
- Flights
- International
Miyakojima's airport, a few minutes from Hirara and the bridges out to the smaller islands.DetailsClose
- By bus
- Hirara (Miyakojima City Hall) · 7 min · 250 yen / Miyako Tokyu Hotel · 13 min · 400 yen / Hilton Miyako Island · 23 min · 500 yen
- By taxi
- Hirara, the main town
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
Source: Bus and taxi · Route bus 9 fares (PDF)
Open the full pageMiyako Airport official siteMiyako Shimojishima AirportSHI · into Miyakojima
OkinawaInternational flightsCourier counter
- Into Miyakojima
- 25min
- Cheapest fare
- 600yen
- Ways in
- 2
- Rail link
- No
- Send bags on
- Yes
- Flights
- International
On Shimojishima, west of Miyakojima, with direct flights from Seoul and Busan (Jin Air) and from Taipei and Taichung (Starlux Airlines). The airport liner bus reaches Hirara in under half an hour.DetailsClose
- By bus
- Hirara Port (Matida Civic Theater) · 28 min · 600 yen
- By taxi
- Hirara, the main town · 25 min · 4,000 yen
- Send bags on
- Japan Post (Yu-Pack) · information counter in the check-in building
- Leave a bag
- Staffed baggage storage counter
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
- Sending a bag on
- Japan Post (Yu-Pack) · information counter in the check-in building
Source: Airport liner bus (Chuo Kotsu) · Bus · Taxi · FAQ
Open the full pageMiyako Shimojishima Airport official siteNaha AirportOKA · into Naha
OkinawaInternational flightsRail linkCourier counter
- Into Naha
- 13min
- Cheapest fare
- 290yen
- Ways in
- 6
- Rail link
- Yes
- Send bags on
- Yes
- Flights
- International
Okinawa's gateway, with the monorail running from the terminal into the city. The international terminal is joined to the domestic one by a connecting building.DetailsClose
- By train
- Kencho-mae, for the prefectural office and Kokusai-dori · 13 min · 290 yen / Shuri, for the castle · 27 min · 430 yen
- By bus
- Hilton Okinawa Chatan Resort · 82 min · 1,000 yen / Renaissance Okinawa Resort (Onna) · 62 min · 1,700 yen / The Moon Beach Museum Resort (Onna) · 60 min · 1,700 yen
- Send bags on
- Okinawa Yamato Transport · domestic arrivals hall 1F, near security checkpoint C 2F
- Leave a bag
- Staffed baggage storage counter
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
- Sending a bag on
- Okinawa Yamato Transport · domestic arrivals hall 1F, near security checkpoint C 2F · next day, or the day after for some areas
Source: Access · Monorail · Coin lockers · Okinawa Yamato Transport
Open the full pageNaha Airport official siteNew Ishigaki AirportISG · into Ishigaki
OkinawaInternational flightsCourier counter
- Into Ishigaki
- 20min
- Cheapest fare
- 550yen
- Ways in
- 5
- Rail link
- No
- Send bags on
- Yes
- Flights
- International
The airport for the Yaeyama islands. The ferry terminal for Taketomi and Iriomote is about 25 minutes away by taxi and a little over 30 by bus.DetailsClose
- By bus
- Ishigaki Port ferry terminal · 32 min · 550 yen / Kabira Park · 42 min · 860 yen
- By taxi
- Ishigaki Port ferry terminal · 25 min · 3,500 yen / Kabira Park · 40 min · 5,600 yen / Ishigaki City Hall · 20 min · 2,800 yen
- Send bags on
- Okinawa Yamato Transport
- Leave a bag
- Staffed baggage storage counter
Lockers, sending your bags on, and where these numbers come from
- Sending a bag on
- Okinawa Yamato Transport · next day, or the day after for some areas
Source: Bus and taxi · Taxi fares · Azuma Bus fares (PDF)
Open the full pageNew Ishigaki Airport official site
No airport matched. Try the three-letter code, such as HND or CTS.
All 40 airports side by side
How long it takes to reach the nearest city centre, what the train or bus costs where the operator publishes it, and whether the airport has a rail link of its own.
| Airport | Into | Fastest way in | Time | Fare | Rail link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fukuoka AirportFukuoka | Fukuoka | Fukuoka City Subway | 5min | 260yen | Yes |
| 2Miyako AirportOkinawa | Miyakojima | Route bus 9 (Miyako Kyoei Bus) | 7min | 250yen | — |
| 3Miyazaki AirportMiyazaki | Miyazaki | JR Miyazaki Airport Line | 9min | 400yen | Yes |
| 4Haneda AirportTokyo | Tokyo | Tokyo Monorail | 13min | 330yen | Yes |
| 5Naha AirportOkinawa | Naha | Yui Rail monorail | 13min | 290yen | Yes |
| 6Matsuyama AirportEhime | Matsuyama | Limousine bus | 15min | 530yen | — |
| 7Kobe AirportHyogo | Kobe | Port Liner | 18min | 340yen | Yes |
| 8Takamatsu AirportKagawa | Takamatsu | Limousine bus | 19min | 800yen | — |
| 9Hakodate AirportHokkaido | Hakodate | Shuttle bus | 20min | 340yen | — |
| 10Kochi Ryoma AirportKochi | Kochi | Airport bus | 20min | 900yen | — |
| 11New Ishigaki AirportOkinawa | Ishigaki | Taxi | 20min | 550yen | — |
| 12Toyama AirportToyama | Toyama | Taxi | 20min | 420yen | — |
| 13Itami AirportOsaka | Osaka | Airport limousine bus | 25min | 600yen | Yes |
| 14Miyako Shimojishima AirportOkinawa | Miyakojima | Taxi | 25min | 600yen | — |
| 15Niigata AirportNiigata | Niigata | Niigata Kotsu | 25min | 470yen | — |
| 16Sendai AirportMiyagi | Sendai | Sendai Airport Access Line | 25min | 680yen | Yes |
| 17Yonago Kitaro AirportTottori | Yonago | Airport connecting bus (Hinomaru Jidosha) | 25min | 240yen | Yes |
| 18Chubu Centrair AirportAichi | Nagoya | Meitetsu mu-SKY | 28min | 980yen | Yes |
| 19Aomori AirportAomori | Aomori | Taxi | 30min | 980yen | — |
| 20Izumo AirportShimane | Izumo | Airport bus | 30min | 850yen | — |
| 21Kansai AirportOsaka | Osaka | JR Kansai-Airport Express Haruka | 30min | 970yen | Yes |
| 22Kumamoto AirportKumamoto | Kumamoto | Kyusanko limousine bus | 30min | 1,000yen | — |
| 23Kyushu Saga International AirportSaga | Saga | Saga City Bus airport bus | 30min | 600yen | — |
| 24Okayama AirportOkayama | Okayama | Limousine bus | 30min | 1,000yen | — |
| 25Tokushima Awaodori AirportTokushima | Tokushima | Tokushima Bus airport limousine | 30min | 800yen | — |
| 26Kitakyushu AirportFukuoka | Kitakyushu | Airport bus, non-stop | 33min | 710yen | Yes |
| 27New Chitose AirportHokkaido | Sapporo | JR Rapid Airport | 33min | 1,230yen | Yes |
| 28Asahikawa AirportHokkaido | Asahikawa | Dohoku Bus | 35min | 750yen | — |
| 29Nagoya AirfieldAichi | Nagoya | Nagoya Airport direct bus (Aoi Kotsu) | 35min | 800yen | — |
| 30Oita AirportOita | Oita | Airport bus | 35min | 1,600yen | — |
| 31Narita AirportChiba | Tokyo | Keisei Skyliner | 36min | 1,500yen | Yes |
| 32Kagoshima AirportKagoshima | Kagoshima | Nangoku Kotsu and Kagoshima Kotsu | 38min | 1,500yen | — |
| 33Akita AirportAkita | Akita | Airport limousine bus (Akita Chuo Kotsu) | 40min | 1,200yen | — |
| 34Fukushima AirportFukushima | Koriyama | Fukushima Kotsu airport limousine bus | 40min | 1,200yen | — |
| 35Ibaraki AirportIbaraki | Mito | Airport bus (expressway) | 40min | 1,190yen | — |
| 36Komatsu AirportIshikawa | Kanazawa | Hokutetsu Bus | 40min | 840yen | — |
| 37Nagasaki AirportNagasaki | Nagasaki | Taxi | 40min | 1,400yen | — |
| 38Iwate Hanamaki AirportIwate | Morioka | Iwate Ken Kotsu airport bus | 45min | 1,500yen | — |
| 39Hiroshima AirportHiroshima | Hiroshima | Limousine bus | 50min | 1,500yen | — |
| 40Mt. Fuji Shizuoka AirportShizuoka | Shizuoka | Shizutetsu Justline airport bus | 50min | 1,200yen | — |
Blank means the operator does not publish that number on its own pages. Where an airport lists several routes, this is the quickest one it publishes.
Highlighted row: the quickest airport-to-city run in Japan
The three letters in front of each airport
That is the IATA code, the three letters an airline prints on your boarding pass and your baggage tag. HND is Haneda, NRT is Narita, KIX is Kansai, CTS is New Chitose, OKA is Naha. If the code on your tag is not the airport you are standing in, your bag is somewhere else.
What the columns mean
- Into
- The city the airport serves, and where the routes below end up.
- Fastest way in
- The line or operator the airport itself puts first for the quickest run.
- Time
- As published by the airport. Door to door will be longer — add the walk to the platform and the wait.
- Fare
- The cheapest adult one-way fare we could find published by the operator. Express surcharges are not included unless the operator quotes them together.
- Rail link
- Yes means there is a station in or under the terminal, or one the airport lists as its own.
Choosing between the train, the bus and a taxi
At most Japanese airports you have two or three ways in, and the right one depends on your luggage more than your budget.
- Train
- Fastest and the least affected by traffic, but you carry your bags up and down stairs and through crowded stations. Sixteen of these airports have a rail station in or under the terminal.
- Airport bus
- Your case goes in the hold and comes out at the other end, and the bus usually stops at the major hotels. Slower than the train and subject to traffic.
- Taxi
- Worth it for three or four people with luggage, or late at night. Some airports publish a fixed fare by zone, which is the number to ask for.
- IC card
- Suica, ICOCA, PASMO and the rest work on almost every train and bus here. Buy one at the airport station and stop counting coins.
The last train is earlier than you think.Most Japanese city rail lines stop around midnight, and airport lines often stop earlier. If you land after 22:00, check before you plan on the train.
Quickest published way into the city, in minutes
The fastest route each airport publishes, for the airports that publish a time.
Source: Each airport's own access pages
Sending your bags ahead instead of carrying them
Japan's door-to-door courier network reaches the airports, so you can put a suitcase on a conveyor at arrivals and pick it up at your hotel. It is called takkyubin, and it is the reason you see so few large cases on Japanese trains.
- How long it takes
- Next day to most of the country, the day after to remote areas. It is not a same-day service unless the airport says otherwise.
- Same day to a hotel
- Narita and Haneda both run one. At Narita, leave the bag in a MULTIECUBE locker by 11:30 and it reaches a participating hotel in ten central Tokyo wards or Urayasu that evening. At Haneda, JAL ABC takes it by 13:00 for 1,500 yen a bag to Urayasu, Odaiba and Maihama.
- What it costs
- The charge depends on size and distance, so ask at the counter. The airport fee of 660 yen at Narita, Haneda and Kansai is on top.
- Going home
- It works in reverse too. Send the case to the airport two days before you fly and collect it at the counter on the day.
Take what you need for the first night in your hand luggage. The bag will not arrive before you do.
What the courier will not take
- Anything over 30kg, or over 200cm added across the three sides at some airports.
- Cash, valuables and anything irreplaceable.
- A bag you will need before the next day.
Source: Yamato Transport, Airport TA-Q-BIN and its list of airport counters
Where to leave a bag for the day
Every airport here has coin lockers, and the bigger ones also have a staffed counter for cases that will not fit.
- What fits
- A small locker takes a cabin bag. A large one takes a mid-size case. Anything bigger goes to the staffed counter.
- What it costs
- Between 200 and 600 yen a day for a small locker, depending on the airport, and up to 1,500 yen for the largest sizes at Haneda.
- How a day is counted
- Watch this one. At Narita a day ends at midnight, not 24 hours after you put the bag in — leave it from 21:00 to 01:00 and you pay for two days.
- How you pay
- Newer lockers take IC cards and some take cards or code payment. Older ones want 100-yen coins.
- If it will not fit
- Staffed counters at Haneda charge 800 to 2,000 yen a day by size, and take skis and surfboards.
Do not leave a bag in a locker overnight if you can avoid it.The maximum is three days at New Chitose and seven at Haneda. After that the contents are moved to storage and you have to go and claim them.
Getting online when you land
Three ways to get a connection, and the one you choose is best decided before you fly.
- eSIM
- Bought and installed before you leave home, so you land already connected and skip the counter. Needs a phone that supports eSIM and is not locked to your carrier.
- Prepaid SIM
- Sold at counters and vending machines in the arrivals halls of the larger airports. You swap your physical SIM, so keep the one you take out somewhere safe.
- Pocket Wi-Fi
- A rented router that covers several devices and several people. Collected at the airport counter and returned there, or posted back in the envelope they give you.
Narita, Haneda, Kansai, Chubu, New Chitose, Fukuoka and Naha all have staffed rental counters in the arrivals hall. Smaller airports may have a vending machine or nothing at all — arrange an eSIM before you fly if you are landing at one of them.
Free airport Wi-Fi will get you as far as the station, not around the country.Every airport here has free Wi-Fi in the terminal. Once you are on the train it stops, and Japanese cafes and stations are far less blanketed than you might expect.
What happens between the plane and the exit
The order is the same at every international airport in Japan, and it is not the order most countries use.
- Quarantine. A health check as you come off the aircraft. You walk straight through unless you are unwell or coming from an area with an outbreak.
- Immigration. Fingerprints and a facial photograph, taken from everyone aged 16 and over. This has been compulsory since 20 November 2007. The officer stamps or seals your passport with the landing permission.
- Baggage claim. Your checked bags, on the carousel for your flight.
- Animal and plant quarantine. Before customs, not after. If you are carrying meat, fruit, vegetables, seeds or plants, you take them to this counter first — it is a legal requirement, and the fines are heavy.
- Customs. Green channel if you have nothing to declare, red channel if you do. Every passenger hands in a declaration, one per family.
- Visit Japan Web
- Register your immigration and customs details online before you fly and you get a single 2D code covering both. Show it on your phone at each counter. You can fill it in on a computer, but you need a phone or tablet to display the code.
- What you can bring in duty free
- Set by Japan Customs, and the same at every airport. If the value of what you are declaring is over 300,000 yen, you are treated as commercial cargo.
- Cash
- Over 1 million yen in cash or equivalent has to be declared. Ask an officer for the form.
Meat is the one that catches people out.Bringing meat or meat products into Japan without a certificate is prohibited, including ham, sausage and jerky in your hand luggage. It has nothing to do with customs allowances — it is about foot-and-mouth disease and African swine fever.
- 1
- Quarantine
- 2
- Immigration
- 3
- Baggage
- 4
- Animal & plant
- 5
- Customs
The two rules in the officer's own words
Where the arrival rules come from
- Japan Customs Procedures of passenger clearancechecked September 29, 2026
- Digital Agency Visit Japan Webchecked September 29, 2026
- Animal Quarantine Service Animal quarantine on arrivalchecked September 29, 2026
Connecting onto a domestic flight
Japan's two biggest cities put their international and domestic flights in different buildings, and sometimes at different airports.
- Tokyo
- International flights land at Haneda Terminal 3 or at Narita. From Haneda Terminal 3, a free shuttle bus runs to Terminals 1 and 2 for domestic flights. From Narita, getting to Haneda takes about 90 minutes by train (1,760 yen) or 65 minutes by limousine bus (3,600 yen) — do not book a same-day connection between the two lightly.
- Osaka
- International flights land at Kansai; most domestic flights leave from Itami. They are different airports on opposite sides of the city.
- Fukuoka
- The international and domestic terminals sit on opposite sides of the runway, joined by a free bus that takes about 10 minutes.
- Sapporo
- New Chitose keeps both under one roof, with a connecting walkway between the terminals.
- Your bags
- On a single ticket with one airline they are usually checked through. On separate tickets, or across a low-cost carrier, you collect them and check in again — add an hour.
You clear immigration and customs at the first airport you land in.Not at your final destination. So the connection time has to cover the queue at immigration, the wait at the carousel, and the customs channel before you can check in again.
Connecting, asked and answered
Is Narita or Haneda better for connecting onto a domestic flight?
Haneda, by a long way. Its domestic terminals are a free shuttle bus from the international one. From Narita you have to cross Tokyo, which takes about 90 minutes by train.
Do I collect my bags when connecting through a Japanese airport?
On a single ticket with one airline they are normally checked through to your final destination. On separate tickets, or when a low-cost carrier is involved, you collect them and check in again.
Before you book the connection
Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest way from the airport into the city in Japan?
Almost always the local train or the ordinary route bus rather than the express. At Haneda the monorail to Hamamatsucho is 520 yen; at Matsuyama the route bus into town is 530 yen against 1,000 yen for the limousine bus. The express costs more and saves ten or fifteen minutes.
Can I send my suitcase from the airport to my hotel in Japan?
Yes. Yamato Transport runs courier counters at 16 of these airports, and the bag reaches most of the country the next day. Narita and Haneda also run a same-day service to hotels in central Tokyo if you drop the bag off before late morning.
How much does a coin locker cost at a Japanese airport?
Between 200 and 600 yen a day for a small one and up to 1,500 yen for the largest, depending on the airport. Check how the day is counted — at Narita it ends at midnight rather than 24 hours after you start.
Where do I buy a SIM card at a Japanese airport?
At the rental counters in the arrivals hall at the larger airports: Narita, Haneda, Kansai, Chubu, New Chitose, Fukuoka and Naha all have them. Smaller airports may have only a vending machine, so buy an eSIM before you fly if you are landing at one of those.
What is the order of arrival procedures in Japan?
Quarantine, then immigration, then baggage claim, then animal and plant quarantine, then customs. The animal and plant check comes before customs, not after — if you are carrying meat, fruit or plants you go to that counter first.
How long should I allow to connect from an international to a domestic flight in Japan?
You clear immigration and customs at the first airport you land in, so the connection has to cover that queue as well as the transfer. At Haneda the international and domestic terminals are a free shuttle bus apart; at Fukuoka the bus takes about 10 minutes; between Narita and Haneda it is a 90-minute journey across Tokyo.
Do Japanese airports have free Wi-Fi?
Yes, all of the airports here have free Wi-Fi in the terminal. It stops at the terminal door, though, so you still need a SIM, an eSIM or a rented router for the rest of the trip.
Where these numbers come from
- Asahikawa Airport — Access by buschecked October 2, 2026
- Asahikawa Airport — Taxi fareschecked October 2, 2026
- Hakodate Airport — Access by buschecked September 29, 2026
- New Chitose Airport — Access by JRchecked October 2, 2026
- New Chitose Airport — Access by buschecked October 2, 2026
- Akita Airport — Accesschecked October 2, 2026
- Aomori Airport — Bus timetable and fareschecked September 29, 2026
- Aomori Airport — Access mapchecked September 29, 2026
- Fukushima Airport — Limousine buschecked October 2, 2026
- Fukushima Airport — Taxichecked October 2, 2026
- Iwate Hanamaki Airport — Accesschecked October 2, 2026
- Iwate Hanamaki Airport — Facilitieschecked October 2, 2026
- Sendai Airport — Accesschecked October 2, 2026
- Sendai Airport — Fares from Sendai Airport Stationchecked October 2, 2026
- Haneda Airport — Access by trainchecked October 2, 2026
- Haneda Airport — Access by buschecked October 2, 2026
- Ibaraki Airport — Accesschecked October 2, 2026
- Ibaraki Airport — Bus to Mitochecked October 2, 2026
- Narita Airport — Access by trainchecked September 29, 2026
- Narita Airport — Access by buschecked September 29, 2026
- Chubu Centrair Airport — Access by trainchecked October 2, 2026
- Chubu Centrair Airport — Access by buschecked October 2, 2026
- Komatsu Airport — Bus to Kanazawachecked September 29, 2026
- Komatsu Airport — Bus to Komatsuchecked September 29, 2026
- Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport — Bus to Shizuoka Stationchecked October 2, 2026
- Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport — Bus to Kanaya Stationchecked October 2, 2026
- Nagoya Airfield — Nagoya Airfieldchecked October 2, 2026
- Nagoya Airfield — Aoi Kotsu bus fares (PDF)checked October 2, 2026
- Niigata Airport — Access by buschecked October 2, 2026
- Niigata Airport — Accesschecked October 2, 2026
- Toyama Airport — Buschecked October 2, 2026
- Toyama Airport — Free bus for the Taipei flightschecked October 2, 2026
- Itami Airport — Access from the airportchecked October 2, 2026
- Itami Airport — Lockers and baggagechecked October 2, 2026
- Kansai Airport — Access from the airportchecked September 29, 2026
- Kansai Airport — Coin lockers and baggagechecked September 29, 2026
- Kobe Airport — Access from the airportchecked October 2, 2026
- Kobe Airport — Lockers and deliverychecked October 2, 2026
- Hiroshima Airport — Accesschecked October 2, 2026
- Hiroshima Airport — Limousine bus to Hiroshima Stationchecked October 2, 2026
- Izumo Airport — Accesschecked September 29, 2026
- Izumo Airport — Delivery servicechecked September 29, 2026
- Okayama Airport — Accesschecked October 2, 2026
- Okayama Airport — Buschecked October 2, 2026
- Yonago Kitaro Airport — Buschecked October 2, 2026
- Yonago Kitaro Airport — Trainchecked October 2, 2026
- Kochi Ryoma Airport — Accesschecked October 2, 2026
- Kochi Ryoma Airport — Airport bus (Kochi Ekimae Kanko)checked October 2, 2026
- Matsuyama Airport — Accesschecked September 29, 2026
- Matsuyama Airport — Bus fareschecked September 29, 2026
- Takamatsu Airport — Access by buschecked September 29, 2026
- Takamatsu Airport — Taxi fareschecked September 29, 2026
- Tokushima Awaodori Airport — Airport limousine buschecked October 2, 2026
- Tokushima Awaodori Airport — Floor guide 1Fchecked October 2, 2026
- Fukuoka Airport — Accesschecked October 2, 2026
- Fukuoka Airport — Subway accesschecked October 2, 2026
- Kagoshima Airport — Accesschecked October 2, 2026
- Kagoshima Airport — Taxi timeschecked October 2, 2026
- Kitakyushu Airport — Accesschecked October 2, 2026
- Kitakyushu Airport — Airport buschecked October 2, 2026
- Kumamoto Airport — Accesschecked September 29, 2026
- Kumamoto Airport — Access (Japanese)checked September 29, 2026
- Kyushu Saga International Airport — Saga Airport bus (Saga Prefecture)checked October 2, 2026
- Kyushu Saga International Airport — FAQ: lockerschecked October 2, 2026
- Miyazaki Airport — Accesschecked October 2, 2026
- Miyazaki Airport — JR Kyushu fare guide (PDF)checked October 2, 2026
- Nagasaki Airport — Bus fareschecked September 29, 2026
- Nagasaki Airport — Taxi fareschecked September 29, 2026
- Oita Airport — Access by buschecked October 2, 2026
- Oita Airport — Taxi fareschecked October 2, 2026
- Miyako Airport — Bus and taxichecked October 2, 2026
- Miyako Airport — Route bus 9 fares (PDF)checked October 2, 2026
- Miyako Shimojishima Airport — Airport liner bus (Chuo Kotsu)checked October 2, 2026
- Miyako Shimojishima Airport — Buschecked October 2, 2026
- Naha Airport — Accesschecked October 2, 2026
- Naha Airport — Monorailchecked October 2, 2026
- New Ishigaki Airport — Bus and taxichecked October 2, 2026
- New Ishigaki Airport — Taxi fareschecked October 2, 2026
- Yamato Transport Airport TA-Q-BINchecked September 29, 2026
- Yamato Transport List of airport pickup and shipping counterschecked September 29, 2026
- Japan Customs Procedures of passenger clearancechecked September 29, 2026
- Digital Agency Visit Japan Webchecked September 29, 2026
- Animal Quarantine Service Animal quarantine on arrivalchecked September 29, 2026
Ground transport, luggage and arrival information for 40 Japanese airports: the train, bus and taxi routes into the nearest city with published times and fares, coin locker prices by size, courier counters for sending baggage on, and the order of arrival procedures. Compiled from each airport's own access pages and from Yamato Transport, Japan Customs and the Immigration Services Agency.
Times and fares are what each airport and operator publishes on its own pages. Where an operator does not publish a number, we leave it out rather than guess.
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