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.
Getting from Naha Airport into central Naha
What the airport itself publishes for each way in.
| Route | Transport | To | Time | Fare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yui Rail monorail | Train | Kencho-mae, for the prefectural office and Kokusai-dori | 13min | 290yen |
| Yui Rail monorail | Train | Shuri, for the castle | 27min | 360yen |
| Airport Limousine Bus, area AOkinawa Bus, by ordinary roads via the Naha bus terminal. 700 or 750 yen to the Ginowan hotels. Book a seat on Okinawa Bus's site. | Bus | Hilton Okinawa Chatan Resort | 82min | 1000yen |
| Airport Limousine Bus, area BBy the Okinawa Expressway. The same fare to the other area B hotels, such as Hotel Nikko Alivila and Hoshinoya Okinawa. | Bus | Renaissance Okinawa Resort (Onna) | 62min | 1700yen |
| Airport Limousine Bus, area C | Bus | The Moon Beach Museum Resort (Onna) | 60min | 1700yen |
| Airport Limousine Bus, area C | Bus | ANA InterContinental Manza Beach Resort | 90min | 1800yen |
- Train to Kencho-mae, for the prefectural office and Kokusai-dori13 min
- Train to Shuri, for the castle27 min
- Bus to Hilton Okinawa Chatan Resort82 min
- Bus to Renaissance Okinawa Resort (Onna)62 min
- Bus to The Moon Beach Museum Resort (Onna)60 min
- Bus to ANA InterContinental Manza Beach Resort90 min
- Airport Limousine Bus, area A
- Okinawa Bus, by ordinary roads via the Naha bus terminal. 700 or 750 yen to the Ginowan hotels. Book a seat on Okinawa Bus's site.
- Airport Limousine Bus, area B
- By the Okinawa Expressway. The same fare to the other area B hotels, such as Hotel Nikko Alivila and Hoshinoya Okinawa.
Step by step from Naha Airport
Every route we cover, with first and last departures and where to board: airport transfers.
Inside Naha Airport
Lounges, places to sleep, cash, SIM rental and free Wi-Fi at Naha Airport, as the airport lists them on its own pages.
- Lounge
- Lounge HANA, Domestic area, 4F (08:00–20:00) — 1,320 yen at the door, or free with some gold credit cards; the shower costs 1,500 yen more.
- Lounge
- Lounge RYURIN, International area, 4F, boarding waiting room, after security — Airline lounge: the airline decides who can enter.
- Hotel
- FIRST CABIN NAHA AIRPORT, front desk on 2F, international area (front desk 24 hours; check-in 17:00, check-out 10:00).
- Currency exchange
- Travelex Naha Airport Store (31 currencies), international area, 1F arrival lobby (07:00–20:30); Foreign currency exchange machine (foreign banknotes to yen, 11 currencies: USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CNY, KRW, TWD, HKD, SGD, CAD, THB), 1F arrival lobby (07:00–23:00).
- ATMs
- Okinawa Bank, Bank of the Ryukyus, Japan Post Bank, Seven Bank and AEON Bank in the domestic area (2F departure lobby), and convenience-store ATMs in FamilyMart and Lawson.
- SIM and pocket Wi-Fi
- WiFiBOX (Telecom Square Wi-Fi router rental), domestic area, 1F arrival lobby (06:00–24:00); GLOBAL WiFi (Wi-Fi router rental), international area, 1F arrival lobby (07:30–21:00).
- Free Wi-Fi
- Network Free_Wi-Fi_NAHA_Airport.
- Sending a bag on
- OAS aviation (delivers baggage from the airport to the hotel), 1F arrival lobby (09:00–19:00).
- Leaving or sending a bag
- Okinawa Yamato Transport counters, domestic area, 1F arrival lobby and 2F near security checkpoint C (1F 07:30–20:00, 2F 09:00–19:00); Before U Go counter, 2F departure lobby (Yuinichi Street) (09:00–20:30); Sagawa Express, 1F arrival lobby (09:00–19:00).
- Prayer room
- 4F (07:00–21:30, may change with flight conditions).
More in the terminal
- Tourist information
- 1F arrival lobby (domestic 09:00–21:00, international 09:00–19:00).
- Duty-free shop
- DFS duty-free shops (domestic JAL side, domestic ANA side, international), in the departure concourse after security, 2F, departure concourse.
From 1 November 2026, tax-free purchases need a customs check at departure: see how it works at Naha.
Frequently asked questions
What is the quickest way from Naha Airport into central Naha?
The Yui Rail monorail to Kencho-mae, for the prefectural office and Kokusai-dori, which the airport puts at about 13 minutes. The fare is 290 yen.
What is the cheapest way from Naha Airport into central Naha?
The Yui Rail monorail to Kencho-mae, for the prefectural office and Kokusai-dori, at 290 yen. It takes about 13 minutes.
Can I send my suitcase from Naha Airport to my hotel?
Yes. Okinawa Yamato Transport has counters at the airport (domestic arrivals hall 1F, near security checkpoint C 2F), and the bag arrives the next day, or the day after for some areas.
Is there a lounge at Naha Airport?
Yes: Lounge HANA (Domestic area) and Lounge RYURIN (International area). At Lounge HANA: 1,320 yen at the door, or free with some gold credit cards; the shower costs 1,500 yen more.
Sending your bags on, or leaving them here
Japan's courier network reaches this airport, so a case can go to your hotel without you.
- Who runs it
- Okinawa Yamato Transport
- Where the counter is
- domestic arrivals hall 1F, near security checkpoint C 2F
- How long it takes
- Next day, or the day after for some areas.
- Worth knowing
- They also run a hands-free package that takes your bag from the airport to your hotel.
Leaving a bag at a counter
The Okinawa Yamato Transport counter in the domestic arrivals hall on 1F, and near security checkpoint C on 2F, also holds bags for the day.
Coin lockers
What it costs to put a bag down for the day.
Coin lockers are on the first, second and third floors of the domestic terminal.
Getting online
Rental counters are in the arrivals hall here, so you can sort a connection after you clear customs.
- eSIM
- Bought before you leave home and installed over Wi-Fi, so you land connected. Needs a phone that takes an eSIM and is not carrier-locked.
- Prepaid SIM
- Sold at the arrivals counters and vending machines at the larger airports. You swap your physical SIM — keep the old one safe.
- Pocket Wi-Fi
- A rented router for several devices at once. Picked up and dropped back at the airport counter, or posted back.
- Free Wi-Fi
- Available in the terminal. It stops when you leave the building.
What happens between the plane and the exit
The same order at every international airport in Japan.
- Quarantine — a health check as you come off the aircraft.
- Immigration — fingerprints and a facial photograph, for everyone aged 16 and over, then the landing permission seal in your passport.
- Baggage claim.
- Animal and plant quarantine — before customs. Meat, fruit, vegetables, seeds and plants go to this counter first.
- Customs — green channel with nothing to declare, red channel otherwise.
Register on Visit Japan Web before you fly and you get one 2D code that covers both immigration and customs. You need a phone or tablet to show it.
What you can and cannot carry is in our what you can bring to Japan table, and the baggage allowance for your airline is in the airline baggage rules.
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