7 hours at Narita

I have about 7 hours to kill at Tokyo Narita airport. A few
questions:

- Do they let you clear immigration if you are in transit?
- Is 7 hours enough time to go into the city, and if so, how and
where?

- I have lounge access to both American and British Airways. Do
either have showers? Free internet access? Which lounge is better
there? And finally, should I not be allowed to leave the immigration
area, are they inside the departures area?

thanks...
h.

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(Heather) wrote:

I have about 7 hours to kill at Tokyo Narita airport. A few
questions:

- Do they let you clear immigration if you are in transit?

yes, assuming you don't need a visa


- Is 7 hours enough time to go into the city, and if so, how and
where?

Quite expensive to go into Tokyo. Some USD 30 each way by express
train, IIRC. It's cheaper to go to Narita city which is about 7 minutes
way by local train (Keisei one leaves every 20 minutes, JR every hour or
even longer). Costs about USD4 each way. There's enough to keep you
occupied there for a few hours. Stop at the tourism counter after the
cusotms hall. They have visit narita information.

- I have lounge access to both American and British Airways. Do
either have showers? Free internet access? Which lounge is better
there? And finally, should I not be allowed to leave the immigration
area, are they inside the departures area?

yes, usually they are (only judging from NW/KL and UA in NRT1 and JL in
NRT2). Just check which terminal these 2 airlines leave from. You
won't be able to switch between them (or can once to get to your
connecting flight's terminal)

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I have about 7 hours to kill at Tokyo Narita airport. A few
questions:

- Do they let you clear immigration if you are in transit?
- Is 7 hours enough time to go into the city, and if so, how and
where?

You can go into Narita city and see the Buddhist temple. Traveling any
further on a 7-hour layover, however, is really pushing it.