Do I need a Japanese transit visa when arriving at Narita and departing from Haneda?
I'm arriving from New Delhi, India (Indian passport) with JAL at Narita on 11th July at 07:30 and departing for San Francisco with JAL at 00:05 on 12th July from Haneda. Do I need a transit visa as I'll be switching airports and spending a few hours at JAL City Haneda Airport Hotel?
Previously I had connecting flights from Narita to San Francisco and obtained shore passes to relax at Narita Nikko Hotel. Now I'm travelling with my elderly Mom and do not want complications at Narita immigration or later in the day while going from Narita Airport to Haneda airport. Please advise.
Best Answer
Old post, but for posterity:
You do not need a transit visa if there aren't any possible connections for your itinerary on the same day and you arrive and depart from an airport within the same region.
In this case, by presenting your passport and connecting boarding pass or e-ticket, you get an entry stamp on arrival permitting you to stay in Japan for 72 hours.
From Timatic, the database used by airlines:
Holders of onward tickets transiting to a third country can obtain a Shore Pass on arrival for a max. stay of 72 hours only if there are no connecting flights on the same calendar day
Narita and Haneda are located in the same region (called "group" in Timatic)
Group A: Airports: Narita (NRT), Haneda (HND), Nagoya (NGO), Niigata (KIJ), Komatsu (KMQ) and Yokota.
So again, you do not need a visa
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Do I need transit visa from Haneda to Narita?
You can transfer from Haneda to Narita without a special visa. If transit involves travelling between Haneda International Airport and Narita International Airport, a traveller must pass through border control ie into Japan as a country.Can you transit between Haneda and Narita?
The fastest way of getting between Narita and Haneda, which is fully covered by the JR Pass, is to take the Narita Express (also known as N'Ex), followed by short journeys on the Yamanote line and the Tokyo Monorail. The whole journey takes around 1 hour 55 minutes when you factor in layovers.Does Japan require visa for transit?
No visa is required for transiting in Japanese airports if you have immediate flight connections regardless of nationality. Anyway, there is a Japanese transit visa which is intended for people who have longer layovers before transiting and want to go sightseeing or resting in Japan for few days (up to 15 days).Do I have to go through customs for a connecting flight in Japan?
When connecting between international flights, passengers are not required to undergo Immigration procedures if they are staying in the departure area (airside) until their next flight. However, Immigration procedures will be required if passengers wish to leave this area to meet a friend or to go outside the airport.TOKYO NARITA Airport INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER during COVID-19
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Answer 2
There seems to be a regulation (cited here and here, but I could not find an authoritative source) saying that you can get a "transit pass" for exactly this purpose.
But to be on the safe side, I would get a transit visa anyway - link is to the Japanese embassy in India, and it sounds like it is relatively cheap and easy to get.
Answer 3
You will need a visa that allows you to get through the immigration control - whatever visa you are able to get as an Indian citizen.
There is no way to get to Haneda airport without that.
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