Travelling to USA with a four hour layover between Narita and Haneda

I'm a Philippine passport holder travelling to USA via Narita and, four hours later, Haneda.

Do I need a transit visa?

Best Answer

Yes, you will need a visa, as you'll be entering the country. The Philippines are not among the visa exempt countries for visiting Japan, and the Japan embassy in the Philippines has a list of all relevant documents / info that you may need.

Narita and Haneda are almost 50 miles apart, so you definitely have to exit the airport to get to the other.

We have a question on getting between the two airports.

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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.

Can you leave Haneda airport during a layover?

For a short layover within the airport a visa is not needed, for a longer layover such as an overnight stay which will see you leaving the terminal you will need a tourist visa or a transit visa. Whichever the case may be you can certainly make the most out of your brief stay in Japan!

Do you need visa to transfer from Narita to Haneda?

The simple answer is that you'll need a visa. You are arriving in one airport and then departing from another, so you'll need to enter the country to get between them.

Do I need a visa to transit through Narita?

If you would normally need a visa to enter for Japan, you can transit without a visa only if: You have a confirmed onward ticket within the same calendar day. You stay within the international transit area of the airport. You have the necessary documents needed for the next country of destination.

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