Tokyo International Airport: where to stay, areas and recommended…

Haneda is so close to Tokyo that for many travelers the question hardly arises: with a 15-minute train ride, it is better to sleep in the city and enjoy a Japanese evening. The exceptions are flights the train doesn't cover well, namely departures before 7, which require you to be at the airport before the first trains, and arrivals after midnight, when only the fixed-fare taxi remains. In that case it matters to know which terminal you depart from: T3 serves international flights, T1 and T2 mostly domestic ones, and the hotels connected on foot differ for each side.

Terminal 3 (international flights)

At the airport · The hotels are inside or next to Terminal 3: you reach them on foot in a few minutes, without going outdoors.

Best for: Anyone leaving at dawn for abroad or landing in the dead of night from an intercontinental flight.

Pros

From the room to the check-in desk is a walk, even when the trains aren't running
Shops and restaurants of Haneda Airport Garden in the same complex
Convenient after a night arrival: no taxi and no changes into the city

Cons

To see Tokyo you still need 15-30 minutes of train each way
Far from the domestic flights of T1 and T2, reachable only by shuttle

Recommended hotels in this area

Villa Fontaine Grand Haneda Airport: Connected to T3 by a one-minute covered walk; it gives discounted access to the Izumi Tenku no Yu natural hot springs, open day and night.
The Royal Park Hotel Tokyo Haneda: The entrance is in the T3 departures hall, on the third floor beyond the N counters: from the room to check-in is just a few steps.

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Terminal 2 (domestic flights)

At the airport · Hotel directly connected to the T2 domestic departures hall (2nd floor); it is 3 minutes on foot from the monorail station.

Best for: Anyone taking a domestic flight in the morning, for example to Sapporo, Osaka or Okinawa.

Pros

You step out of the hotel and you are already in front of the security checks
Monorail and Keikyu stations a few minutes away for getting into the city

Cons

After midnight the entrance from the departures hall closes: you go through the night elevator
For an international flight from T3 you need the shuttle between terminals

Recommended hotels in this area

Haneda Excel Hotel Tokyu: Connected to the T2 domestic departures hall, 3 minutes from the monorail: convenient for a domestic flight at dawn.

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Shinagawa

Near the airport link · Keikyu Line from Shinagawa to the Haneda terminals: about 13-15 minutes, with no changes.

Best for: Anyone who wants to visit Tokyo and then continue by Shinkansen to Kyoto or Osaka.

Pros

Direct train to Haneda and Shinkansen in the same station
JR Yamanote to Shibuya, Shinjuku and Tokyo Station with no changes

Cons

An area of offices and large hotels: the evening is less lively than Shibuya or Shinjuku
A huge station, crowded at peak times when you have suitcases

Recommended hotels in this area

The Strings by InterContinental Tokyo: On the upper floors of a tower next to the station, to which it is connected by an internal pedestrian passage: you reach the train to Haneda under cover.

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