Tokyo Haneda (HND) Airport Guide: Terminal 3, Transport and Tips

Quick answer: Haneda has three terminals. Terminal 3 is the international terminal, used by US airlines, JAL's international flights and most foreign airlines. Terminal 2 is ANA's domestic base and also handles some ANA international flights. Terminal 1 is JAL's domestic terminal. From Terminal 3 the Keikyu Line reaches Shinagawa in about 11 minutes and the Tokyo Monorail reaches Hamamatsucho in about 13. US citizens visit Japan visa-free for up to 90 days and can fill in immigration and customs on Visit Japan Web; Japan's JESTA travel authorization is not in force yet.

Facts checked November 2026. Schedules and entry rules change, so confirm with the airline and the official government site before you travel.

HND at a glance

Which Haneda terminal is international?

Terminal 3 is the international terminal, and it handles international flights only. Most US travellers will use it: the US airlines, Japan Airlines on its international routes, and nearly every foreign airline arrive and depart there. It is open around the clock, which matters because some flights to and from the US land late at night or leave before dawn.

ANA is the exception. Its own international flights use Terminal 2 or Terminal 3 depending on the destination, so ANA passengers must check the terminal on their booking. ANA has been moving more of its own international flights to Terminal 2, while flights operated by other airlines use Terminal 3.

Terminals 1 and 2 are mainly domestic. Terminal 1 is JAL's domestic terminal and Terminal 2 is ANA's. They sit together on the opposite side of the airport from Terminal 3, a few minutes apart by train or bus.

Flying between Haneda and the US

Haneda is the closer of Tokyo's two big airports to the city center. As of November 2026, airlines flying between Haneda and the US include Japan Airlines, ANA, Delta, United and American. Delta, for example, flies to Haneda from cities including Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Los Angeles, Seattle and Honolulu, as of recent schedules; check with the airline.

Some US flights still use Narita, which is much farther from central Tokyo, so check the airport code on your ticket. Japan Airlines' Boston flight, for example, goes to Narita. Schedules change by season, so check with the airline for your dates.

There is no US preclearance in Japan. Flights to the US clear customs and immigration on arrival in the US.

Entering Japan as a US citizen

US citizens do not need a visa for stays of up to 90 days for tourism, visiting friends and other unpaid activities. You need a passport valid for your whole stay and a ticket out of Japan within 90 days. Paid work, and stays longer than 90 days, require a visa.

Before you fly, register on Visit Japan Web, the official site run by Japan's Digital Agency. Enter your arrival details and customs declaration, and the site gives you a single QR code that you show at immigration and at the customs electronic gates. You can also add family members traveling with you. Paper forms still exist if you skip it, but the QR code is usually quicker.

Japan plans an electronic travel authorization called JESTA for visa-free visitors, including Americans. The government is aiming to start it in fiscal year 2028, which runs from April 2028 to March 2029, and no date or fee has been set. As of November 2026 you do not need it, and any site selling a JESTA now is not official.

Getting from Haneda into Tokyo

Two rail lines serve all three terminals. The Keikyu Line runs from Haneda Airport Terminal 3 station to Shinagawa in about 11 minutes, where you can change to JR lines and the Shinkansen. The Tokyo Monorail runs to Hamamatsucho in about 13 minutes on the Haneda Express or 17 minutes on local trains, for the JR Yamanote Line.

Trains stop around midnight and restart around 5 a.m., while Terminal 3 stays open all night. If you land after the last train, use an airport limousine bus where one is running, or a taxi from the stand outside arrivals.

Airport limousine and express buses run from Terminal 3 to major hotels and stations across Tokyo and to Yokohama. They are a good choice with heavy bags, because you avoid stairs and crowded trains, but road traffic sets the travel time.

Connecting at Haneda

International-to-international connections stay inside Terminal 3. Follow the transfer signs and you go through a transfer security check without entering Japan.

For an international-to-domestic connection, you go through immigration and customs in Terminal 3 first. Then, on the 2nd floor, JAL and ANA run domestic transfer check-in counters during set daytime hours. After the domestic transfer security check, a bus takes you to Terminal 1 for JAL or Terminal 2 for ANA. If those counters are closed, take the free shuttle bus, the Keikyu Line or the monorail to the domestic terminal and check in there; the 2nd-floor information counter gives connecting passengers free train tickets between terminals if you show your passport and connecting ticket.

On one ticket the airline sets the minimum connection time and will tell you whether your bags go through. On separate tickets, allow several hours, because you clear immigration, collect your bags and check in again.

Lounges in Terminal 3

The airport lists four airline lounges in Terminal 3: Japan Airlines, ANA, Cathay Pacific and Delta. JAL runs more than one lounge there for its First and Business Class passengers and oneworld elites, and ANA has lounges for Star Alliance premium travellers.

For passengers without airline status, the Sky Lounge South and the TIAT Lounge take Priority Pass members, but entry hours and stay limits apply; the TIAT Lounge admits Priority Pass members only in the small hours of the night, with a stay limit. Many other card lounges at Haneda admit only cards issued in Japan, so check before you rely on one.

Lounge names, hours and entry rules change, so check with the airline or lounge operator before a long layover, and allow time to get back to your gate, because Terminal 3's gates stretch a long way in both directions.

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