Narita's transit area closes from midnight to 6am, so a night at the airport is spent landside, after immigration: at the nine hours capsule hotel in Terminal 2, or in seating areas that stay open all night. By day, airside day rooms in Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 Satellite have showers and nap rooms, from 7am.
Can you sleep at Narita during a layover?
Not airside: Narita's transit area closes from midnight to 6am, so for a night you pass immigration and sleep landside. The nine hours capsule hotel in Terminal 2's basement is open 24 hours, with day use from ¥1,500 for the first hour (seen November 2026); book a night ahead. By day, airside nap rooms in Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 Satellite cost from ¥3,000 for an hour.
The airside closes at midnight
Narita International Airport (NRT) is open airside only from 6am to midnight, when its flights run. Nobody can stay in the transit area outside those hours: on a connection through the night, you pass immigration and customs and wait landside, so you need a passport, or a visa, that lets you into Japan (visa and transit rules).
- By day, airside: showers and nap rooms in Terminal 1 (7am to 9pm) and at Terminal 2 Satellite (7am to 9:30pm), and the lounges.
- At night, landside: the nine hours capsule hotel in Terminal 2, open 24 hours, and seating areas that stay open all night in every terminal.
Where to sleep
| Place | Where | Airside or landside | How you get there |
|---|---|---|---|
| nine hours capsule hotel | Terminal 2, basement (B1), next to the P-2 car park | Landside | After immigration; from Terminal 1 or 3, by the terminal shuttle bus |
| Nap rooms (by day only) | Terminal 1 Central Building, 3rd floor, and Terminal 2 Satellite, 3rd floor | Airside | After security, 7am to 9pm (Terminal 1) or 9:30pm (Terminal 2) |
| Hotels around the airport | Near the airport | Landside | The hotels’ courtesy buses, from stops at Terminals 1 and 2 |
nine hours is the only hotel in the terminals: capsules, with a front desk open 24 hours, every day. Day use costs ¥1,500 for the first hour, then ¥500 an hour, and showers are free for guests (seen November 2026). Check-out is at 10am. It can be full on the day, so for a night, book ahead on its own website.
Seating, all night. Terminal 1’s 1st floor and basement, Terminal 2’s 1st and 2nd floors and basement, and Terminal 3’s 1st and 2nd floors stay open around the clock; other floors close from midnight to 5am. There are 24-hour convenience stores (Lawson in Terminals 1 and 3, 7-Eleven in Terminal 2’s basement), with Yoshinoya in Terminal 2 and Matsuya in Terminal 3 for a hot meal. Café Nodoka, on the 2nd floor of Terminal 2’s Main Building, is open 24 hours and rents space by the hour. There may be cleaning or building work near the seats at night.
Showers and day rooms
| Where | Airside or landside | Hours | From (seen November 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal 1 Central Building, 3rd floor: showers | Airside | 7am to 9pm (last check-in 8:30pm) | ¥1,500 for 30 minutes, then ¥750 per 15 minutes |
| Terminal 1 Central Building: single or twin nap room with shower | Airside | 7am to 9pm (last check-in 8pm) | As at Terminal 2 Satellite, below |
| Terminal 2 Satellite, 3rd floor: showers | Airside | 7am to 9:30pm (last check-in 9pm) | ¥1,500 for 30 minutes, then ¥750 per 15 minutes |
| Terminal 2 Satellite: single nap room with shower | Airside | 7am to 9:30pm (last check-in 8:30pm) | ¥3,000 for an hour, then ¥1,500 per 30 minutes |
| Terminal 2 Satellite: twin nap room with shower | Airside | 7am to 9:30pm (last check-in 8:30pm) | ¥5,000 for an hour, then ¥2,500 per 30 minutes |
| nine hours, Terminal 2 basement: shower | Landside | 24 hours | ¥1,000 for up to an hour |
| Terminal 1 Central Building, 2nd floor: eight shower rooms | Landside | 7am to 8pm (last check-in 7:30pm) |
The airside day rooms are for transit passengers and departing passengers who have passed security, so use the one in your departure terminal. The nap rooms can be booked; the showers can’t. Children under 12 can share a room with an adult.
Lounges
| Lounge | Where | Airside or landside | Hours | Who gets in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Lounge 1 and 2 | Terminal 1 Central Building, 5th floor; Terminal 2 Main Building, 4th floor | Landside, before security | 7am to 9pm | Free for passengers changing between international flights; gold-level credit cards |
| Superior Lounges NOA and KoCoo | Terminal 1 Central Building, 3rd floor; Terminal 2 Main Building, 4th floor | Airside | 7:30am to 9pm | Gold-level credit cards and some other cards: check which |
| Narita Premier Lounge | Terminal 1, No. 1 Satellite, 4th floor | Airside | 7:30am to 9pm | Passengers of airlines that use it |
| JAL Sakura Lounge | Terminal 2 Main Building, 3rd floor | Airside | 7:30am to 10pm | JAL’s eligible passengers |
Back from town early? If you’re changing between international flights, the Executive Lounge in Terminal 1 or 2 lets you in free: show your onward boarding pass or ticket at reception. It’s before security, so leave time to clear security and departure immigration afterwards.
For the airside lounges, entry depends on your airline ticket or your card, and which cards are accepted changes, so check with your airline or card before you count on one. None is open through the night.
Left luggage
Every left-luggage option is before security, so you leave bags after customs and collect them on your way back to check-in.
| Small | Medium | Large | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coin locker, a day | ¥400 | ¥600 | ¥800 |
| Coin locker, first 6 hours (Terminal 2 basement, Terminal 3 2nd floor) | ¥300 | ¥500 | ¥600 |
Prices seen in November 2026. Lockers take bags for up to 8 days. Terminals 1 and 2 also have staffed storage counters: at Terminal 1 on the 1st floor of the North and South Wings, from 6:30am until an hour after the last international arrival, and on the 4th floor from 7am to 9pm; at Terminal 2 on the 1st and 3rd floors, with the 3rd-floor counter open 6:30am to 10pm. At Terminal 3, use the lockers.
Connections, money and Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi. Free in every terminal and on the shuttle buses: join FreeWiFi-NARITA.
- SIM cards. SIM cards and pocket Wi-Fi are sold at counters in the landside halls, before departure passport control. An eSIM set up before you fly saves the queue.
- Between terminals. Shuttle buses link the terminals: about 4 minutes from Terminal 2 to 3, 8 to 12 minutes from Terminal 1 to 2, and 24 to 28 minutes from Terminal 3 to 1. Buses to Terminal 3 run only at certain times. Changing planes airside, check with your airline: some connections between terminals mean passing immigration once.
- Money. Japan uses the yen (¥). Carry some cash for small shops, stalls and the free Transit & Stay tour.
- Trains into town leave from the stations under Terminal 1 and Terminal 2·3: getting into the city.