Which oneworld lounge at Narita?

[dodgeyhack]

I'd go HND for the Red Suite. Makes the lounge a bit more interesting - that's where the better Champagne is too

 

[defurax]

I read on FT that the HND JL F lounge was a bit nicer than NRT.
I visited NRT JL F in January and thought it was great (main building) - it was pretty quiet, I had a massage, a couple of plates of fresh sushi, lots of Sake and then got stuck into the Yamazaki which went down a treat.

Agree with others on the class of travel question - if I was flying in J I'd go via BNE to get the suite, if in Y I'd go via HND as personally I'd rather be in Y on a 744 with better chance of landing an upgrade (I'd think, not based on evidence).

If you've got time to check out the city, go via HND as it's a lot closer/easier to get to Tokyo proper for exploring and back out to fly

I <3 Japan...

I just realised that my transit time at HND would be almost 9 hours, so I gather plenty of time to catch a train to the city.
Since I'm travelling in Y (work policy...) I think I'll choose HND and hope for a points upgrade even though QF often puts the very old 747 on that route, at least there is a chance of old F seat.
Thanks everyone for all the insightful comments!

 

[junbugging]

I just realised that my transit time at HND would be almost 9 hours, so I gather plenty of time to catch a train to the city.

Yep, you'll be able to make a good day of it.

 

[DavidFlynn]

I just realised that my transit time at HND would be almost 9 hours, so I gather plenty of time to catch a train to the city.

Ample time, and for bonus cool points you can opt for a monorail: the Tokyo Monorail runs along the edge of Tokyo Bay, ¥490 (a mere $5.50) and 15 minutes sees you at Hamamatsucho station on the busy JR Yamanote line, which encircles Tokyo, as well as the Keihin Tohoku subway line – and those in turn will get you almost anywhere you're likely to be going.

A more "pedestrian" alternative is the Keikyu Airport line, with drab box-like suburban trains to Shinagawa taking 11 minutes at ¥410 (A$4.50) from where you connect to other lines.

 

[cosi]

Haneda is the best airport in Japan.

Was in the F lounge 2 weeks ago, and needed to wait 4 hours for QF26.

The Japanese Hamburger has been replaced with a beef teppanyaki plate - excellent. Big choice of other dishes, including soups and dim sum.

Since my last visit, they now have 6 self serve draught beers to choose from.

Only 1 red wine (light French rubbish:evil but big selection of Whisky's (sorry I don't drink, so cannot comment).

Great showers. massage is available plus shoe shine service.

Many quiet areas, and you must use a telephone booth to make calls.

Overall, a excellent lounge experience.:mrgreen:

 

[Himeno]

Ample time, and for bonus cool points you can opt for a monorail: the Tokyo Monorail runs along the edge of Tokyo Bay, ¥490 (a mere $5.50) and 15 minutes sees you at Hamamatsucho station on the busy JR Yamanote line, which encircles Tokyo, as well as the Keihin Tohoku subway line – and those in turn will get you almost anywhere you're likely to be going.

A more "pedestrian" alternative is the Keikyu Airport line, with drab box-like suburban trains to Shinagawa taking 11 minutes at ¥410 (A$4.50) from where you connect to other lines.

There are selected trains on the Keikyu line (more so in the mornings) that take you through the Asakusa subway line and to the Keisei line (and on towards NRT) in the north west of Tokyo.

Last year, heading from an airbnb near Kanda to HND, I took the JR Keihin Tohoku line from the nearby station and had been planning to change to the Yamanote at Tokyo and again at Shinagawa to the Keikyu line, when I noticed that the Keihin Tohoku line went to Hamamatsucho station and decided not to try my luck with changing trains (with my baggage) at major stations during the morning peak.

If you're going to be using the trains, make sure you get a pasmo or Suica card from the ticket machines before the first train. Even if you're only there for the day. They are a smart card ticketing system much like the Myki in Victoria. pasmo is from the subway and local buses, Suica is from JR East. Both are interchangeable. You can also use them in many stores (such as Lawson and 7-11), most of the small stalls at train stations and at the station luggage lockers.
It is much easier to use the card then to keep going to ticket machines for each ride and working out how much ¥ you need for the distance based pricing system and getting magnetic paper tickets for each ride.

Also, many places in Japan don't take credit cards, and many that do only take JP issued cards. Not all ATMs will take non JP issued cards. In order to get cash, with a card issued outside Japan, you'll need an ATM from JPBank (Post offices), 7&ibank (7/11s) or selected ATMs at the airport.

 

[Mr_Orange]

Does JQ even still fly to KIX?

JQ restarted KIX some time ago.

Yes they do, to OOL.

A couple of years ago, we did JQ J OOL-NRT rtn, but the return flight got cancelled and we got put on a GK flight to KIX and then on to the KIX-OOL flight to get home.

 

[ffhound]

Hi

Here's the situation. I'm flying in August from Tokyo, Narita to Melbourne (QF80) in business which gives me access to the

As I'm a ANZ Black card holder I also have access to IASS Executive lounges 1 and 2.

Two questions.

1. Does my ticket get me into any other lounges?

2. Which of all available lounges is best?

Thanking you
Peter

 

[Hvr]

You can enter all OneWorld Business lounges at NRT with a J ticket.

We road tested the OneWorld Alliance lounges at NRT last year.

Read about it here: Wiki - NRT lounge crawl 11 June 2017

 

[ffhound]

You can enter all OneWorld Business lounges at NRT with a J ticket.

We road tested the OneWorld Alliance lounges at NRT last year.

Read about it here: Wiki - NRT lounge crawl 11 June 2017

Very lengthy thread. Please save me a couple of hours and tell me who wins out of the Oneworld lounges.

cheers Peter

 

[Matt_01]

OW lounges at the main terminal IMO and in order JL, AA, CX (depending on arrival time, it may be closed but is not flash). Satellite terminal, JL, QF.

 

[ffhound]

OW lounges at the main terminal IMO and in order JL, AA, CX (depending on arrival time, it may be closed but is not flash). Satellite terminal, JL, QF.

Thanks

 

[Himeno]

The AA club at NRT has often been given the title of best AA lounge in the network, but that was before they started lounge refurbishments.
The NRT QF lounge reminds me of the MEL international J lounge.

 

[Matt_01]

Agree with Himeno the AA at NRT was one of the better lounges in the AA network, I still prefer the JL lounges as they are just less noisy.

 

[TomVexille]

The NRT QF lounge reminds me of the MEL international J lounge.

At least the NRT one has windows

 

[serfty]

The NRT QF lounge reminds me of the MEL international J lounge.

At least the NRT one has windows

It may be a less unpalatable option for non JAL PAX for the next year or so. (My last two NRT visits I have not wasted my time with the Qantas Lounge.)

Narita Airport Partial Lounge Closure - FlyerTalk Forums

Partial Closure of JAL First Class Lounge and Sakura Lounge in the Main Building 3rd and 4th Floor, Narita International Airport

Reports are that non JAL oneworld PAX are being sent to QF/AA/CX.

 

[drron]

If you can't get into the JAL F lounge I would use the AA lounge.Just find it more pleasant than the CX,QF or sakura lounges.