Transit Information

Here the process of connecting from a domestic flight to another domestic flight or from a domestic flight to an international flight is explained.

Information

From October 25, 2020, all codeshare flights operated by StarFlyer to/from Haneda Airport use Terminal 1.

For further details, please see Departure/Arrival Terminal Change for Codeshare Flights Operated by StarFlyer to/from Haneda Airport.

Connecting from a Japan domestic flight to another Japan domestic flight

If all the following conditions are fulfilled, you can check in for the connecting flight.

The connecting flight must depart and arrive on the same date.
You have a ticket for the reserved connecting flight, or you have completed the payment for the ticket for the reserved connecting flight.
The airport at which your connecting flight departs and the airport at which it arrives are the same. (The following airports will be considered as the same airport for connecting flights: Haneda and Narita airports; Itami, Kansai, and Kobe airports; Fukuoka, Kitakyushu, and Saga airports; Hiroshima and Iwakuni airports)
The minimum connecting time is met.

Through check-in

Procedures for connecting between Japan domestic flights and baggage check-in are available for a maximum of 3 sectors. Please present boarding passes for all sectors up to your final destination.
Connecting flight procedures and baggage check-in are also available when traveling with our partner airlines (AIRDO (ADO), Solaseed Air (SNA), StarFlyer (SFJ), IBEX Airlines (IBX), and Oriental Air Bridge (ORC)).
For connections to JAL Group flights (JAL/JAC/JTA/RAC/HAC/J-AIR), Amakusa Airlines (AMX), only baggage check-in is available. Please carry out boarding procedures (check-in) with the relevant airline.
Note: Valuables, fragile items, pets, firearms, ammunition, bladed articles, and baggage subject to duty must be retrieved at the transfer airport and then checked in again at the airline's counter.

Online Check-In for Connecting Flights

If all flights within the connecting itinerary are contained in the same reservation, online check-in will be available for up to 3 sectors at a time.
Please scan your mobile boarding pass on the reader at the security checkpoint.

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If you have booked each sector separately, you can check in online by completing the procedures separately as well.

Cases where Procedures Must be Completed at a Self-service Check-in Machine or Airport Counter

Passengers who have tickets of connecting flights 4 sectors or more
Passengers connecting to international flights.
When the same itinerary includes segments operated by Japan Air Commuter or Amakusa Airlines.

Minimum connecting time

To help ensure that your trip goes smoothly, please allow enough time to transit.
Additional time may be required for connecting passengers requiring assistance. Please consult with the ANA Disability Desk.

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⇔ indicates connection between airlines.

Connections Between Japan Domestic Flights

Airlines		Time required
ANA⇔	ANA and ADO, IBX, SNA, ORC	At least 35 minutes at Haneda Airport At least 25 minutes at Itami and Kansai Airports At least 30 minutes at Okinawa (Naha) Airport At least 20 minutes at Other Airports
	SFJ	At least 50 minutes at Haneda Airport At least 25 minutes at Kansai Airport At least 20 minutes at Fukuoka Airport
	JAL Group (JAL, JAC, JTA, RAC, HAC, J-AIR), AMX	At least 50 minutes at Haneda and Narita Airports At least 30 minutes at Other Airports

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There are no set connecting times for other airlines as ANA only has an Interline Traffic Agreement with ADO, SNA, SFJ, IBX, ORC, AMX and the JAL Group (JAL, JAC, JTA, RAC, HAC, J-AIR). Please plan accordingly so that you have enough time to connect to your next flight, and can pass through security by the time designated by the airline of your connecting flight.

If you have any queries, please contact the airline of your connecting flight.

Transfer between airports
City	Sectors	Time required*1
Tokyo	Between Haneda and Narita	180 min.
Osaka	Between Itami and Kansai Between Itami and kobe Between Kansai and Kobe	180 min. 170 min. 190 min.
Kyushu	Between Fukuoka and Kitakyushu Between Fukuoka and Saga Between Kitakyushu and Saga	220 min. 175 min. 300 min.
Sanyo	Between Hiroshima and Iwakuni	215 min.
Hokkaido	Between New Chitose and Okadama	150 min.

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Includes time required for transportation between airports.

Notes Regarding the Connecting Airport

At some airports, arrival and departure lobby may be at the same area,and you can directly go to your next gate. Make sure to check the latest boarding gate by Self Service Check-in machine.
A ticket reader is available at the transit facilities at Haneda Airport.
For security reasons, when proceeding to the second floor departure gates from the airport's transit facilities, you will need to touch the relevant item for your connecting flight on the ticket reader provided.

Connections from Japan Domestic to International Flights

Connections from ANA Domestic to ANA International Flights

For connections to international flights, please check in early.: Check-in and baggage check-in up to your destination (through check-in) is available at the airport when departing on a Japan domestic flight and connecting on to an ANA-Group operated international flight (excludes Kitakyushu and Iki airports). Please come to the counter early as more time will be required than usual to check in.
If multi-airport transit (e.g. Haneda-Narita or Itami-Kansai) is included in the itinerary, baggage check-in is required at the departure airport of international flight.

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More details for ANA international flight, click "Check-in, Travel notice".
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Those passengers who have checked in online from Online Check-in for both domestic and international flights, please check Information from Transfers from Domestic to International Flights.

International connection Check-in Counter

To complete procedures, please use a self-service check-in machine or visit the counter at the departure airport in Japan.

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Please check the information about connecting from a Japan domestic flight to an international flight to see if the self-service check-in machines are available at the relevant airport.

Tokyo (Haneda) Airport

Signage at counter (near security checkpoints A/D)

Sapporo (New Chitose) Airport

Signage at counter (Counter No.6)

To complete through check-in for an international flight at an airport in Japan, please use a self-service check-in machine*1 or visit the international connection counter.

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Please check the information about connecting from a Japan domestic flight to an international flight to see if the self-service check-in machines are available at the relevant airport.

Airports with International Connection Check-in Counters
Airport	Counter No.
Sapporo (New Chitose)	6
Nagoya (Chubu)	K2
Osaka (Itami)	South Terminal 5
Fukuoka	Domestic Terminal 1F 5
Okinawa (Naha)	4,9

Passengers who have completed Online Check-in through international flights do not need to check in at the airport. Baggage check-in is available at the baggage drop counter when the counter mentioned above closes.

Airport Guide (Japan Domestic Flights)

Minimum Connection Time

When connecting from ANA domestic flights to ANA international flights*1, please ensure that you allow sufficient time as indicated in the following guidelines.

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International codeshare flights operated by partner airlines are not included.

Connections from ANA Japan Domestic Flights to ANA Group International Flights
Airport	ANA domestic flights to ANA international flights	ANA international flights to ANA domestic flights
Narita	45 min.	75 min.
Haneda	Connecting to Terminal 2 55 min. Connecting to Terminal 3 70 min.	80 min.
Kansai	55 min.	60 min.
Nagoya (Chubu)	60 min.	60 min.
Between Haneda and Narita*1	180 min.	180 min.
Between Itami and Kansai*1	180 min.	180 min.
Between Kobe and Kansai*1	230 min.	210 min.

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Including approximate time required for transferring between airports.

Minimum Connection Time

The minimum connection time differs by the connecting airport and airline. For details, please contact ANA.

Number of Sectors Available for Connections

Procedures are available for a maximum of 5 sectors (2 Japan domestic sectors and 3 international sectors).

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This only applies for connecting flights departing on the same or following day of arrival at the connecting airport.
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Through check-in may also be available when using public transportation between airports in Japan.