Centrair Arrivals & Departures

Chubu International Airport Arrival & Departure Information 中部国際空港

• Trains to & from Centrair
• Buses to & from Centrair
• Taxis to & from Centrair
• Flight Arrivals & Departures
• Flight of Dreams

Chubu International Airport (NGO) - like Kansai International Airport, is built on an offshore artificial island. Chubu International Airport (Centrair) is the major international airport serving the central (Chubu) area of Japan.

The airport now has two terminals with Terminal 2 handling short-haul, budget flights to the rest of Asia.

Transport links to and from Chubu include the μ sky Rapid Limited Express operated by Meitetsu Railways from Kanayama Station and Meitetsu Nagoya Station to Chubu Kokusai Kuko Station.

Arriving in Nagoya from the airport at Meitetsu Nagoya Station, visitors can connect by underground passageway to JR Nagoya Station and the shinkansen to Tokyo and Kyoto in about 5-10 minutes on foot.

Meitetsu Airport Rapid Limited Express "μ-SKY" at Chubu International Airport south of Nagoya

Trains to Centrair

The Rapid Limited Express Train takes 28 minutes to Nagoya Station (820 yen). Change here for the JR Tokaido shinkansen (bullet train) line, the ordinary JR line, the Kintetsu Line, the Aonami Line, or the Nagoya subway.

The Rapid Limited Express Train is all KY ( = 'mu'), i.e. first-class reserved-seat cars (wheelchair friendly), while the Limited Express has both KY and ordinary cars. KY cars require a 350 yen surcharge.

Rapid Express and Express trains are also available for the same price, but make more stops.

Airport Limousine Buses To & From Centrair

There are also limousine buses to Nagoya, Okazaki, Fukui, Shizuoka, Shimizu, Gifu, Mie, Toyota and Toyohashi.

If you have lots of luggage and don't want to take the train Meitetsu operates a number of buses running between central Nagoya and surrounding towns to Centrair.

A limousine bus departs from bay #5 on the third floor of Meitetsu Bus Center 3F for Centrair. It calls at Fushimi-cho in Fushimi, the Nagoya Hilton Hotel, Nagoya Kanko Hotel, Nishiki Dori Hommachi, bay #9 at Oasis 21 Bus Center in Sakae and the Nagoya Tokyu Hotel before proceeding to Centrair.

Journey time is approximately 90 minutes and the fare is 1200 yen for adults and 600 yen for children. IC smart cards such as the manaca, PASMO and Suica are all accepted.

There are departures from Meitetsu Bus Center at 6.20 am, 7.20 am, 8.20 am, 9.20 am, 10.20 am, 11.20 am, 12.20 pm, 1.20 pm, 2.20 pm, 3.20 pm, 4.20 pm, 5.20 pm, 6.20 pm and 7.20 pm.

From Centrair buses for Nagoya Meitetsu Bus Center leave at 9.15 am, 10.15 am, 11.15 am, 12.15 pm, 1.15 pm, 2.15 pm, 3.15 pm, 4.15 pm, 5.15 pm, 6.15 pm, 7.15 pm, 8.15 pm, 9.15 pm and 10.15 pm.

From Toyota-shi Station in Toyota Meitetsu buses run to Centrair calling at Toyota motomachikojo-mae, Tomei-Toyota, Tomei-Miyoshi, Tomei-Nisshin, Toyota honsha, Mikawa Toyota Station, Obayashi and Tomei-Kamigo. The fare is 1,750 yen for adults from Toyota-shi Station. IC smart cards such as the manaca, PASMO and Suica are all accepted.

From Toyota-shi Station there are departures at 5.05 am, 5.35 am, 5.55 am, 6.15 am, 6.35 am, 7.15 am, 8.35 am, 9.15 am, 10.15 am, 11.15 am, 12.15 pm, 1.15 pm, 2.15 pm, 3.15 pm, 3.35 pm, 4.15 pm, 5.15 pm and 6.15 pm.

From Centrair buses leave for Toyota at 8.05 am, 8.35 am, 9.35 am, 10.35 am, 11.05 am, 12.05 pm, 1.05 pm, 2.05 pm, 3.05 pm, 4.05 pm, 5.05 pm, 5.35 pm, 6.05 pm, 7.05 pm, 8.05 pm, 8.35 pm, 9.05 pm, 9.35 pm and 10.15 pm.

There are direct Meitetsu buses from Fujigaoka Station on the Higashiyama Line of the Nagoya subway to Centrair. The flat fare is 1,440 yen for adults and 720 yen for children. IC smart cards are accepted.

There are departures from Fujigaoka Station at 5.30 am, 6.00 am, 6.30 am, 7.00 am, 7.40 am, 8.30 am, 9.30 am, 10.30 am, 12.30 pm, 1.30 pm, 2.30 pm, 3.30 pm, 4.30 pm, 5.30 pm and 6.20 pm.

From Centrair buses leave for Fujigaoka Station at 8.20 am, 9.00 am, 10.00 am, 11.00 am, 12.00 pm, 2.00 pm, 3.00 pm, 4.00 pm, 5.00 pm, 6.00 pm, 6.40 pm, 7.30 pm, 8.10 pm, 8.45 pm, 9.15 pm, 9.45 pm and 10.20 pm.

Chitabus Company runs services between Okazaki (Okazaki Station) and Centrair with stops at Okazaki Police Station, Higashi Okazaki Station and Tomei Iwazu. There are departures from Okazaki Station at 5.25 am, 6.00 am, 6.45 am, 8.45 am, 9.45 am, 10.45 am, 12.45 pm, 2.45 pm and 4.45 pm.

From Centrair to Okazaki there are departures at 8.00 am, 11 am, 12.40 pm, 2.40 pm, 4.40 pm, 5.40 pm, 7.00 pm, 8.40 pm, 9.20 pm and 10 pm.

Chitabus also runs frequent buses to Centrair from Kariya, Chita Hanto Station and Tokoname.

For full details (in Japanese) see the Meitetsu bus page: www.meitetsu-bus.co.jp/airport

There are regular boats to Tsu, Matsuzaka and sightseeing cruises to Nagoya and Yokkaichi ports.

Nagoya's other airport is Komaki Airport (aka Nagoya Airport) for domestic flights. Komaki is located north west of the center of Nagoya. There are buses from Nagoya Station to Komaki Airport.

More information on buses to and from Centrair.

Airport Transfer By Taxi

Reserve a taxi for your transfer to or from Chubu International Airport (Centrair) with an English, French or Chinese speaking driver. Taxis or small vans can be hired for up to 9 people.

Chubu International Airport has some excellent shopping outlets arranged in various "towns" including a recreation of an Edo Period street and a hot spring bath within the terminal.

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Centrair Arrivals & Departures

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Edo style shopping town, Chubu International Airport (NGO).

Flight of Dreams, Centrair, Nagoya

Flight of Dreams Centrair

The Flight of Dreams opened at Centrair in 2019. The museum part of the complex is based on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, large parts of which are manufactured in the local Chubu area. The Flight Park has been designed by teamlab and has interactive exhibits on the flight deck of the airplane, a Boeing factory and actually flying alongside a Dreamliner. There is also a flight simulator and an area where you can scan your own hand-drawn airplane and watch it fly. A tablet controls your aircraft and "flies" it.

As well as the museum, Flight of Dreams has the Seattle Terrace based on Seattle, the HQ and birthplace of Boeing. There is a branch of Starbucks and various fun Seattle style eateries, cafes and bars.

Flight of Dreams, Chubu International Airport, 1-1 Centrair, Tokoname-shi, Aichi, 479-0881.

Hours: 10 am - 5 pm daily (Saturdays 10 am - 7 pm). Seattle Terrace is open 10 am - 10 pm daily.

JAL flight on the ground at Centrair

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