Driving is incredibly convenient compared to public transportation like trains and buses, since you’re not bound by a schedule and can travel door-to-door.

However, the roads around the airport are off-limits for stopping or parking, except to drop off or pick up passengers. Even if you’re only there for a quick pickup or drop-off, you may need to use a parking lot if the timing doesn’t work out.

Narita Airport has multiple parking lots, so many people aren’t sure which one to use.

This article serves as a complete guide to Narita Airport parking, covering how to choose a lot, rates, reservations, and facilities. If you’re planning to drive to Narita Airport, be sure to use this as a reference.

How to Choose a Parking Lot at Narita Airport

Narita Airport is divided into three terminals. There are also four parking lots, so choose the one at the terminal used by your airline.

Narita Airport	Parking Lot	Airlines Arriving
Terminal 1	P1 / P5	・SkyTeam (Delta Air Lines, Air France, Korean Air, China Airlines, etc.) ・Star Alliance (ANA, United Airlines, Lufthansa, EVA Air, etc.)
Terminal 2	P2 / P3	・oneworld (JAL, American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Qantas, etc.)
Terminal 3	P2 / P3	・LCCs (Jetstar, Spring Airlines, Jeju Air, etc.)

There are four parking lots — P1, P2, P3, and P5 — and no P4 lot. Also, since Terminal 3 can’t be accessed directly from the P2 or P3 parking lots, you’ll need to go via Terminal 2.

Note that if the parking lot at your terminal is full, waiting in line could leave you stuck for a long time. If a parking lot at another terminal has open spaces, it’s safer to park there instead.

You can travel between terminals by free shuttle bus. Travel times and frequencies are as follows.

	Travel Time	Frequency
Between Terminal 1 and 2	10 minutes	Every 5–10 minutes
Between Terminal 2 and 3	3–6 minutes	Every 3–7 minutes
Between Terminal 3 and 1	14 minutes	Every 3–7 minutes

You can also walk between Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 via the access corridor.

Terminal 1 at Narita Airport: P1 / P5 Parking

If you’re using Terminal 1 at Narita Airport, the P1 or P5 parking lot is convenient.

Details on capacity and facilities are as follows.

	P1 Parking Lot	P5 Parking Lot
Capacity	1,800 standard vehicles	590 standard vehicles (reserved and long-term contract vehicles only)
Type	・Surface lot ・High-rise multi-story lot (6 floors above ground) ・Low-rise multi-story lot (3 floors above ground)	・Surface lot ・Multi-story lot (4 floors above ground)
Height limit	・High-rise multi-story lot (6 floors above ground): 2.1m ・Low-rise multi-story lot (3 floors above ground): 2.3m	・Surface lot: 2.3m ・Multi-story lot: 2.1m
Advance reservation	Not available	Available (reservation fee ¥1,000)
Accessible spaces	Available	Available
Motorcycle spaces	Available	Not available
Large vehicle spaces	Not available	Not available
EV charging	Available	Not available
Contact	Terminal 1 Parking Management Office: 0120-03-2253 (open year-round, 24 hours)

Rates for standard vehicles are as follows.

	P1 Parking Lot	P5 Parking Lot
Up to 3.5 hours	¥260 per 30 minutes	¥210 per 30 minutes
3.5–24 hours	¥2,100	¥1,570
24–120 hours (days 1–5)	¥260 per 30 minutes (capped at ¥2,100 per 24 hours)	¥210 per 30 minutes (capped at ¥1,570 per 24 hours)
120+ hours (day 6 onward)	¥10,500 up to 120 hours, plus ¥530 per additional 24 hours	¥7,850 up to 120 hours, plus ¥530 per additional 24 hours

Rates for motorcycles are as follows.

	P1 Parking Lot	P5 Parking Lot
Up to 30 minutes	¥70	No motorcycle spaces
30 minutes–3.5 hours	¥80 per 30 minutes
3.5–24 hours	¥630
24–120 hours (days 1–5)	¥80 per 30 minutes (capped at ¥630 per 24 hours)
120+ hours (day 6 onward)	¥3,150 up to 120 hours, plus ¥270 per additional 24 hours

For motorcycle payment, please use the staffed tollbooth at the parking lot exit. If you use a pre-payment machine, the motorcycle rate will not be applied.

There’s also a discount if you enter between midnight and 8:00 a.m. and park for 6 hours or more, or if you park for 6 hours or more and exit between 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m.

Parking Duration	Discount
6–48 hours (6 hours to day 2)	50% off
48+ hours (day 2 onward)	Flat one-day discount

This discount applies to both standard vehicles and motorcycles. For standard vehicles, the discount is applied automatically when you insert your ticket into the automatic payment machine. For motorcycles, please pay at the staffed tollbooth.

However, there are blackout periods during Golden Week, summer holidays, and the New Year holidays when this discount doesn’t apply. In 2023, these were April 27–May 9 (13 days), August 9–22 (14 days), and December 21, 2023–January 10, 2024 (21 days). If both your entry and exit fall within these periods, the discount will not apply.

You can reserve P5 parking through the Terminal 1 Parking P5 Reservation Calendar. Reservations can be made for parking periods of 40 hours (about 2 days) to 480 hours (about 20 days). You can book up to six months before your planned exit date. The ¥1,000 reservation fee must be prepaid by credit card.

Terminals 2 and 3 at Narita Airport: P2 / P3 Parking

If you’re using Terminal 2 or Terminal 3 at Narita Airport, the P2 or P3 parking lot is convenient.

Since Terminal 3 can’t be accessed directly from the P2 or P3 parking lots, you’ll need to go via Terminal 2, either by using the free inter-terminal shuttle bus or by walking through the access corridor.

Details on capacity and facilities are as follows.

	P2 Parking Lot	P3 Parking Lot
Capacity	2,700 standard vehicles	150 standard vehicles, about 40 large buses
Type	[4 multi-story buildings] ・North Building (5 floors above ground, 2 below) ・South Building (5 floors above ground, 2 below) ・North Annex A (6 floors above ground) ・North Annex B (6 floors above ground)	Surface lot
Height limit	2.3m	None
Advance reservation	North and South Buildings available for reservation; North Building is for Pet in Royal users only (reservation fee ¥1,000)	Not available
Accessible spaces	Available	Not available
Motorcycle spaces	Available	Not available
Large vehicle spaces	Not available	Available
EV charging	Available	Not available
Contact	Terminal 2 Parking Management Office: 0120-14-5350 (open year-round, 24 hours)	Terminal 1 Parking Management Office: 0120-03-2253 (open year-round, 24 hours)

Rates for standard vehicles are as follows.

	P2 Parking Lot	P3 Parking Lot
Up to 3.5 hours	¥260 per 30 minutes	¥210 per 30 minutes
3.5–24 hours	¥2,100	¥1,570
24–120 hours (days 1–5)	¥260 per 30 minutes (capped at ¥2,100 per 24 hours)	¥210 per 30 minutes (capped at ¥1,570 per 24 hours)
120+ hours (day 6 onward)	¥10,500 up to 120 hours, plus ¥530 per additional 24 hours	¥7,850 up to 120 hours, plus ¥530 per additional 24 hours

Rates for motorcycles are as follows.

	P2 Parking Lot	P3 Parking Lot
Up to 30 minutes	¥70	No motorcycle spaces
30 minutes–3.5 hours	¥80 per 30 minutes
3.5–24 hours	¥630
24–120 hours (days 1–5)	¥80 per 30 minutes (capped at ¥630 per 24 hours)
120+ hours (day 6 onward)	¥3,150 up to 120 hours, plus ¥270 per additional 24 hours

For motorcycle payment, please use the staffed tollbooth at the parking lot exit. If you use a pre-payment machine, the motorcycle rate will not be applied.

Rates for large buses and microbuses (6m or longer) are as follows.

	P2 Parking Lot	P3 Parking Lot
Up to 3.5 hours	No parking spaces available	¥420 per 30 minutes
3.5–24 hours	¥3,150
24–120 hours (days 1–5)	¥420 per 30 minutes (capped at ¥3,150 per 24 hours)
120+ hours (day 6 onward)	¥15,750 up to 120 hours, plus ¥1,050 per additional 24 hours

There’s also a discount if you enter between midnight and 8:00 a.m. and park for 6 hours or more, or if you park for 6 hours or more and exit between 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m.

Parking Duration	Discount
6–48 hours (6 hours to day 2)	50% off
48+ hours (day 2 onward)	Flat one-day discount

This discount applies to standard vehicles, motorcycles, and large vehicles alike. For standard and large vehicles, the discount is applied automatically when you insert your ticket into the automatic payment machine. For motorcycles, please pay at the staffed tollbooth.

However, there are blackout periods during Golden Week, summer holidays, and the New Year holidays when this discount doesn’t apply. In 2023, these were April 27–May 9 (13 days), August 9–22 (14 days), and December 21, 2023–January 10, 2024 (21 days). If both your entry and exit fall within these periods, the discount will not apply. You can reserve P2 parking through the P2 (North Building) Reservation Calendar for Pet in Royal Users and the Terminal 2/3 Parking P2 (South Building) Reservation Calendar. Reservations can be made for parking periods of 40 hours (about 2 days) to 480 hours (about 20 days). You can book up to six months before your planned exit date. The ¥1,000 reservation fee must be prepaid by credit card.

NearMe Is Also a Great Option for Getting to Narita Airport

Narita Airport parking lots tend to fill up quickly, especially on weekends and holidays, so if you can’t get a reservation, you may have trouble parking smoothly.

That’s why we recommend the shared-ride taxi service NearMe. You can relax in a spacious vehicle like a Hiace or Alphard and travel door-to-door to Narita Airport.

Just like a regular taxi, it’s available 24 hours a day whenever you need it, but it’s far more affordable than a taxi. It’s also fully reservation-based with online payment, making pickup and drop-off smooth and hassle-free.

Rates vary by area, as shown in the table below. The first suitcase is free, and each additional suitcase costs an extra ¥1,000.

Area	Adult Fare/Person	Fixed-Rate Airport Taxi (Reference Price) *Some metered fares
Funabashi City	from ¥4,980	¥14,600–¥17,500
Edogawa, Koto, Sumida, Katsushika wards	from ¥5,980	¥19,000–¥21,000
Urayasu, Ichikawa cities	from ¥5,980	¥19,900–¥20,500
Chiyoda, Taito, Chuo, Bunkyo, Adachi, Arakawa wards	from ¥5,980	¥23,000–¥26,000
Ota, Shinagawa, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Toshima, Minato, Meguro, Kita wards	from ¥5,980	¥25,000–¥29,000
Setagaya, Nakano, Suginami, Itabashi, Nerima wards, Musashino, Mitaka cities	from ¥6,980	¥27,000–¥31,000

On the NearMe official website, you can enter your pickup location, date and time, number of passengers, and luggage count to check fares, travel time, and routes. Be sure to take a look.

For reference, a fixed-rate airport taxi from Chiyoda ward (Tokyo Station) to Narita Airport costs ¥23,000. Adding the ¥3,650 highway toll brings the total to ¥26,650.

With NearMe, there are no highway tolls to worry about, and at from ¥5,980 per person, you get comfortable door-to-door service for less than a quarter of the taxi fare.

Comparing standard vehicle parking rates as well, if you’d be parking for more than 51 hours (2 days and 3 hours) at P1 or P2, or more than 73.5 hours (3 days and 1.5 hours) at P3 or P5, NearMe works out cheaper.

Summary

We’ve covered how to choose a parking lot at Narita Airport, along with rates, reservations, and facilities.

Narita Airport’s parking lots can fill up, especially on weekends and holidays. If all four official parking lots happen to be full, you’ll have to wait in line for a long time or look for a private parking lot near the airport.

If you can’t secure a parking reservation, we recommend using NearMe (official website).

You can travel door-to-door whenever you like, at a much more reasonable rate than a taxi. If you can’t get a parking reservation, rather than worrying about full lots, be sure to give NearMe a try.