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⭐ DEPARTURE FLOW — HOTEL NIWA TOKYO → HANEDA → GREENVILLE
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DATE: Departure Day
Flight: Haneda (HND) → U.S. → Greenville
Departure Time: 3:15 PM
Hotel: Hotel Niwa Tokyo

This guide shows exactly what to do, step by step, using the simplest and calmest option.

⏰ WHEN TO LEAVE THE HOTEL

Leave Hotel Niwa Tokyo at: ~12:00 PM

This allows:

  • 30–45 minutes travel time

  • Arrival at Haneda around 12:45–1:00 PM

  • Over 2 hours at the airport before departure

This timing is relaxed and stress-free.

🚖 GETTING TO HANEDA (OPTION A — TAXI)

  1. Ask the Hotel Niwa front desk to call a taxi.

  2. Tell the driver:

    “Haneda Airport, international terminal.”

  3. Ride directly from the hotel to the airport.

Details:

  • Travel time: 30–45 minutes

  • Cost: approx. ¥7,000–¥9,000

  • No transfers, stairs, or platform changes

  • Taxi drops you directly at your airline’s terminal

This is the best option for a mid-afternoon international flight.

🛫 AT HANEDA AIRPORT

Check-in

  • Follow signs for INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURES

  • Check bags

  • Receive boarding passes

Security

  • Fast and efficient

  • Shoes stay on

  • Liquids stay in bag

Passport Control

  • Quick passport scan

  • Minimal questions

☕ RELAX BEFORE BOARDING

You will have 60–90 minutes to:

  • Get coffee or a light meal

  • Pick up souvenirs

  • Use restrooms

Boarding typically begins 30–50 minutes before departure.

✈️ BOARDING & DEPARTURE

  • Line up by boarding group

  • Show passport and boarding pass

  • Efficient boarding process

After takeoff:

  • You cross the International Date Line

  • You arrive in the U.S. the same calendar day

🇺🇸 U.S. ARRIVAL & CONNECTION

  • Clear U.S. immigration at your first U.S. airport

  • Collect checked bags

  • Recheck bags at Connecting Flights

  • Go through security again

  • Board flight to Greenville

✅ ONE-SCREEN SUMMARY

  • Leave hotel: 12:00 PM

  • Transport: Taxi

  • Airport: Haneda (HND)

  • Flight: 3:15 PM

  • Stress level: Low

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