Arriving in Nagoya: Centrair to the City by Meitetsu, Tapping a Bank Card, and Day Passes
How to get from Chubu Centrair into Nagoya on Meitetsu: the μSKY and Limited Express, the 450 yen μticket for first-class cars, tapping a bank card at the gate, and Nagoya's subway and bus day passes.
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Meitetsu runs the trains from Chubu Centrair International Airport into Nagoya. Before you fly, register your immigration and customs details on Visit Japan Web. If Nagoya is part of a longer trip, the Kyoto transport guide and the Osaka arrival guide cover the next stops west.
The μSKY and the μticket
Meitetsu says a “First Class Car Ticket “μticket”(450 yen) is required to board the first class car of a μSKY, Rapid Limited Express, or Limited Express train.” On the μSKY, “All cars are first class cars”, so every passenger needs one. On some Limited Express trains, only cars 1 and 2 are first class.
Meitetsu’s own route search gives the regular fare from Meitetsu Nagoya to Centrair as 980 yen for an adult and 490 yen for a child, before any μticket.
Tapping a bank card at the gate
Meitetsu lets you ride by “touching a card (credit/debit/prepaid) … with a Tap to Ride mark at compatible gates”. It accepts Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, Discover and UnionPay, and lists Centrair among the stations with compatible gates.
Meitetsu’s fares and times come from its online route search, which you will use on your phone at Centrair. Saily, set up at home, has you connected when you land. On a longer trip through Japan and beyond, add each country to the same Saily profile.
Nagoya’s day passes
Nagoya City Transportation Bureau sells these:
| Pass | Adult | Child | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bus and subway all-lines day pass | 870 yen | 430 yen | First to last service on the day |
| Subway all-lines 24-hour ticket | 760 yen | 380 yen | 24 hours from first use |
| Donichi Eco Kippu | 620 yen | 310 yen | Weekends, holidays and the 8th of each month |
A day pass bought at a vending machine is for use that same day only.
Emergency numbers
The Japan National Tourism Organization lists 110 for police and 119 for fire and ambulance. Its Japan Visitor Hotline, 050-3816-2787, runs 24 hours a day in English, Chinese and Korean.
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