Tokyo City Air Terminal T-Cat

Tokyo City Air Terminal (TCAT) is kind of a strange place. It’s a remnant of traveling days of the past. It was originally designed to be a quick pre-​check area so that you don’t have to wait through all the lines at the airports. But all the pre-​check bypassing options ceased operations after the ⁹⁄₁₁ attacks. Now, it feels more like a ghost town.
It’s still a very convenient hub to use to get to either Haneda or Narita airports from this neck of the woods. Because I usually end up around this area, I use TCAT almost every trip I take to Japan (which is once or twice a year).There’s hardly ever anyone around and the Airport Limousine Bus services are very convenient. The Airport Limousine Bus (it’s just a fancy name… nothing «Limousine» about it) is usually about 2800 Yen to Narita which is about $ 24. Very cheap. And buses come very frequently. I believe at least four per hour. There are usually some sort of special however on fare savings. For example, currently, if you show your foreign passport, your fare drops to 1900 Yen (about $ 16). You’ll get to Narita in about an hour after departure.
Before you board the bus, have your passport within reach instead of in your luggage because when the bus approaches the airport, there is a security checkpoint and the guard checks everyone’s passport. Don’t be that annoying person that makes the bus delayed because you have to retrieve your passport out of your luggage which is stored away at the bottom of the bus.
There are a lot of shops and services inside as well, although I can’t see how they stay in business due to the lack of traffic there.
I usually get here via Tokyo Metro’s Hanzomon line. Exit at Suitengumae Station, just follow the signs and you’ll surface at TCAT.