7th February – 如月

成田空港から東京まで　‐　From Narita Airport to Tokyo　

In Tokyo area, there are 2 main international airport – Narita and Haneda.

Haneda airport is located around 30 min away from Tokyo station by bus, car or public train. However, Narita airport is located in Chiba prefecture so it takes longer to get there compared to Haneda.

When you get to Japan and arrive in Narita, there are several ways to get to Tokyo (information is up to date on 7th Feb 2020), from those options, I would like to introduce 2 of them.

~How to get there~

By Narita Express

60minutes / 3070Yen (Depending on season)

It is the special train goes straight to Narita Airport. No need to change the train and there are plenty space for baggage. All the seats are reserved (in Japan it is called ‘Green seat’) so you will definitely be able to have a seat. Also if you do not need to have a seat, no reserved tickets are available. Can be purchasable via internet, station,

Pro: easy to get there, generally on time, plenty space, comfortable

con: expensive compared to the other way

*** If you go to Keisei Ueno / Nippori, there is an another easy way connecting to Narita Airport: 京成スカイライナー Keisei Skyliner

36min / 2520Yen (Nippori ⇔ Narita)

However, if you are willing to stop at Tokyo station, you need to change the train, so it can be complicated.

By Airport Bus TYO-NRT

60-75minutes / 1000Yen (early morning or late night: 2000yen)

This is probably the cheapest option, you can book the seat beforehand via online / at the counter inside the airport or just go to the bus stop and pay at the bus. However, it is safer to reserve the seat as the number of people on the bus is fixed – could not take the bus you want to if there are many people.

The official website shows the bus stop location with detailed map: https://tyo-nrt.com/busstop

pro: Cheap, no need to change, booking is not required

con: baggage restriction (only one luggage per person can be straged), could be crowded, could be delayed depending on the road condition

Also it is possible to access Narita by normal train, however there is no guarantee that if you can get a seat (could be crowded if it is at peak hour). Moreover it takes longer time and confusing lines so it seems better to take the other options above.

Hope you have a safe travel to Japan!