Tokyo airport to Tokyo city — How to get from Narita Airport to Tokyo & from Haneda Airport to Tokyo?

3. Taking taxi

The average price from Narita Airport to locations in Tokyo ranges from 16,000 JPY to 22,000 JPY, plus highway fees. You can also request the price specified by region, and the taxi meter will not run. The cost is equivalent to that of a meter, which means it fluctuates around 16,000 JPY – 22,000 JPY plus highway charges.

You can take a taxi at the airport stops, but remember to check in advance to see if the taxi operates at the time you need to use it because some taxi companies do not make long distance trip after 10pm.

In case you have bulky luggages and need to arrive at a particular address not a train station, and you travel with a group, omnibus taxi seems to be a pretty good choice for you. Omnibus taxi is a type of taxi that uses mini trucks with 9 seats, and it stops at multiple locations in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture with the fare calculated by region ranging from 3500 JPY – 5000 JPY. You can purchase omnibus taxi tickets at the “Green Port Agency” counter (GPA).

The following link offers reference for taxi price by destination:
http://www.teito-mot.com/taxi/service/teigaku/?lang=en

How to get from Haneda Airport to Tokyo

Haneda is an airport which was built later and used to share the load with Narita Airport. The highlights of Haneda include observation decks to watch airplanes taking off and landing (you can see them really close as when you are about to go on board) and Edo Koji shopping area, which was built according to Edo architecture. You can find many restaurants and shops with beautiful design as well as handmade products in this area.

In the airport shopping area, there is a Hello Kitty shop, a Hatsune Miku shop and TIAT Sky Road area on the 5th floor where 4 airplane models are available for you to try being a pilot (for a fee) and a lot of airplane models of various airlines along the corridor. Also, on this 5th floor, there is a café called Planetarium Starry Cafe with about 50 seats, opening hours from 7:30 until 23:00. This is an ideal place for you if you are searching for a dark space with a starry sky above to rest before a long flight (so romantic!). I purchased a meal set here, which cost me about 2000 JPY.

Well, that’s enough for now, we have to return to our original topic. But, as you can see, there are interesting places at Haneda Airport where you can kill your time. Also, I spent my entire time at the Departure area of the airport, so there might be some other amazing shops at the Duty Free area which I don’t know of. You should do some research from other sources as well.

Now, back to our topic of transportation, it is more interesting at Haneda compared to Narita because there is the monorail. You can sit on the train and admire the sea view when commuting to Tokyo.

1. Taking the train or monorail (Train or monorail from Haneda Aiport to Tokyo city)

When going by monorail, you will go to Hamamatsu-cho Station, and then transfer to other routes to reach the desired locations. It only takes about 6 minutes from Hamamatsu-cho to Tokyo Station.

To view the Monorail timetable in advance, you can refer to the following webpage, in addition to Jorudan: http://www.tokyo-monorail.co.jp/english/

Departure Station	Destination Station	Line	Time	Ticket Price (Estimate)
Haneda Airport	Hamamatsu-cho Station	Tokyo Monorail	about 19 minutes	490 JPY
Haneda Airport	Shinagawa Station	Keikyu Line	about 14 minutes	410 JPY

2. Taking the bus (Bus from Haneda Airport to Tokyo city)

There are two types of bus, one is the Limousine bus and the other is the Keihin Kyuko bus. Since there are many destinations in the middle of the route, and different destinations depending on the bus line, remember to ask about the destination before buying tickets.

Departure Station	Destination Station	Line	Time	Ticket Price (Estimate)
Haneda Airport	Tokyo City Air Terminal	Airport Limousine bus	20-50 minutes	820 JPY
Haneda Airport	Tokyo Station	Airport Limousine bus	25-45 minutes	930 JPY
Haneda Airport	Shinjuku Station	Airport Limousine bus	35-75 minutes	1.230 JPY
Haneda Airport	Kichijoji Station	Airport Limousine bus	45-90 minutes	1.230 JPY
Haneda Airport	Tokyo Station	Keihin Kyuko bus	about 55 minutes	930 JPY
Haneda Airport	Shibuya Station	Keihin Kyuko bus	about 53 minutes	1.030 JPY

So that’s it. Now you may rest assured when travelling to Japan without the fear of being shocked right at the airport!

Here’s a little more about JR PASS (great for those of you who want to move between cities in Japan)

Transportation in Japan is quite expensive (on average, each bus trip costs you 2 USD; and 2 USD for each train stop, the further you go, the more expensive), so if you have a plan to travel across prefectures, it is recommended to buy a JR-Pass depending on the region. If you purchase the JR-Pass All Japan, you can use it for JR (Japan Railway) train and Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train without having to buy an individual ticket.

Learn more about JR Pass here.

To getting from the airport to Tokyo center you can also hire Klook’s private car charter service, which is convenient and saving a alot of time, and the travel cost is not too expensive if you go with a large group. You can refer to and book these services as follow:

• Private Narita International Airport Transfers (NRT) for Tokyo 23 Wards, Hakone, or Karuizawa
• Private Haneda International Airport Transfers (HND) for Tokyo 23 Wards, Hakone, or Karuizawa
• Private Narita International Airport Transfers (NRT) for Tokyo (Same Day Booking)
• Private Haneda International Airport Transfers (HND) for Tokyo (For Urgent Flight)
• Airport Limousine Bus Transfers from/to Narita and Haneda International Airport (Free Wifi Onboard)

Some best day tours, trips, activities and transfer services, tickets in, to and from Tokyo you can refer to

• Private Narita International Airport Transfers (NRT) for Tokyo 23 Wards, Hakone, or Karuizawa
• Private Haneda International Airport Transfers (HND) for Tokyo 23 Wards, Hakone, or Karuizawa
• Airport Limousine Bus Transfers from/to Narita and Haneda International Airport (Free Wifi Onboard)
• Tokyo Amazing Sightseeing Bus Day Tour
• Tokyo Highlights Private Day Tour
• Nikko Day Tour from Tokyo
• Mt Fuji & Hakone Day Tour: Lake Ashi & Ropeway Day Trip from Tokyo
• Nikko Cultural Day Tour from Tokyo
• Tokyo Subway Ticket (24, 48, or 72 Hours)
• Tokyo Skyliner and Tokyo Subway Ticket
• Shuttle Bus Transfers (One Way/Round Trip) from Shinjuku/Ikebukuro to Tokyo Disneyland or Tokyo DisneySea
• Sky Hop-on and Hop-off Bus Pass
• 4G Prepaid Sim Card (JP Airports Pick Up) for Japan
• 4G WiFi (Japan Pick Up) for Japan
• JR Pass for Whole Japan (7, 14, or 21 Days)

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