Narita International Airport Terminal 2 (NRT/RJAA) / Hyougushi
Tokyo Narita Airport(NRT) is the largest international airport in Japan. It is named “Tokyo” but it’s truly in Chiba pref and far from Central Tokyo. So many tourist from overseas should find the way to move between Narita Airport and Tokyo.
In this blog article I explain the means of transportion and its price, usability and so on.
The list of the way to move between Narita Airport and Tokyo
| Name | Price | Time | Destination |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keisei Skyliner | ¥2,470 | 36min | Ueno,Nippori |
| Keisei Access Express | ¥1,330 (to Higashi-Ginza) |
64min (to Higashi-Ginza) |
Shinagawa, Higashi-Ginza, Asakusa, Ueno etc |
| Keisei Main Line Limited Express | ¥1,030 (to Ueno) |
70min （to Ueno） |
Shinagawa, Nihombashi, Asakusa, Ueno etc |
| Narita Express | ¥3,020 （to Tokyo） |
59min （to Tokyo） |
Shinagawa, Tokyo, Shibuya, Shinjuku etc |
| Rapid train Airport Narita | ¥1,280 （to Tokyo） |
90min （to Tokyo） |
Shinagawa, Tokyo, Yokohama etc |
| Keisei Highway Bus Tokyo Shuttle |
¥900-¥1,000 | 60min | Tokyo, Ginza |
| The Access Narita Highway Bus |
¥1,000 | 60min | Tokyo, Ginza |
I will explain each of them in the following.
Keisei Skyliner
▼Price
¥2,470（All seat reserved, To/From Ueno and Nippori）
Traveler from abroad can buy discount ticket from following page with ¥2,200(¥270 off).
→Trip Information Entry | E-Ticket
▼Destination
Ueno, Nippori
▼Time
36min（Nippori）
41min（Ueno）
▼features
✓ The fastest way between Narita Airport and Central Tokyo
✓ If you reserve you will never fail to sit because it’s all reserved seat
× High price compared with Access Express
Keisei Access Express
▼Price
¥1,330(To/From Higashi-Ginza)
▼Destination
Shinagawa, Nihombashi, Higashi-Ginza, Asakusa, Uemo etc
▼Time
64min（Higashi-ginza）
▼features
✓ Low price compared with Skyliner
✓ You can easily access to Asakusa Line direction because it’s connected (Asakusa, Nihombashi, Higashi-Ginza, Shimbashi, Shinagawa, Yokohama etc)
△ It takes about 1 hour to Central Tokyo
× It’s unreserved seat so you sometimes can’t sit
Keisei Limited Express
▼Price
¥1,030(To/From Ueno)
▼Destination
Shinagawa, Nihombashi, Asakusa, Ueno, Nippori etc
▼Time
70min(To/From Ueno)
▼Features
✓ Frequent and low-cost
✓ Direct access to Asakusa Line
× Takes more than 1 hour
× Unreserved seat
Narita Express
▼Price
¥3,020(To/From Tokyo Station)
▼Destination
Tokyo, Shinagawa, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro etc
▼Time
53min(To/From Tokyo Station)
▼Features
✓ Direct access to Big city Shinagawa, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro
✓ Comfortable new type train and fulfilling equipments
× High cost and not so much fast
Rapid train Airport Narita
▼Price
¥1,280(To/From Tokyo station)
▼Destination
Tokyo, Shinagawa, Yokohama etc
▼Time
90min(To/From Tokyo station)
▼Features
✓ Direct access to Yokohama direction
× Take too much time
× Unreserved seat
× Slow but not inexpensive(Cost performance is not good)
Keisei bus Tokyo Shuttle
▼Price
¥900(With a paid reservation)
¥1,000(Without reservation)
▼Destination
Tokyo, Ginza
▼Time
60-100min
▼Features
✓ Low cost
✓ Direct access to Tokyo station
✓ Midnight bus is useful for first flight
× Influenced by traffic condition
THE ACCESS NARITA (Highway bus)
▼Price
¥1,000
▼Destination
Tokyo, Ginza
▼Time
60-100min
▼Features
✓ Low cost
✓ Direct access to Tokyo station
✓ Midnight bus is useful for first flight
× Influenced by traffic condition
Postscript
I recommend the bus because of its good cost-performance. There is a lisk of traffic jam but it’s no problem to have plenty of time, if you arrive earlier you could use a lounge (if you have required credit card).
Enjoy trip in Japan!
