Cheapest and Easiest Way from Narita and Haneda Airport to Central Tokyo

Narita International Airport (成田国際空港) and Tokyo International Airport (東京国際空港) or popularly known as Haneda Airport (羽田空港) are the two primary airports that serve the Greater Tokyo Area. In 2017, they handled more than a sum of 120,000,000 passengers making them two of the most busiest airports in Asia. Combining these two airports, they were ranked as the third busiest airport in the world.

That being said, many passengers go to Tokyo City from Narita Airport and Haneda Airport, but what is the cheapest and easiest way as they are the main city’s gateways for tourists either local or international travelers?

Narita International Airport to Central Tokyo

Narita International Airport (成田国際空港) or simply Narita Airport is a public international airport located in Chiba prefecture. It serves in greater Tokyo area. It is the main international hub of All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines and Nippon Cargo Airlines, and for low-cost airlines like Jetstar Japan, Vanilla Air, and Peach.

In the year 2016, Narita Airport was the second busiest passenger airport in Japan, next to Haneda Airport. While in 2017, it was the 49th busiest airport in the world in passenger traffic as it served more than 40 million passengers.

Cheapest and Easiest Way

By Bus

One of the buses you can take from Narita Airport is the Keisei Bus. The route of the Keisei Bus is from Narita Airport to Tokyo Station or Ginza and vise versa. It leaves every 20 minutes in daytime.

Fare
Regular Hours (5am – 12mn)
Adult: ¥900 (advance reservation), ¥1000 (if booked at the airport)
Child: ¥500
Adult Disabled: ¥450
Child Disabled: ¥250

Late Night/Early Morning (12mn-5am)
Adult: ¥900 (advance reservation), ¥2000 (if booked at the airport)
Child: ¥500 (advance reservation), ¥1000 (if booked at the airport)

For more information about Keisei Bus from Narita Airport, visit KEISEI WEBSITE.

To reserve your ticket in advance, RESERVE YOUR TICKET HERE.

Another Bus that serves the route from Narita Airport to Tokyo Station or Ginza is the The Access Narita.

Fare
Regular Hours
Adult: ¥1000
Child: ¥500

Late Night/Early Morning
Adult: ¥2000
Child: ¥1000

For more information about The Narita Access from Narita Airport and for the TIMETABLES, visit THE ACCESS NARITA WEBSITE.

By Train

For train transportation, only Narita Airport Terminals 1 and 2 have their own train stations, so if you land on Terminal 3, you have to go to Terminal 1 or 2 to have access on train.

For the cheapest fare using the train, Keisei Main Line Limited Express and Skyliner is the one to chose. It has the route to Keisei-Ueno Station.

Fare
Keisei Main Line Limited Express (71 minutes travel time)
Adult: ¥1030
Child: ¥520

Skyliner (41 minutes travel time)
Adult: ¥1240

For more information about Keisei Main Line Limited Express and for timetables, visit KEISEI MAIN LINE LIMITED EXPRESS PAGE.

For more information about Skyliner and for timetables, visit SKYLINER PAGE.

Haneda Airport to Central Tokyo

Tokyo International Airport (東京国際空港) or popularly known as Hadena Airport (羽田空港) is one of the public primary airports located in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. It also serves in greater Tokyo Area. It is the main domestic hub of Japan Airlines, Air Do and All Nippon Airways. From 1978 to 2010, it served as the primary international airport in Tokyo.

In the year 2016, Haneda Airport was the busiest passenger airport in Japan. While in 2017, it was the fourth busiest airport in the world and third in Asia in passenger traffic as it served more that 85 million passengers.

Cheapest and Easiest Way

By Bus

One of the buses you can take from Haneda Airport is the Limousine Bus. You can have a guaranteed comfortable seat. In every seat, there are chargers and in some buses, there is a Wi-Fi. The bus route is going to Tokyo Station.

Fare
Adult: ¥930

For more information about Limousine Bus from Haneda Airport, visit LIMOUSINE BUS WEBSITE.

By Train

One of the easiest way to got to Tokyo Station from Haneda Airport is by taking the Tokyo Monorail. Underground stations for the monorail are located in Domestic Terminals 1 and 2. The route for the monorail is from Haneda Airport to Hamamatsucho. There are also three types of the trains namely, the rapid train, the local train and the Haneda Express which is the fastest. Then from Hamamatsucho, you still need to change to JR Yamanote Line or the Keihin Tohoku Line to get to Tokyo Station.

Fare
Haneda Airport to Hamamatsucho Station: ¥490
Hamamatsucho Station to Tokyo Station: ¥160

Another train that you can take from Haneda Airport to Tokyo Station is the Keihin Electric Express Railway but this time, you will change to Shinagawa station and us the JR Line. This route is more cheaper than the first.

Fare
Haneda Airport to Shinagawa station: ¥410
Shinagawa station to Tokyo Station: ¥170