How to travel between Narita Airport and Shinjuku Station
April 4, 2010 by Onodera
Filed under Before You Go, Shinjuku, Transportation
For those travel by air through Narita Airport, you might wonder to get into Shinjuku, Tokyo. There are many ways to get to Shinjuku. Please note the options available are varies in term of cost, timing and also distance. Choose the one best to meet your budget and your time.
By Keisei Railways:
Keisei Limited Express
The cheapest way to travel between Narita Airport and Shinjuku is by Keisei Limited Express. Take the Keisei Limited Express from the airport to Nippori Station (70 minutes) and transfer to the JR Yamanote Line to Shinjuku (20 minutes). The one way fare is 1190 yen. There are three connections per hour. All seats are unreserved.
Keisei Skyliner
About ten minutes faster and 1000 yen more expensive is the journey by Keisei Skyliner. Transfer to the JR Yamanote Line as explained above. All seats on the Keisei Skyliner are reserved. There are connections roughly every 40 minutes.
The “Skyliner & Metro Pass” combines a Skyliner ride from the airport into central Tokyo (Ueno or Nippori Station) with a one or two day pass for the Tokyo Metro network for 2100 yen (1-day pass) or 2480 yen (2-day pass).
By Japan Railways (JR):
The JR Narita Express (NEX) requires roughly 90 minutes and no transfers of trains between Narita Airport and Shinjuku Station. The one way fare costs around 3100 yen. All seats are reserved. There is about one connection per hour.
With the NEX & Suica package, available for 3500 yen to foreign tourists only, you can travel by Narita Express from the airport to Shinjuku and receive a Suica card worth 2000 yen (500 yen refundable deposit plus 1500 yen worth in train fares).
Suica is a prepaid card, that can be used instead of regular tickets on virtually all trains and buses in Greater Tokyo, including JR trains and subways.
By limousine bus:
Limousine buses to Shinjuku Station depart Narita Airport every 15 to 20 minutes. The one way journey takes about 85 minutes and costs 3000 yen. In addition, there are direct limousine bus connections to several major hotels in the Shinjuku area.
The “Limousine & Metro Pass”, consists of a one way trip by the airport limousine bus from the airport into central Tokyo and a 1-day pass for Tokyo Metro (operates eight of Tokyo’s twelve subway lines) for 3100 yen. A round trip version that comes with a 2-day metro pass is available for 6000 yen.f
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