Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Getting from Narita Airport to Tokyo Station

So you've made it to Japan. Your plane has just landed at Narita International and you've made it through customs... But now what? You're in the middle of Chiba prefecture surrounded by farms.

By now you're totally starved for the Neon and Steel jungle that is Tokyo, and you want to get there ASAP. If only you knew how. Luckily you've got a couple options.

Most of you will want to go by train, and here are a couple ways to do that. First follow the signs for rail transportation (Either JR or Keisei lines).

Option 1 for ~1100 yen:
Take the Keisei line from Terminal two towards Haneda Airport. (720 yen)
Get off at Keisei Funabashi and transfer to the JR Soubu Line (380 yen) and that will take you straight to Tokyo station.

Option 2 for ~1400 yen:
Head to the JR lines and take the Narita line towards Chiba/Tokyo. Transfer to the Yokosuka/Soubu Line headed towards Yokosuka/Tokyo. This will then take you straight to Toyko Station.

Option 3 for ~3000 yen

If speed and ease of use are more important than $20, you can take the Narita express, which is a speedy spaceship-looking train that runs from Narita to Omiya or Yokohama. A ticket from Terminal 2 to Tokyo runs about 3000 yen with the trip taking around 50 or so minutes. Just stop by one the Narita Express counters at the airport and pick up your ticket.

And like that you're in downtown Tokyo!