How to Access Tokyo Central from Airport and Other Cities

Published on March 15, 2017
Last updated on June 20, 2025

Tokyo Transportation Guide explains how to go to Tokyo central from airports, how to go to Tokyo from other cities, and how to transport within Tokyo.

How to access Tokyo Central from airports and other cities

From Airport to Tokyo

There are 2 international airports near Tokyo, Narita Airport and Haneda Airport.

Here is transportation information from these airports.

From Narita Airport (NRT)

By train

One of the most popular transportations from Narita Airport to Tokyo is a train.

There are 2 railways operating between Narita airport and Tokyo, JR and Keisei.

JR Narita Express

JR operates airport express, NE'X (Narita Express), between Narita airport and major stations in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Chiba.

Narita Express stops at Tokyo, Shinagawa, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Omiya, Yokohama, and Chiba.

It is an easy way to go to Shibuya and Shinjuku from Narita airport.

For getting Narita Express ticket, please check this page.

Keisei Skyliner
Keisei also operates airport express, Keisei Skyliner, between Narita airport and Keisei Ueno.

Keisei Skyline stops at Nippori and Keisei Ueno, closed to JR Ueno station.

By bus

There are many buses from Narita Airport to major areas of Kanto, including Tokyo.

There are buses from Narita Airpot to major hotels in Tokyo.

It takes 90 ~ 120 minutes from Narita Airport to Tokyo central, depending on traffic.

Transportation from airport to Tokyo

From Haneda Airport (HND)

By train

The train is the most popular transportation from the airport to Tokyo central.

There are 2 railways from Haneda airport to Tokyo central, Tokyo Monorail and Keikyu.

Tokyo Monorail
Tokyo Monorail operates between Haneda airport and Hamamatsucho, one of JR Yamanote line stations connecting subways and JR.

It takes 13 minutes from Haneda airport international terminal station to Hamamatsucho station by express train.

Tokyo Monorail is convenient to go to Tokyo station and some subway stations, such as Roppongi.

For detail, please visit Tokyo Monorail official site.

Keikyu line
Keikyu operates between Haneda airport and Shinagawa where Tokaido Shinkansen stops.

It takes 13 minutes from Haneda airport international terminal station to Shinagawa station by express.

Keikyu line is convenient to go to Tokyo, Shibuya, and Shinjuku station, as well as Yokohama and other stations in Kanagawa prefecture. Also, some trains directly go to Asakusa.

For detail, please visit Keikyu official site.

By bus

There are many buses available from Haneda airport to major areas in Kanto, such as Shibuya, Shinjuku, Hachioji, Yokohama, and Omiya.

For detail, please visit here.

From other cities to Tokyo

Here is transportation information from other cities, such as Kyoto, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Sendai, and Sapporo, to Tokyo.

By Shinkansen

Shinkansen is the most popular transportation to move around Japan, especially within the main island, Honshu.

It is easy and fast to move to Tokyo from the following cities:

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From Kyoto to Tokyo, to take Shinkansen is strongly recommended as there is no airport closed to Kyoto.

Fast and easy transportation to Tokyo: Shinkansen bullet train

By air

From cities located not on the main island, air transportation is the main option.

There are many flights between Tokyo and cities not located on the main island, such as Fukuoka, Sapporo, Matsuyama, Okinawa, Miyazaki, and Hakodate.

There are also flights between Tokyo and cities in the main island, such as Hiroshima, Okayama, Osaka, Toyama, Sendai, Akita, and Niigata.

Transportation from islands to Tokyo: Air

By bus

There are buses between Tokyo and major cities like Kyoto, Osaka, and Sendai.

It is, for most of the cases, the cheapest way to move from cities to Tokyo, but it takes the most time.

This is good transportation for budget travelers.

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