Getting From Narita Airport To Tokyo, The Cheapest

Above, inside a Narita Express train car. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Most people who travel to Japan from the U.S. generally fly into Narita International Airport. But, Haneda Airport in Tokyo is increasing its international service.

Narita International Airport is about an hour outside of Tokyo in "the sticks" of Chiba Prefecture. After landing, going through Immigration and Customs, one has to find a way into Tokyo.

Fortunately, there are many ways to do so and Tokyo Cheapo has an article on each one and which is the cheapest. Personally, I use either the Narita Express or the Keisei Line trains.

They begin with:

For newcomers to Tokyo, it can come as quite a surprise that Tokyo’s main international gateway—Narita Airport—is not really very close to Tokyo at all. In fact, it’s so rural and remote that the view on the first part of the train journey from Narita to Tokyo is predominantly of rice paddies—oh, and a faux-Dutch windmill. 

As Tokyo is such a vast city, there’s no “one size fits all” answer as to which method or route is cheapest/best. However, for certain major locations in Tokyo, it might help to have a look at our mini guides—they cover the fastest, cheapest and easiest transport options: 

• Narita to Shibuya
• Narita to Shinjuku
• Narita to Roppongi
• Narita to Ikebukuro
• Narita to Ueno
• Narita to Asakusa
• Narita to Disney

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