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Train, airport bus, taxi or a car booked ahead? Prices, times and last departures from Narita, Haneda and Kansai airports. Answer one question first. For what to do after landing, step by step, see “Just landed?”.
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Narita Airport (Tokyo)
Train: Skyliner, Keisei, Narita Express
- Rough price
- Skyliner ¥2,580 to Keisei Ueno (¥2,310 as an e-ticket bought online). Keisei Access Express ¥1,280 and Keisei Main Line ¥1,060 to Keisei Ueno. Narita Express ¥3,140 to Tokyo, or ¥5,200 for a round-trip ticket valid 14 days.
- How to use it
- Skyliner about 41 min to Keisei Ueno; Narita Express from 53 min to Tokyo. Buy at the station's machines and counters. IC cards (Suica, PASMO) cover the fare; the Skyliner and the Narita Express also need a seat ticket.
- Watch out for
- The Narita Express stops early: the last one leaves Terminal 1 at 21:44, and not every day. The last JR rapid to Tokyo leaves at 22:57 on weekdays.
Keisei — Skyliner · Keisei — Skyliner e-ticket · Keisei — Fare table, Narita Airport (Sky Access), 2025-04-01 · Keisei — Fare table, Narita Airport (Main Line), 2025-04-01 · JR East — Narita Express · JR East — Narita Express tickets · JR East — Narita Airport Terminal 1, Narita Express timetable · JR East — Narita Airport Terminal 1, rapid timetable
Airport bus: Limousine Bus and low-cost buses
- Rough price
- Limousine Bus ¥3,100 to Tokyo Station, ¥3,600 to Shinjuku. Low-cost buses ¥1,500 to Tokyo Station or Ginza; AIRPORT BUS TYO-NRT ¥3,000 from 23:00.
- How to use it
- Limousine Bus: no booking; buy at the counter (cash, card or IC card) and ride if there is a seat. TYO-NRT: buy a ticket for a set bus at the counter; about 68 min from Terminal 1 to Tokyo Station.
- Watch out for
- The Limousine Bus takes up to 2 bags a person (30 kg each). Roads can be slow. The last TYO-NRT buses leave around 23:20–23:30.
Airport Limousine — Narita to Tokyo Station · Airport Limousine — Narita to Shinjuku · Airport Limousine — Tickets and payment · Airport Limousine — Baggage · Narita Airport — Low-cost buses · AIRPORT BUS TYO-NRT — How to ride · AIRPORT BUS TYO-NRT — Timetable to Tokyo · AIRPORT BUS TYO-NRT — Timetable (PDF, 2026-04-01)
Taxi (flat fare)
- Rough price
- Flat fares: ¥29,000–31,000 to Chuo, Chiyoda or Taito; ¥31,500–32,500 to Shinjuku, Shibuya or Minato. Tolls are extra.
- How to use it
- From the taxi stand, no booking. Ask for the flat fare (teigaku). Door to door.
- Watch out for
- Costs more from 22:00 to 5:00. The two numbers are for the two highway routes.
Haneda Airport (Tokyo)
Train: Keikyu and Tokyo Monorail
- Rough price
- Tokyo Monorail ¥520 to Hamamatsucho (¥519 with an IC card). Keikyu fares depend on where you go.
- How to use it
- Keikyu: 11 min from Terminal 3 (14 from Terminals 1 and 2) to Shinagawa. Monorail: 13 min from Terminal 3 to Hamamatsucho on the Haneda Express. IC cards (Suica, PASMO) work on both.
- Watch out for
- The last Keikyu train to Shinagawa leaves Terminal 3 at 00:08; the first at 05:26.
Airport bus: Limousine Bus
- Rough price
- ¥1,200 to Tokyo Station, ¥1,400 to Shinjuku. Late-night buses ¥2,800.
- How to use it
- Buy before boarding: machines at Terminals 1 and 2, or the counter (cash, card or IC card). You can also book online. About 35–55 min, depending on traffic.
- Watch out for
- After midnight, buses to Shinjuku and Ikebukuro leave Terminal 3 at 0:20, 1:00, 1:40 and 2:20.
Taxi (flat fare)
- Rough price
- Flat fares to Tokyo's 23 wards (a new table from 20 April 2026). Tolls are extra. See the amount for your area on the chart at the stand.
- How to use it
- From the taxi stand, no booking. Ask for the flat fare (teigaku). Ride-hailing apps have their own pickup spots (Terminal 1 2F Exit 7, Terminal 2 2F Exit 2, Terminal 3 P5 8F).
- Watch out for
- 20% more if the whole ride is between 22:00 and 5:00.
Kansai Airport (Osaka)
Train: HARUKA, JR rapid, Nankai
- Rough price
- HARUKA visitor ticket ¥1,800 to Osaka or Shin-Osaka, ¥2,200 to Kyoto, ¥1,300 to Tennoji. JR Kansai Airport Rapid about ¥1,210 to Osaka. Nankai Rapi:t to Namba ¥1,560 with the Kanku Toku-wari ticket.
- How to use it
- HARUKA about 50 min to Shin-Osaka and 75 to Kyoto; JR rapid about 65 to Osaka; Rapi:t 34–39 to Namba. The HARUKA visitor ticket is for foreign passports with temporary-visitor status and is not sold in Japan: buy it online or abroad before you come, and collect it at the airport station.
- Watch out for
- Bring your passport to collect the HARUKA visitor ticket. Check the last train before you fly.
Airport bus: Kansai Airport Limousine Bus
- Rough price
- ¥1,400 to Namba (OCAT), ¥1,800 to Osaka Station, ¥2,800 to Kyoto Station.
- How to use it
- No booking: buy before boarding at the counter (cards and QR payments) or a machine. About 50 min to Namba, 60 to Osaka Station, 85–90 to Kyoto.
- Watch out for
- 2 bags a person, 30 kg in total. The last buses leave Terminal 1 at 21:25 for Namba and 23:20 for Kyoto.
Taxi
- Rough price
- Metered, about ¥23,320 to central Osaka (Chuo-ku), tolls included (the airport's estimate). MK's flat-rate taxi, booked ahead: from ¥16,400 to Umeda, ¥23,800 to Kyoto Station, tolls extra.
- How to use it
- From the taxi stand at the terminal. Uber, DiDi and GO pick up at Terminal 1, stand 2.
- Watch out for
- 20% more from 22:00 to 5:00. The airport's own flat fares ended in May 2024.
Car booked ahead (all three airports)
Car booked ahead (Klook, Welcome Pickups and others)
- Rough price
- Klook from US$46 (Haneda to central Tokyo) and from US$56 (Kansai Airport to Osaka). Welcome Pickups €87 (Haneda to central Tokyo, daytime) and €114 (Kansai Airport to central Osaka).
- How to use it
- Book online before you fly. A driver meets you at arrivals and takes you to the door. The car size sets the number of bags (Klook's 7-seater: 5 people and 5 large suitcases).
- Watch out for
- Prices change with the car, the place and the time. Check how long the driver waits if your flight is late (Klook's Kansai page: 30 minutes).
Prices, times and rules change. They were read on each company's or airport's page on the date below. Check the latest on that page before you go.
Sources (checked 2026-10-20)
- Keisei — Skyliner
- Keisei — Skyliner e-ticket
- Keisei — Fare table, Narita Airport (Sky Access), 2025-04-01
- Keisei — Fare table, Narita Airport (Main Line), 2025-04-01
- JR East — Narita Express
- JR East — Narita Express tickets
- JR East — Narita Airport Terminal 1, Narita Express timetable
- JR East — Narita Airport Terminal 1, rapid timetable
- Airport Limousine — Narita to Tokyo Station
- Airport Limousine — Narita to Shinjuku
- Airport Limousine — Tickets and payment
- Airport Limousine — Baggage
- Narita Airport — Low-cost buses
- AIRPORT BUS TYO-NRT — How to ride
- AIRPORT BUS TYO-NRT — Timetable to Tokyo
- AIRPORT BUS TYO-NRT — Timetable (PDF, 2026-04-01)
- Narita Airport — Taxis
- Keikyu — Haneda fares and times
- Keikyu — Late night and early morning at Haneda
- Tokyo Monorail — Fares
- Tokyo Monorail — Haneda to Hamamatsucho
- Airport Limousine — Haneda and Tokyo Station
- Airport Limousine — Haneda to Shinjuku
- Airport Limousine — Late-night buses from Haneda
- Haneda Airport — Buses
- GO TOKYO — Haneda Airport access
- Tokyo Hire-Taxi Association — Flat fares from the airports
- Tokyo Hire-Taxi Association — Flat fare Q&A
- Haneda Airport — Taxis
- Kansai Airport — Trains
- Kansai Airport — Getting to Osaka (article)
- JR West — HARUKA Discounted One-way Ticket
- Nankai — Kanku Toku-wari Rapi:t ticket
- Kansai Airport Limousine Bus — Namba (OCAT)
- Kansai Airport Limousine Bus — Osaka Station
- Kansai Airport Limousine Bus — Kyoto Station
- Kansai Airport Limousine Bus — How to ride
- Kansai Airport — Taxis
- Klook — Haneda and Narita transfers
- Klook — Kansai Airport transfers
- Welcome Pickups — Tokyo airport transfers
- Welcome Pickups — Osaka airport transfers