Narita to Tokyo: Your First 60 Minutes in Japan
Welcome to Japan. If you’ve just landed at Narita Airport (NRT) and are wondering how to get to Tokyo city center on the plane, this guide will walk you through your first 60 minutes in Japan. From immigration, baggage claim, train & transport options, to getting your SIM card & cash.
🚄 Best ways to get from Narita to Tokyo:
Narita Express (N’EX) – Direct to Shinjuku & Shibuya, Yokohama
Keisei Skyliner – Best for Ueno & Nippori area + Ikebukuro
Keisei Access Express – Budget-friendly option to Asakusa & HigashiGinza
Limousine Bus – Direct ride to hotels (Akasaka, Roppongi, etc.)
TYO-NRT Low Cost Bus – 1500 Yen Bus runs every 10-20 min.
Taxis & Ride-shares – Convenient & Privacy but expensive
Timestamps ⏱️
0:00 – Welcome to Japan!
1:39 – Terminals at Narita Airport
2:14 – What to do before leaving airport
3:20 – How to Get from Narita to Tokyo
4:33 – Trains
7:57 – Bus
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15 Comments
Thank you do much Kengo San for this informative video. We will soon travel to Japan and will use the luggage forwarding service to the next destination from the airport.
I wish I knew before hand that the narita express last train was 21:44 🙈 my plane lands at 21:00 and I’m staying in Nakano-sakaue station area. I was looking to get train to Shinjuku and then the Oedo line to my air bnb.
Thank you very much Kenchan San, a friend of mine is visiting Japan in May, and they'll be arriving at Haneda, I heard there're Limousine Buses that take passengers to hotels. do they go to any hotel? or just some major hotels?
I always enjoy flying into Narita. Especially since I enjoy staying in ueno
Arigato Kengo san!🌺🌸🦋
That’s a great video kengo San 😉 I didn’t know about this black cat luggage storage, can be super convenient. The more I watched your videos the more I want to plan to come ;)))
Kenchan san
You are late to bed😊😊😊
Here in Sri Lanka I'm just finishing my beer😊
Nice to see you
Cheers
Never exchange cash at the Travelex booth. They rip you off with either fees or the conversion rate. The Japanese-bank-operated booths on both sides of the immigration exit give the best rates. I've found the ATMs next to the booths give the same rates.
Never take the JR local train from Narita. I heard I would save money and I did, but it took over two hours.
Isn't HND closer to central Tokyo?
Thank you so much for sharing this informative vid. I remember last year about the waiting time in immigration which took 60-70 mins to clear the process. It was also a long line full of tourists like myself. That new program by the Japanese Government will be a great help someday when I come back there. I have many other memories in Narita Airport and the SkyAccess Train too 🙂
It also doesn't help that they usually have 2 people working at the immigration desks – even though there's about 30 available. They should have 2 lines – 1 for people that require a visa to enter and another for those that don't. Even the Visit Japan does nothing to speed up the line. It's a comically bad process.
I took the Skyliner, it's niiiice. Coming from NYC and dealing with getting to/from the airports here 😭, the Skyliner was like heaven.
NRT immigration queue is worst especially arriving at early morning flight..i get this evertime i visit Japan ( Tokyo ) 😭
Last October I flew into Tokyo NRT and got off the plane at 3.30pm. I was onboard the Skyliner at 4.00pm or so! Everything was lined up for me that one time😂