Narita Airport to Shinjuku: every route, ranked

Shinjuku is the most common first stop in Tokyo, and there are four realistic ways to get there from Narita Airport. Narita Express (N'EX) is the direct train and takes about 80 minutes for ¥3,250. The Airport Limousine Bus drops you at major Shinjuku hotels in 85–120 minutes for ¥3,600 — the most comfortable option if you have heavy luggage. Keisei Skyliner to Nippori then JR Yamanote is fastest at roughly 75 minutes for ¥2,750 but requires a transfer. A taxi runs ¥25,000+ and is rarely worth it unless you land after the last train.

Local data

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