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4-7-36 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa, Tokyo Prefecture, 140-0001, Japan
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We are travelling to Tokyo in April and our return flight to London is during Golden Week (30th April). Does anyone know if getting from Tokyo to Narita airport is likely to be a problem using public transport on this date? Any other advice about travelling around this period would be much appreciated.
Thank you.
You should be fine. The Narita Express train runs several times a day, and hits the main stations.
If you don't want the NEX train (although is best option) there are busses (about $50) or taxi (about $300 USD).
You can check every possible method and schedule here:
www.hyperdia.com/en/
Most public transportation including airport shuttles and Narita Express runs during the holiday seasons. However, everything would be packed and you may not be able to get on the ones that you'd like to. I highly recommend that you book return transportation at least 2-3 days in advance.
We’ve been to Tokyo. We booked the transport from narita to hotel and return from Canberra through our travel agent.The hotel we stayed gave us information regarding transport and other info we required. We found the public transport in Tokyo is well organised, we didn't have problem apart from communication (only sometimes). You can use taxi's if you want to pay enormous amount.
Destination Narita airport
Haneda Airport – Narita Airport – 54 Minutes
Shinjuku Station – Narita airport – 64 minutes
Tokyo City AirTerminal – Narita airport – 52 minutes
Ikebukuro Area – Narita airport – 66 minutes
Yokohama CityAirTerminal – 90 minutes
Akasaka Area – 58 minutes
Shibuya Area – 68 minutes
Scheduled Duration from about 85 to 145 minutes
Adult from ¥3,000
Child from ¥1,500
http://www.limousinebus.co.jp/cgi-bin/realtime/busdata_e.cgi
http://www.limousinebus.co.jp/en/bus_services/narita/shinjuku.html
The website has all the information.
Have a nice holiday.
If you arrive on April 30th, I would not worry at all. The 29th is the big rush OUT of Tokyo. The 30th isn't as bad, plus you are going to Tokyo, so you should be against the rush.
My only concern is travel within Japan. Tokyo will be fine in this period, but if you plan to go to Kyoto and so on, I'd advise you to book the tickets once you arrive as well. May 5th will probably be the biggest problem, but so could the 8th. With the 6th being Friday, a regular day, it might make things a bit easier for the return rush as some people will take Friday off as well and extend their vacation. Others won't be allowed. May 3rd is also a wildcard as it's the start of a 3 day holiday, so it might be tough to book tickets.
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