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Advantages of this bus service over Tokyo Shuttle
11 rows of seats vs 12, and this makes a huge difference.
121 services per day vs 113
Lavatory available in bus
Accepts Suica/Pasmo/Icoca etc.
No need to buy a ticket before boarding.
Runs on less jammed Wangan(bay side) expressway (subeject to change depending on the traffic)
Departs from a favorable location, just in front of Tokyo Station.
Ginza bus stop is convenient to connect to/from Marunouchi, Ginza, and Hibiya Lines.
The Access Narita and Tokyo Shuttle may share a bus stop at NRT. Double check before you take the bus.
11 rows of seats vs 12, and this makes a huge difference.
121 services per day vs 113
Lavatory available in bus
Accepts Suica/Pasmo/Icoca etc.
No need to buy a ticket before boarding.
Runs on less jammed Wangan(bay side) expressway (subeject to change depending on the traffic)
Departs from a favorable location, just in front of Tokyo Station.
Ginza bus stop is convenient to connect to/from Marunouchi, Ginza, and Hibiya Lines.
The Access Narita and Tokyo Shuttle may share a bus stop at NRT. Double check before you take the bus.
Another discount airport bus "The Access Narita" launched. Y1,000 year round
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transfer to Tokyo metro: Ginza or Tokyo station better?
Just found out about this Access Narita bus service and will try it out tomorrow from Narita Airport. For transfer to Tokyo Metro, is it better to get off at Tokyo station (Marunonuchi Line) or Ginza station (either Ginza or Marunouchi line), in terms of avoiding stairs? Do both stations (Tokyo & Ginza) have elevators or escalators up and down between the street level, ticketing level, and train platform?
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Just found out about this Access Narita bus service and will try it out tomorrow from Narita Airport. For transfer to Tokyo Metro, is it better to get off at Tokyo station (Marunonuchi Line) or Ginza station (either Ginza or Marunouchi line), in terms of avoiding stairs? Do both stations (Tokyo & Ginza) have elevators or escalators up and down between the street level, ticketing level, and train platform?
http://accessnarita.jp/en/busstop/
You can access Marunouchi line Ginza station platform taking two elevators from the ground level.
http://www.tokyometro.jp/station/ginza/yardmap/
Follow on the map the red line indicating the barrier-free route. You can take the first elevator from somewhere in front of the Nishi Ginza Department Store.
I don't recommend Tokyo Staion to transfer at in your case.
#34
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: San Francisco
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Your best choice is to get off at Ginza to transfer to Marunouchi Line. The bus stop at Ginza is very close to Ginza Station, and the Marunouchi line station is located on level B2, while other subways are on deeper levels.
http://accessnarita.jp/en/busstop/
You can access Marunouchi line Ginza station platform taking two elevators from the ground level.
http://www.tokyometro.jp/station/ginza/yardmap/
Follow on the map the red line indicating the barrier-free route. You can take the first elevator from somewhere in front of the Nishi Ginza Department Store.
I don't recommend Tokyo Staion to transfer at in your case.
http://accessnarita.jp/en/busstop/
You can access Marunouchi line Ginza station platform taking two elevators from the ground level.
http://www.tokyometro.jp/station/ginza/yardmap/
Follow on the map the red line indicating the barrier-free route. You can take the first elevator from somewhere in front of the Nishi Ginza Department Store.
I don't recommend Tokyo Staion to transfer at in your case.
The airport bus drops off at the Yaesu South side, which is outside the JR Tokyo Station. The main thing to figure out is that from there, just go inside the JR Tokyo Station and find your way through the North Passage, which will lead you to to the main Tokyo Station (with a beautifully renovated retro main lobby).
From there, just step outside to find an elevator to take down a level, in order to transfer to the Tokyo Metro, including the Marunouchi Line. There are elevators and escalators the whole way, so no issue with suitcases.
#35
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 253
New discount bus service from Narita to Osaki
From the link to this Japan Times article: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/201...osaki-station/
New low-cost bus service (1,000-1,200 yen one way) to start operating from October this year connecting Narita to Osaki Station in Shinagawa.
Although it doesn't mention how long the journey would take, this could be useful for people who are headed towards Shinagawa and further south and are looking for a low-cost option for airport transfer that doesn't involve changing at Tokyo Station.
Also:
New low-cost bus service (1,000-1,200 yen one way) to start operating from October this year connecting Narita to Osaki Station in Shinagawa.
Although it doesn't mention how long the journey would take, this could be useful for people who are headed towards Shinagawa and further south and are looking for a low-cost option for airport transfer that doesn't involve changing at Tokyo Station.
Also:
Shibayama, one of the municipalities in which Narita airport is located, has been selected as the last stop at the Chiba end of the bus route. This is a bid to promote areas around the airport.