Mobility Impaired: Need Transportation From Tokyo->Yokohama Cruise Port
Sep 18, 2016, 12:42 pm
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Mobility Impaired: Need Transportation From Tokyo->Yokohama Cruise Port
Next May, my wife an I are going on a cruise departing from Yokohama, but first staying in Tokyo for a few days. Does anyone have suggestions on how to get from downtown Tokyo to the Yokohama cruise port as economically as possible?
I have a mobility impairment that limits my walking. We will also have heavy suitcases so that may rule out one of the trains. I was thinking of a shuttle perhaps. Does anyone have a good suggestion?
I have a mobility impairment that limits my walking. We will also have heavy suitcases so that may rule out one of the trains. I was thinking of a shuttle perhaps. Does anyone have a good suggestion?
Sep 18, 2016, 1:22 pm
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This isn't directly an answer to your main query, but one piece of the puzzle may be to make use of the convenient and economical luggage transport services in Japan. If you can get your daily needs down to an amount that you feel comfortable carrying, it might open some options.
Sep 18, 2016, 2:13 pm
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I may not have written sufficiently clearly.
I'm suggesting that when you arrive in Tokyo, you separate out enough gear to get you through the couple of days in Tokyo. Leave the rest in your main luggage, and pay the small fee for Yamato transport to take your main luggage to the cruise ship in Yokohama. Then, you can get around for your short visit to Tokyo without having to constrain yourself by the modes of transport that are friendly to heavy bags.
This also might alleviate your mobility impairment, depending on what it is.
I'm suggesting that when you arrive in Tokyo, you separate out enough gear to get you through the couple of days in Tokyo. Leave the rest in your main luggage, and pay the small fee for Yamato transport to take your main luggage to the cruise ship in Yokohama. Then, you can get around for your short visit to Tokyo without having to constrain yourself by the modes of transport that are friendly to heavy bags.
This also might alleviate your mobility impairment, depending on what it is.
Sep 18, 2016, 3:50 pm
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I don't know of any convenient shuttle services. As Angra said, a luggage delivery service could reduce your burden. (Contact the cruise company to get the address for luggage to be sent to).
From Tokyo (depending on where you stay in Tokyo), you can plan a route that does not require any changes. Depending on the severity of your condition, you could request assistance in advance to get through the railway stations at the start and end of your journey. Station staff are responsible for assisting wheelchair users, for example. At Yokohama station (or Sakuragicho) I would suggest getting a taxi to the cruise ship terminal.
The only other option that I can think of is a somewhat expensive taxi journey all the way from Tokyo to Yokohama.
I think you may face the same challenges to get from the airport to Tokyo. Do you have a plan for that part of the journey? Do you know which part of Tokyo you're staying in?
From Tokyo (depending on where you stay in Tokyo), you can plan a route that does not require any changes. Depending on the severity of your condition, you could request assistance in advance to get through the railway stations at the start and end of your journey. Station staff are responsible for assisting wheelchair users, for example. At Yokohama station (or Sakuragicho) I would suggest getting a taxi to the cruise ship terminal.
The only other option that I can think of is a somewhat expensive taxi journey all the way from Tokyo to Yokohama.
I think you may face the same challenges to get from the airport to Tokyo. Do you have a plan for that part of the journey? Do you know which part of Tokyo you're staying in?
