Originally Posted by
headinclouds
Thanks LapLap for the bus info. I'll probable just pay as you go for the random bus trip when needed. And the local area buses sound 'cute' !!!
A related question. RUSH HOUR. I made the mistake 1 time using the subway about 9 am going towards central Tokyo. Never again. When is it reasonable to take the subway in the morning? I took the Ginza line 1 time about 7:30 am and not bad at all. Is the evening rush hour just as bad? In pre-Covid times in DC, reverse commuting was much less crowded compared to regular commuting.
Hi,
When I have been in Tokyo ( Conrad at Shiodome and Hilton @ shinjuku , I was generally at the station around 0930 and it was not too bad . Reverse commuting can work.
Depending on the location I found at some stations on the Yamanote JR line lots of schoolchildren got on )
I generally tried to avoid peak evening times ( 5-7pm or so)
In mid Jan I took the Marounouchi ( Tokyo metro red line) from Korakuen station ( Tokyo dome ) to tokyo station at around 7pm and it was very quiet
I also took the chuo rapid line from Shinjuku station to Tokyo station ( only 4 stops) around 6pm and it was very quiet ( trains heading the opposite direction to Shinjuku were packed)
Regards
TBS