Originally Posted by railroadtycoon
If you take the Narita Express you'll have to go to the manned ticket sales counter, since the Narita Express is an all reserved train. The sales clerks speak english. Make sure its the "JR" counter, since there is another railroad company (Keisei Railways) that serves the airport as well.
The automatic ticket machines are for taking other trains to Tokyo proper.
There are ticket machines for narita express tickets at the airport, at the bottom on the escalator about 50 feet in front of you and a little to the right.They have english options and take visa/mc/jcb and maybe amex.
Cheers,
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