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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 9:23 am
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Originally Posted by ksandness
That's what I would say. At typical exchange rates, the Heathrow Express costs more for the 15-minute journey between LHR and Paddington than the Narita Express does for the 70-minute journey between NRT and Tokyo (Central) Station.

I used it on my BritRail Pass, because I was going on a train that left from Paddington the same day, but that's the only way I'd ever ride it. I'ts nice but not THAT nice.
Yokohama -> Narita is even more than to Tokyo Station, but it's even cheaper than the Heathrow Exp. That's highway robbery forget that, I just take the Picadilly line or wahtever.
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