allset2travel

Appreciate taking the time in providing further details. The bus link is great. If my flight is on time, there should be no problem getting on to one of those late night buses to S-Yokohama.

Bus ticket: kiosk accepting credit card? or ticket counter still opens? or get it on the bus?

evergrn

I've only taken the Keikyu bus from the domestic terminal to YCAT. I bought my tickets from their vending machine, although I think you can also purchase it at the bus ticket counter in the arrivals lobby. I would imagine it's similar process at the international terminal, although someone else can chime in to confirm. While I'm not sure about the credit card, I don't see anywhere on their website that you can use CC. So I would assume you can't.

allset2travel

evergrn,
Thanks again.

marbles dad

if the unthinkable happens, are there still taxi queues at that time , what does it cost to use them to shinjuku or say, ueno, and do they accept credit cards?

phoneticduck

I also have a 10.30pm scheduled arrival. I'm headed to Akasaka and it seems that the monorail might well be easily catchable, but then I have to get off it, onto the Toei (?) line and then onto a Tokyo metro line, the last train on it seeming to be at 11.34pm. If that s correct I think it's unachievable?

Uber/Taxi therefore seems like a very sound option, particularly if one intends to be somewhat under the influence after the journey and not in the best frame of mind for complex 1st time navigation of the alternative route?

evergrn

Are you going to Akasaka Mitsuke? You'd take Keikyu train from HND to Shinbashi, then transfer to Ginza subway line.

If you have suitcase or if your destination is not close to a station, then it'd make the most sense to either take monorail to Hamamatsucho or Keikyu to Shinbashi, then taxi from there to Akasaka.

You can always do taxi or Uber straight from HND, although that will cost you.

muji

This webpage estimates that a taxi one way would be around 9,000 yen (80USD).

https://www.numbeo.com/taxi-fare/in/Tokyo

evergrn

fyi... I've updated all the info on the original post.

phoneticduck

Thanks Evergryn.

Our hotel is only 200m from the Akasaka-mitsuke station so I think we will follow your advice. It seems obvious now, but I was confused by looking at a Tokyo Metro map thinking i could understand it....! Should have realised it doesn't cover JR/Keikyu etc.

evergrn

Okay, pls read below carefully.

Keikyu trains out of HND bound for Kamata direction either continue on towards Tokyo or towards Yokohama. So you have to be sure to get on the one heading towards Tokyo. Furthermore, some of those will terminate in Shinagawa and will not go to Shinbashi. On a weeknight, the train you'll want to catch leaves HND Int'l terminal at 22:40, 22:53, 23:09. Beyond that, the train schedule says all Tokyo-bound Keikyu out of HND terminate at Shinagawa where you'll then have to transfer to JR to get to Shinbashi.

If you don't think you'll make the 23:09 Keikyu train, then my recommendation would be to take the Monorail to Hamamatsucho, then just hop on a cab to Akasaka. That beats having to negotiate 2 train transfers with luggage late at night. I can't imagine that cab ride costing more than $20. If your flight's on time, I think chances are good you'll make the 23:09 Keikyu train. And note that the Keikyu train schedule I gave you above only applies to weekdays. On Sat, for example, everything's different and there's a 23:20 train from HND that goes to and beyond Shinbashi.

beep88

FYI Taxi = 8500 yen (including late night surcharge which starts at 11pm) + toll 1300 yen

Flat rate doesn't apply to that area.

boybi

so total fare would be 9800yen?

AlwaysAisle

Which hotel is it? North and East side of Akasaka-Mitsuke station is Chuyoda Ward (千代田区) which has flat rate of 7100 yen for late night surcharge plus toll, these area includes hotels such as Hotel New Otani.

South and West side of Akasaka-Mitsuke station is Minato Ward (港区) which does not have a flat rate to Minato Ward where taxi ride from Haneda airport will be by meter.

phoneticduck

It's the Hotel Risveglio Akasaka. Minato Ward. Monorail then taxi option based on Evergrn's advice I think.

evergrn

How do they come up with these hotel names? I didn't even know how to pronounce it until I saw the Japanese phonetic translation. Best to print out the hotel name / address / phone number, so the taxi driver won't have any problems.

Just print this and show to the driver: