Hi, I am hoping someone can help. I will be catching the JR Rapid Train from Narita to Tokyo on the 13th February at 11.14am and it takes 74 minutes to get to Tokyo (cost is 1110yen, it is the cheapest fare on hyperdia without having to change trains from narita to Tokyo. I then need to transfer to catch the Shinkansen train to Kyoto. How easy will this be?? Are there signs telling me where to catch this train and would it be at the same station as where I have arrived on the JR Rapid. Sorry if this question seems silly but I do not want to get on a train and end up at a different train station or something like this.
Train -narita to tokyo %26amp; then to kyoto, will this be easy?
Having travelled to Japan regularly for more than 20 years I still have the same fear and it is not long since I did arrive at the wrong station (over confidence on that occasion)
The rapid train will arrive at Tokyo station and the shinkansen is well signposted. Once you get to the shinkansen platforms you will see info about routes and departure times. My advice is to book seats for Tokyo Kyoto before you leave Narita. Your tickets will show the number of the car, which is shown on the platform at the station. Stand in the appropriate area and the door of your car will open right in front of you.
Don%26#39;t worry. The Japanese are unfailingly helpful. If you look worried or confused someone will come to your aid immediately.
Train -narita to tokyo %26amp; then to kyoto, will this be easy?
The Rapid Airport Narita is the cheapest train that goes directly to Tokyo Station from Narita AP. The transfer to Shinkansen at Tokyo Station is not easy. You%26#39;ll arrive on B4 level of the west side and the Shinkansen platforms are located on the second floor of the east side. There are elevators and escalators but it%26#39;ll take at least 15 minutes.
Alternatively, you can stay on the Rapid until you get to Shinagawa and transfer to the Shinkansen. It%26#39;ll be much easier and less confusing.
Train transfer at Tokyo and Shinagawa Stations:
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I went there speaking english only not knowing a thing and i found out how to take both these trains easy with no problems.
Just go downstairs in Narita airport, go to the main JR ticket booth. They will speak ok english. They will tell you where to go. You follow the numbers and color signs.
If you need to catch the shinkansen tell them at Narita and you will get your ticket there.
You stand by the car number sign that is on ticket to get in the right train car, get in and find your seat number.
But it is easy. You wont take the wrong train.
People working in the JR ticket booths speak ok english. Once you get ticket you can show to people in uniform and say which way and they will point.
there are english signs and alot of numbers with letters.
The train you take from Toyko station will say Kyoto.
Its very easy.
Take a train from Narita to Shinagawa then take the Shinkansen to Kyoto from Shinagawa. That station is much less confusing than Tokyo station!
HI Everyone, Thank you so much for all of your help, especially the transfer photos and the station maps, this has helped enormously. If I get my train ticket at Narita for the Tokyo - Kyoto leg can I get an ';unreserved ticket'; or because I am buying at Narita a few hours before travel will this be classed as a reserved ticket. Unreserved is cheaper so I would rather thisa and it will not be peak time or peak holidays so I should be OK with unreserved. Thanking you in advance.
Reserved means that you have a booked seat. Unreserved means that you can sit anywhere in the unreserved cars. Occasionally the unreserved non smoking seats are full. For me it is worth paying the reservation fee in order to avoid sitting in a smoking car.
If you are only transferring at Tokyo station, then it should be marginally cheaper to buy your fare ticket from Narita Airport to Kyoto, and then just the bullet train express ticket from Tokyo to Kyoto. They will be able to do this for you at the JR station at Narita Airport.
If you prefer an unreserved ticket due to cost, then definitely transfer at Tokyo as Tokyo is the first stop of the Tokaido Shinkansen (bullet train) so the train will be empty. If it is crowded, you can just wait for the next one.
The transfer at Tokyo Station is well signposted. When you alight from the JR Rapid at Tokyo, follow the signs (in English also) for Tokaido Shinkansen. The JR Rapid from Narita arrives at underground platforms, whereas the bullet train are above ground, so it will be a bit of a walk, but it will be relatively straight forward.
Through Fare Ticket:
Narita Airport-Kyoto Fare: JPY9,030
Tokyo-Kyoto Unreserved Seat Bullet Train Ticket: JPY4,730
TOTAL: JPY13,760
Separate Tickets:
Narita Airport-Tokyo Fare:銆€JPY1280
Tokyo-Kyoto Fare:銆€JPY7980
Tokyo-Kyoto Unreserved Seat Bullet Train Ticket: JPY4730
TOTAL: JPY13,990
Hope this helps.
OK i%26#39;ve done my research, and it looks easy enough after everyone%26#39;s help in this thread. :-)
Sorry to be jumping into your forum, accordy.
Our flight lands at 4.40pm in Narita. We were going to go straight to Kyoto, but that will mean taking a 6.15pm JR express to Shinagawa (I chose Shinagawa instead of Tokyo station) and transfer to the Shinkansen to Kyoto. We will arrive in Kyoto at 10.10pm
Is Kyoto station close enough to anywhere? Is taxi as expensive? Arriving that late for our first time ever in Japan doesn%26#39;t sound very ideal.
We might stay one night in Tokyo and, go to Kyoto the next day. What does everyone think about that?
I suggest you spend the night at Shinagawa. There are hotels very near the station so you can break up your travel. The next morning, you can catch Shinkansen as early as 6am so you can be at Kyoto by 8:15am if you desire.
If you decide to go all the way to Kyoto, there are many hotels at the immediate area surrounding the station so I suggest you book a hotel there. The drawback is there the restaurants at the station area would all have shut down by then. If you want something to eat, you%26#39;d have to eat at the hotel, venture out to the smaller side streets to find something, or buy something simple from the convenient stores.
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