Narita Airport to Haneda Airport | Comparing the Limousine Bus and the Train (Access Express)

Overview

There are two main ways to travel between Narita Airport and Haneda Airport by public transportation.

1. Limousine bus: Airport Limousine buses run between Narita Airport and Haneda Airport. They do not stop at any bus stops other than the airports. Every bus takes you from Narita Airport to Haneda Airport without a transfer. However, at both Narita Airport and Haneda Airport, the terminals where the bus stops differ from bus to bus.
2. Train: Keisei Electric Railway's Access Express runs via the Narita SKY ACCESS Line, the Toei Asakusa Line and the Keikyu Line. If the Access Express's destination is Haneda Airport, it takes you to Haneda Airport without a transfer. However, only a limited number of trains run to Haneda Airport without a transfer. If you board an Access Express whose destination is not Haneda Airport, you transfer along the way.

Your options

The bus travel time is the estimate given in Haneda Airport's information. It varies with road traffic. The train travel time is the estimate given in Keikyu's information for trains with no transfer. Keikyu's information gives the time from Haneda Airport Terminal 3 Station to Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station, but the trip from Narita Airport to Haneda Airport takes about the same time. Trains that involve a transfer may take longer.

The train fare is the adult one-way ticket fare shown by Keikyu's route search. Even if you take a train that involves a transfer, the fare is the same as long as you travel the same route. If you ride with an IC card such as Suica or PASMO, the fare is slightly lower than with a ticket. No limited express surcharge is needed to ride the Access Express.

Child fares

• Limousine bus: The child fare is ¥1,800 and applies to elementary school students. Children below elementary school age ride free if they do not use a seat. Even for a child below elementary school age, the child fare is, as a rule, charged if the child uses a seat of their own.
• Train: According to Keikyu's information, the child fare applies to children aged 6 to 11. A 12-year-old who is still in elementary school also pays the child fare. For each adult or child aged 6 or older riding with them, up to 2 children aged 1 to 5 ride free. Check the train's child fare on the fare chart above the ticket machines at the station.

Step by step

Taking the limousine bus from Narita Airport

1. At the bus ticket counter in the arrival lobby, buy a ticket for the limousine bus to Haneda Airport. Check the bus stop number there as well. You can also buy a ticket from a ticket machine. You can also reserve and buy one in advance on a reservation website.
2. Board the bus at the bus stop. Large items such as suitcases are checked into the bus's luggage compartment. Each person can check up to 2 pieces, each weighing up to 30 kg.
3. At Haneda Airport, the bus stops at Terminal 2, Terminal 1 and Terminal 3, in that order. Some buses do not stop at Terminal 3 (international flights). If your flight departs from Terminal 3, check the timetable to see whether your bus stops at Terminal 3.

Taking the train from Narita Airport

1. If you arrived at Terminal 1, go to Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station. If you arrived at Terminal 2 or Terminal 3, go to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station.
2. Pass through the ticket gate with an IC card, or buy a ticket to Haneda Airport at a ticket machine.
3. Board the Access Express from Platform 1. If the train's destination is Haneda Airport, it takes you to Haneda Airport Terminal 3 Station and Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2 Station without a transfer. If you board a train whose destination is not Haneda Airport, you transfer along the way.

Going from Haneda Airport to Narita Airport

• Limousine bus: At every terminal, the bus stops are on the ground floor (1F). The stops for buses to Narita Airport are No. 6 at Terminal 1, No. 7 at Terminal 2 and No. 5 at Terminal 3. Buy your ticket before boarding. At Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, buy it from a ticket machine. At Terminal 3, buy it from a ticket machine or at the bus ticket counter. You can also buy one on a reservation website.
• Train: Board at Haneda Airport Terminal 3 Station or Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2 Station. If the Access Express's destination is Narita Airport, it takes you to Narita Airport without a transfer. If you board a train whose destination is not Narita Airport, you transfer along the way. Check Keikyu's route search for the times when trains with no transfer depart from the Haneda Airport stations. If you take a train that requires a transfer, the route search also shows the station where you transfer.

Costs

Last limousine buses

According to the timetable at the time of writing, the last buses are as follows.

• From Narita Airport: The last bus leaves Terminal 1 at 20:35.
• From Haneda Airport: The last bus leaves Terminal 1 at 20:25.

Which to choose

• The limousine bus suits people with large luggage and people who do not want to change vehicles along the way. It costs more than the train.
• The train suits people who want to keep the fare down. If the times of trains with no transfer do not work for you, you will need to transfer at a station.

Good to know

• Do not put power banks in the baggage you check into the bus's luggage compartment. Haneda Airport's information asks passengers boarding highway buses to keep power banks with them and carry them onto the bus.
• Bus arrival times may be delayed by road traffic. If you have a connecting flight, allow plenty of time for the trip.
• How to buy an IC card is covered in Welcome Suica: How to Buy and Use It | A 28-Day IC Card for Visitors to Japan. Ways to get from Narita Airport to central Tokyo are covered in From Narita Airport to Central Tokyo | Skyliner, Narita Express or Airport Bus?, and ways to get from Haneda Airport to central Tokyo are covered in From Haneda Airport to Central Tokyo | How to Choose Between the Keikyu Line, Tokyo Monorail, and Airport Limousine.
• Fares, timetables and boarding points may change. Before you ride, check the latest information on the official websites of Airport Limousine, Keisei Electric Railway, Keikyu and Haneda Airport.