Tokyo Narita Airport to Haneda Airport

To shuttle between Narita Airport and Haneda Airport in Tokyo, the trains and the Limousine buses are the best choices. It takes similar traveling time in the two ways.

The Best: Non-stop Limousine Bus between Two Airports

Airport Limousine Bus

Limousine bus facilitates the shuttle between Narita Airport and Haneda Airport very much. It is a direct bus route for the trip, taking 1h 30min - 1h 50min on the way, as the departure and arrival terminals are different. No matter which terminal you get aboard or get off, the ticket fare is fixed as JPY 3,600 per adult.

Route:

T3 - T2 - T1 (Narita Airport) - T2 - T1 - T3 (Haneda Airport)

T3 - T2 - T1 (Haneda Airport) - T3 - T2 - T1 (Narita Airport)

What should call your attention is, a few airport Limousine buses, from Narita Airport to Haneda Airport, won’t pick up travelers at T3, but depart from T2 directly. Similarly, there are also a few buses won’t reach T3 of Haneda Airport but terminate at T1. Please check the timetable and bus stop carefully when you buy the ticket and get on.

In the reverse direction, all the buses from Haneda Airport to Narita Airport would stop at all the 3 terminals of Narita Airport.

	First Bus	Last Bus	Departure Intervals
Narita Airport → Haneda Airport	06:55 at T2 07:00 at T1	21:25 at T3 21:30 at T2 21:35 at T1	15-60 minutes 30 buses totally a day
Haneda Airport → Narita Airport	06:40 at T3 06:50 at T2	20:20 at T2 20:25 at T1	15-60 minutes 29 buses totally every day

There are intensive departures in broad day, while the buses scatter in the early hours & at dusk and after.

Bus stops:

Narita Airport: No.9, 8 or 7 bus stop at T3, No.14 at T2, No.12 at T1

Haneda Airport: No.5 bus stop at T3, No.7 at T2, & No.6 at T1

Transferring Trains from Tokyo Narita Airport to Haneda Airport

With no direct train to reach Haneda Airport from Narita Airport, you have to transfer among the Keikyu lines, JR lines, Toei Subway & Tokyo Metro lines, and Keisei lines. There are more than one transfer plans by trains, vice versa.

Here are the handiest transfer plans:

JR Narita Express (70 min) + Keikyu Lines (15 min), about 1.5h, JPY 3,580-3,780

JR Narita Express (60 min) + Tokyo Monorail (20 min), about 1.5h at least, JPY 3,770-3,980

Keisei Skyliner (41 min) + JR Yamanote Line + Keikyu Lines/Tokyo Monorail, 1.5-2 hours, about JPY 3,200-3,390

Notes:

Narita Express aka N’EX and Skyliner are the fastest as going from/to Narita Airport, meanwhile it’s also expensive than other means. And, you may need to wait for the train sometimes.

If you take JR ordinary lines or Keisei Main Line, and transfer to the metro lines & private rail lines, the travelling time may be over 2 hours; but it is much cheaper as the price won’t be higher than JPY 2,000 at most.

As there are multiple transfer schemes available, you can search the routes in time via Apps like Google Map, and then select the fastest, cheapest, or that with the fewest transfers.

Expensive Tokyo Airport Taxies

Of course you can get to the airport from the other by taxi in Tokyo, however, the taxi fare is really expensive. It can be reached in 2-3 hours for very possible traffic jams, with a cost of JPY 30,000-38,400 or so during the day. At late night, it’s JPY 7,000-8,000 more expensive for the night surcharge.

Thus, it is not recommended unless you have to shuttle when other means of transportation have been closed at dead of night or you have a few fellows to share the expense.

See Also: Tokyo Taxi