Haneda Airport to Shinjuku and central Tokyo: train, bus or taxi

Haneda is the airport most visitors hope to land at, because it sits inside Tokyo. Shinjuku, the biggest hotel area, is still on the far side of the city from the airport, so you have a choice between a cheap train with one change, a direct bus, or a taxi at a fixed price. Fares below are from the operators and apply from Terminal 3, the international terminal, in late 2026.

All the options at a glance

Keikyu line: the cheap, fast default

Keikyu trains leave from the station under Terminal 3 and Terminal 1·2. The key stop for visitors is Shinagawa: 11 minutes and ¥330 (¥327 by IC card) from Terminal 3, or about 14 minutes from Terminals 1 and 2. At Shinagawa you change to JR without leaving the station, which is why the through fare to JR stations is so low.

Two tips make this route easier. First, Keikyu’s own route search has a “change to JR at Shinagawa” option; tick it and you see the combined fare. Second, some Keikyu trains run through onto the Toei Asakusa line towards Nihombashi and Asakusa, so for those areas you may not need to change at all. Check the destination on the platform screens.

Pay with an IC card. Tap in at the airport and tap out at your destination; the system calculates the combined Keikyu and JR fare. If you do not have one yet, see Suica, PASMO and ICOCA.

Airport Limousine Bus: direct with bags

The Airport Limousine Bus to Shinjuku costs ¥1,400 for adults and ¥700 for children, and stops at Busta Shinjuku (the highway bus terminal above Shinjuku Station), the west exit of Shinjuku Station and several large hotels. Staff load your suitcases into the hold, so you never carry them up stairs or onto a crowded train.

• Timetable: the operator revised its Haneda timetable on 1 October 2026. Check the current departures for your terminal on the official site.
• Journey time: third-party guides quote about 40–55 minutes to Shinjuku. Traffic decides; allow more at evening rush hour.
• Late-night buses: third-party guides list higher fares (about ¥2,800) on late-night departures. Confirm on the official timetable.
• Tickets: buy at the bus ticket counter in the arrivals area.

The bus is the obvious choice if your hotel is one of its stops, because it drops you at the door.

Fixed-fare taxis

Tokyo taxis offer fixed fares from Haneda to each of Tokyo’s 23 wards. The rates below are from the fixed-fare table published by Nikkoren, a Tokyo taxi cooperative, effective from 20 April 2026. They are per car, not per person, and other taxi groups publish their own tables.

Tell the driver at the taxi rank that you want the fixed fare (“teigaku”) before you set off, and confirm whether expressway tolls are included.

Tokyo Monorail

The Tokyo Monorail runs from all three terminals to Hamamatsucho, where it connects with the JR Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines. From Terminal 3 it costs ¥520 (¥519 by IC card). It is a good choice if you are staying around Hamamatsucho, Shiba or Tokyo Tower, and the views over Tokyo Bay are a nice first look at the city. For Shinjuku it is usually slower and more expensive than Keikyu via Shinagawa. The monorail is a JR East group line, and the JR Tokyo Wide Pass covers it.

Worked example: three adults to a Shinjuku hotel

Example Official 2026 fares, daytime arrival at Terminal 3.

For a family of four the taxi starts to look reasonable, especially after a long-haul flight. For one or two people with backpacks, the train is hard to beat.

Which to choose

• Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ikebukuro: Keikyu to Shinagawa, then the JR Yamanote line. Bus if you have heavy bags or your hotel is a bus stop.
• Tokyo Station, Ginza, Nihonbashi: Keikyu, then JR from Shinagawa, or a Keikyu through train to Nihombashi on the Toei Asakusa line.
• Asakusa: a Keikyu through train onto the Toei Asakusa line, often with no change.
• Hamamatsucho, Shiba, Tokyo Tower: Tokyo Monorail.
• After midnight: the trains stop running; take a taxi or check for a late-night bus.

Flying into Narita instead? See Skyliner vs Narita Express. For the whole arrival routine, from immigration to IC card, see your first three hours in Japan.

Know your terminal

Haneda has three terminals. Terminal 3 handles most international flights. Terminals 1 and 2 are mainly domestic, though some international flights use Terminal 2. Keikyu has two airport stations, “Haneda Airport Terminal 3” and “Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2”, and the Tokyo Monorail stops at all three terminals. Fares and times from Terminals 1 and 2 are slightly different from the Terminal 3 figures in this guide; from Terminals 1 and 2 to Shinagawa, Keikyu takes about 14 minutes.

Late and early arrivals

Trains from Haneda stop running around midnight and start again early in the morning. If your flight lands late, check the last Keikyu and monorail departures in a route planner before you land. If you miss them, the fixed-fare taxi is the simplest option, at the higher 22:00–05:00 rate, and some late-night buses run on selected routes. Early-morning arrivals have the opposite problem: hotel check-in is usually in the afternoon, so ask the hotel to hold your bags, or send them on with a luggage delivery service.

Common mistakes

• Buying a Tokyo Subway Ticket for the airport ride. It does not cover Keikyu, JR or the monorail. Start it the next morning. See is the Tokyo Subway Ticket worth it.
• Taking the Yamanote line the long way round. From Shinagawa to Shinjuku, take the train via Shibuya, not via Tokyo Station.
• Arriving at rush hour with big cases. The Yamanote line between 07:30 and 09:30 and from about 17:30 is packed. Take the bus.
• Forgetting the fixed fare. Ask for it at the start; a metered ride can cost more in traffic.

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