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Find the Best Airport Transfer and Travel Pass
Compare airport-to-city routes, check travel pass value, and plan easier city transportation for your trip.
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Popular airport routes
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Narita Airport to Shinjuku
Compare Narita Express, airport bus, and taxi options into Shinjuku.
Narita Airport to Ueno
Skyliner is the fast, simple rail route between Narita and Ueno.
Haneda Airport to Shibuya
Compare rail, bus, and taxi from Haneda to Shibuya.
Haneda Airport to Tokyo Station
Compare Tokyo Monorail, Keikyu, bus, and taxi to Tokyo Station.
Kansai Airport to Namba
Compare Nankai train, bus, and taxi from KIX to Namba.
Kansai Airport to Kyoto Station
Compare Haruka, airport bus, and taxi/private transfer from KIX to Kyoto.
Chubu Centrair Airport to Nagoya Station
Compare Meitetsu train, bus, and taxi from NGO to Nagoya Station.
New Chitose Airport to Sapporo Station
Compare JR Airport Rapid, airport bus, and taxi from New Chitose to central Sapporo.
Fukuoka Airport to Hakata Station
Compare the very short subway ride and taxi from Fukuoka Airport to Hakata.
Naha Airport to Kokusai-dori
Compare Yui Rail, bus, and taxi from Naha Airport to Kokusai-dori.
Sendai Airport to Sendai Station
Compare Sendai Airport Access Line and taxi into Sendai Station.
Komatsu Airport to Kanazawa Station
Compare limousine bus and taxi from Komatsu Airport to Kanazawa.
Hiroshima Airport to Hiroshima Station
Compare limousine bus and taxi from Hiroshima Airport to Hiroshima Station.
Kagoshima Airport to Kagoshima-Chuo Station
Compare airport bus and taxi from Kagoshima Airport to Kagoshima-Chuo.
Popular pass questions
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JR Pass
¥50,000
JR nationwide rail network, including many Shinkansen services with important exclusions.
Hokkaido Rail Pass
¥22,000
JR Hokkaido rail coverage for long Hokkaido trips such as Sapporo, Hakodate, Asahikawa, Abashiri, Kushiro, and Wakkanai.
JR East Pass (Tohoku area)
¥35,000
JR East coverage for Tokyo, Sendai, Aomori, Akita, Morioka, Yamagata, Fukushima, and much of Tohoku.
Hokuriku Arch Pass
¥35,000
Rail route between Tokyo and Kansai through Nagano, Toyama, Kanazawa, Fukui, and Hokuriku.
Kansai-Hiroshima Area Pass
¥17,000
JR West coverage from Kansai to Okayama, Hiroshima, Miyajima access, and major Kansai cities.
JR Kyushu Rail Pass (All Kyushu)
¥22,000
JR Kyushu coverage for Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Kagoshima, Nagasaki, Beppu, Yufuin, Miyazaki, and wider Kyushu rail trips.
All Shikoku Rail Pass
¥12,000
Shikoku rail coverage for Takamatsu, Matsuyama, Kochi, Tokushima, Kotohira, and many island rail routes.
Okinawa Yui Rail 1-Day Pass
¥800
Yui Rail unlimited rides in Naha for airport, Kokusai-dori, Shuri, and central monorail stops.
Beginner itineraries
Transportation plans for common Japan trips
Hokkaido 7 Days Rail and City Plan
Use Sapporo as the base, then decide between Sapporo-Furano Area Pass and Hokkaido Rail Pass based on distance.
Kyushu 7 Days Rail Loop
Compare All Kyushu Pass when combining Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Kagoshima, Beppu, and Yufuin.
Setouchi Hiroshima Okayama 6 Days
A Kansai-to-Hiroshima corridor plan for Himeji, Okayama, Kurashiki, Hiroshima, and Miyajima.
Shikoku 5 Days First Loop
Use Takamatsu, Matsuyama, Kochi, and Tokushima as the backbone, then compare All Shikoku Rail Pass.
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Latest guides
Japan regional rail pass decision guide
How to choose between nationwide JR Pass, JR East, JR West, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku, city subway, IC cards, and airport tickets.
Major Japan cities transport overview
A city-by-city framework for Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Nagoya, Hiroshima, Kanazawa, Sendai, Naha, and regional hubs.
Japan airport transfer by region guide
How airport transfers differ across Tokyo, Kansai, Chubu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Okinawa, Tohoku, Hokuriku, Chugoku, and Shikoku.
How to use IC cards in Japan
A practical guide to Suica, Pasmo, ICOCA, mobile IC cards, and when they do not replace a ticket.