Getting from Narita Airport to Your School or Housing: Train, Bus, Taxi, Luggage Delivery and Late-Night Arrivals

After you finish immigration inspection and collect your bags, how do you get to your school or housing? Narita Airport is far from the centre of Tokyo, and travelling with large luggage can feel stressful the first time. This guide explains the main ways to get from the airport to your school or housing, how to send your luggage, and what to watch for if you arrive late, based on official information.

We checked the official pages listed at the bottom on 8 November 2026. Train and bus fares, travel times, first and last services, and bus destinations and stops change with timetable revisions and over time. In this guide we write only the figures we could confirm on official pages, and for everything we could not confirm we say "check the official website". Before you leave, confirm with your school and with each company's latest information.

First, ask your school

The best way to get from the airport to your school depends on where your school is and what time you arrive. Before you leave for Japan, it helps to ask your school the following.

• Will someone from the school meet you at the airport? If not, does the school recommend a route?
• The name of the station nearest your school (or your housing), and how to walk from there.
• If you will move into a dormitory or housing arranged by the school, by what time on arrival day you need to be there, and where and from whom you collect the key.
• What to do if you are likely to arrive late at night.

Write the name of the nearest station and the address in Japanese on paper and carry it, so you can show it to people if you get stuck. Flights can arrive late, so also tell your school the scheduled arrival time and your flight number.

The overall flow

1. 1Finish immigration and customs (see Japan's Immigration Process Step by Step).
2. 2Collect your bags. You can also send large luggage ahead by delivery.
3. 3Take a train, bus or taxi to the station or stop nearest your school or housing.

Which terminal you arrive at

Narita Airport has Terminals 1, 2 and 3. Which terminal you arrive at depends on your airline and flight. Check your ticket or your airline's information. The nearest station and the boarding areas or stops differ by terminal.

According to Narita International Airport (NAA), the train stations are as follows.

Terminal 3 is a longer walk from the station. If you have a lot of luggage, allow extra time.

By train

JR and Keisei trains serve Narita Airport. According to NAA, the main trains are as follows.

Narita Express (JR)

According to the JR Group (the six JR passenger companies), the Narita Express has reserved seats only and no unreserved cars. The adult one-way fare to or from Narita Airport for an ordinary-car reserved seat (fare and limited-express charge combined), as of October 2026, is:

• Tokyo – Narita Airport: 3,140 yen
• Shinjuku – Narita Airport: 3,330 yen
• Yokohama – Narita Airport: 4,480 yen

The reserved-seat limited-express charge is the same all year (there is no off-peak or peak-season difference). Fares can be revised, so check JR East's information before you ride.

Skyliner (Keisei)

According to the Keisei page, the Skyliner has reserved seats only, and the page states "as fast as 36 minutes from Nippori Station to Airport Terminal 2 Building Station (空港第2ビル駅)". The fare depends on the type of ticket, and the figures differed between sources, so we do not give one in this guide. Check Keisei's official website for the latest fare and timetable. You can reserve in advance on the internet.

Access Express and the Keisei Main Line (Keisei)

The Keisei page says that the Access Express and the rapid limited express and limited express need "no limited-express charge". They make more stops than the Skyliner, and depending on the station you board at, can take longer. The fare and time depend on the station you board at and the time of day. Keisei revised its timetable on Saturday 13 December 2025 (weekday timetables from 15 December), so train times may have changed. Before you leave, check times and fares on Keisei's official website.

Contacts for times and fares

The NAA page lists these contacts.

• JR East Inquiry Center: 050-2016-1600 (6:00–24:00)
• Keisei Electric Railway navigation dial: 0570-081-160 (9:00–18:00)

NAA's website also has a function where you enter where you want to go from the airport and it searches train and bus routes.

By bus

NAA's guidance lists the airport limousine bus and low-cost express buses (LCB) as buses from the airport. There is also a bus ticket sales counter inside the airport. Bus destinations, fares, travel times, stops and whether you need to reserve differ by bus company and change over time. We did not find figures we could confirm, so this guide does not give any. Check NAA's guidance and the bus companies' official websites.

The bus stops differ by terminal. When you arrive, check the airport's signs and the bus ticket sales counter.

By taxi

According to NAA, there is a fixed-fare taxi (Airport Taxi) from Narita Airport to the Tokyo area, with a set fare by zone. You can use it without reserving. The pick-up points are No. 15 at Terminal 1, Nos. 28 and 31-A at Terminal 2, and a dedicated stop at Terminal 3.

The fares listed by NAA (via the Keiyo Road) are as follows.

Expressway tolls and similar actual costs are charged separately. A surcharge for 22:00 to 5:00 is also charged separately. The fare is much higher than the train. Consider it when you arrive late at night and have no other way, for example. If your school is outside Tokyo, this table does not tell you the fare.

Sending large luggage by delivery

If you have a lot of luggage, you can send it from the airport to your school or housing by delivery service. According to NAA, there are the following delivery counters on the arrivals floors (the 1st floor of the terminals) and elsewhere (all are before security).

• Terminal 1 (North and South Wings) and Terminal 2: Yamato Transport and JAL ABC. Sagawa Express is on the 1st floor of Terminal 1 North Wing, the 4th floor of the South Wing, and the 1st floor of Terminal 2. Check the place and hours on the official page before you use it.
• Terminal 3: Yamato Transport

The 1st-floor counters are open from 6:30 until one hour after the last flight arrives (Yamato Transport: 6:30–22:30, or until one hour after the last flight arrives if that is later). If you want to collect your luggage in the 6 a.m. hour after an early-morning international flight, the page says to contact each company directly.

Same-day delivery has cut-off times and area limits. For example, Yamato Transport's same-day delivery is accepted from 6:30 to 10:30 on the 1st floors of Terminals 1 and 2 and 6:30 to 9:50 at Terminal 3, and the delivery area is limited. Sagawa and JAL ABC same-day hotel delivery is accepted until 14:00, and Sagawa's covers 10 wards in central Tokyo and some hotels in Urayasu.

Whether they deliver to a school or dormitory, whether it arrives the next day, how much it costs and what you need are not written on the NAA page. Ask each company. If you send luggage to a school or dormitory, first check with the school on which day and at what time it can be received.

If you arrive late at night or early in the morning

According to NAA, the terminal buildings have different opening hours by area.

• Terminal 1: the arrivals floor (1st floor) is open 24 hours.
• Terminal 2: the 1st floor is open 24 hours.
• Terminal 3: the 1st floor (arrivals) and 2nd floor are open 24 hours.

24-hour shops and eateries are: Terminal 1 (Lawson), Terminal 2 (7-Eleven, Yoshinoya) and Terminal 3 (Lawson, Matsuya). In the car-park building at Terminal 2 there is a capsule hotel open 24 hours; it can be full on the day, so booking ahead is recommended.

However, the page also says that late at night and early in the morning, cleaning or construction work near where you stay may be noisy. We could not confirm the last train and last bus times. If you take a late flight, decide the following before you leave for Japan.

• Can you get into your school or housing that same day (if not, where will you wait)?
• Will you make the last train or bus? If not, how will you travel (taxi, wait at the airport until morning, and so on)?
• Have you told your school, or the person meeting you, that you will arrive late?

What to carry

• Your passport and your residence card (if you received it at the airport).
• A note in Japanese with the name, address and nearest station of your school.
• The phone number of your school or your housing manager.
• A small amount of Japanese yen in cash. Whether you can use a credit card at train ticket machines or bus counters differs by company.

Things to watch out for

• Do not follow people who approach you. If someone at the airport tries to put you in a car without agreeing a fare, do not get in; go to the airport information counter or the official taxi stand (this is this guide's advice).
• Keep your luggage where you can see it, and keep your passport and wallet on your person.
• If you take the wrong train or bus, or do not know where you are heading, show a station or airport staff member your destination on a note in Japanese and ask.

FAQ

What is the cheapest way to get from the airport to my school?

This guide does not have a confirmed list of fares, so it cannot tell you the cheapest way. Check train and bus fares on each company's official website. The Narita Express adult one-way ordinary-car fare (fare and limited-express charge combined) is 3,140 yen to Tokyo as of October 2026. A taxi has a fixed fare, which by zone within Tokyo is a guide of 23,500 to 35,500 yen via the Keiyo Road (tolls extra).

Where do I buy train tickets?

The Skyliner has reserved seats only, and the Narita Express has reserved seats only (no unreserved cars). Check each company's official website for whether there is a ticket without a seat assignment, where to buy, how to buy, how to pay, and the language at the counter. If you are not sure, ask station staff.

Can I get there by train if I arrive at night?

Last train times differ by train and destination, and we could not confirm them in this guide. Before you leave for Japan, check the last train on each company's official website and talk to your school.

Can I send my luggage to my school ahead of me?

There are delivery counters in the airport arrivals area. Ask each company whether they can deliver to a school or dormitory, when it will arrive and how much it costs. Also ask your school first whether it can receive luggage.

Will someone from my school meet me at the airport?

It differs by school. Ask your school before you leave for Japan.

What to do next

Before you go to Japan, ask your school for "how to get from the airport" and "the plan for arrival day". For how to spend your first week, see Your First 7 Days in Japan. For housing, see Finding Housing in Japan. For emergency contacts, see the emergency and disaster guide. You can compare dormitories and costs in the school list. If you have questions about how to use this site, please contact us. This site is free to use. We do not guarantee admission or a visa.