Narita to Haneda: Bus, Train or Private Car Between Airports
Your long-haul flight lands at Narita at 19:10. Your domestic flight to Sapporo leaves Haneda at 22:30. Between them are about 80 kilometres of expressway, immigration, a baggage belt, and a set of timetables that all seem to end at about half past eight in the evening. This is the single most common "two airports" problem in Japan, and most guides answer it with a shrug — "take the bus". The bus is often right. But it stops running earlier than people expect, it skips terminals on some departures, and the airlines' own connection rules assume more time than most itineraries leave. Here is the full picture, with the numbers from the operators themselves.
Narita to Haneda: bus, train or private car — which is best?
| Airport Limousine Bus | Train (direct Access Express) | Pre-booked private car | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | ¥3,600 adult / ¥1,800 child (6–11) | about ¥1,800 (IC ¥1,793); N'EX + Keikyu via Shinagawa about ¥3,660 | Narita → Haneda ¥40,000 (up to 4) / ¥45,000 (up to 9); Haneda → Narita ¥39,000 / ¥44,000 — one price for the whole car, tolls included |
| Time | 65–85 min scheduled; 70–75 min typical | 92–95 min direct; 90–115 min with a change | About 60–70 min outside rush hour; up to about 1 h 25 min at 08:00 on a weekday |
| Hours | First ~06:40–07:00, last ~20:20–20:35; last from Haneda T3 18:10 | Direct trains limited (roughly 15 a day one way per route engines), first ~07:44, last ~20:34; other rail until ~00:00 | 24/7, same price at night |
| Where it takes you | Terminal to terminal; some departures skip Narita T3 or end at Haneda T1 | Station to station; Haneda has stations at T3 and at T1·T2 | Your terminal door to the other terminal door, or to a hotel in between |
| Luggage | 2 pieces per person, each within 50×60×120 cm and 30 kg, in the hold | You carry it; no luggage car on a commuter train | Alphard 4 suitcases; HiAce 9 |
| If your flight is late | Take the next bus; reservations are optional and seats are first come, first served | Next train | Flight tracked; 90 min free waiting from actual landing; pickup moved automatically if the delay is over 20 min |
| Best for | 1–2 people, daytime, bags within the limit | Solo travellers on a budget with one bag | Tight or late connections, families, 5–9 people, first visit |
Is the Airport Limousine Bus the best way from Narita to Haneda?
The Tokyo Airport Transport bus is the workhorse of this corridor: ¥3,600 for an adult, ¥1,800 for a child aged 6–11 (under-6s ride free on a lap), scheduled at 65–85 minutes depending on the hour and typically 70–75 minutes on the operator's own real-time page. About 30 departures a day from Narita and 28 from Haneda, roughly every 25–40 minutes in the morning, 10–30 minutes in the afternoon, and 30–60 minutes in the evening. Luggage goes in the hold — two pieces per person, each within 50×60×120 cm and 30 kg. You can reserve online with a card (or Alipay/WeChat Pay as a member) or simply buy a timed ticket at the counter or machine; it is a seat-limited service with no standing, so an unreserved passenger who finds a full bus waits for the next one.
The catches, all from the official August 2026 timetable:
- It finishes early. The last bus leaves Narita at about 20:25 (T3), 20:30 (T2) and 20:35 (T1), reaching Haneda around 21:40–21:55; the last from Haneda leaves T2 at 20:20 and T1 at 20:25. The first buses are around 06:40–07:00. A 21:00 landing at Narita has no bus.
- Haneda Terminal 3 loses its evening buses. The last departure that actually stops at T3 — the international terminal — is 18:10. The 19:20 and 20:20 buses start from T2, so a late international arrival at T3 must first ride the free inter-terminal bus (every 4 minutes until 20:00, every 8 minutes after) to T2 or T1.
- Not every bus serves every terminal. From Narita the bus runs T3 → T2 → T1 and arrives at Haneda T2 → T1 → T3, but nine departures start at T2 and skip Narita T3, and two mid-morning buses terminate at Haneda T1. If you are at Narita T3, the T2–T3 walkway is about 13 minutes on foot and the free shuttle 3–6 minutes.
For one or two people with normal suitcases in the daytime, this is the right choice, and we would take it ourselves: ¥3,600 buys a seat, a luggage hold and no stairs, and the car costs more than ten times as much.
Is there a direct train from Narita to Haneda?
Keikyu's own page says it plainly: Haneda and Narita are connected by through-running trains, "but there are a limited number of trains without transfers". The direct Access Express uses the Keisei Narita Sky Access line, the Toei Asakusa subway line and the Keikyu line, takes 92 minutes to Haneda Terminal 3 and 95 to Terminals 1·2 by Keikyu's timetable, costs about ¥1,800 (IC ¥1,793 per route engines; Haneda's website quotes ¥1,760–3,080 for the various rail options), and needs no limited-express surcharge — because it is a commuter train: no reserved seats, no luggage racks, and a change of platform if your departure is not one of the direct ones. Route engines show roughly fifteen direct trains a day from Narita on a sample weekday, the first around 07:44 and the last around 20:34 — check the Keisei or Keikyu timetable for your date.
The other rail options are dearer and not faster: the Narita Express to Shinagawa (¥3,330) plus Keikyu to Haneda (about ¥330), roughly ¥3,660 and 1 hour 40; or N'EX to Tokyo (¥3,140), JR to Hamamatsucho and the Tokyo Monorail (¥520) to Haneda. Both mean carrying everything up and down at least one interchange. Trains do run later than the bus — Haneda's Terminal 3 station has services toward Shinagawa until about 00:08 and from 05:26 — but by then you are no longer on a direct airport-to-airport train.
How much is a taxi or private car between Narita and Haneda?
There is no approved flat taxi fare between the two airports — the Tokyo taxi association's flat-fare tables cover each airport to the city, not airport to airport — so a taxi runs on the meter. On the official upper-limit tariff for the 80-plus km expressway route that is roughly ¥35,000 or more before any time-based charges in traffic, plus about ¥2,700–2,800 in ETC tolls, plus 20% between 22:00 and 05:00, and a taxi hailed at the rank cannot be booked to wait for a flight.
A pre-booked RydAgent car is a fixed price: ¥40,000 from Narita to Haneda for up to 4 passengers with 4 suitcases, ¥45,000 for up to 9 in a HiAce; ¥39,000 / ¥44,000 from Haneda to Narita. Tolls (about ¥2,840 by ETC), parking, fuel and taxes are inside that number, there is no night rate, and the driver is in the arrivals hall of your terminal with a name board, tracking your flight, with 90 minutes of free waiting counted from your actual landing. Google Maps puts the drive at about 64–68 minutes with clear roads via the Wangan and Higashi-Kanto expressways; on a weekday morning at 08:00 it stretches to about 1 hour 23 minutes. The booking page takes the pickup until 2 hours before, 24 hours a day, and trips booked 48 hours or more ahead can be reserved now and paid later. (The figures above are the live quotes for Narita Airport ↔ Haneda Airport on 28 August 2026; the booking page shows the exact figure for your terminal and date.)
Per head that is ¥10,000 for four people against ¥3,600 on the bus — the car is not the cheap option and we will not pretend it is. What you are paying for is the schedule you don't have to fit, the terminal door at both ends, and a driver who knows your flight is late before you do.
How much time do you need to connect between Narita and Haneda?
ANA's published minimum connecting time for any itinerary that moves between Haneda and Narita is 180 minutes, whether domestic to domestic or domestic to international, and the airline adds a note that buses and trains are less frequent at some hours, so allow extra. For a domestic flight connecting to an international one via the other airport, ANA checks bags in at the international departure airport — in most cases that means collecting your suitcases at the first airport and taking them across yourself. (JAL publishes no comparable cross-airport figure, so we do not quote one.) Three hours is the airline's floor, not a comfortable plan; add immigration at Narita, which can take an hour at peak, and the earliest bus after landing, and a 4–5 hour gap is what actually feels safe.
The scenario in the opening paragraph — 19:10 into Narita, 22:30 out of Haneda — is exactly where the car earns its price: after immigration and bags you are at the kerb around 20:00, the last bus is at 20:25–20:35 with no margin, the direct train has already left, and a pre-booked car that has been tracking the flight takes you to the Haneda terminal door in about an hour. Whether you make the 22:30 depends on the airline's cut-off, not the road: no transfer company can promise traffic, and we suggest treating the drive as an hour and a half.
What if you land late — can you stay overnight at Narita or Haneda?
The night gap is real. Buses stop around 20:35 and restart around 06:40; direct trains run from about 07:44 to 20:34; even ordinary trains from Haneda T3 end around 00:08. If you land after ten in the evening with a morning flight from the other airport, the honest options are a car tonight, a hotel near the departure airport, or an overnight in the terminal.
- Haneda: Terminal 3 is open 24 hours, but by the terminal's rules an overnight stay is for international passengers who have used or will use a flight; Terminals 1 and 2 (domestic) close their lobbies after the last flight and reopen around 05:00. The free inter-terminal bus runs from about 04:47 to 01:30.
- Narita: it does not close, despite the reputation. Terminal 3 is open 24 hours on both floors; at Terminals 1 and 2 the arrivals floor and basement stay open all night with a Lawson (T1 B1), a 7-Eleven (T2 B1), a Yoshinoya and a capsule hotel in the T2 car-park building; only the upper departure floors close from midnight to 05:00. The free terminal shuttle runs roughly 05:00–23:30.
Related reading: Where your driver waits at Narita and Haneda (meet & greet) · GO taxi app at Haneda & Narita vs a pre-booked car · Haneda late-night arrival guide · Narita after midnight.
Frequently asked questions
How long does Narita to Haneda take?
Bus 65–85 minutes scheduled (¥3,600); direct train 92–95 minutes (about ¥1,800); private car about an hour outside rush hour, up to about 1 h 25 min on a weekday morning.
What is the cheapest way?
The direct Access Express train at about ¥1,800 — a commuter train with no reserved seats and limited direct departures. For most people with luggage the ¥3,600 bus is worth the difference.
Is there a late-night bus?
No. Last buses are around 20:25–20:35 from Narita and 20:20–20:25 from Haneda (18:10 from Haneda T3); first buses around 06:40–07:00.
How much is a taxi or private car?
No flat taxi fare exists between the airports; the meter is roughly ¥35,000 or more plus tolls and 20% at night. RydAgent is a fixed ¥40,000 Narita → Haneda (¥45,000 for up to 9) and ¥39,000 Haneda → Narita, tolls included, flight tracked.
How much connection time do I need?
ANA's minimum is 180 minutes including the transfer; bags for a domestic-to-international connection are checked in at the international airport, so expect to carry them across. A 4–5 hour gap is what feels safe.
Can I sleep at the airport?
Haneda T3 is open 24 hours for international passengers with a flight; Narita's T3 and the arrivals floors of T1/T2 are open all night with 24-hour shops and a capsule hotel at T2.
Does the bus stop at every terminal?
Most departures do; some start at Narita T2 (skipping T3) and two mid-morning buses end at Haneda T1. Check your specific departure and use the free inter-terminal shuttles if needed.
Sources checked 28 August 2026: Tokyo Airport Transport (Airport Limousine Bus) Narita–Haneda line page, timetables, real-time journey page and baggage terms; Haneda Airport's Narita access page, terminal-hours FAQ and inter-terminal bus page (revised 18 Aug 2026); Narita Airport's early-morning/late-night hours and terminal shuttle pages; Keikyu (Haneda–Narita and fares pages, night/morning trains as of 13 Dec 2025); Keisei (Access Express); JR East (Narita Express fares, updated 14 Mar 2026); Tokyo Monorail fares and luggage rules; Tokyo Hire-Taxi Association flat-fare and tariff pages; ANA domestic transit page (180-minute rule). Train fares and direct-train counts marked "route engines" are from Ekitan/NAVITIME; drive times are Google Maps estimates. RydAgent prices are the live price-lookup values for Narita Airport ↔ Haneda Airport on the same date.
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