Comments on: Narita Sky Access (New Skyliner): Tokyo to Narita Airport in 36 Minutes – JR Narita Express Killer?

By: Die wichtigsten Japan-Reisetipps - Ankunft | Das MAGIX Magazin

Die wichtigsten Japan-Reisetipps - Ankunft | Das MAGIX Magazin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:51:15 +0000

[...] Im Juni startet der New Skyliner. Dieser braucht nur 36Min von Narita zur Nippori Station [...]

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:57:29 +0000

Starting this weekend right?

By: Janelle

Janelle — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:37:53 +0000

3 years ago we were faced with the same problem.. where to live. I had already been in Japan 13 years crammed into a 1DK in Ikebukuro and then a 2LDK in Ueno, which had felt like a palatial palace when we first moved in, but after 8 years left me feeling like I was living in a doll house.

Through a bizarre chain of events we considered a housing estate near Shin-Kamagaya on the Hokusou Line (I had never heard of either!), and after finding out that I could reach Shinbashi Stn. using a single train and in 45mins (local train), we figured we would check it out just for interest’s sake.

Within a week we had signed a contract on a house. I was a true Edoko so cannot believe that I actually moved outside of Tokyo. But the space, the quiet and a sunny blue sky vs grey polluted one somehow won me over (not to mention twice the space for half the price of a Tokyo mansion)

In that 3 years that have passed, the area has boomed, all in rediness for the new Narita trains. The Access Tokyu means that I will be able to get to Narita on a single train in 35mins (oh sheer heaven) and the number of trains heading into the city will double (from what I understand) as well.

You would be surprised at how good the area is for those imports – there are two import food shops (one with a huge selection of wines) right outside the station and Costco and Ikea are just a car ride away.

Yes, the one thing that was very droll was having to buy a car to get around. Oh that and the fact that after a night out in Tokyo instead of jumping in a taxi to go home for just a couple thousand yen, I have to ride the “gero-train” or else fork over 10-13,000 yen for a taxi.

But seriously, the peace and space I have at home make up for it.

By: red

red — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:41:16 +0000

thanks for the tip off.
looks like the new service wills tart on July 17 and cost 1,200 yen (200 more than the existing train) for a standard train and 2400 yen for the slightly faster express “Skyliner” (480 yen more expensive than now). Either way it is much less than Narita Express.

By: deaiweblog » Blog Archive » Topics

deaiweblog » Blog Archive » Topics — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:43:05 +0000

[...] Narita Sky Access (New Skyliner): Tokyo to Narita Airport in 36 …The new train will be known officially as: “Narita Sky Access” (成田スカイアクセス), and the fare from Nippori to Narita Airport will be consistent with the current Keisei offering of 2400 yen. This makes it not only faster than JRs … [...]

By: BlogLinkJapan » New Skyliner: Tokyo to Narita Airport in 36 Minutes – JR Narita Express Killer?

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:20:14 +0000

[...] BlogLinkJapan New Skyliner: Tokyo to Narita Airport in 36 Minutes – JR Narita Express Killer? [...]

By: David

David — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:39:52 +0000

“JR’s Nippori Station is one of the only JR stations in the capital to have neither an escalator nor an elevator.”

I travel through Nippori station every day. There are escalators and elevators to all the JR platforms.

By: Adachi-man

Adachi-man — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:45:29 +0000

To answer your question, what’s it like living in Takasago, its not too bad if you don’t mind suburban lifestyle. Once you cross Arakawa and venture into Adachi, Katsushika and Edogawa wards you are moving away from shitamachi and definitely into the burbs. Not that its all bad though, the supermarkets are cheap, plenty of parks and space for kids (many 幼稚園 as well), and its cheap enough to own a car (a must if you have kids) as parking is reasonable. If you’re just on the other side of Arakawa, access to the centre of Tokyo is reasonable too e.g. Chiyoda-Joban line, so if you can live with a 30-45min door-to-door commute then you’re looking in the right place. On the downside, eating out can be a bit of a downer unless you really dig family restaurants.
So where should you live? Depends on your budget and how comfortable of a commute you need. I live in Ayase (綾瀬) and would recommend it given that its on the Chiyoda line, 始発 frequently depart from there so you can get a seat for the whole journey (e.g. about 20mins or so to Otemachi, 30mins or so to Akasaka). For Narita access from Ayase, its a one-fare cab ride to 堀切菖蒲園 which will get you on the Keisei line. If something a bit further out is preferable, I’d look at places on the Tsukuba express line, Joban or Tobu-Isesaki lines, but avoid anything on the Toneri liner (too slow). For the Joban or Tobu-Isesaki lines, the trains are pretty crowded during rush hour (not as bad as Tozai line though) so you might want to do a run once to check yourself.
If I were looking right now to buy, I’d be interested in the going price for apartments/houses around the 青井 and 六町 stations on the Tsukuba express line. The infrastructure around those stations is still a work in progress but the general surrounding areas are all new and look quite good. Apart from the need to change in Ueno or Akihabara, access to the centre of Tokyo is comparable to living in Ayase.

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:52:24 +0000

Certainly doesn’t help getting to Minato-ku
I generally taxi to Tokyo and N’ex from there, but that works out to about 5,000 each way. All right when the company is paying but would like to go cheaper when its on my own dime

The problem I really have is how to get there with kids.
Two suitcases, buggy, two carry ons, a one year old, a four year old – total mission.
Last time I took a renta-car but that involved dropping everyone at airport, gassing up, returning it to the shop which is a good 5 km from the aiport and then getting them to run me back – was easy for everyone except me, but including the time going to pick up the car etc, was probably close to a three hour journey to the airport… and cost about 1man
I’ve even though seriously about just taxiing it when I’m with the family – i think its 18,000 or so – fixed price. Would just be so easy…

By: Tornadoes28

Tornadoes28 — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:50:27 +0000

Using Ueto in the promotion certainly works to get my attention.

The express train sounds awesome. But when I arrive at Narita, I always head north to Tochigi so I take a bus. I wish there was a direct train from Narita to Utsunomiya.