How to Get from Haneda or Narita Airport to Asakusa: A Local’s Guide

Haneda and Narita to Asakusa at a Glance

The times and fares below are the figures the operators publish, checked on 3 October 2026. Fares are revised from time to time, so treat them as a guide and confirm on the day.

For most travellers the direct train is the answer. It is fast, and it is not held up by road traffic. A taxi makes sense if you are carrying a lot of luggage or landing late at night, when you should check the last-train times on the operator’s timetable before you count on the rails.

From Haneda to Asakusa by Train

The Direct Keikyu Service

Haneda Airport is directly connected to the Keikyu Line, and Keikyu runs through onto the Toei Asakusa Line. Keikyu’s own fare and time search lists Asakusa Station at 34 minutes from Haneda Terminal 3 and 37 minutes from Terminals 1 and 2. The airport’s page rounds it to about 40 minutes.

At Terminals 1 and 2 the Keikyu platform is on the first basement floor. At Terminal 3 the Keikyu ticket gates differ depending on your destination, so follow the signs for downtown Tokyo. If you buy a paper ticket instead of using an IC card, Keikyu advises pressing the “Toei Line” button on the ticket machine.

If Your Train Does Not Go Through

Check the destination display before you board. If your train stops short of the Toei Asakusa Line, Tobu Railway’s route guide describes the same journey in two parts: Keikyu to Sengakuji (about 21 minutes from Haneda’s international terminal), then the Toei Asakusa Line to Asakusa (about 16 minutes).

By Limousine Bus or Taxi

The airport also lists a limousine bus to Asakusa, at about 1 hour 5 minutes. Check the operator’s timetable and the stop before you plan around it.

Haneda has flat-rate taxis for most of Tokyo, with expressway tolls on top. The airport’s page does not give an amount for Asakusa, so ask the driver or the taxi company about the fare before you set off.

From Narita to Asakusa

The Keisei Access Express

The Keisei Access Express is the direct train from Narita to Asakusa. Keisei quotes about 50 minutes and about ¥1,290 for an adult one way from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station, or ¥1,276 if you pay with an IC card at the gate. The Access Express serves Narita Airport Station (Terminal 1) and Airport Terminal 2 Building Station (Terminals 2 and 3), and it carries on through the Toei Asakusa Line to Asakusa.

The Skyliner via Ueno

Keisei’s Skyliner reaches Ueno in 41 minutes for about ¥2,470. From Ueno, the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line takes about 5 minutes to Asakusa. Once you add the change at Ueno, it is not clearly faster to Asakusa than the direct Access Express, and it costs about twice as much.

By Fixed-Fare Taxi

Narita Airport has fixed-fare taxis, and you do not need to book in advance. Taito City is in Zone C, where the fare is ¥29,000 via the Keiyo Road or ¥31,000 via the Bayshore Freeway. Expressway tolls are extra, and a late-night and early-morning surcharge applies from 22:00 to 5:00. The fixed fares assume the expressway.

Which Asakusa Station Will You Arrive At?

Asakusa has four stations on four lines: the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, the Toei Asakusa Line, the Tobu Skytree Line and the Tsukuba Express. Both airport routes above arrive at the Toei Asakusa Line station (A18). Taito City lists it as a two-minute walk from the Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center, the building opposite Kaminarimon.

Where you end up depends on where you are heading. For our door, the walking times are these:

From any of the four, a taxi to our door takes about 4 minutes. For the wider picture of where Asakusa sits on the Tokyo map, see our guide to where Asakusa is and how to get there.

Arriving with Suitcases

You may still see advice to leave your bags at the Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center. That service has ended: Taito City stopped taking suitcases there on 31 March 2026. The city ran it as part of an effort to ease crowding in Asakusa, and said that travellers’ suitcases on the streets were part of the problem.

So plan to take your bags straight to your hotel. Ask the hotel in advance whether it can hold them before check-in. If you are going directly from the airport to somewhere else in Asakusa, a taxi from the station is a better choice than a suitcase in the crowd.

From the Station to the Back of Senso-ji

Miyakodori is on the north side of Senso-ji, about 3 minutes’ walk once you have passed through the temple grounds. Locals call this quiet area behind the temple Kannon-ura, literally “behind Kannon”. It is where Asakusa’s geisha district lies, and you can read more in our guide to the Asakusa geisha district.

On foot, the walk from the stations takes 13 to 15 minutes, and it runs through the temple grounds. You pass Senso-ji on the way, which is a good introduction to the neighbourhood, but it is slow with a suitcase, and slower still when the crowds are thick. A taxi from any Asakusa station takes about 4 minutes. If you are our guest, we can also call a car for your ride home, timed to suit you.

Once you have arrived, our Asakusa tourist guide plans a first day in the neighbourhood, and our guide to Asakusa at night covers the evening. The street-level part of the trip is short, and it is the part we know best. We hope the rest of the journey is easy, and that you enjoy the neighbourhood when you arrive.