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post #1 of 7
5/1/11 at 1:00pm
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Hello anyone with tokyo experience would be apprecaited!

I have a 12 hour layover in tokyo , but am transferring from Narita to Haneda and would like to see a bit of the city (or at least have some sushi, hopefully its safe)

Should I check in my bags at Haneda then go back out into the city? Or would you recommend carrying my luggage with me?

Also, what would be the most efficient way of doing this transfer? via train perhaps?
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post #2 of 7
5/1/11 at 1:17pm
the train would be the safest way, you can take the N'EX to Shibuya and decide where you're gonna eat, that area or Ebisu or Roppongi might be best. You might be able to forward your bags from Narita to Haneda, but if not, take your bags with you; it'll be a hassle but you probably don't have time to go to Haneda twice. A 12 hr layover could really just mean about 5-6 hrs of free time after you have all the administrative work and transit accounted for.
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post #3 of 7
5/1/11 at 1:46pm
Bus is easier, no transfers
http://www.limousinebus.co.jp/en/bus...da/narita.html

Ask at the info desk someone there speaks English and bus stop is close by at both terminals (If I remember correctly).

Train can be confusing depending on how many transfers you need to take.

http://www.hyperdia.com/classic_en/hyperWeb.cgi

Both take about 1 hour 30 min.

I wouldn't want to cart luggage around Tokyo for a day it will spoil your time there. You can have your luggage delivered by a parcel service "takubin", the most common takubin company and probably most reliable is called Kuroneko (black cat) They have a black cat as their logo. Easy to find and use in the airport, just make sure they know when your connecting flight is (important). Then you don't have to worry about going to Haneda twice.
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post #4 of 7
5/1/11 at 2:32pm
Not to scare you but that sounds like a pain in the ass. It takes 90 to 120 minutes to get from Narita to Tokyo on a Limo Bus, then another 30 to 45 minutes to get from Tokyo to Haneda. But the Limo Bus only stops at major hotels or major train stations. Unless you're traveling with a LOT of baggage i would just carry it around with you because you're going to spend about 3 hours at the absolute minimum getting from one airport to the other then BACK to tokyo. Honestly i think you should Limo Bus it to Cerulean Hotel in SHibuya, check your bags in the lobby (i'm quite sure they'll allow you even if you're not a guest), then walk from there, then leave from Cerulean, walk to Shibuya station (2 minute walk), then take the subway towards Haneda.
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post #5 of 7
5/1/11 at 2:56pm
I've sat on those buses for up to 3-4 hrs before, rush hour is brutal. It's no fun to to be sitting on the expressway next to Disneyland with it getting dark out and you wanting to be in Shibuya already!
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post #6 of 7
5/2/11 at 2:15am
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Well I'll be arriving at 11am and my flight is 11pm so I would really like to avoid the traffic. Im thinking about taking the train and maybe finding somewhere to check my bags, either that or the black cat I suppose.
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post #7 of 7
5/2/11 at 2:48am
Did you even read my response? Why do i even waste my time typing shit out when people don't even read a word of it?
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