By train

Getting around Tokyo by train

Short trips between the places visitors go most, with the line to look for on the signs.

Shinjuku Harajuku

Simplest

4 min · ≈ ¥160 · No transfers

  1. JR Yamanote 山手線

    Shinjuku 新宿 Harajuku 原宿

    2 stops · 4 min

    • Suica OK
    • JR Pass covers this

JR Pass holders ride this whole route free.

Shinjuku Shibuya

Simplest

7 min · ≈ ¥170 · No transfers

  1. JR Yamanote 山手線

    Shinjuku 新宿 Shibuya 渋谷

    3 stops · 7 min

    • Suica OK
    • JR Pass covers this

JR Pass holders ride this whole route free.

Shinjuku Tokyo

Fastest

14 min · ≈ ¥210 · No transfers

  1. JR Chūō Rapid 中央線快速

    Shinjuku 新宿 Tokyo 東京

    4 stops · 14 min

    • Suica OK
    • JR Pass covers this

JR Pass holders ride this whole route free.

Shinjuku Ginza

Fastest

17 min · ≈ ¥210 · No transfers

  1. Marunouchi 丸ノ内線

    Shinjuku 新宿 Ginza 銀座

    7 stops · 17 min

    • Suica OK
    • Not on JR Pass

JR Pass route

19 min · ≈ ¥200 · No transfers

  1. JR Yamanote 山手線

    Shinjuku 新宿 Ginza 銀座

    6 stops · 19 min

    • Suica OK
    • JR Pass covers this

    Ride to Yūrakuchō, 4-min walk to Ginza

JR Pass holders ride this whole route free.

Shibuya Asakusa

No transfers

33 min · ≈ ¥260 · No transfers

  1. Ginza 銀座線

    Shibuya 渋谷 Asakusa 浅草

    16 stops · 33 min

    • Suica OK
    • Not on JR Pass

Ueno Asakusa

Simplest

5 min · ≈ ¥170 · No transfers

  1. Ginza 銀座線

    Ueno 上野 Asakusa 浅草

    2 stops · 5 min

    • Suica OK
    • Not on JR Pass

Tokyo Ueno

Simplest

8 min · ≈ ¥170 · No transfers

  1. JR Keihin-Tōhoku 京浜東北線

    Tokyo 東京 Ueno 上野

    3 stops · 8 min

    • Suica OK
    • JR Pass covers this

JR Pass holders ride this whole route free.

Tokyo Asakusa

Recommended

17 min · ≈ ¥340 · 1 transfer

  1. JR Yamanote 山手線

    Tokyo 東京 Ueno 上野

    3 stops · 8 min

    • Suica OK
    • JR Pass covers this
  2. Ginza 銀座線

    Ueno 上野 Asakusa 浅草

    2 stops · 5 min

    • Suica OK
    • Not on JR Pass

A JR Pass only covers the JR leg, so you'll still pay for the subway part.

Akihabara Asakusa

Simplest

9 min · ≈ ¥180 · No transfers

  1. Hibiya 日比谷線

    Akihabara 秋葉原 Asakusa 浅草

    4 stops · 9 min

    • Suica OK
    • Not on JR Pass

    Hibiya line to Asakusa (TX/Tobu side)

Times and fares are estimates. Check the fare at the station before you ride.

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NipponGo explains Japan's trains for a first trip: routes that show Suica and JR Pass coverage on every leg, an honest JR Pass calculator, and guides that work offline. Free.