Tokyo Train Tickets

Inbound Shinkansen services arrive in Tokyo mainly at Tokyo Station, with many Tokaido Shinkansen trains also stopping at Shinagawa and JR East Shinkansen trains also stopping at Ueno. Trains from Kyoto arrive in around 2h15m, while services from Shin-Osaka reach Tokyo in about 2h30m by Nozomi. Trains from Nagoya arrive in roughly 1h40m. JR East Shinkansen services from Sendai reach Tokyo in around 1h30m, trains from Nagano arrive in around 1h20m, and services from Kanazawa take about 2h30m. Airport rail services arrive from Narita Airport in roughly 40m to 1h depending on the service and arrival station.

Tokyo is Japan's largest passenger rail hub and the main national interchange between the Tokaido Shinkansen, JR East Shinkansen lines, regional rail, airport rail, and private railway networks. The city has several major long-distance train stations, with Tokyo Station and Shinagawa handling the main westbound Shinkansen corridor, while Ueno and Omiya-area services support northbound travel through the JR East network. High-speed trains from Tokyo include JR Central Tokaido Shinkansen services toward central and western Japan and JR East Shinkansen services toward the Tohoku, Joetsu, Hokuriku, Akita, and Yamagata corridors. Intercity and regional trains use stations such as Tokyo Station, Ueno, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, and Shinagawa, while Narita Express, Keisei Skyliner, Tokyo Monorail, and Keikyu provide airport rail links. Rail routes from Tokyo run west toward Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, and Hiroshima, north toward Sendai, Morioka, Akita, and Aomori, northwest toward Nagano and Kanazawa, and regional corridors toward Yokohama, Kamakura, Nikko, and Narita Airport. Book trains from and to Tokyo online at Rail Monsters.