logo WCRR'99

World Congress on Railway Research
October 19-23, 1999
Tokyo, Japan

" New Technologies Create
New Opportunities
for the
Railways and Society
of the 21st Century "

  Access from Narita Airport
to the Hotels
  Session Schedule
  Map of the Presentation Rooms
  Session Operation

  Letter from the Organizing Committee
  Congress Schedule
  Oral, Specialist, and Poster Sessions
  Congress Proceedings and Papers
  Schedule of Presentation Sessions
  Technical Visits
  Field Trips to Testing Facilities of RTRI
  Exhibitions
  Social Events
  Congress Facilities
  General Information
  Official Language
  Map of Access to the Congress Venue
 
  Supporting Japanese Organizations
  Organizing Commitee and Executive Committee
 
  WCRR'99 Secretariat

Suggested access from Tokyo/Narita Airport to "Keio Plaza Hotel Shinjuku," or your hotel in the Shinjuku area.


METHOD 1: by limousine bus to your hotel in the Shinjuku area
  • At Narita Airport, ask any uniformed staff about where to buy Limousine Bus tickets
  • Buy a ticket for Keio Plaza Hotel Shinjuku
    Departs from Narita Airport at 07:05, 07:40, 08:30, 09:25, 10:15, 11:00, 11:40, 12:20, 13:00, 13:30, 14:00, 14:45, 15:25, 15:45, 16:05, 16:35, 17:00, 17:45, 18:15, 18:45, 19:40, 20:10, 20:55, 21:25, 22:35. About 1.5 to 2 hours from Narita Airport to Keio Plaza Hotel Shinjuku.
  • Buses to other major hotels in the Shinjuku area are also available. Please inquire at the limousine bus ticket counter.
  • Ride Limousine Bus from Narita Airport to Keio Plaza Hotel Shinjuku or your hotel in the Shinjuku area.
COST: total 3,000 YEN per person
Travel time, rough estimate, depending on traffic conditions: ABOUT 1.5 to 2 HOURS.


METHOD 2: by train to Shinjuku, then taxi to Tachikawa
  • At Narita Airport, ask any uniformed staff about where to buy JR train tickets.
  • Buy a ticket for JR Narita Express to Shinjuku Station. You will receive two tickets for each person, one ticket for the basic fare, and another ticket for the express fare.
  • JR Narita Express (N'EX) train from Narita Airport Station to Shinjuku Station
    Departs from Narita Airport Terminal 1 at: 07:43, 08:46, 09:13, 9:43, 10:13, 11:13, 12:13, 13:13, 14:13, 15:13, 16:13, 17:13, 18:13, 18:43, 19:13, 19:46, 20:43, 21:43 (departs from Terminal #2 about 2 to 4 minutes after departing from Terminal #1). About 1.5 hours travel time from Narita Airport to Shinjuku Station
  • Ask any station staff to tell you where is the TAXI stand at the WEST EXIT.
  • Go out of the station to the NORTH EXIT (right side) - ask station staff if you are not sure which is north.
  • Get into a TAXI, and say "Keio Plaza Hotel Shinjuku," or the name of your hotel in the Shinjuku area.
COST: JR N'EX 3550 (basic fare 1890 + express fare 1660) per person + taxi about 680 per car
= total 4,230 YEN for one person
Total travel time including transfers, rough estimate: ABOUT 1.5 to 2.0 HOURS.


METHOD 3: by taxi
Taxi direct from Narita airport to the Shinjuku area, easiest if the costs are acceptable:
  • At Narita Airport, ask any uniformed staff to show you the TAXI stand.
  • Get into a TAXI, and say "Keio Plaza Hotel Shinjuku," or the name of your hotel in the Shinjuku area.
  • Ride Limousine Bus from Narita Airport to Keio Plaza Hotel Shinjuku
  • Get into a TAXI, and say "Palace Hotel Tachikawa." About 1.0 to 1.5 hours from Keio Plaza Hotel Shinjuku to Tachikawa Palace Hotel.
COST: taxi, total range from about 20,000 to about 25,000 YEN per car
Travel time, rough estimate: ABOUT 1.5 to 2.0 HOURS.




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