Narita layover
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Narita layover
At the end of October I have a 8 hour layover in Tokyo before catching my flight back to the U.S. On a previous trip I went to Narita City which was very nice but this time, call me crazy, I would like to try and get to Tokyo and back during my layover time. Granted I know I would have only a few hours but I am willing to spend the money to at least see something other than the airport! For those who may have done this may I please have your thoughts...am I insane to try? Also, which rail line would be the best to take? Finally, figuring about two hours time in Tokyo any thoughts on what I could/should see in that limited time? Your counsel is greatly appreciated!
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One option is to take the Keisei Skyliner to Keisei Ueno Station. Ueno Park is right there and there's a lot to do in the park, including several good museums. It is also just a few minutes by taxi or subway to Senso-ji (Temple) if you prefer that to the park and its museums.
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Better than the Skyliner, catch the Keisei Sky Access train. That gets into Keisei Ueno in under forty minutes, rather than the 56 minutes that the Skyliner travels in. I posted some information about the Sky Access here:
http://www.fodors.com/community/asia...ss-service.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/asia...ss-service.cfm
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Sydney2K mystifyingly typed: <i>Better than the Skyliner, catch the Keisei Sky Access train.</i>
The new Keisei service is still called Skyliner. Keisei uses the term Sky Access in a kind of general way, but their schedules list the fast trains as <b>Skyliners</b> -- http://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetud...able_ueno.html.
Keisei also continues to offer the old, slower service 1x/hour -- on the schedules, these trains are now called Cityliner.
The new Keisei service is still called Skyliner. Keisei uses the term Sky Access in a kind of general way, but their schedules list the fast trains as <b>Skyliners</b> -- http://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetud...able_ueno.html.
Keisei also continues to offer the old, slower service 1x/hour -- on the schedules, these trains are now called Cityliner.
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