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May 10th, 2017, 05:07 AM
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Let me clarify something. The links I mentioned were from Shinjuku to the cruise ship port in Yokohama. I recall that when we took a taxi for this route in 2014 it was about $30.00-$40.00 less than our car from NRT to Shinjuku.
I don't understand why the NRT-Shinjuku fare per car or taxi is so much more in three yrs. especially with the USD being so much stronger now.
I don't understand why the NRT-Shinjuku fare per car or taxi is so much more in three yrs. especially with the USD being so much stronger now.
May 11th, 2017, 08:36 PM
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Thanks everyone, for the input. There are so much inconsistency with the pricing that it is head scratching silly.
Someotherguy's explanation about the seat reservations make so much sense and yet their web page is quite cryptic about the seat reservation, and people had seat reservation is not needed.
Car service quote had ranged from $250 to $350, with share ride around 50 to 65 per person, making the differences not all that much. Someone else elsewhere even suggested I can get in town for as little as $9 per person. After reading through the first couple line of how to do it, I stopped reading the rest,which is another paragraph long.
In my mind, I am looking for "easy" and value. Don't mind paying the extra, as long as I think the value is there.
Limobus at $60 for 2, cab fare at 180, private car at 250, it's a toss up.
The good news in all these is there are plenty of choices, and worst case $$ scenario, take the cab and call it a day unless you got stuck in traffic.
Someotherguy's explanation about the seat reservations make so much sense and yet their web page is quite cryptic about the seat reservation, and people had seat reservation is not needed.
Car service quote had ranged from $250 to $350, with share ride around 50 to 65 per person, making the differences not all that much. Someone else elsewhere even suggested I can get in town for as little as $9 per person. After reading through the first couple line of how to do it, I stopped reading the rest,which is another paragraph long.
In my mind, I am looking for "easy" and value. Don't mind paying the extra, as long as I think the value is there.
Limobus at $60 for 2, cab fare at 180, private car at 250, it's a toss up.
The good news in all these is there are plenty of choices, and worst case $$ scenario, take the cab and call it a day unless you got stuck in traffic.
May 12th, 2017, 03:13 AM
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Typo above as the exchange in 2014 was more like 100-1 so 114-1 is quite bit more.
Yes its all very unclear as to the cost so would would post what you ended up doing and what the total was?
Thank you and have fun!!
Yes its all very unclear as to the cost so would would post what you ended up doing and what the total was?
Thank you and have fun!!
May 13th, 2017, 10:55 AM
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>>Limobus at $60 for 2, cab fare at 180, private car at 250, it's a toss up.
It is not a toss up if you really are looking for value as you wrote.
If there is a $9 option then it is too cheap to of any value.
Adding to someotherguy's great comments about the N'Ex: even if your hotel has a shuttle from Shinjuku station it is not going to be easy to find the shuttle stop.
Shinjuku station is the busiest railway station in world with 3 million pax each day.
I think all 3 million of them were there when I arrived on the N'Ex on my first trip to Japan. I had to find the shuttle to the Hilton. I was so tired from the trip and confused by the area map at the station that I was about ready to cry. I didn't realize that the map was not north-up but oriented to the direction I was facing. I walked outside and figure out that I was a the south exit and so was able to walk to the west side of the station where the shuttle was at. IIRC, I couldn't find the shuttle stop and just walked west searching for the hotel. The trip was all good after that.
It is not a toss up if you really are looking for value as you wrote.
If there is a $9 option then it is too cheap to of any value.
Adding to someotherguy's great comments about the N'Ex: even if your hotel has a shuttle from Shinjuku station it is not going to be easy to find the shuttle stop.
Shinjuku station is the busiest railway station in world with 3 million pax each day.
I think all 3 million of them were there when I arrived on the N'Ex on my first trip to Japan. I had to find the shuttle to the Hilton. I was so tired from the trip and confused by the area map at the station that I was about ready to cry. I didn't realize that the map was not north-up but oriented to the direction I was facing. I walked outside and figure out that I was a the south exit and so was able to walk to the west side of the station where the shuttle was at. IIRC, I couldn't find the shuttle stop and just walked west searching for the hotel. The trip was all good after that.
