There are 8 ways to get from Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station to Nara-shi by train, night bus, rideshare, car, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station to Tōkyō Station
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kyōto
- Take the train from Kyōto to Nara
4h 37mAirport Transfer
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Tokyo Narita-NRT to Nara-shi529.2 km
6h 9m¥7,000–9,000Night bus
- Take the night bus from Keisei Tsudanuma to Nara
12h 27m¥7,119–11,812Drive 529.2 km
- Drive from Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station to Nara-shi529.2 km
6h 9m¥8,969–12,955Fly Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport, train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)NRT - ITM
- Take the train from Osaka-Uehommachi to Shin-Omiya
2h 59m¥17,840–41,783Bus to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the bus from Narita Airport Terminal 1 to Haneda Airport Terminal 1
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)HND - ITM
4h 49m¥16,750–38,000Fly Narita International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)NRT - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Kyōto
- Take the train from Kyōto to Nara
4h 15mBus to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the bus from Narita Airport Terminal 1 to Haneda Airport Terminal 1
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)HND - UKB
5h 22m¥17,190–30,520
Narita International Airport (NRT) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station to Nara-shi is to Airport Transfer which costs ¥7000 - ¥9000 and takes 6h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station to Nara-shi is to fly and train which takes 2h 59m and costs ¥17000 - ¥42000.
No, there is no direct train from Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station station to Nara-shi. However, there are services departing from Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station and arriving at Nara via Tōkyō Station and Kyōto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 37m.
The distance between Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station and Nara-shi is 594 km. The road distance is 529.2 km.
The best way to get from Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station to Nara-shi without a car is to train which takes 4h 37m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 37m to get from Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station to Nara-shi, including transfers.
Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station to Nara-shi train services, operated by Narita Express (N'EX), depart from Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station.
Nara-shi is 1h ahead of Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station. It is currently 6:35 PM in Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station and 7:35 PM in Nara-shi.
Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station to Nara-shi train services, operated by Narita Express (N'EX), arrive at Tōkyō Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station to Nara-shi is 529 km. It takes approximately 6h 9m to drive from Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station to Nara-shi.
What companies run services between Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station, Japan and Nara-shi, Japan?
You can take a train from Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station to Nara via Tōkyō Station and Kyōto in around 4h 37m. Alternatively, Nara Kotsu operates a vehicle from Keisei Tsudanuma to Nara once daily. Tickets cost ¥6,500–11,000 and the journey takes 10h 31m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–46,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–41,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–24,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–140,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–36,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–33,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–33,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–26,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–18,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,700–3,400
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–16,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥11,000–15,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥12,000–16,000
- Green seat
- ¥16,000–22,000
Train from Nagoya Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–6,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥4,400–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kyōto to Nara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3536-3957
- Website
- kintetsu.co.jp
Train from Osaka-Uehommachi to Shin-Omiya
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥500–650
- Website
- https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/index.html
- Website
- narakotsu.co.jp
Night bus from Keisei Tsudanuma to Nara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- narakotsu.co.jp
- Phone
- 03-3665-7220
- Website
- limousinebus.co.jp
Bus from Narita Airport Terminal 1 to Haneda Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600
- Schedules at
- limousinebus.co.jp
- Book at
- limousinebus.co.jp
- Website
- mozio.com
Rideshare from Tokyo Narita-NRT to Nara-shi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $45–60
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