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Step-by-step walking routes between platforms in Japan's busiest stations, with the exact Japanese signs to follow.

Ginza Line (Metro)→Hibiya Line (Metro)

Ginza Line to Hibiya Line at Ginza Station

How to change from the Ginza Line to the Hibiya Line at Ginza Station. Both are Tokyo Metro lines, so you stay inside the gates. The walk takes about 3 minutes.

About 3 minwalking time
Ginza Line platformfrom · 銀座線
Hibiya Line platformto · 日比谷線

The Ginza and Hibiya Lines are both Tokyo Metro and connect inside Ginza Station. Follow the grey Hibiya Line signs along the passage and down to the Hibiya Line platforms.

The transfer takes about 3 minutes in normal crowds.

Look for these signs
日比谷線Hibiya Line
のりかえTransfer
  • You do not go through any ticket gate. An IC card or a single Tokyo Metro ticket covers the whole trip.
  • The Hibiya Line goes to Tsukiji, Roppongi and Ebisu in one direction and Ueno and Kita-senju in the other.

Overview only: we have not yet walked and checked this route step by step. Follow the signs above and allow the time shown.

Hibiya Line (south)Higashi-ginza, Tsukiji, Roppongi, Ebisu, Naka-meguro
Hibiya Line (north)Hibiya, Kasumigaseki, Akihabara, Ueno
Do I need to exit the gates between the Ginza and Hibiya Lines at Ginza?

No. Both are Tokyo Metro lines and connect inside the gates.

How do I get to Roppongi from Ginza?

Change to the Hibiya Line at Ginza Station and ride towards Naka-meguro. Roppongi is a few stops away.

Ginza Station is all Tokyo Metro

The Ginza, Hibiya and Marunouchi Lines share Ginza Station, so you can change between them without leaving the gates.

Close but separate

Ginza-itchome (Yurakucho Line) and Higashi-ginza (Hibiya and Asakusa Lines) are different stations nearby. Changing to them means leaving the gates.

Underground walkways

Ginza, Yurakucho and Hibiya are joined by long underground passages, useful when it rains.