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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)→Marunouchi Line (Metro)

Ginza Line to Marunouchi Line at Ginza Station

How to change from the Ginza Line to the Marunouchi Line at Ginza Station. Both are Tokyo Metro lines, so you stay inside the gates. Allow about 3–5 minutes.

About 3–5 minwalking time
Ginza Line platformfrom · 銀座線
Marunouchi Line platformto · 丸ノ内線

The Ginza and Marunouchi Lines connect inside Ginza Station. Follow the red Marunouchi Line signs along the passage to the Marunouchi Line platforms.

Allow about 3–5 minutes in normal crowds.

Look for these signs
丸ノ内線Marunouchi 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 Marunouchi Line goes to Tokyo Station and Ikebukuro in one direction and Shinjuku 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.

Marunouchi LineTokyo, Otemachi, Ikebukuro one way; Kasumigaseki, Akasaka-mitsuke, Shinjuku the other
Do I need to exit the gates between the Ginza and Marunouchi Lines at Ginza?

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

How do I get from Ginza to Tokyo Station by subway?

Take the Marunouchi Line from Ginza towards Ikebukuro. Tokyo Station is the next stop.

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.