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

Yamanote / Keihin-Tohoku→Keisei Skyliner

JR Yamanote Line to Keisei Skyliner at Nippori Station

How to change from the JR Yamanote Line to the Keisei Skyliner for Narita Airport at Nippori Station. Use the stairs at the north end of the JR platform and the Keisei transfer gate; about 2–4 minutes.

About 2–4 minwalking time
JR platformsfrom · 山手線・京浜東北線
Skyliner Platform 1to · 京成スカイライナー
North end of the trainThe stairs to the Keisei transfer gate are at the north end of the JR platform.
JR PLATFORMJR CONCOURSEKEISEI TRANSFER GATESKYLINER PLATFORM1234
Floors from top to bottom. Tap a number to jump to that step.
  1. 1
    JR platform

    Take the stairs at the north end of the JR platform up to the concourse.

  2. 2
    JR concourse

    Head for the Keisei transfer gate. The South Gate is a detour.

    Look for this sign
    京成線のりかえ口Transfer to Keisei Line
  3. 3
    Keisei transfer gate

    If you have no Skyliner ticket yet, buy one at the Keisei ticket machines or counter by the gate.

    Look for this sign
    スカイライナーSkyliner
    Every Skyliner seat is reserved.
  4. 4
    Skyliner platform

    Go through the transfer gate and up to Platform 1, which is used only by the Skyliner and other reserved-seat liners.

  • The Skyliner takes about 36 minutes from Nippori to Airport Terminal 2 Station.
Platform 1Skyliner: Airport Terminal 2, Narita Airport (Terminal 1)

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Where do I buy a Skyliner ticket at Nippori?

At the Keisei ticket machines and counter next to the JR–Keisei transfer gate.

How long does the Skyliner take from Nippori to Narita Airport?

About 36 minutes to Airport Terminal 2 Station and a few minutes more to Narita Airport (Terminal 1).

The Skyliner's Tokyo stop

Most Skyliner passengers change at Nippori rather than Keisei Ueno: the JR–Keisei transfer gate is inside the station.

Use the transfer gate

Keisei has a North Gate, a South Gate and a JR transfer gate. Only the transfer gate leads straight to JR.

Allow for luggage

The walk itself takes 2–4 minutes. Allow about 5 minutes with large suitcases.