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

Keikyu Line→Tokaido Shinkansen

Keikyu Line (from Haneda) to Tokaido Shinkansen at Shinagawa Station

How to change from the Keikyu Line, coming from Haneda Airport, to the Tokaido Shinkansen at Shinagawa Station. Use the JR transfer gate and the Shinkansen South Transfer Gate; about 3–5 minutes.

About 3–5 minwalking time
Keikyu Platform 2from · 京急線
Shinkansen platformsto · 東海道新幹線
KEIKYU PLATFORMJR TRANSFER GATEJR CONCOURSESHINKANSEN GATESHINKANSEN PLATFORM12345
Floors from top to bottom. Tap a number to jump to that step.
  1. 1
    Keikyu platform

    Trains from Haneda arrive on Platform 2. Walk across to the Platform 1 side, where the JR transfer gates are.

  2. 2
    JR transfer gate

    Go through the JR transfer gate.

    Look for this sign
    JR線のりかえ口Transfer to JR Lines
    Paper ticket and IC card together? Insert the ticket first, then tap the card.
  3. 3
    JR concourse

    Inside JR, follow the blue Shinkansen signs.

    Look for this sign
    新幹線Shinkansen
  4. 4
    Shinkansen gate

    Go through the Shinkansen South Transfer Gate.

    Look for this sign
    新幹線南のりかえ口Shinkansen South Transfer Gate
    Insert all your tickets together and take back every ticket that comes out.
  5. 5
    Shinkansen platform

    Go up to your Shinkansen platform. Trains for Nagoya, Kyoto and Shin-Osaka run west from here.

  • From Haneda, the airport express (エアポート快特) and limited express trains both stop at Shinagawa.
Tokaido ShinkansenShin-Yokohama, Nagoya, Kyoto, Shin-Osaka

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How do I get from Haneda Airport to the Shinkansen?

Take the Keikyu Line to Shinagawa, about 15 minutes, then change to the Tokaido Shinkansen through the JR transfer gate and the Shinkansen South Transfer Gate.

Do I need to leave the station at Shinagawa?

No. Transfer gates connect Keikyu, JR and the Shinkansen inside the station.

The Haneda gateway

Keikyu trains from Haneda Airport reach Shinagawa in about 15 minutes. It is the easiest place to change between the airport and the Shinkansen.

Use the transfer gates

JR and Keikyu are joined by transfer gates inside the station. Do not leave through an exit gate, or you will have to go up and down again.

Paper ticket plus IC card

If you use a paper ticket and an IC card at the same gate, insert the paper ticket first, then tap the card.