Chuo Line to Sobu Rapid Line / Narita Express at Tokyo Station
Step-by-step walking route at Tokyo Station from the Chuo Line (Platforms 1–2) to the Sobu Rapid Line and Narita Express (B5 Platforms 1–4). No ticket gate, about 4–5 minutes, with the Japanese signs to follow.
Step by step
- 1Chuo platform
Get off and take the escalator in front of you down to the 1F concourse.
- 21F concourse
Follow signs for the Marunouchi Underground Central Exit and walk straight along that passage.
Look for this sign丸の内地下中央口Marunouchi Underground Central Exit - 3B1 concourse
Take the down escalator to B1, then bear left.
Look for this sign横須賀線・総武線(快速)Yokosuka / Sobu Line (Rapid) - 4B4 corridor
Just before the Marunouchi Underground Central gate, take the long escalator down to B4.
Do not go through the ticket gate. This whole route stays inside JR. - 5B4 corridor
At the bottom, turn back to the right for Platforms 3–4, or to the left for Platforms 1–2.
- 6B5 platforms
Take the stairs down to the B5 platforms. You have arrived.
Which platform?
Watch the walk
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Questions
Do I need to go through a ticket gate between the Chuo Line and the Narita Express at Tokyo Station?
No. Both are JR lines, so you stay inside the gates. You only need your Narita Express ticket to board.
Which platform is the Narita Express at Tokyo Station?
Narita Express to Narita Airport departs from underground Platforms 3–4 on the fifth basement level (B5).