Tokyo: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Tokyo is the capital of Japan, 44 m (144 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 18 km (11 mi) from the centre. It has a dozen or more railway stations on record, including Keiō Line Shinjuku Station. It is a port city: Port of Tokyo. Our booking partner lists 5,621+ places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Tokyo runs from about 9 h 47 min a day in late December to 14 h 38 min in late June (computed for 35.69° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Tokyo is served by 3 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 18 km (11 mi) from the centre, whose 11,024-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Narita International Airport (NRT, 64 km), Ibaraki Airport (IBR, 85 km).
Flights to Tokyo: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Keiō Line Shinjuku Station, Tokyo Station, Odakyu Electric Railway Shinjuku Station, Shinagawa Station, Keiō Shibuya Station, JR East Takadanobaba Station. Trains to Tokyo
Buses to Tokyo · Driving and car hire · Ferries
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 5,621+ places to stay in Tokyo (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 996 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (586), and 65 are five-star. Across 901 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.5 out of 10. Guests have left 2,032,292 reviews in total.
Hotels in Tokyo: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Photographic Art Museum | 415,000 | — |
The busiest is Tokyo Photographic Art Museum at 415,000 visitors. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
UNESCO World Heritage in the city: Ogasawara Archipelago.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Tokyo
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Yokohama, 29 km — car rental · ferries · tours
- Osaka, 397 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Nagoya, 259 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kawasaki, 19 km — tours
- Kyoto, 365 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Saitama, 25 km — tours
- Sendai, 305 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Chiba, 40 km — buses · car rental · ferries · tours
- Niigata, 255 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Hamamatsu, 209 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Berlin, New York City, New South Wales, Jakarta, Seoul, Cairo Governorate, Beijing, Rome, Paris, Moscow, São Paulo, London, Damascus, Amman.
Common questions
Which airport serves Tokyo?
Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 18 km (11 mi) from the centre, plus 2 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Tokyo?
About 9.7 million people live in Tokyo, across 2,194 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Tokyo in?
Asia/Tokyo, currently UTC+9.
What currency is used in Tokyo?
The Yen (JPY). Traffic drives on the left.
How many hotels are there in Tokyo?
Our booking partner lists 5,621 or more places to stay in Tokyo, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Tokyo?
Yokohama (29 km), Osaka (397 km), Nagoya (259 km), Kawasaki (19 km), Kyoto (365 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.