Tokyo Port to airport

[JColquhoun]

 Can someone tell me which airport is closest to the port? Thank you. 

[d9704011]

 Haneda but it's a tricky question.... port of Tokyo or Port of Yokohama and where, exactly, you want to go.

Edited August 6 by d9704011

[JColquhoun]

Yokohama- I am cruising on Royal Caribbean 

[d9704011]

Just now, JColquhoun said:

Yokohama- I am cruising on Royal Caribbean 

Haneda for sure.

[JColquhoun]

21 minutes ago, d9704011 said:

Haneda for sure.

Thank you

[shecritic]

Haneda is definitely the most convenient choice as it's closer to Yokohama than Narita Airport. From the cruise port, you can take the Keikyu Line subway directly to Haneda in under an hour. It's a straight shot with no transfers needed. Narita is further away and would involve more travel time. Haneda has lots of international flights too so you should be able to find a good option. 

[d9704011]

8 hours ago, shecritic said:

From the cruise port, you can take the Keikyu Line subway directly to Haneda in under an hour. It's a straight shot with no transfers needed.

Are you sure about that?  If Royal Caribbean uses the Osanbashi Pier, then pretty straight-forward.  If they use the Daikoku Pier(s), not quite the same.

[Hlitner]

Speaking of getting to the metro/subway from the Osanbashi Pier, it is a few blocks of walking.  And if one wants to use an elevator (which is helpful if you have luggage), only one of the entrances (there are a few) has that elevator.  I mention this because many cruisers are not happy at the idea of having to walk blocks, dragging their luggage.  

 

DW and I do a lot of independent travel, and as seniors, do give lots of consideration to luggage logistics.  With luggage, when going to/from Haneda, we spend the big bucks (actually Yen) and take a taxi 🙂   Without luggage, we always use public transport.  While staying in Yokohama can easily be used as a base, to explore Tokyo, keep in mind that it can take over an hour (one way) to get to some popular Tokyo neighborhoods (this depends on where, which metro line, changing trains, etc).  If spending one or perhaps 2 nights, pre/post cruise, we would generally stay in Yokohama (assuming our cruise uses a Yokohama port).  For more than 2 nights we would definitely base ourselves somewhere in Tokyo (our preference is the Shinjuku area).

 

As to Narita vs Haneda, since we choose our own flights we always use Haneda.  Narita is a very nice airport, but we find its distance from Tokyo (and Yokohama) a royal pain.

 

Hank

[monkey@cruise]

3 hours ago, d9704011 said:

Are you sure about that?  If Royal Caribbean uses the Osanbashi Pier, then pretty straight-forward.  If they use the Daikoku Pier(s), not quite the same.

Most RCCL ships in Asia are Quantum-class, must dock at Daikoku Pier because Yokohama bridge height restriction.

 

Yokohama have 3 cruise terminals: Osanbashi Pier, Shinko Pier, and Daikoku Pier. 
Bus to Haneda Airport: taxi from terminal to Yokohama City Air Terminal (YCAT), runs every 15-20 mins, 30 min journey, fare: ¥650
Rail to Haneda Airport: taxi from terminal to Yokohama station , runs every 10 min, 25 min journey, fare: ¥370
No luggage rack on train, sometime bus is a better option.