There are 5 ways to get from Tokyo Tower to Shinjuku Golden Gai by subway, taxi, foot, or bus
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Subway via 新宿 Shinjuku
best- Take the subway from 赤羽橋 Akabanebashi to 新宿 Shinjukusubway E
31 min¥170–240Subway
- Take the subway from 赤羽橋 Akabanebashi to 東新宿 Higashi-shinjukusubway E
54 min¥170–330Taxi
- Take the taxi from Tokyo Tower to Shinjuku Golden Gaitaxi 7.1 km
7 min¥3,800–4,600Walk
- Take the walk from Tokyo Tower to Shinjuku Golden Gaiwalk 6.5 km
1h 18mBus, subway
- Take the bus from 東京タワー to 経済産業省前bus 東98
- Take the subway from 霞ケ関 Kasumigaseki to 新宿三丁目 Shinjuku-sanchomesubway M
35 min¥420–710
Tokyo Tower to Shinjuku Golden Gai by foot and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo Tower to Shinjuku Golden Gai is to subway via 新宿 Shinjuku which costs ¥170 - ¥240 and takes 31 min.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo Tower to Shinjuku Golden Gai is to taxi which takes 7 min and costs ¥3800 - ¥4600.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from 赤羽橋 Akabanebashi and arriving at 新宿 Shinjuku. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13 min.
The distance between Tokyo Tower and Shinjuku Golden Gai is 8 km.
The best way to get from Tokyo Tower to Shinjuku Golden Gai without a car is to subway via 新宿 Shinjuku which takes 31 min and costs ¥170 - ¥240.
The subway from 赤羽橋 Akabanebashi to 新宿 Shinjuku takes 13 min including transfers and departs every five minutes.
Tokyo Tower to Shinjuku Golden Gai train services, operated by Toei Subway, depart from 赤羽橋 Akabanebashi station.
Tokyo Tower to Shinjuku Golden Gai train services, operated by Toei Subway, arrive at 新宿 Shinjuku station.
There are 12859+ hotels available in Shinjuku Golden Gai.
What companies run services between Tokyo Tower, Japan and Shinjuku Golden Gai, Japan?
Toei Subway operates a subway from 赤羽橋 Akabanebashi to 新宿 Shinjuku every 5 minutes. Tickets cost ¥170–240 and the journey takes 13 min.
- Phone
- 03-3816-5711
- Website
- Toei Transportation
Subway from 赤羽橋 Akabanebashi to 新宿 Shinjuku
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–240
- Website
- Toei Transportation
- Tram
- ¥170
- Subway
- ¥180–240
Subway from 赤羽橋 Akabanebashi to 東新宿 Higashi-shinjuku
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–330
- Website
- Toei Transportation
- Tram
- ¥170
- Subway
- ¥250–330
- Phone
- 0570-200-999
- Website
- Tokyo Metro
Subway from 霞ケ関 Kasumigaseki to 新宿三丁目 Shinjuku-sanchome
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–210
- Website
- Tokyo Metro
- Phone
- 03-6412-0190
- Website
- Tokyu Bus
Bus from 東京タワー to 経済産業省前
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥250–500
- Website
- Tokyu Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–4,600
Hinomaru
- Phone
- +81 3-3814-1111
- Website
- hinomaru.tokyo
Km Taxi
- Phone
- +81 3-5530-6001
- Website
- km-taxi.tokyo
Tokyo MK Taxi
- Phone
- +81 3-5547-5551
- Website
- tokyomk.com
Tokyo Taxi
- Phone
- +81 3-5758-3630
- Website
- tokyotaxi.co.jp
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