[pbsladek]

If flying into NRT and on the way to Tokyo, ~$200ish for the taxi ride. Ooops.

[ruszki]

Taxi is not the main way to leave airports in large part of the world.

[adhvaryu]

I went digging out of curiosity, and it seems you are correct. According to this article [1], around 80 of the top 100 airports have rapid transit connections.

[1] https://www.ptua.org.au/2015/10/29/busiest-airports-rail/

[masklinn]

It definitely is not for narita, NEX brings you to Tokyo in an hour.

[wodenokoto]

It’s still a long time to get into Tokyo and even then you might be far from where you want to go. As far as I remember the rapid line from Marita only stops at shinjuku and Tokyo station.

[rayiner]

I had a cab driver refuse to take me to NRT because it would be too expensive. He told me to take the train from Ueno.

[cbhl]

If you want to pay ~$200 and get to Tokyo faster, you should fly into HND instead of NRT, full stop.

[dawnerd]

And from Hnd either the monorail or the airport limousine are very cheap ways into the city. I use the airport limousine to get to Disney and it’s really convenient. WAY cheaper than a taxi

[busterarm]

Keisei Skyliner and Narita Express are 1/10th of the cost and twice as fast.

[ghaff]

There is a train though which even people on expense accounts usually take.

[pbsladek]

I expensed the taxi. It was 1am. Train another 2-2.5 hours..

It’s Japan. Obviously I knew about the train lol. Their trains are awesome!

[johndunne]

My wife and I landed in NRT a couple months ago and had a taxi leave us high and dry. We had to book a taxi there and then and it cost $450 to Tokyo in a standard taxi. The pre booked taxi that left us H&M was $200.

[backpackviolet]

In addition to the fantastic trains the other commenters mentioned, you could also take a bus for $20 to any major hub or hotel.

[pbsladek]

Depends what time you get there and what you are willing to put up with especially when it isn’t on your dime.

Took the bus back from the hotel.

[com2kid]

An uber from Sea-Tac airport into Seattle can easily reach $80, and almost $100 with tip.

Given how far NRT is from Tokyo, $200 doesn't seem too bad...

[wkat4242]

€60-80 from Paris de Gaulle also. Or a really slow RER ride through some really bad areas with all your luggage.

[Espressosaurus]

You use an airport bus or a train to get to and from Narita.

You'd be an idiot to use a taxi.

Or it's some exceptional situation (flight super delayed?)

[seatac76]

Agree with others just take the train to Tokyo Station or Shinigawa station. If it’s your first time just remember to exit on the gate that is staffed because gate adjustments can get tricky. The ticket I selected at NRT was apparently not enough money, as expected they were super helpful and nice about it though.

[tanjtanjtanj]

There are also fare adjustment machines, you put your ticket in and it tells you what difference to pay to "upgrade" your ticket.

Many travelers will just grab a ticket that sounds vaguely correct and then fare adjust at the end. Grabbing an IC card or one of the apps is the easiest course for virtually everyone though.