How do I get to Yokohama?

Yokohama has no commercial airport of its own, so every long-haul arrival lands in Tokyo. Haneda has nonstops from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, New York JFK, and London Heathrow on ANA, JAL, United, Delta, American, and British Airways. From the US west coast the flight takes 11 to 12 hours and costs $900 to $1,500 round-trip, while New York runs about 14 hours at $1,100 to $1,800, and London Heathrow to Haneda takes around 14 hours on JAL, ANA, or BA for £700 to £1,100. Narita still gets the low-cost carriers, including Zipair, Peach, and Jetstar Japan, and some of their fares undercut Haneda by $100 to $200. Prices rise for cherry blossom season in late March, for Golden Week from April 29 to May 5, and for Obon in mid-August. The dollar bought 157.59 yen on September 25, 2026, so the flight tends to be the biggest single line in a Yokohama budget.

At Haneda, follow the red Keikyu signs down from arrivals and board any train showing Yokohama or Yokosuka on the platform board, tapping a Suica or PASMO card at the gate to pay the fare. Keikyu carriages smell faintly of cold air-conditioning, and a two-note chime sounds at every door. If you have two large suitcases, take the Keikyu Limousine bus from the Terminal 3 or Terminal 1 curb instead: it costs about ¥750 and takes 35 to 50 minutes to YCAT, the Yokohama City Air Terminal on the east side of Yokohama Station. The driver tags your bags in the hold, so you skip the stairs in Yokohama Station's crowded transfer halls, and some departures continue to hotels in Minato Mirai and near Yamashita Park, which saves you a ¥1,500 taxi.

Narita is the harder arrival. The JR Narita Express runs direct to Yokohama Station in about 90 minutes for roughly ¥4,400, with services about once an hour, and many N'EX trains terminate at Tokyo Station rather than continuing south, so check the destination on the carriage display before you board. The Airport Limousine bus to YCAT costs about ¥3,700 and takes 90 minutes to 2 hours, longer when the Shuto Expressway jams on a Friday evening. A landing after 22:00 changes the calculation: Haneda's last Keikyu trains run close to midnight, while Narita's direct options to Yokohama thin out around 21:30, and a taxi from Narita tends to cost ¥30,000 or more.

From Kyoto or Osaka, take the Tokaido Shinkansen to Shin-Yokohama: a Nozomi from Shin-Osaka takes about 2 hours 10 minutes and costs around ¥14,000. Shin-Yokohama sits about 7 km inland from the harbour, so change to the blue line of the Yokohama Municipal Subway for the 11-minute ride to Yokohama Station, or stay on to Sakuragicho for Minato Mirai. From central Tokyo, skip the Shinkansen altogether. The Tokyu Toyoko Line runs from Shibuya to Yokohama in about 30 minutes, and through trains continue on the Minatomirai Line to Motomachi-Chukagai, the stop for Chinatown, for under ¥500. Pack a light layer for arrival: Yokohama was 22°C, overcast and 86% humid on the evening of September 27, 2026.