Originally Posted By Brandis How frequent do trains run from Tokyo station to Maihama? Especially in the morning. Is there a site on the internet where I can look up the schedule? Or do they run so often that I don't have to bother and just show up at the station? Also, about how much do tickets cost from Shinjuku to Maihama? Marc
Originally Posted By Faith It was frequent enough that I never had to worry about the schedule... think subway system. The longest I had to wait was about 15 mins, and that was when I had to take a train from Maihama to Tokyo at about 5:30am. Not sure about the price to Shinjuku, but iirc, it was under $2 between Tokyo station and Maihama.
Originally Posted By Brandis Thanks! We would like to be at the park around opening time. So we probably should leave at Shinjuku around 7 AM. Or would we then get caught in rushhour traffic?
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Trains from Tokyo station pull into Maihama on avearge every 5 minutes. There are several options...Musashino Rapid, Keiyo rapid or local.. The Rapid trains skip one or two stations but do stop at Maihama. Leaving Shinjuku at 7am should be ok, but there will be a lot fo traffic on the platforms due to rush hour.
Originally Posted By Faith The Keiyo lines seem to run a lot more frequently. Learn from me and don't stand for 15 minutes lining up for a Musashino while at least 3 Keiyo trains come and go from another platform. (I eventually changed platforms once I figured out what was going on)
Originally Posted By TDLFAN That is correct. Musashino does run every 20-30 minutes or so but the Keiyo runs very often because it usually ends in Soga and is most useful to travelers headed towards the Chiba area. Musashino does not go towards Soga and turns north and around the northern Tokyo suburbs.
Originally Posted By Mr X Just glance at the overhead schedule boards on your walk down to the platform. There are several. They might seem a bit confusing, but in general any one of the train times listed will work fine. Just make note of the next departure time and what track it leaves from (1-4), and head straight there. The only possibility that you could go wrong is the occasional "express" train, which ALWAYS leaves from track 1 if I'm not mistaken...which does not stop at Maihama or anywhere else really. That train looks like a "real" train, however, not a "subway" train like all the others. So you probably will notice right away, then just turn around and see if there's a train waiting for you on track 2. Easy.
