Sightseeing Bus in Tokyo

Sightseeing Bus allows travelers to get to the major attractions in Tokyo directly, such as the area around Imperial Palace, Ginza, Tokyo Tower, Odaiba and more. A series of Sky Bus, including Sky Duck and Sky Hop Bus, is the most frequented sightseeing buses around Tokyo. Besides, Skytree Shuttle of Tobu Bus also provides routes to/from Tokyo Skytree Town. Hato Bus offers diverse routes to the attractions you’d like to reach in Tokyo and the environs.

Open-Top & Double-Deck Sky Bus

Sky Bus is the sightseeing bus in Tokyo with double decks as well as an open top. It is cool to take an airing and enjoy the beautiful scenery immersively. There are a few routes that run around Imperial Palace, Ginza, Tokyo Tower or Odaiba, especially the Odaiba Night Course has a service at night.

Route	Duration	Ticket Office & Where to Board	Fare	Operating Days
Imperial Palace - Ginza - Marunouchi Course (T1)	About 50min	Marunouchi Mitsubishi Building	JPY 1,800	Weekdays only 3-4 buses per operating day
Oedo Tokyo Course (T7)	About 50min	Marunouchi Mitsubishi Building	JPY 2,200	Weekends & holidays only 4 buses a day
Tokyo Tower-Rainbow Bridge Course (T3)	About 50min	Marunouchi Mitsubishi Building	JPY 2,000 on weekdays; JPY 2,200 on weekends & holidays	Every day 5 buses or so on weekdays, 8-9 buses on weekends & holidays
Odaiba Night Course (N101)	About 2h (1-hour free walk at Odaiba included)	Marunouchi Mitsubishi Building	JPY 2,400 on Friday; JPY 2,500 on weekends & holidays	Fri.-Sun. & holidays 1 bus at sunset

Notes:

  Half price for a child at 6-11 years old.
  The schedule of every route might be changed every month. You can check the timetable in the current month on its official website.
  The reservation is opened since 1 month before the day you’re to take Sky Bus. Please make the reservation early especially during the cherry blossom season in spring, it’s much popular in the period.
  Audio guide in English, Chinese and Korean are offered on Sky Bus.

Amphibian Sky Duck

Sky Duck, having an interesting name, is the amphibious sightseeing bus as high as a double-deck bus. Running in 3 regular routes in Tokyo, visitors can experience the thrilling moment when it rushes into water, and have a wonderful view over the rivers, cancels, and Tokyo Bay. On the Odaiba Panorama course, the Sky Duck would swim under the well-known Rainbow Bridge. Bravo!

Route	Duration	Ticket Office & Where to Board	Fare	Operating Days
Tokyo Skytree course (D201)	1.5h	Tokyo Skytree Station Office	JPY 3,800	Weekends & holidays only 3 buses a day
Odaiba Toyosu - Tokyo View course (D501)	80min	Odaiba SKY Tourist Information Center	JPY 3,600/3,800	Irregular, operated on 5 days or so a month 3 buses a day
Odaiba Panorama course (D502)	1h	Odaiba SKY Tourist Information Center	JPY 3,600 on weekdays; JPY 3,800 on weekends	Weekends & irregular on weekdays 4-5 buses a day

Notes:

  If you would like to know about the specific dates it will be operated, please check the timetable on the official website, where the schedule of this month and next month are announced.
  The bus may be halted temporarily for a bad weather or the adverse waves, wind speed, etc. on the river & sea.
  Don’t open an umbrella or sunshade on the bus. If the wind is relatively strong, prevent the hat from blowing away.
  The baby under 3 year old can take Sky Duck for free as sitting on the lap of their parents. If you want to make the baby sit on a seat, a child ticket fare might be required. Please consult the stuff when buying the tickets.

Sky Hop Bus - Hop On & Off

Sky Hop Bus is also the double-decked sightseeing bus with the open top. Travelers can get on and get off the bus at any stop casually with the ticket. No need to book the ticket in advance. The detailed timetables might be subject to change in different seasons, running during 09:00-18:00/19:00 every day approximately.

Sky Hop Bus

  Ticketing Office: the Sky Bus counter on 1F of Marunouchi Mitsubishi Building, Marunouchi
  Fare: JPY 4,500 for a one day ticket, JPY 6,500 for a two days ticket
  The one day ticket is not valid for 24 hours, but on the current day; the next day is added for the two-day ticket.

Route	Stops
Red Course	Marunouchi Mitsubishi Bldg (R1) Kodenmacho Station (R2) Ryogoku, Eddo-Tokyo Museum (R3) Tokyo Skytree (R4) Asakusa Hanakawado (R5) Asakusa Tawaramachi (R6) Ueno Sta. (R7) Ueno Matsuzakaya (R8) Akihabara (Suehirocho) (R9) Shin-Nihonbashi Sta. (R10)
Blue Course	Marunouchi Mitsubishi Bldg (B1) Tokyo Tower (B2) Prince Hotel Tokyo, Zojo-ji Temple (B3) Fuji TV Station (B4) Tokyo Teleport Station (B5) Tsukiji, Ginza (B6)
Green Course	Marunouchi Mitsubishi Bldg (G1) Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden (G2) Shinjuku Station South Exit (G3) Shinjuku Station West Exit (G4) Shibuya City Hall (G5) Tokyo Tower (G6)

Chartered Hato Bus

Hato Bus is another sightseeing bus in Tokyo, it is an old brand in the city. It offers many sightseeing bus day tours for travelers, in the city and to outskirts like Mt. Fuji & Nikko. Meanwhile, the open-top sightseeing bus for a half-day tour in Tokyo city is also great. If interested, travelers can search the bus tours and choose one in accordance with their preferences. Of course, the price is varied for the distance and what included.

Skytree Shuttle of Tobu Bus

Tobu Skytree Shuttle has sightseeing buses between Tokyo Skytree Town and Ueno, Asakusa, Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea, and Haneda Airport. There are a number of buses running on the routes continually. Travelers can purchase the paper ticket at Information Counter for Skytree Shuttle, or swipe the Suica or PASMO card directly. The latest timetable for each stop of these routes can be found on the official website of Tobu Bus.

  Ueno - Asakusa Line, via Asakusa View Hotel, Senso-ji Temple and Kannon-do, is operated on weekends & holidays only, costing JPY 220 per adult.
  Tokyo Disney Resort Line takes 45-55 minutes to reach Tokyo DisneySea/Disneyland from Tokyo Skytree Town, at a fare of JPY 800.
  Haneda Airport Line shuttles between Tokyo Skytree Town and the terminals of Haneda Airport in 50-70 minutes, with JPY 1,000 for a single trip.

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