Showing posts with label MK Tokyo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MK Tokyo. Show all posts

20161116

Riding to Narita




There are many ways to get out to Narita. It's a hassle to get to the bus and/or train stations with bags. 

I live within 10 km of Haneda. A taxi ride to Haneda (approx ¥4,500) then the "Limousine Bus" (¥3,100) is an option, total cost of less than ¥8,000. 

Uber charges a flat rate of ¥27,000 from any of the 23 区 (wards) to Narita airport. For me in Ota-ku, that is more than the ¥21,000 (+ expressway tolls) charged by MK Tokyo. 

Booking on the internet got me a ¥1,000 discount. The expressway tolls ended up being ¥2,800. The total cost was ¥22,800. 

I have used MK Tokyo quite a few times to and from Narita. The fact that I could book a ride in advance and have them pick me up at a specific time is infinitely better than Uber. I like MK Tokyo because their drivers are great and the cars are luxurious. For this particular ride, I got to ride in a Mercedes S300h. Previously, I had ridden in Lexus, BMW 7-series cars.

My only complaint with MK Tokyo is their mandatory "greeting service" fee of ¥3,000. Their reasoning is that this fee would enable the driver to park the car in a car park then come and greet you in the greeting area. That's fine, except when they were late.

I once came back from LAX and the driver was late. Two of their non-drivers met me at the greeting area. and they said the driver was late due to whatever reason. I ended up greeting the driver curbside. Yet, they charged me the mandatory ¥3,000. I should have been paid the ¥3,000 since I was the greeter.

Bibliography

https://tokyomk.com/en/airport.html
https://www.uber.com/en-JP/cities/tokyo/
http://www.limousinebus.co.jp/en/
http://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
http://willerexpress.com/en/airport-shuttle/narita-shuttle/
http://www.keiseibus.co.jp/kousoku/nrt16.html