Train journey · Tokyo
Shinagawa to Akihabara by trainabout 21 min door to door
Allow about 21 minutes from Shinagawa to Akihabara by train, with no change of train (Keihin-Tohoku-Negishi Line), walking and waiting included.
Fastest route
- Time
- 21 min
- Transfers
- no transfer
- Frequency
- every ~4 min
- Walking
- 3 min
Train: Rapid
Return: Akihabara to Shinagawa
- Time
- 20 min
- Transfers
- no transfer
- Frequency
- every ~4 min
- Walking
- 3 min
Train: Rapid
In the other direction, allow about 20 min, no transfer.
The difference from the outward trip comes from waiting times and transfers, which are not the same in each direction.
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