Train journey · Tokyo
Shinagawa to Shinjuku by trainabout 23 min door to door
Allow about 23 minutes from Shinagawa to Shinjuku by train and subway, with 1 transfer, walking and waiting included.
Fastest route
- Time
- 23 min
- Transfers
- 1 transfer
- Frequency
- every ~4 min
- Walking
- 4 min
Train: Limited Express → Local
With no transfer
To avoid changing trains: about 24 min staying on board (Yamanote Line), 1 min longer.
Return: Shinjuku to Shinagawa
- Time
- 22 min
- Transfers
- 1 transfer
- Frequency
- every ~5 min
- Walking
- 4 min
Train: Rapid
In the other direction, allow about 22 min, 1 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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