Skip taxis and Uber in Japan: trains and metro are cheap and fast

Trains and the metro go almost everywhere in Japanese cities, quickly and for a fraction of a taxi fare.

Type

Hack

Category

Transport

Place

Japan-wide

For

tourist

Posted

May 24, 2026

Last checked

Oct 21, 2026

Source

@mrpyo1 ↗

What the sources say

Tokyo Metro: single tickets from ¥180. The taxi comparison is the author's experience. Reddit: taxis average ¥300–500/km plus surcharges; fine for short hops, poor value across Tokyo.

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Also confirmed by

• tokyometro.jp ↗
• reddit.com ↗
• reddit.com ↗

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