Tokyo - Post Report Question and Answers
Are local buses, trams, trains or taxis safe and affordable?
Yes, incredible public transportation system. Taxis are expensive but trains and buses seem reasonable. - Jan 2024
Yes, they were safe, reliable, meticulously on-time, and affordable. - Nov 2020
Yes - Mar 2019
Yes, it's all safe and clean. Taxis all have GPS do if you have an address you are good to go. Metro is cheap and easy to use. It's all well marked in English. Trains are a bit harder to figure out and the large stations can be very tricky to navigate. We don't use buses as we prefer the metro. - Jun 2018
There is a robust public transportation system. Fortunately, Google Maps works well. Otherwise, the subway and buses would be overly complex and very hard to use. I understand that even those who speak Japanese well have trouble in areas of town they are not familiar with. Affordable, no. However, since road tolls and parking fees for private cars are also very high, I would say public transportation is *relatively* inexpensive. - Mar 2018
Taxis are crazy expensive, actually trains can be too, but they are very safe - but super crowded at rush hour. - Mar 2017
Yes, very safe. Trains and buses are affordable. Taxis, not so much. - Feb 2014
Yes to all. - Apr 2013
Expensive, especially taxis and shinkansen (the bullet train). - Jan 2011
All are safe. Trains and buses are relatively inexpensive, but taxis can be very expensive. For short distances they're fine, but don"t even fool yourself about getting a taxi from narita airport to your apartment downtown (litearlly a fare of several hundred dollars). - Oct 2008
Very safe. Taxis are a bit expensive and taxi drivers routinely speak little English but buses and trains are very convenient and easy to use once you get the hang of the system. Trains are relatively inexpensive within the city. - Jan 2008
