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Tokyo

Best in April, May and November, 17 to 24 °C by day and drier than any month from June to October. The monorail from Haneda reaches Hamamatsucho in 13 minutes.

Facts checked 11 September 2026Fares day by dayFrom the airport
A neon lit street at night, Tokyo

A neon lit street at night, Tokyo. Photograph from Unsplash.

Airport
Haneda
HND, 15 km out
Time
8 hours ahead
of London in October
Currency
Japanese yen
JPY
Plug
Types A and B
100 V, adaptor needed
Language
Japanese
national language
Entry rules
FCDO advice
gov.uk

Best months to go

Every figure is from the weather service named under the strip. Nothing here is a guess.

April, May and November. Highs of 17 to 24 °C, daily lows of 9 to 15 °C, and 96 to 140 mm of rain a month against 155 to 235 mm in every month from June to October.

July and August reach 30 to 31 °C by day and their daily lows stay above 22 °C. September and October are the wettest months, 225 and 235 mm.

December to February are the driest months, 57 to 60 mm, with highs of 10 to 12 °C and 170 to 193 hours of sun.

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1
5
J
11
2
6
F
14
5
10
M
19
10
11
A
24
15
11
M
26
19
13
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30
22
12
J
31
24
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A
28
20
12
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22
15
12
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17
9
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12
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Months we would go. Bars are the average daily high in °C, the small number under each is the average daily low.The bottom row is days a month with rain. Japan Meteorological Agency normals 1991 to 2020, Tokyo station, read from data.jma.go.jp on 11 September 2026. Rain days are days with at least 0.5 mm.
Spring, Mar to May
14 to 24 °C

Rain on 10 to 11 days a month, 116 to 140 mm, and about 178 hours of sun.

Summer, Jun to Aug
26 to 31 °C

Daily lows of 19 to 24 °C. June is the rainy season, 168 mm on 13 days and the least sun of the year, 124 hours.

Autumn, Sep to Nov
28 down to 17 °C

September and October are the wettest months, 225 and 235 mm. November drops to 96 mm and 17 °C.

Winter, Dec to Feb
10 to 12 °C

Daily lows of 1 to 4 °C. The driest months, 57 to 60 mm, with 170 to 193 hours of sun.

Getting in from the airport

Times, frequencies and fares as the operators print them, read 11 September 2026. A fare is only here when the operator prints one.

Haneda (HND) on Tokyo Bay, south of the centre
Main airport
Tokyo Monorail
¥230 single
Hamamatsucho, for the JR Yamanote line
On average every five minutes, 13 minutes from Terminal 3
Keikyu line
Shinagawa, for JR lines and the Shinkansen
11 minutes from Terminal 3, 14 from Terminals 1 and 2
Narita (NRT) about 60 km east of the city
Second airport
Keisei Skyliner
¥2,580 one way
Nippori and Keisei Ueno
Three an hour, 36 minutes to Nippori and 41 to Ueno, every seat reserved

Tokyo Monorail, Keikyu and Keisei pages, read 11 September 2026. Keikyu prints no current fare, so none is given.

Cheapest fares we found, London to Tokyo

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13 Oct
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14 Oct
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15 Oct
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16 Oct
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17 Oct
Sun
18 Oct
Mon
19 Oct
Quickest journey
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Direct flights
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Distance
9,590 km
5,960 miles in a straight line
Time difference
8 hours ahead
Tokyo against London
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Flights and hotels

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One way, one adult, economy, the cheapest day we found about a month from today. Taxes and charges included, paid in pounds.

Hotels in Tokyo

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