The fastest way - based on our Internet research - to get from Narita (成田) airport to downtown Tokyo is to take the Narita Express (N'EX) train. Narita Express can get you from the airport to Tokyo in ~50 min, and there is a train every approximately 30min. But take note though - the first train departs from Narita airport at 07:31AM, and the last train at 21:44PM; so if you're traveling outside these times, you might want to explore other transportation options.
We bought the "Suica & N'EX" package that includes both a N'EX ticket as well as a Suica card, as we thought that this is a pretty good deal.
(Suica is a contactless, reloadable smartcard that can be used on almost all public transport in Tokyo).
Inside the Narita Express train
Shinjuku station (新宿駅)
Hohoho, ever heard of urban legends about people losing their way in Shinjuku station? Trust us, it's totally believable!
Shinjuku station is Tokyo's railway hub and is served by several railway companies with a total of 12 railway lines. It is a HUGE station with 35 platforms and over 200 exits, and is supposedly registered with the Guinness World Records for the world's busiest transport hub with an average of 3.64 million human traffic per day in 2007 (source: Wikipedia)!
I have a photo to show how large and crowded Shinjuku station is. Note the bewildering array of directional signs along the top in the background:
Stay calm and keep moving =)
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