Airport train to the city
Fastest train, one way, standard class · Transport and cars
In the US
USD16.00
3rd priciest of 13 countries
Press a country for its price
Cheapest in UAE at USD1.63. Priciest in United Kingdom at USD34.70, 21 times as much.
Bold figures are converted to USD. The dashed red line marks the price in the US. Press a row to see its source.
| Country | Local price | In USD | vs the US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAE | AED6 | 1.63 | −90% | |
| Taiwan | TWD160 | 4.87 | −70% | |
| Germany | EUR5 | 5.58 | −65% | |
| Canada | CAD12.35 | 8.70 | −46% | |
| Switzerland | CHF7.20 | 8.72 | −46% | |
| South Korea | KRW13,000 | 9.75 | −39% | |
| Hong Kong | HKD120 | 15.29 | −4% | |
| France | EUR14 | 15.63 | −2% | |
| Italy | EUR14 | 15.63 | −2% | |
| Australia | AUD22.94 | 15.77 | −1% | |
| United States | USD16 | 16.00 | Base | |
| Japan | JPY2,567 | 16.17 | +1% | |
| United Kingdom | GBP26 | 34.70 | +117% | |
| No data | Spain, New Zealand, China, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines | |||
Sources and dates
| Country | Source | As of | Type | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 京成電鉄 (スカイライナー チケット購入のご案内) | Nov 2026 | Official price | Keisei Skyliner Narita Airport–Keisei Ueno (fastest, 41 min): IC fare ¥1,267 + liner fee ¥1,300 (¥2,580 with paper ticket). An English route page still shows an older ¥2,470; Keisei applied for a fare revision on 6 Nov 2026 |
| United States | Port Authority of NY & NJ – JFK Airport (public transportation) | Nov 2026 | Official price | AirTrain JFK + LIRR Jamaica–Penn Station, peak fare incl. AirTrain; off-peak $14.00; AirTrain alone $8.75 |
| Canada | UP Express (Metrolinx) | Nov 2026 | Official price | UP Express Pearson–Union, adult one-way standard fare (PRESTO rate is lower) |
| United Kingdom | Heathrow Express | Nov 2026 | Official price | Heathrow Express to Paddington, Standard single walk-up (advance fares from £10) |
| France | Île-de-France Mobilités | Jan 2026 | Official price | RER B CDG Airport–Paris, Paris Region–Airports single ticket, full price |
| Germany | BVG (VBB運賃) | Nov 2026 | Official price | BER airport (zone C) to Berlin Hbf by FEX/regional train uses an ABC single ticket |
| Italy | Trenitalia – Leonardo Express | Nov 2026 | Official price | Leonardo Express Fiumicino Airport–Roma Termini, non-stop 32 min |
| Spain | No data | — | — | Official pieces found but no single fare could be fixed: CRTM 2026 prices (BOCM 31 Dec 2025) give Metro single EUR 1.50-2.00 by number of stations plus the EUR 3.00 Metro airport supplement; Renfe Cercanías C1 (T4-Atocha) singles are 1.70 (1-2 zones) / 1.85 (3) / 2.60 (4), but the zone count for T4 was not shown on an official page. |
| Switzerland | ZVV (Zürcher Verkehrsverbund) | Nov 2026 | Official price | Zurich Airport (zone 121) to Zurich HB (zone 110, counts as 2) = 3 zones. ZVV single, 2nd class CHF 7.20 (valid 1 h); 1st class CHF 11.80. |
| Australia | Airport Link (Sydney Airport Link Company) | Nov 2026 | Official price | International Airport station to City stations, peak, Opal/contactless incl. station access fee; off-peak $21.64 |
| New Zealand | No data | — | — | No airport rail link; the bus-plus-train fare was worked out from the zone count rather than read from a fare table |
| South Korea | AREX (Airport Railroad) | Nov 2026 | Official price | AREX Express Incheon Airport to Seoul Station, adult KRW 13,000 (the published standard fare; nominal 'regular' fare 18,500 to T1 / 19,100 to T2). |
| Taiwan | 桃園大眾捷運股份有限公司 (機場捷運 票價表PDF) | Nov 2026 | Official price | Taoyuan Airport MRT Taipei Main–Airport T1/T2, full fare; station labels in the PDF are graphics, so read from matrix position |
| China | No data | — | — | The Shanghai Maglev operator site (smtdc.com) returned HTTP 418 (bot protection); no official fare could be confirmed |
| Hong Kong | 港鐵公司 MTR Corporation (立法會交通事務委員會文件 CB (3)850/2025 (01)) | Jun 2025 | Official price | Airport Express Airport–Hong Kong Station, adult Octopus full fare (from 22 Jun 2025); single-journey ticket HK$130. MTR site under maintenance |
| Singapore | No data | — | — | Changi Airport–city MRT fares are distance-based; the TransitLink fare lookup returned HTTP 503, so the station-to-station fare could not be confirmed on an official page |
| Thailand | No data | — | — | The Airport Rail Link operator's fare page (srtet.co.th) shows fares only as images; no fare text could be read. |
| Vietnam | No data | — | — | No airport rail link; the official fare of airport bus 109 could not be confirmed (the city portal showed a CAPTCHA, not bypassed) |
| Philippines | No data | — | — | No airport rail link at NAIA; the official airport P2P bus fare could not be confirmed (LTFRB site 403, not on the MIAA site) |
| UAE | RTA (Roads and Transport Authority, Dubai) | Nov 2026 | Official price | Dubai Metro Red Line, Airport Terminal 1/3 (zone 5) to Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall (zone 6): 2 adjacent zones, nol Red Ticket regular class AED 6 one way (nol Silver card AED 5). Zones read from RTA low-resolution metro map |