From the airport to the city

Set phrases for the airport, covering the steps after you land: picking up your bags, then boarding the bus.

1. 両替りょうがえはどこでできますか。

   Where can I exchange money?

   「両替」 means currency exchange; airport rates are usually poor, so just change enough to cover your travel costs, and you'll get a better deal at exchange counters in the city or by withdrawing cash.

2. リムジンバスの乗のり場ばは何番なんばんですか。

   What number is the limousine bus stop?

   **「リムジンバス」isn't a limousine** — it's just the airport shuttle bus, despite what the name suggests; 「乗り場」means the boarding area, the stops are numbered, so you ask 「何番」.

3. 新宿行しんじゅくゆきのバスはありますか。

   Is there a bus to Shinjuku?

   **「〜行き」 is read 「ゆき」, not 「いき」, on transport signage** — the word is all over stop signs, electronic displays, and the sides of buses, so learn the reading and you'll be able to follow the announcements.

4. 片道かたみちいくらですか。

   How much is a one-way ticket?

   「片道」 means one way, and a round trip is 「往復（おうふく）」; airport buses often have round-trip tickets that are a little cheaper.

5. 電車でんしゃとバス、どちらが速はやいですか。

   Which is faster, the train or the bus?

   「どちらが〜ですか」 is the either/or question pattern for comparing two things; for getting from the airport into the city, the train is usually faster while the bus is easier (no hauling luggage through transfers).

6. すみません、これは私わたしの荷物にもつです。

   Excuse me, this is my luggage.

   Used when spotting your suitcase at the baggage carousel; black suitcases are everywhere, so it's safer to say this line before reaching out.

Ask the information counter how to get to Shinjuku, then follow up to find out where to buy your ticket.

1. Traveler

   すみません、新宿しんじゅくまで行いきたいんですが。

   Excuse me, I'd like to go to Shinjuku...

   「〜んですが」leaves the sentence half-finished, waiting for the other person to offer options—more natural than asking directly with 「どうやって行きますか」.
2. information desk

   バスと電車でんしゃがありますよ。

   You can take a bus or a train.
3. Traveler

   バスはどこから出でますか。

   Where does the bus leave from?
4. information desk

   四番よんばんの乗のり場ばから出でています。

   It leaves from bus stop number 4.

   「出ています」indicates regular service (buses are always departing), not that one is leaving right at this moment.
5. Traveler

   予約よやくは必要ひつようですか。

   Do I need a reservation?

   Most airport buses let you buy a ticket on the spot, but popular routes and late-night services may require a reservation, so it's safer to ask.
6. information desk

   いいえ、あちらで買かえます。

   No, you can buy them over there.

   「あちら」 is more polite than 「あそこ」, and it is the word that staff at information desks commonly use to point you in the right direction.
7. Traveler

   ありがとうございます。行いってみます。

   Thank you. I'll go check it out.

   「〜てみます」means to try something and see how it goes, and adding a line like this when you wrap up sounds more natural than just saying thanks.