Bestseller4,544 reviews
Tokyo Tower Admission Ticket
★ 4.6 · 4,544 reviews
- Main deck, top deck tour optional
- Entry ticket
- Bestseller
- Free cancellation
Tickets and tours
Tokyo Tower tickets: Main deck, Top deck tour and the bus that goes up
Tokyo Tower tickets on this site come down to one admission listing and two tours that include the tower. The Tokyo Tower Admission Ticket starts at $9, rated 4.6 across 4,544 reviews. Its description offers two levels: the Main deck, or the Top deck tour, which is the Main deck plus access to the summit. It is an entry ticket with no visit length given, so you make your own way to the tower. If you would rather not plan that, the afternoon bus tour at $40 runs four hours and includes Tokyo Tower’s viewing deck along with the Imperial Palace and Senso-ji. A private day with your own guide, listed at $338, takes in the tower along the way.
Quick answer
The short answer. Going up Tokyo Tower takes a ticket. The admission listing starts at $9 and gives you the Main deck; pick the Top deck tour on the same listing if you want the summit as well. If the tower is one stop of your afternoon rather than the whole point, the bus tour at $40 adds the Imperial Palace Outer Area and Senso-ji in four hours.
Tokyo Tower tickets at a glance
- Admission listing
- $9Tokyo Tower Admission Ticket
- Rating
- 4.64,544 reviews
- Levels named
- TwoMain deck, Top deck tour
- Top deck tour
- Main deck + summitpriced on the listing as an upgrade
- Visit length
- Not statedit is an admission ticket
- Bus tour with the deck
- $404 hours, 4.5 on 387 reviews
- Private day past the tower
- $33810 hours to 1 day, 4.9 on 51 reviews
- Skytree deck, to compare
- $1315,922 reviews at 4.5
Main deck or Top deck
Two levels on one listing: what each ticket covers
The admission listing names two ways up. The Main deck is the first of them, with panoramic views over the city from the red tower. The Top deck tour is described as the Main deck plus access to the summit, so it includes everything the first ticket does and adds the higher level.
Both are sold on the same page. Tokyo Tower main deck tickets are the starting option at $9; Tokyo Tower top deck tickets are an upgrade, and the listing shows that price once you select it. The description also mentions further add-ons without naming them, so read the options before you pay rather than guessing what is in them.
If you searched for Tokyo Tower observation deck tickets, this is the same product: the decks are what the ticket buys. The description mentions no guide and no transport.
Which one, if…
Which Tokyo Tower option to book, depending on your day
Six situations, each answered with a listing on this site and its live figures.
- You only want the view — $9
Book the Tokyo Tower Admission Ticket and choose the Main deck. It is the lowest price of the three listings that include the tower, and the most reviewed of them: 4,544 reviews at 4.6.
- You want the highest level the ticket reaches
Choose the Top deck tour on the same listing. It is the Main deck plus access to the summit; the extra cost appears when you select the option.
- You have one afternoon and want the ride sorted — $40, 4 hours
The afternoon bus tour visits the Imperial Palace Outer Area and Asakusa Kannon Temple (Senso-ji) and Tokyo Tower’s viewing deck, in an eco-friendly hybrid bus. 387 reviews at 4.5.
- You want a guide to yourself for the day — $338
The private highlights tour runs from Senso-ji to Shibuya Crossing and takes in Tokyo Tower along the way, at a pace you set, for 10 hours to a full day. 4.9 on 51 reviews. The description does not say whether deck entry is included.
- You are torn between the two towers — $13
The Skytree deck ticket costs $4 more, for a tower its listing gives as 634 m and the tallest in Japan; 15,922 reviews at 4.5. The Skytree page sets out that ticket and its upgrade.
- You would rather see the tower from above — $412
A private one-hour helicopter flight goes close to Skytree and flies toward Tokyo Tower when flight restrictions permit; 5.0 on 29 reviews. The helicopter cards compare the flights.
Book direct
Tokyo Tower tickets and the two tours that include the tower
Live listing prices and ratings. The admission ticket is the only one of the three sold for the tower alone.
387 reviewsRated 4.5
4 hTokyo: Afternoon Bus Tour Imperial Palace, Asakusa, Tokyo Tower
★ 4.5 · 387 reviews
- Four hours, Imperial Palace, Senso-ji and Tokyo Tower deck
- Guided tour
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$40$10.00 / hour
Check availability→ 
Rated 4.951 reviews
10 h - 1 dayTokyo Highlights Private Tour: Senso-ji, Shrines & Shibuya
★ 4.9 · 51 reviews
- Ten hours to a full day, Senso-ji to Shibuya Crossing, private guide
- Private tour
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Free cancellation
$338
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Tokyo Tower tickets price, set against the other options
Tokyo Tower tickets start at $9, the second-lowest price among the 57 tours on this site and $4 under the Skytree deck ticket at $13. The Top deck tour costs more; the listing prices it as an upgrade, so the figure to compare is the one shown after you choose it.
The bus tour at $40 works out at $10 an hour for four hours, and the deck is one of three stops. Against the admission ticket alone, the other $31 buys the bus, the Imperial Palace Outer Area, Senso-ji and a route someone else has planned.
The private highlights tour is listed at $338 for 10 hours to a full day. The listing does not say whether that is per person or per group, so check it before you set it against a single ticket.
Comparing the two decks before you buy? The Skytree page lays out its ticket, its upgrade to the higher gallery and the tours that include it.
The Skytree deck, compared→Every trip, current fare
Every option on this page, by price, length and rating
The tower ticket, the two tours that include Tokyo Tower, and the Skytree deck ticket for comparison. A dash means the listing gives no fixed length.
| Tour | Length | Price | What you get | Cost per hour | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Tower Admission Ticket | $9 | Main deck, top deck tour optional | — | 4.6 · 4,544 | |
| Tokyo Skytree Observation Deck Admission Ticket | 1 day | $13 | Observation decks of the 634 m tower | — | 4.5 · 15,922 |
| Tokyo: Afternoon Bus Tour Imperial Palace, Asakusa, Tokyo Tower | 4 h | $40 | Imperial Palace, Senso-ji and Tokyo Tower deck | $10.00 | 4.5 · 387 |
| Tokyo Highlights Private Tour: Senso-ji, Shrines & Shibuya | 10 h - 1 day | $338 | Senso-ji to Shibuya Crossing, private guide | — | 4.9 · 51 |
Buying
Buying Tokyo Tower tickets online, and do you need one
Going up needs a ticket: the decks are what the admission listing sells. Tickets to Tokyo Tower on this site are booked on the listing linked from the card above, where you pick the Main deck or the Top deck tour and see the price for your date.
On the bus tour the viewing deck is part of the tour as described, so there is no separate ticket to buy for it. On the private tour the description names the tower without saying whether entry is included, so check the listing before you book.
The listings do not give opening hours, queue times or how long people stay up. Read those on the listing for your date.
Worth it?
Are Tokyo Tower tickets worth it? What the numbers say
Three comparisons, all from the listings on this page.
- Against its own price
$9 for the Main deck, rated 4.6 by 4,544 reviewers. For a city view in Tokyo there is no cheaper way up among the listings on this site.
- Against the Skytree deck
Skytree has more than three times the reviews (15,922 against 4,544) and costs $4 more; Tokyo Tower is rated a tenth higher, 4.6 against 4.5. The Tokyo Tower listing gives no height, so this page does not compare the two on height.
- Against the bus tour
Worth it when the tower is one item of a half-day rather than the point of it. Its rating, 4.5 on 387 reviews, is the lowest of the three listings here, and the deck shares four hours with two other sights.
Common questions
Tokyo Tower tickets, answered
Do you need tickets for Tokyo Tower?
To go up, yes. The decks are what the Tokyo Tower Admission Ticket sells, from $9 for the Main deck, with the Top deck tour as an upgrade on the same listing. On the afternoon bus tour the viewing deck is part of the tour.
How much are Tokyo Tower tickets?
The admission listing starts at $9, rated 4.6 on 4,544 reviews. The Top deck tour, which adds the summit, is priced on the listing as an upgrade. The bus tour that includes the deck is $40 for four hours.
Where can I buy Tokyo Tower tickets?
On the admission listing linked from this page, where you choose the level and the date and see the price before you pay. The listing does not state prices at the door, so this page does not either.
Main deck or Top deck tour: which should I book?
The Main deck if the view is the point and price matters. The Top deck tour if you want the highest level the ticket reaches: it is the Main deck plus access to the summit, at the upgrade price shown on the listing.
Tokyo Tower or Skytree: which deck?
On the listings: Tokyo Tower $9, 4.6 on 4,544 reviews; the Skytree deck $13, 4.5 on 15,922 reviews, in a tower its listing gives as 634 m. Choose on price and on which part of the city you are in that day.
How long does a visit to Tokyo Tower take?
The admission listing gives no visit length. The afternoon bus tour runs four hours in total for three stops: the Imperial Palace Outer Area, Senso-ji and the tower’s viewing deck.
Is there a tour that combines Tokyo Tower with other sights?
Two on this page. The afternoon bus tour at $40 covers the Imperial Palace Outer Area, Senso-ji and the tower in four hours. The private highlights tour at $338 runs from Senso-ji to Shibuya Crossing and takes in Tokyo Tower along the way.
Want the tower inside a half-day of sightseeing with the transport arranged? The bus page compares the half-day and full-day coach tours.
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