The (Super Useful) Guide to Tokyo Hotels With a Disney Shuttle

Over 21 hotels offer shuttles to the Tokyo Disney Parks. Our guide helps you pick the right one for you – with full details on shuttle timetables, bookings, and more.

Having a shuttle that takes you to the Disney Parks sounds like a great idea – but what if you get there and find out that the shuttle only runs once a day, well after the park opens, or that it needs to be booked when you booked your room to ensure you get a seat, then you’re kind of stuffed.

That’s why you need this guide – it doesn’t just list the hotels that offer shuttles to the Tokyo Disney Resort, it explains when that shuttle runs, how long it takes to get to the park and gives you the details you need to ensure you’re on it.

This post is updated, and timetables are checked once a year. The last update was January 2026

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1. Hotels Run by Disney With Shuttle Buses

Most of the hotels run by Disney are connected to the park by monorail, or are so close you can walk to the gate in minutes – there are two exceptions, the Disney Ambassador Hotel and Tokyo Disney Celebration Hotel.

The Disney Ambassador Hotel

This is one of the Deluxe Disney Resorts, and even though it’s only a short walk to the JR station and Resort Gateway monorail station, the Disney Ambassador does operate a shuttle bus.

It runs roughly every ten minutes between the hours of 6 am-10 am and, every 10-15 minutes between 2 pm and 11 pm. Find the full timetable here.

Rooms and More: Fantastic character theming (you can choose Mickey, Minnie, Stitch, or Chip and Dale theming in some rooms) and large rooms make this a winner. The Family Room can sleep as many as six (with an extra bed added).

Another big selling point is the character dining at the Chef Mickey restaurant at the hotel itself.

Celebration Hotel

This hotel is the more affordable of the hotels run by Disney, and one reason for this is that it’s not as near the park.

In fact, the Celebration Hotel is a 20-minute shuttle bus drive away from the resort, and is not connected by train or walkable.

For this hotel, you’re definitely going to want to use the shuttle bus.

The good news is that this runs at ten-minute intervals during the peak morning and evening hours when most people want to get to – or from – the park. During the less busy hours,the timetable shows it running every 20 minutes.

They also have buses that will take you to Shin-Urusaya Station if you’re hoping to get into Tokyo itself during your stay.

Rooms and More: The hotel itself still has all the Disney theming and magic that you love, and rooms can accommodate up to five people (depending on the type chosen). The smallest rooms are 28 square metres, the largest are 38 square metres.

It has a cafe on site, and there are two nearby convenience stores. You’ll also find a couple of local restaurants within a short walk – and you are surrounded by other hotels which will also offer dining opportunities.

2. Shuttles From the Tokyo Disney Resort Partner Hotels

The Partner Hotels include the Uruyasu Brighton Hotel Tokyo Bay, Oriental Hotel Tokyo Bay, Hotel Emion Tokyo Bay, and Matsui Garden Prana Tokyo Bay.

These are located a little further out from the Tokyo Disney resort, but still in the general vicinity.

These are the hotels where you’re most likely to use the shuttle bus, to and from the parks, so you’ll want to pick one with good service, or one that is also near another form of transport in case you miss the bus.

Thankfully, they all pretty much tick at least one of those boxes.

Where to Find TDR Partner Hotel Shuttle Bus Details

TOP CHOICE: Oriental Hotel Tokyo Bay

The Oriental Hotel proudly state that their shuttle departs up to 69 times a day.

It goes to both Disneyland and DisneySea and it runs every 20 minutes. It takes 15-30 minutes to get to the park, depending on traffic.

Up to 70 people can travel on the bus – 37 seated, 33 standing, but they do say that it sometimes does get full – despite this, you can’t book it it’s first come first served.

Don’t fret, though – like the Urayasa Brighton, the hotel is directly connected to Shin Urayasa station, so you don’t need to worry if you can’t get on. You’ll easily get back to your hotel.

Rooms & More: Rooms are definitely family-friendly with lots of bed configurations. They even have special rooms on two floors of the hotel that have been designed by mums!

Dads will be pleased too, as there’s a British pub on site! You also have heaps of restaurants and shops on your doorstep.

Uruyasu Brighton Hotel

Their shuttle is large and does not need reservations.

It runs at roughly 20-minute intervals in the peak hours going to or coming back from the park, but only once an hour during the middle of the day.

You’ll find the full timetable here.

It takes 17 minutes to reach the resort and it goes to both Disneyland and DisneySea.

If you do miss it or it’s full, though, the hotel is right next to the Shin Uruyasu station, which offers easy access to Tokyo Disney Resort by train, so there’s no need to worry.

Rooms & More: Rooms are very large, the smallest is 32 square metres, the largest suites are 73 sq metres (but only sleep two adults, no kids). They have a lot of different room types – including some rooms that can sleep up to six people.

The whole hotel is non-smoking.

There are lots of restaurants and shops opposite the hotel. It’s also one of the few Disney-affiliated hotels in this area with a pool – although note, this isn’t open to children under 12 and those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult

Hotel Emion Tokyo Bay

Their shuttle bus is the most frequent in the busy morning hours, departing as often as every 5 minutes at some points. At night, during the hours when people are most likely to leave the park, it runs every 10 minutes. Find the timetable here.

The bus can carry 50-70 people.

Like the other buses from the Shin Urayasu area, it takes 15 minutes to reach the parks and covers both Disneyland and DisneySea.

The Emion is a little bit further away from Shin-Urayasu station than the previous two hotels, but it’s still only a 12-minute walk, or there are a couple of local buses that will get you there in 6-7 minutes.

Rooms & More: There are lots of different room types, and depending on which you pick, up to six people can stay in one room.

There aren’t many restaurants around the hotel itself, but, walk toward the station, and you’ll go past/through the busy shopping area Shin-Urayasu, which is also full of restaurants if you haven’t had a chance to eat at Disney itself.

Mitsui Garden Prana Tokyo Bay

While this is still only a 15-minute drive from Tokyo Disney Resort, it is not that convenient for PlanB kind of transport, so you’ll need to ensure you catch the bus or be prepared for a walk.

The bus does run regularly, though, about every 10 minutes in the peak morning and evening hours, and at 20-minute intervals during the day. Find the timetable here.

If you do miss the bus, it’s a 30-minute walk from Shin-Urayasu station – or, you can catch a local bus. The quickest one takes 13 minutes to get to the hotel.

Rooms & More: It’s another hotel with a lot of different room types, but, the larger rooms can sleep up to six people.

Some categories of rooms include a balcony or terrace.

The onsen-style bath on the top floor has beautiful views – and they’re trialling tattoo covering sticker,s which makes it possible to use if you have small tatts.

Check the rules for that here and, again before you book, if it’s important to you.

All of the above hotels are located fairly close to Tokyo Disney Resort, so, if you want proximity to the parks without the higher price tag that comes with staying on, or super close to the resort,, they are the ones you should pick – but, there are some hotels located in other areas of Tokyo that also offer Disney shuttles.

3. Shuttles From Tokyo Disney Resort Good Neighbor Hotels

These are located all over the city.

These include the Sotetsu Grand Fresa Tokyo Bay Ariake, Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo, Tokyo Bay Ariake Washington Hotel, Hotel East21 Tokyo, Tobu Hotel Levant Tokyo, Dai-ichi Hotel Ryoguku, Hilton Tokyo Odaiba, Keisei Hotel Miramare, and Hotel New Otani Makuhari.

The benefit of these hotels is that you get the best of both worlds – Tokyo on your doorstep, and, easy access to and from the Disney Parks.

You’d probably only use them if you’re just spending a day or two at Disney, and the rest of your time sightseeing.

If you’re spending more than two days at Disney, or doing back-to-back days, you might prefer to base yourself nearer the park for those days to save traveling time. We didn’t do this on our last trip and regretted it when it started to rain on day two! See our guide on whether you should stay near the Tokyo Disney Resort for more details.

TDR Good Neighbor Hotel Bus Information

Here’s where to find the bus information for this type of hotel. It’s very important to check these so you don’t get any surprises as they aren’t always that regular.

TOP CHOICE: Sotetsu Grand Fresa Tokyo Bay Ariake

Their free Disney shuttle runs six times a day – three buses in the morning, three in the afternoon and reservations are required. Find the timetable here.

You can make reservations up to two months in advance, so you can do it the day you buy your Disney tickets (see more about Disney ticket types here)

It takes 25-40 minutes to reach the parks, depending on which one you’re visiting and the traffic, and they go to both DisneySea and Disneyland.

Rooms & More: Rooms can sleep up to four people using sofa beds and trundle beds. It’s handy for other transport and is located close to the fun island of Odaiba, the absolutely amazing Small Worlds, teamLab Planets and Toyosu fish market, and a short train metro ride from the rest of Tokyo.

Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo

One of the most popular tourist hotels in Tokyo, this is located in Shinjuku, so right in the middle of the action.

Their shuttle bus only runs four times a day (the exact times are here) – twice in the morning to take you to the park, and twice in the evening to bring you back.

Reservations are essential (via the link above), and you can make them before you check in. They open on the 1st of the month you want to use the service at 10 am Japanese time. If you want to get to the park early, you’ll need to book the 7.30 am service.

However, the hotel’s central location means that if the timing doesn’t work for you, you can get the train to or from the park.

If you do get the bus, it takes about an hour to reach Tokyo Disney Resort.

Rooms & More: As well as plenty of options for couples, or families of three, their four-bedded family rooms are 46 square metres, and can also accommodate an extra rollaway bed if needed.

They do have a rooftop pool that’s usually open during the summer months.

Tokyo Bay Ariake Washington Hotel

They don’t clearly show their shuttle bus timetable; to find it, you have to go to the website where you also make seat reservations for the bus – but this reveals that there are three departures to Disney in the morning and three back in the evening.

The exact times depend on park opening and closing hours, but expect them to get started around 7 am.

Reservations are essential, and these open a month before the date you want to ride the bus. Use the link above to make these in advance.

It takes about 25 minutes to reach the park, and the bus goes to both Disneyland and DisneySea.

Rooms & More: The hotel is also located close to the Odaiba area of Tokyo, and a short train ride to all the other sights you might want to visit.

The rooms are pretty compact, so check the sizes carefully – despite the snug size, they do have some rooms that sleep four.

Personally, I’d say this one is better for singles or couples, though.

Hotel East 21 Tokyo

It takes about 30 minutes to reach Tokyo Disney Resort from Hotel East 21 – and reservations for the shuttle are essential.

There are three departures to the parks in the morning – and two back at night when the parks close. Find the exact times here toward the bottom of the page.

You can make reservations online, and they open on the 1st of the month, two months before the day you want to travel. You can book online up to two days before the day you want to get on the bus – or, the Bell Captain at the hotel can take reservations later than this.

Rooms & More: This hotel isn’t in one of the obvious tourist areas, so it might suit you if you’re looking for something a bit more local.

It’s just a 7-minute walk from the nearest station, Toyocho, which will get you to Shinjuku in around 30 minutes and Asakusa in about 25.

They offer single and double rooms, and their special Family Rooms sleep up to four.

It also has an indoor pool.

Tobu Hotel Levant Tokyo

This hotel has four buses to and from Disney a day – two in the morning, two in the evening (find the exact timetable here), and it takes about 25 minutes to reach the parks.

The bus is only open to hotel guests and requires reservations.

You must book the bus by at least 3 pm the day before you want to use the bus. You can make reservations online up to 2 months before the day you want to go to the park.

Rooms & More: Book one of the rooms with fantastic views of Tokyo Skytree, or the Tokyo skyline, and you’ll have no doubt which city you’re in from the moment you wake up!

Most rooms sleep between 1-4 guests – if you need a bigger room, there is the enormous 152sq metre Azuma suite which sleeps six!

Again, it’s not in an obviously touristy area, but it has good train connections that will quickly take you to Tokyo Skytree and the sumo area of Ryogoku. You’re also only 17 minutes from Asakusa and about 40 minutes from Shinjuku.

Dai-ichi Hotel Ryoguku

They offer one shuttle a day to the park and one back – reservations are essential, but must be made by phone or email. There is a link on their information page. You can book once you have reserved your room.

The good news is that their location directly across from a train station means even if you can’t get on the bus, it’s not the end of the world; you’ll still get to or from Disney fairly easily!

If you book this, make sure you email and ask about the buses before it gets too close to your trip, just so you can get organized.

Rooms & More: Rooms here can sleep up to four – and that includes their Japanese-style rooms, which include tatami floors and futons.

One thing to just be careful of if you do book here is that they do still have smoking rooms, so make sure you book non-smoking if that’s important to you.

The hotel is located smack bang in the middle of Ryoguku, the atmospheric home of Sumo in Tokyo and, it’s easy to get around the city from here.

Hilton Tokyo Odaiba

This hotel is about a 20-minute drive away from the Disney Resort.

They don’t publish a timetable on their website, but there are at least two departures to and from the park each day – but, you need to reserve these in advance and so, if you want to stay here, definitely email the hotel when you book and ask for more details on the shuttle buses to ensure you don’t miss out.

The staff are super helpful and do speak good English, so they’ll help you out that way.

If the shuttle timings don’t fit your plan, there’s just one train change between here and Maihama Station, so this is one of the easier Good Neighbor hotels from which to reach the park by train.

Rooms & More: Located on the waterfront at Odaiba, this is surrounded by fun things to do – and, easy transport into the city.

The basic rooms only sleep two, but they do offer connecting rooms if you need more space. If you all want to be in one room, then you’ll be looking at the Suite category, which sleeps up to four.

There’s an indoor pool and rooftop whirlpools to relax in when you’re not sightseeing or at Disney

The other two Good Neighbor Hotels are the Keisei Hotel Miramare and the Hotel New Otani Makuhari. They both look like great hotels, but I do not think that they are great choices for international tourists as they are east of the Tokyo Disney resort, which make them harder to reach from the airports, particularly Haneda and a long journey to reach Tokyo or other places you might want to see during your stay.

4. A Couple of Other Options

There are a few other hotels close to Disney that offer shuttle buses that go to the parks or nearby. I’m going to highlight two of these – one as it really is an ‘only in Japan’ type experience, and kids will absolutely love it and the other, one of the hotels I have stayed in on my visits to the park.

TOP CHOICE: MyStays Maihama

I booked this on my third visit to Tokyo Disney Resort. I had had enough of commuting into the parks from Tokyo, but wasn’t quite ready to spend too much of my hotel budget on a monorail hotel – this was the perfect compromise.

It does have a shuttle bus. There are six departures in the morning, and three in the evening.

However, you don’t necessarily have to use it. DisneySea is an 11-minute walk from the hotel – and it’s safe to walk home even after the parks close, I did it on my own.

To get to and from Disneyland, there is a public bus stop right by the hotel and buses run to Maihama Station every few minutes – I used these instead.

Hen na Hotel Maihama Tokyo Bay

This is a robot hotel, which means you’ll be checked in by a dinosaur, and your room assistant is a tiny robot, which will look very familiar to anyone who watched James May’s Our Man in Japan.

The Hen na Hotel offers six daily bus departures from the hotel to Maihama Station, which is within walking distance to Disneyland, or a short monorail ride to Tokyo DisneySea.

Find the exact times here.

It might not be an official Disney hotel, but it gets a mention here because it is such good fun and will add a little extra special something to your trip. If you do decide to stay at the Henn na Hotel, check out our robot hotel guide, which has a few tips on staying in a robot hotel.

So there you have it, our guide to hotels in and around Disney Resort that offer shuttle buses. If you do have any more questions (about hotels, Disney, or anything else to do with your Tokyo trip), why not join our Facebook group and ask them there?

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