Tokyo Skytree Tickets & Combos 2026: Deck vs Combo, Subway Pass & Guided Options

Tokyo Skytree switched to date-variable pricing: every ticket is sold as a “from” price that shifts with the calendar, weekdays run cheaper than weekends and holidays, and buying online in advance is cheaper than the counter. Here is the full 2026 menu, from the plain deck ticket to the bundles that quietly save money.

The honest math, in one image — full tables below.

Official Ticket Prices (2026)

Ticket	Adults (15+)	Children (6-14)
Tembo Deck only (Floor 350)	from 1,800 yen	from 900 yen
Combo: Deck + Tembo Galleria (Floors 350 & 450)	from 3,000 yen	from 1,500 yen

Children under 6 enter free. “Children” means junior high school students and younger; senior high school students pay adult rates. Prices verified July 2026 against the official ticket page; your exact date can price higher than the “from” figure, and same-day counter tickets cost more than online reservations.

Deck or combo? The Galleria’s spiral skywalk is a genuinely different experience, but the view gain over the Tembo Deck is modest. Our Tembo Deck vs Tembo Galleria comparison covers that decision in detail; the short version is that first-timers are happy with the deck, and enthusiasts should pay for the combo.

A note on hours: operating hours now change by season and date. In summer 2026 the tower has been running extended hours (as late as 9:00 am to 10:30 pm, last admission 9:30 pm); the typical schedule is 10:00 am to 10:00 pm with last admission 9:00 pm. Check the day’s hours on the official site before planning a late visit.

The Bookable Options: What the Premium Actually Buys

We pulled the live from-prices for every bookable Skytree option (checked July 2026, listed in USD as GetYourGuide displays them; yen equivalents are approximate at about 150 yen to the dollar) and did the math against buying the pieces yourself. That last column is the point: most ticket pages tell you what’s included, none tell you what the markup is for.

Option	From-price (Jul 2026)	Do-it-yourself baseline	What the premium buys	Verdict
Admission e-ticket · 4.5★ (14,336)	$13.54	Official online from 1,800 yen (~$12)	~$1-2: instant QR, no counter, app-managed changes	The default buy for most visitors
Admission + 24h subway pass · 4.4★ (81)	$18.16	Deck 1,800 + pass 800 yen = ~$17	~$1: one QR instead of two purchases	Worth it only if you’d buy the day pass anyway — it pays for itself from the 3rd subway ride
Guided tour with Galleria entry · 4.8★ (5)	$93.57	Combo ticket from 3,000 yen (~$20)	~$74: a human guide narrating the tower’s engineering and history	For narration-lovers; note the still-thin review base
Guided deck tour with ice cream · (1 review)	$116.35	Deck ticket ~$12 + a very nice ice cream	~$104: a hosted small-group visit	Skip unless you specifically want a fully hosted visit — it’s 9-10x plain admission, with a single review so far

The honest summary of that table: the convenience layer is nearly free, the guide layer is expensive. The e-ticket and subway combo cost within a dollar or two of doing it yourself, so there’s no reason not to take the QR-code version. The guided tiers are a different product entirely — you’re paying $70-100 for a person, not a better view, and the view is identical from every ticket on this page.

The family math nobody shows you. Per-person prices hide the real decision. A family of four (two adults, two kids aged 6-14) pays about 5,400 yen (~$36) total on official deck tickets — while the same four people on the hosted tour tier would be $370+. For families, the money saved is a Solamachi dinner and the aquarium with change.

Which one, by traveler:

• “We just want to go up.” — The plain admission e-ticket, weekday morning slot. Done.
• “Skytree is one stop in a packed Tokyo day.” — The subway-pass combo; you’ll ride the pass past break-even before dinner.
• “I want the story, not just the view.” — The Galleria guided tour is the only option where the premium buys actual content.
• “It’s a first family trip and the budget is real.” — Official kids’ pricing (6-14 half price, under-6 free) beats every bundled family product; put the savings into the aquarium.

If you read nothing else: buy the plain admission e-ticket for a weekday morning. It’s the most-reviewed option, the markup is about a coffee, and every other choice on this page is an upgrade you can evaluate later. For confidence: the plain admission e-ticket is one of GetYourGuide’s most-reviewed Tokyo products, rated 4.5 out of 5 across more than 14,000 traveler reviews.

Traveler photos from the Skytree admission listing on GetYourGuide.

The Official Bundles Worth Knowing

The official site also sells “Enjoy Pack” plans that bundle Skytree admission with Skytree Town attractions. Two stand out:

• Sumida Aquarium plans (from 4,000 yen): admission plus the aquarium that lives in the same complex. Since the aquarium alone is 2,700 yen, the bundle beats separate tickets on most dates. See our Sumida Aquarium guide for how to sequence the two.

• 24-hour subway ticket plan (from 2,350 yen): the official version of the transit combo.

• Sky Hop Bus package (from 5,900 yen): the official pairing of Skytree admission with the hop-on-hop-off bus loop through Asakusa, Ginza, and Tokyo Tower — the car-free way to structure a first full Tokyo day.

Seasonal plans rotate (planetarium viewing, exhibitions, morning drink-and-food tickets from 2,500 yen), so scan the official plans list before defaulting to the plain ticket.

The Non-Obvious Pairings Worth Knowing

Beyond the ticket itself, a handful of pairings genuinely change the day — most of them invisible unless you know where to look. Cheapest first:

• Free: see the tower before you pay for it. The Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center has a free 8th-floor observation terrace (open to 22:00) with a panoramic view of Senso-ji AND the Skytree. It’s the photo of the tower that the deck can never give you, and a zero-cost way to warm up for the paid view across the river.
• 300 yen: the Postal Museum, hiding on Solamachi’s 9th floor. In the same building as the tower: 330,000 stamps, Edo-period letters, and one of Tokyo’s cheapest museum tickets. The quirky half-hour between your deck slot and dinner.
• From 2,900 yen: the planetarium plan. The official Enjoy Pack pairing with Konica Minolta Planetarium “Tenku”, also inside Skytree Town — the indoor double-feature for a rainy day, alongside the aquarium.
• About $9: the AR sports arena you didn’t know was in the building. HADO — an AR e-sports game session in Skytree Town (4.9★ from 20 reviews, $9.23): teens who are “done with views” get 80 minutes of techno-dodgeball for less than a Solamachi lunch.
• About $81: the street-level counterpoint. The go-kart street tour through Asakusa, the Skytree district, and Akihabara (4.7★ from 772 reviews) — the deck shows you Tokyo from above; this shows you the same neighborhoods at street level in costume. The pairing makes each better.
• About $800: the view OF the tower. A helicopter circuit over both the Skytree and Tokyo Tower (5.0★, 20 reviews) — occasion-tier, and the only way to photograph the 634-meter tower from its own altitude.

Traveler photos from the HADO, go-kart, and helicopter listings on GetYourGuide.

The seasonal one: every year in late July, the Sumida River Fireworks Festival fires roughly 20,000 fireworks over this exact neighborhood (the 2026 edition: Saturday, July 25, 19:00-20:30). Streets and riverbanks fill hours ahead, and the Skytree runs a special-opening program for the night. If your visit lands on festival Saturday, plan the whole day around it — and book any regular deck slot for a different day, since fireworks-night access is special-ticketed. Off-season equivalents worth timing: Sumida Park’s cherry blossoms frame the tower in late March-early April, and the clearest tower-and-Fuji views run December-February.

How to Decide in 30 Seconds

• Just want the view, flexible budget: Tembo Deck online advance ticket for a weekday.
• Want the full tower: the Deck + Galleria combo, morning slot for Mount Fuji odds.
• Building a whole Tokyo day around it: admission + 24-hour subway pass, or the official Sky Hop Bus package.
• Traveling with kids or rain in the forecast: the aquarium bundle, decided on the day.