There are 9 ways to get from Asakusa to Namba by train, bus, night bus, car, subway, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Osakatrain Kodama / ...
4h 39mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu to Nambabus Jx263 / ...
9h 26m¥2,897–13,197Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exitbus
- Take the train from Kintetsu-Nagoya to Osaka-Nambatrain Urban Liner / ...
9h 24m¥10,397–11,497Night bus
- Take the nightbus from Asakusa Station to Kintetsu Namba Stn. West-Gatenightbus Flying Sneaker
9h 13m¥4,000–8,000Drive 500.5 km
- Drive from Asakusa to Nambacar 500.5 km
5h 38m¥7,683–11,098Subway to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the subway from 浅草 Asakusa to 泉岳寺 Sengakujisubway
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane HND - ITM
3h 47m¥13,060–19,398Subway to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Kobe, train
- Take the subway from 浅草 Asakusa to 泉岳寺 Sengakujisubway
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)plane HND - UKB
- Take the train from Kobe-Sannomiya(Hanshin) to Amagasaki(Hanshin)train
- Take the train from Amagasaki(Hanshin) to Osaka-Nambatrain
4h 34m¥12,140–51,578Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane NRT - ITM
4h 10m¥16,869–41,370Train to Ibaraki Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Kita-Senju to Takahamatrain
- Fly from Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to Kobe (UKB)plane IBR - UKB
5h 25m¥21,550–35,718
Asakusa to Namba by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Asakusa to Namba is to night bus which costs ¥4000 - ¥8000 and takes 9h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Asakusa to Namba is to subway and fly which takes 3h 47m and costs ¥13000 - ¥20000.
Yes, there is an overnight bus departing from Asakusa Station station and arriving at Kintetsu Namba Stn. West-Gate. This bus operates every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Asakusa to Namba. However, there are services departing from 浅草 Asakusa and arriving at Namba via 秋葉原 Akihabara, Tōkyō Station and Shin-Ōsaka Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 39m.
The distance between Asakusa and Namba is 530 km. The road distance is 500.5 km.
The best way to get from Asakusa to Namba without a car is to train which takes 4h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 39m to get from Asakusa to Namba, including transfers.
Asakusa to Namba bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, depart from Asakusa Station.
Asakusa to Namba train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Tōkyō Station.
The best way to get from Asakusa to Namba is to train which takes 4h 39m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥2900 - ¥14000 and takes 9h 26m.
What companies run services between Asakusa, Japan and Namba, Japan?
JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company) operates a train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Osaka every 30 minutes, and the journey takes 3h 55m. Alternatively, Kintetsu Bus operates a vehicle from Asakusa Station to Kintetsu Namba Stn. West-Gate once daily. Tickets cost ¥4,000–8,000 and the journey takes 9h 13m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Yamagata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–33,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–70,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–95,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–100,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–18,000
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–25,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 050-3536-3957
- Website
- kintetsu.co.jp
Train from Kintetsu-Nagoya to Osaka-Namba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–5,500
- Schedules at
- hyperdia.com
- Phone
- 03-3816-5711
- Website
- Toei Transportation
Subway from 浅草 Asakusa to 泉岳寺 Sengakuji
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–260
- Website
- Toei Transportation
- Tram
- ¥170
- Subway
- ¥200–260
Subway from 浅草 Asakusa to 泉岳寺 Sengakuji
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–260
- Website
- Toei Transportation
- Tram
- ¥170
- Subway
- ¥200–260
- Phone
- 06-6457-2258
- Website
- Hanshin Electric Railway
Train from Kobe-Sannomiya(Hanshin) to Amagasaki(Hanshin)
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥300–420
- Website
- Hanshin Electric Railway
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/
Train from Amagasaki(Hanshin) to Osaka-Namba
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥220–310
- Website
- Hanshin Electric Railway
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
Train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,600
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Kita-Senju to Takahama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,500
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥5,800
- Schedules at
- time.jrbuskanto.co.jp
- Book at
- kousokubus.net
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Asakusa Station to Kintetsu Namba Stn. West-Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–8,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- [email protected]
- Website
- Willer Express
Bus from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu to Namba
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–13,000
- Website
- Willer Express
- 4-Row Seat
- ¥2,700–11,000
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Booking & Getting There
Asakusa to Namba bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, arrive at Kintetsu Namba Stn. West-Gate station.
Asakusa to Namba train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Shin Osaka station.
Yes, the driving distance between Asakusa to Namba is 501 km. It takes approximately 5h 38m to drive from Asakusa to Namba.
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