There are 8 ways to get from Ginza to Osaka by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kyototrain Hikari / ...
3h 5mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Ōsaka Station JR Express Bus Terminalbus
8h 33m¥2,200–16,000Drive 491.8 km
- Drive from Ginza to Osakacar 491.8 km
5h 32m¥8,533–12,325Fly Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane HND - ITM
3h 13m¥13,025–20,349Bus via Shibuya station
- Take the bus from Shibuya station to Osakabus
9h 24m¥10,188–10,219Fly Tokyo International Airport to Kobe, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)plane HND - UKB
- Take the train from Sannomiya to Ashiyatrain
- Take the train from Ashiya to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
3h 44m¥11,375–25,899Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane NRT - ITM
3h 51m¥16,613–35,065Train to Ibaraki Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Ishiokatrain
- Fly from Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to Kobe (UKB)plane IBR - UKB
4h 34m¥19,120–38,314
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ginza to Osaka is to bus which costs ¥2200 - ¥16000 and takes 8h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Ginza to Osaka is to fly which takes 3h 13m and costs ¥13000 - ¥21000.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit station and arriving at Ōsaka Station JR Express Bus Terminal station. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Ginza station to Osaka. However, there are services departing from Tōkyō Station and arriving at Shin Osaka via Kyoto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 5m.
The distance between Ginza and Osaka is 515 km. The road distance is 491.8 km.
The best way to get from Ginza to Osaka without a car is to train which takes 3h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 5m to get from Ginza to Osaka, including transfers.
Ginza to Osaka bus services, operated by JR Bus Kanto, depart from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit.
Ginza to Osaka train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Tōkyō Station.
The best way to get from Ginza to Osaka is to train which takes 3h 5m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥2200 - ¥16000 and takes 8h 33m, you could also fly, which costs ¥13000 - ¥21000 and takes 3h 13m.
What companies run services between Ginza, Tokyo, Japan and Osaka, Japan?
JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company) operates a train from Tōkyō Station to Kyoto every 30 minutes, and the journey takes 2h 34m. Alternatively, JR Bus Kanto operates a bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Ōsaka Station JR Express Bus Terminal 4 times a day. Tickets cost ¥3,200–12,000 and the journey takes 8h 33m. Three other operators also service this route.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥38,000–170,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–200,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥36,000–160,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–19,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–19,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–32,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–18,000
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–28,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Sannomiya to Ashiya
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥210–300
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Ashiya to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥380–550
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Tōkyō Station to Ishioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,800
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Ōsaka Station JR Express Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
- Schedules at
- time.jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Ōsaka Station JR Express Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–16,000
- Website
- https://willer-travel.com/en/
- 4 Row Seats
- ¥2,200–13,000
- Phone
- 050-3802-1547
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Ōsaka Station JR Express Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–9,500
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 4 Seats Per Row
- ¥5,500–9,500
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Ōsaka Station JR Express Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–8,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 042-352-3700
- Website
- keio-bus.com
Bus from Shibuya station to Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000
- Schedules at
- highwaybus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Ginza to Osaka bus services, operated by JR Bus Kanto, arrive at Ōsaka Station JR Express Bus Terminal.
Ginza to Osaka train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Kyoto station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ginza to Osaka is 492 km. It takes approximately 5h 32m to drive from Ginza to Osaka.
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