There are 8 ways to get from Johannesburg to Osaka by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Kansai International Airport, train
best- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane JNB - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
20h 20m¥51,783–145,653Fly to Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane JNB - ITM
23h 59m¥74,133–224,903Fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane JNB - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Shin Osakatrain
23h 31mFly to Tokushima Airport, bus
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Tokushima Airport (TKS)plane JNB - TKS
- Take the bus from Kousoku Naruto to Shin-Kobe Stationbus
24h 21m¥82,753–204,653Fly to Takamatsu Airport, train
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Takamatsu Airport (TAK)plane JNB - TAK
- Take the train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Shin Osakatrain
24h 21m¥87,883–250,203Fly to Hiroshima Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Hiroshima Airport (HIJ)plane JNB - HIJ
- Take the bus from Hiroshima Airport to Fukuyama Stationbus
- Take the train from Fukuyama to Shin Osakatrain
23h 20m¥73,183–180,253Fly to Kobe
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Kobe (UKB)plane JNB - UKB
22h 23m¥64,553–185,513Fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane JNB - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Shin Osakatrain
21h 42m¥61,903–156,603
Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Johannesburg to Osaka is to fly and train which costs ¥50000 - ¥150000 and takes 20h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Johannesburg to Osaka is to fly and train which takes 20h 20m and costs ¥50000 - ¥150000.
The distance between Johannesburg and Osaka is 13174 km.
It takes approximately 20h 20m to get from Johannesburg to Osaka, including transfers.
Osaka is 7h ahead of Johannesburg. It is currently 2:51 PM in Johannesburg and 9:51 PM in Osaka.
There are 9543+ hotels available in Osaka.
What companies run services between Johannesburg, South Africa and Osaka, Japan?
Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) 3 times a day.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–200,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Hong Kong, Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–220,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Dubai, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–240,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–210,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Tokushima Airport via Hong Kong, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–300,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Tokushima Airport via Hong Kong, Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–280,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Takamatsu Airport via Hong Kong, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–240,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Takamatsu Airport via Singapore Changi, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–550,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–200,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–200,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–210,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Takamatsu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–240,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–250,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–200,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–440,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–470,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–450,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Hong Kong, Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–220,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Dubai, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–240,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Tokushima Airport via Hong Kong, Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–280,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Takamatsu Airport via Singapore Changi, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–550,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–140,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Abu Dhabi, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–140,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–440,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Hong Kong, New Ishigaki
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–220,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Tokushima Airport via Hong Kong, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–290,000
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Tokushima Airport via Abu Dhabi, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–190,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–140,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–140,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Abu Dhabi, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–170,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Kobe via Abu Dhabi, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–170,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Kobe via Hong Kong, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–250,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Kobe via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–180,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to Kobe via Hong Kong, Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–250,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,300
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,300
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Fukuyama to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–4,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Nagoya to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Okayama to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Fukuyama to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 0570-00-4592
- Website
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
- Phone
- 088-664-6030
- Website
- honshi-bus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Naruto to Shin-Kobe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600
- Schedules at
- honshi-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 084-953-5391
- Website
- chugokubus.jp
Bus from Hiroshima Airport to Fukuyama Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400
- Schedules at
- hij.airport.jp
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