There are 9 ways to get from Kita to Osaka by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kyototrain Hikari / ...
3h 57mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Umedabus Jx261
8h 38m¥2,385–16,310Night bus
- Take the night bus from Ikebukuro Station West Exit to Ōsakanightbus
7h 41mDrive 497.7 km
- Drive from Kita to Osakacar 497.7 km
5h 39m¥8,635–12,472Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from 王子 Ōji to 浜松町 Hamamatsuchōtrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane HND - ITM
3h 35m¥13,218–20,543Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Kobe, train
- Take the train from 王子 Ōji to 浜松町 Hamamatsuchōtrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)plane HND - UKB
- Take the train from Ashiya to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
4h 6m¥11,568–26,093Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from 日暮里 Nippori 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 50m¥16,408–36,382Train to Ibaraki Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Ueno to Ishiokatrain
- Fly from Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to Kobe (UKB)plane IBR - UKB
5h 9m¥19,143–38,567Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Take the train from 王子 Ōji to 浜松町 Hamamatsuchōtrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane HND - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Shin Osakatrain
5h 7m
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kita to Osaka is to drive which costs ¥8500 - ¥13000 and takes 5h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Kita to Osaka is to train and fly which takes 3h 35m and costs ¥13000 - ¥21000.
Yes, there is an overnight bus departing from Ikebukuro Station West Exit station and arriving at Ōsaka. This bus operates every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Kita to Osaka station. However, there are services departing from 王子 Ōji and arriving at Shin-Ōsaka Station via Tōkyō Station and Kyōto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 57m.
The distance between Kita and Osaka is 525 km. The road distance is 497.7 km.
The best way to get from Kita to Osaka without a car is to train which takes 3h 57m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 57m to get from Kita to Osaka, including transfers.
Kita to Osaka bus services, operated by Willer Express, depart from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit.
Kita to Osaka train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Tōkyō Station.
The best way to get from Kita to Osaka is to train which takes 3h 57m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥2300 - ¥17000 and takes 8h 38m.
What companies run services between Kita, 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, Willer Express operates a bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Umeda once daily. Tickets cost ¥2,200–16,000 and the journey takes 7h 25m.
- 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
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–18,000
- 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
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–160,000
- 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/
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/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from 王子 Ōji to 浜松町 Hamamatsuchō
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥260–400
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from 王子 Ōji to 浜松町 Hamamatsuchō
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥260–400
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Ueno to Ishioka
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from 王子 Ōji to 浜松町 Hamamatsuchō
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥260–400
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- 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
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from 日暮里 Nippori to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from 日暮里 Nippori to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,520–2,570
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- [email protected]
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Umeda
- 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
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Ikebukuro Station West Exit to Ōsaka
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
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More Questions & Answers
Kita to Osaka bus services, operated by Willer Express, arrive at Umeda station.
Kita to Osaka train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Kyoto station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kita to Osaka is 498 km. It takes approximately 5h 39m to drive from Kita to Osaka.
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