There are 10 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 47mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu to Umedabus Jx263 / ...
8h 38m¥2,885–14,310Night bus
- Take the nightbus from Ikebukuro Station West Exit to Ōsakanightbus
7h 41mDrive 497.7 km
- Drive from Kita to Osakacar 497.7 km
5h 39m¥8,564–12,370Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Ouji to Hamamatsuchoutrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane HND - ITM
3h 40m¥13,182–20,598Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Ouji to Hamamatsuchoutrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)plane HND - UKB
3h 58m¥12,602–52,208Train 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
3h 52m¥16,411–38,385Train to Ibaraki Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Nippori to Takahamatrain
- Fly from Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to Kobe (UKB)plane IBR - UKB
5h 2m¥21,581–32,995Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Take the train from Ouji to Hamamatsuchoutrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane HND - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Shin Osakatrain
5h 7mFly Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport, bus
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Tokushima Airport (TKS)plane HND - TKS
- Take the bus from Kousoku Naruto to Shin-Kobe Stationbus
5h 46m¥26,302–55,348
Kita to Osaka by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
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 40m 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 Ouji and arriving at Shin-Ōsaka Station via Tōkyō Station and Kyōto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 47m.
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 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 47m to get from Kita to Osaka, including transfers.
Kita to Osaka bus services, operated by Willer Express, depart from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu station.
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 47m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥2800 - ¥15000 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 Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu to Umeda twice daily. Tickets cost ¥2,700–14,000 and the journey takes 7h 25m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–19,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–19,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Yamagata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- 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
- ¥15,000–33,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–22,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–39,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–90,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–120,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–65,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–50,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–130,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–21,000
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–22,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Nagoya to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Ouji to Hamamatsuchou
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥270–400
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Ouji to Hamamatsuchou
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥270–400
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Nippori to Takahama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Ouji to Hamamatsuchou
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥270–400
- Website
- JR EAST
- 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
- ¥850–2,600
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
- [email protected]
- Website
- Willer Express
Bus from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu to Umeda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–14,000
- Website
- Willer Express
- 4-Row Seat
- ¥2,700–11,000
- 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
- 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
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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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