There are 9 ways to get from Nakano to Osaka by train, bus, car, subway, or plane
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Train via Kyoto
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kyototrain Hikari / ...
3h 58mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Ōsaka Station JR Express Bus Terminalbus
7h 53m¥3,200–12,000Drive 488.2 km
- Drive from Nakano to Osakacar 488.2 km
5h 36m¥8,470–12,234Subway to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the subway from 中野坂上 Nakano-sakaue to 大門 Daimonsubway
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane HND - ITM
3h 31m¥13,120–20,320Train
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Osakatrain Kodama / ...
4h 45mBus via Hachiōji
- Take the bus from JR Hachioji Station North Gate to Ōsaka Stationbus Twinkle
10h 21m¥7,066–14,750Subway to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Kobe, train
- Take the subway from 中野坂上 Nakano-sakaue to 大門 Daimonsubway
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)plane HND - UKB
- Take the train from Ashiya to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
4h 2m¥11,470–25,870Train 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
4h 30m¥16,848–35,574Fly Tokyo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane HND - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Shin Osakatrain
5h 3m
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nakano to Osaka is to drive which costs ¥8000 - ¥13000 and takes 5h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Nakano to Osaka is to subway and fly which takes 3h 31m and costs ¥13000 - ¥21000.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal and arriving at Ōsaka Station JR Express Bus Terminal station. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Nakano to Osaka station. However, there are services departing from 中野 Nakano and arriving at Shin-Ōsaka Station via Tōkyō Station and Kyōto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 58m.
The distance between Nakano and Osaka is 530 km. The road distance is 488.2 km.
The best way to get from Nakano to Osaka without a car is to train via Kyoto which takes 3h 58m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 58m to get from Nakano to Osaka, including transfers.
Nakano to Osaka bus services, operated by JR Bus Kanto, depart from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal station.
Nakano to Osaka train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Tōkyō Station.
The best way to get from Nakano to Osaka is to train via Kyoto which takes 3h 58m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥3200 - ¥12000 and takes 7h 53m.
What companies run services between Nakano, 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 Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Ōsaka Station JR Express Bus Terminal 4 times a day. Tickets cost ¥3,200–12,000 and the journey takes 7h 53m.
- 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
- 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 Tōkyō Station to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- 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
- 03-3816-5711
- Website
- kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp
Subway from 中野坂上 Nakano-sakaue to 大門 Daimon
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170
- Website
- https://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/eng/
Subway from 中野坂上 Nakano-sakaue to 大門 Daimon
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170
- Website
- https://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/eng/
- 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
- (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/
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Ōsaka Station JR Express Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–12,000
- Schedules at
- time.jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from JR Hachioji Station North Gate to Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–14,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
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More Questions & Answers
Nakano to Osaka bus services, operated by JR Bus Kanto, arrive at Ōsaka Station JR Express Bus Terminal.
Nakano to Osaka train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Kyoto station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nakano to Osaka is 488 km. It takes approximately 5h 36m to drive from Nakano to Osaka.
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