There are 4 ways to get from Namba (Station) to Osaka by subway, bus, taxi, or foot
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Namba (Station) to Osaka by bus
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The cheapest way to get from Namba (Station) to Osaka is to subway which costs ¥200 - ¥240 and takes 13 min.
The fastest way to get from Namba (Station) to Osaka is to taxi which takes 4 min and costs ¥2400 - ¥2900.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from JR Namba and arriving at Ōsaka. Services depart five times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 20 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Namba and arriving at Yodoyabashi. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5 min.
The distance between Namba (Station) and Osaka is 4 km.
The best way to get from Namba (Station) to Osaka without a car is to subway which takes 13 min and costs ¥200 - ¥240.
The subway from Namba to Yodoyabashi takes 5 min including transfers and departs every five minutes.
Namba (Station) to Osaka bus services, operated by JR Shikoku Bus, depart from JR Namba station.
Namba (Station) to Osaka train services, operated by Osaka Metro, depart from Namba station.
Namba (Station) to Osaka bus services, operated by JR Shikoku Bus, arrive at Ōsaka station.
What companies run services between Namba (Station), Japan and Osaka, Japan?
Osaka Metro operates a subway from Namba to Yodoyabashi every 5 minutes. Tickets cost ¥200–240 and the journey takes 5 min. Alternatively, JR Shikoku Bus operates a bus from JR Namba to Ōsaka 5 times a day. Tickets cost ¥1,200–1,700 and the journey takes 20 min. Nankai Bus also services this route once daily.
- Phone
- 050-3355-8208
- Website
- Osaka Metro
Subway from Namba to Yodoyabashi
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥200–240
- Website
- Osaka Metro
- Phone
- 087-823-3083
- Website
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Bus from JR Namba to Ōsaka
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–2,900
Uber
- Website
- uber.com
GO
- Website
- go.goinc.jp
Nihon Kotsu
- Phone
- +81 50 3116 4791
- Website
- nihon-kotsu-taxi.jp
MK Taxi Osaka
- Website
- mktaxi-japan.com
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Namba (Station) to Osaka train services, operated by Osaka Metro, arrive at Yodoyabashi station.
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