There are 10 ways to get from Osaka to Kōtō by train, bus, night train, car, night bus, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Tōkyō Stationtrain Kodama / ...
4h 27mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Umeda to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exitbus Jx262
8h 2m¥2,510–16,173Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Ōsaka to Tōkyō Stationnighttrain Sunrise Seto / ...
6h 41m¥7,905–11,023Drive 498 km
- Drive from Osaka to Kōtōcar 498 km
5h 32m¥8,626–12,460Night bus
- Take the nightbus from Osaka Station to Tohoku Kyuko Bus Tokyo Officenightbus Flying Sneaker / ...
9h 40m¥4,000–18,000Fly Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane ITM - HND
3h 43m¥13,339–20,410Train to Kobe, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Sannomiyatrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane UKB - HND
4h 22m¥11,659–28,912Fly Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane ITM - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Stationtrain
4h 9m¥16,729–34,430Fly Kobe to Ibaraki Airport, train
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR)plane UKB - IBR
- Take the train from Ishioka to Tōkyō Stationtrain
5h 4m¥19,249–39,132Train, bus to Tokushima Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Ōsaka to Maikotrain
- Take the bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Narutobus
- Fly from Tokushima Airport (TKS) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane TKS - HND
5h 31m¥20,948–45,638
Osaka to Kōtō by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Osaka to Kōtō is to night bus which costs ¥4000 - ¥18000 and takes 9h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Osaka to Kōtō is to fly which takes 3h 43m and costs ¥13000 - ¥21000.
Yes, there is an overnight bus departing from Osaka Station station and arriving at Tohoku Kyuko Bus Tokyo Office. This bus operates every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Osaka to Kōtō. However, there are services departing from Yodoyabashi and arriving at 潮見 Shiomi via Shin Osaka and Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 27m.
The distance between Osaka and Kōtō is 530 km. The road distance is 498 km.
The best way to get from Osaka to Kōtō without a car is to train which takes 4h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 27m to get from Osaka to Kōtō, including transfers.
Osaka to Kōtō bus services, operated by Willer Express, depart from Umeda station.
Osaka to Kōtō train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Shin Osaka station.
The best way to get from Osaka to Kōtō is to train which takes 4h 27m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥2500 - ¥17000 and takes 8h 2m, you could also fly, which costs ¥13000 - ¥21000 and takes 3h 43m.
What companies run services between Osaka, Japan and Kōtō, Japan?
JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company) operates a train from Shin Osaka to Tōkyō Station every 30 minutes, and the journey takes 3h 55m. Alternatively, Willer Express operates a bus from Umeda to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit once daily. Tickets cost ¥2,300–16,000 and the journey takes 7h 34m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–19,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–31,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–65,000
Flights from Tokushima Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–36,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–270,000
Flights from Kobe to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–290,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Tokushima Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–350,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–19,000
Flights from Kobe to Ibaraki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–28,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Shin Osaka to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Night train from Ōsaka to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–800
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
Train from Ōsaka to Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,100
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Ishioka to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,800
- Website
- JR EAST
- [email protected]
- Website
- Willer Express
Bus from Umeda to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–16,000
- Website
- Willer Express
- Individual Seat
- ¥2,300–13,000
Night bus from Osaka Station to Tohoku Kyuko Bus Tokyo Office
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–18,000
- Website
- Willer Express
- Relax
- ¥4,500–12,000
- Standard
- ¥4,500–8,500
- Comodo
- ¥7,000–12,000
- ReBorn
- ¥7,500–16,000
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Osaka Station to Tohoku Kyuko Bus Tokyo Office
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–8,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 088-664-6030
- Website
- honshi-bus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Naruto
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,417
- Schedules at
- honshi-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 087-823-3083
- Website
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Naruto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,860
- Schedules at
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
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More Questions & Answers
Osaka to Kōtō bus services, operated by Willer Express, arrive at Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit.
Osaka to Kōtō train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Tōkyō Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Osaka to Kōtō is 498 km. It takes approximately 5h 32m to drive from Osaka to Kōtō.
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