There are 8 ways to get from Osaka to Sano by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kyoto to Tōkyō Stationtrain Hikari / ...
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 小山 Oyamatrain Ju / ...
5h 41mNight bus, train
cheapest- Take the nightbus from Osaka-Umeda to Takasaki Station Eastnightbus Jx242
- Take the train from 高崎 Takasaki to 佐野 Sanotrain JR両毛線 JR Ryōmō Line
11h 2m¥6,500–12,400Bus
- Take the bus from Herbis Osaka to Yokohama Station East Exitbus 0101
- Take the bus from Haneda Airport Terminal 1 to Sano Shintoshi Bus Terminalbus
10h 48m¥12,782–20,882Drive 544.3 km
- Drive from Osaka to Sanocar 544.3 km
7h¥9,336–13,485Fly Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane ITM - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 小山 Oyamatrain
5h 35m¥14,728–21,824Train to Kobe, fly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Sannomiyatrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane UKB - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 小山 Oyamatrain
- Take the train from 小山 Oyama to 佐野 Sanotrain
6h 14m¥13,979–54,232Fly 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 Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Nipporitrain
- Take the train from Kita-Senju to Tatebayashitrain
5h 32m¥17,878–43,634Train to Kobe, fly to Ibaraki Airport, train
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Sannomiyatrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR)plane UKB - IBR
- Take the train from 石岡 Ishioka to 友部 Tomobetrain
- Take the train from 友部 Tomobe to 小山 Oyamatrain
- Take the train from 小山 Oyama to 佐野 Sanotrain
6h 28m¥22,389–51,262
Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Osaka to Sano is to night bus and train which costs ¥6500 - ¥13000 and takes 11h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Osaka to Sano is to fly and train which takes 5h 32m and costs ¥17000 - ¥44000.
No, there is no direct bus from Osaka to Sano. However, there are services departing from Herbis Osaka and arriving at Sano Shintoshi Bus Terminal via Yokohama Railway Station Ticket Gate and Haneda Airport Terminal 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Osaka station to Sano. However, there are services departing from Shin-Ōsaka Station and arriving at 佐野 Sano via Kyoto, Tōkyō Station and 小山 Oyama. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 41m.
The distance between Osaka and Sano is 623 km. The road distance is 544.3 km.
The best way to get from Osaka to Sano without a car is to train which takes 5h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 41m to get from Osaka to Sano, including transfers.
Osaka to Sano bus services, operated by Willer Express, depart from Herbis Osaka station.
Osaka to Sano train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Kyoto station.
The best way to get from Osaka to Sano is to train which takes 5h 41m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥12000 - ¥21000 and takes 10h 48m.
What companies run services between Osaka, Japan and Sano, Japan?
You can take a train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to 佐野 Sano via Kyōto, Kyoto, Tōkyō Station, and 小山 Oyama in around 5h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Herbis Osaka to Sano Shintoshi Bus Terminal via Yokohama Station East Exit, Yokohama Railway Station Ticket Gate, and Haneda Airport Terminal 1 in around 10h 48m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Yamagata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–34,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–150,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–80,000
Flights from Kobe to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–100,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–100,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–19,000
Flights from Kobe to Ibaraki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–39,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Kyoto to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to 小山 Oyama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 高崎 Takasaki to 佐野 Sano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to 小山 Oyama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to 小山 Oyama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 小山 Oyama to 佐野 Sano
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥470–650
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 石岡 Ishioka to 友部 Tomobe
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥360–500
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 友部 Tomobe to 小山 Oyama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,100
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 小山 Oyama to 佐野 Sano
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥470–650
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
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 Shin-Ōsaka Station to Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–800
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Nippori
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,600
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
- Phone
- 050-5306-1102
- Website
- Tobu Railway Limited Express
Train from Kita-Senju to Tatebayashi
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Tobu Railway Limited Express
- Phone
- 03-5962-0102
- Website
- Tobu Railway
Train from Kita-Senju to Tatebayashi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥800–900
- Website
- Tobu Railway
- [email protected]
- Website
- Willer Express
Bus from Herbis Osaka to Yokohama Station East Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–15,000
- Website
- Willer Express
- 3-Row Seats
- ¥8,000–15,000
- Phone
- 03-3665-7220
- Website
- limousinebus.co.jp
Bus from Haneda Airport Terminal 1 to Sano Shintoshi Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,782
- Schedules at
- airport-bus-alliance.com
- Book at
- webservice.limousinebus.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3802-1547
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Osaka-Umeda to Takasaki Station East
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 3 Seat Row
- ¥6,500–11,000
- 4 Seat Row
- ¥5,500–9,500
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Booking & Getting There
Osaka to Sano bus services, operated by Willer Express, arrive at Yokohama Station East Exit.
Osaka to Sano train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Tōkyō Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Osaka to Sano is 544 km. It takes approximately 7h to drive from Osaka to Sano.
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