There are 8 ways to get from Shinjuku to Dōtonbori by train, bus, car, subway, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Osakatrain Kodama / ...
5h 1mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to JR Namba Station OCATbus Twinkle
9h 24m¥6,500–14,000Bus via Osaka
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Osakabus
8h 44m¥10,200–10,250Drive 491.8 km
- Drive from Shinjuku to Dōtonboricar 491.8 km
5h 33m¥7,479–10,803Subway to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the subway from 代々木 Yoyogi to 大門 Daimonsubway
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane HND - ITM
3h 34m¥13,330–19,740Fly Tokyo International Airport to Kobe, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)plane HND - UKB
- Take the train from Sannomiya(Jr) to Osakatemmangutrain
4h 35m¥12,700–48,350Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from 新宿 Shinjuku 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 23m¥16,100–41,667Train to Ibaraki Airport, fly to Kobe, train
- Take the train from Nippori to Takahamatrain
- Fly from Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to Kobe (UKB)plane IBR - UKB
- Take the train from Sannomiya(Jr) to Osakatemmangutrain
6h¥20,910–36,425
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shinjuku to Dōtonbori is to drive which costs ¥7500 - ¥11000 and takes 5h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Shinjuku to Dōtonbori is to subway and fly which takes 3h 34m and costs ¥13000 - ¥20000.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal and arriving at JR Namba Station OCAT station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Shinjuku to Dōtonbori. However, there are services departing from 新宿 Shinjuku and arriving at Namba via Tōkyō Station and Shin-Ōsaka Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 1m.
The distance between Shinjuku and Dōtonbori is 542 km. The road distance is 491.8 km.
The best way to get from Shinjuku to Dōtonbori without a car is to train which takes 5h 1m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 1m to get from Shinjuku to Dōtonbori, including transfers.
Shinjuku to Dōtonbori bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, depart from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal station.
Shinjuku to Dōtonbori train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Tōkyō Station.
The best way to get from Shinjuku to Dōtonbori is to train which takes 5h 1m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus via Osaka, which costs ¥10200 - ¥10250 and takes 8h 44m.
What companies run services between Shinjuku, Japan and Dōtonbori, Japan?
JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company) operates a train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Osaka every 30 minutes, and the journey takes 3h 55m. Alternatively, Keio Dentetsu Bus operates a bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Osaka once daily. Tickets cost ¥10,000 and the journey takes 8h 33m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Yamagata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–33,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–75,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–95,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–100,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–17,000
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–25,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 03-3816-5711
- Website
- Toei Transportation
Subway from 代々木 Yoyogi to 大門 Daimon
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–240
- Website
- Toei Transportation
- Tram
- ¥170
- Subway
- ¥190–240
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Sannomiya(Jr) to Osakatemmangu
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,000
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Sannomiya(Jr) to Osakatemmangu
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,000
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 新宿 Shinjuku to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–1,900
- 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
- Phone
- 042-352-3700
- Website
- keio-bus.com
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000
- Schedules at
- highwaybus.com
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to JR Namba Station OCAT
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–14,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
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Booking & Getting There
Shinjuku to Dōtonbori bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, arrive at JR Namba Station OCAT.
Shinjuku to Dōtonbori train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Shin Osaka station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shinjuku to Dōtonbori is 492 km. It takes approximately 5h 33m to drive from Shinjuku to Dōtonbori.
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