There are 7 ways to get from Shinjuku to Osaka-Namba by train, bus, car, subway, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Osakatrain Kodama / ...
4h 41mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to JR Namba Station OCATbus Twinkle
9h 29m¥6,500–14,000Bus via Osaka
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Osakabus
8h 44m¥10,200–10,250Drive 492.3 km
- Drive from Shinjuku to Osaka-Nambacar 492.3 km
5h 32m¥8,541–12,337Subway 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 30m¥13,270–20,470Subway to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Kobe, train
- Take the subway from 代々木 Yoyogi to 大門 Daimonsubway
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)plane HND - UKB
- Take the train from Kobe-Sannomiya(Hanshin) to Amagasaki(Hanshin)train
- Take the train from Amagasaki(Hanshin) to Osaka-Nambatrain
4h 17m¥11,480–28,900Train 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 24m¥17,000–34,517
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shinjuku to Osaka-Namba is to bus via Osaka which costs ¥10200 - ¥10250 and takes 8h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Shinjuku to Osaka-Namba is to subway and fly which takes 3h 30m and costs ¥13000 - ¥21000.
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 station to Osaka-Namba. However, there are services departing from Shinjuku Station and arriving at Namba via Tōkyō Station and Shin-Ōsaka Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 41m.
The distance between Shinjuku and Osaka-Namba is 535 km. The road distance is 492.3 km.
The best way to get from Shinjuku to Osaka-Namba without a car is to train which takes 4h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 41m to get from Shinjuku to Osaka-Namba, including transfers.
Shinjuku to Osaka-Namba bus services, operated by Keio Dentetsu Bus, depart from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal station.
Shinjuku to Osaka-Namba train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Tōkyō Station.
The best way to get from Shinjuku to Osaka-Namba is to train which takes 4h 41m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus via Osaka, which costs ¥10200 - ¥10250 and takes 8h 44m.
What companies run services between Shinjuku, Japan and Osaka-Namba, 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
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–230,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–270,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–210,000
- 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
- ¥15,000–31,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–19,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
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/
- Phone
- 03-3816-5711
- Website
- kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp
Subway from 代々木 Yoyogi to 大門 Daimon
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170
- Website
- https://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/eng/
Subway from 代々木 Yoyogi to 大門 Daimon
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170
- Website
- https://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/eng/
- Phone
- 06-6457-2258
- Website
- hanshin.co.jp
Train from Kobe-Sannomiya(Hanshin) to Amagasaki(Hanshin)
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥370–550
- Website
- https://www.hanshin.co.jp/global/en/
- Schedules at
- Japan Travel by Navitime
Train from Amagasaki(Hanshin) to Osaka-Namba
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥230–330
- Website
- https://www.hanshin.co.jp/global/en/
- Schedules at
- Japan Travel by Navitime
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
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
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Shinjuku to Osaka-Namba bus services, operated by Keio Dentetsu Bus, arrive at Osaka station.
Shinjuku to Osaka-Namba train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Shin Osaka station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shinjuku to Osaka-Namba is 492 km. It takes approximately 5h 32m to drive from Shinjuku to Osaka-Namba.
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