Getting Around

Getting Into Osaka

Osaka has two airports. The biggest is Kansai International Airport, around 40km south of the city in Osaka Bay. The quickest way to the city centre is the Kansai-Airport Express Haruka, which takes you to Tennoji (about 30 minutes) and Shin-Osaka (about 50 minutes) stations.

The Kansai-Airport Rapid Service, meanwhile, gets you to Osaka Station in 71 minutes. For Namba, it’s a 45-minute ride on the Nankai Line Airport Express, or 35 minutes on the Limited Express Rapi:t. Those travelling to Osaka Station can now take the Express Haruka, which gets you there in 47 minutes.

Itami Airport, also known as Osaka International Airport, is closer to the city. To reach Hankyu Osaka Umeda Station, take the Osaka Monorail and transfer to the Hankyu Takarazuka line at Hotarugaike. The journey takes about 30 minutes.

If you’re travelling in and out of Osaka via shinkansen, you’ll be doing so at JR Shin-Osaka Station, the western terminus of Japan’s high-speed rail. From here, you can jump onto local trains into the city centre.