Kansai International Airport 関西国際空港

Train · JR West

Kansai-Airport Express HARUKA 特急はるか

To: Tennoji, Shin-Osaka, Kyoto (some trains run on to Yasu)

Time: About 30 min to Tennoji, 50 min to Shin-Osaka, 75 min to Kyoto

1. Walk from Terminal 1 (2F) across to JR Kansai-Airport Station; from Terminal 2 take the free shuttle bus to Terminal 1 first.
2. Visitors with a foreign passport can buy the discounted HARUKA One-way Ticket online (JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION) or as an e-ticket abroad and collect it at the station with the passport.
3. Reserve a seat at a ticket machine or ticket office, or use the non-reserved cars.
4. Other travellers buy a normal ticket plus a limited express ticket at the JR station.

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Train · JR West

JR Kansai Airport Rapid Service 関空快速

To: Tennoji, Kyobashi, Osaka

Time: About 45 min to Tennoji, 65 min to Osaka

1. Go to JR Kansai-Airport Station next to Terminal 1 (2F).
2. Touch in with ICOCA or another nationwide IC card, or buy a ticket at the machine.

Train · Nankai Electric Railway

Nankai Limited Express Rapi:t 特急ラピート

To: Namba (Osaka), also Sakai and Shin-Imamiya

Time: About 34–39 min to Namba

1. Go to Nankai Kansai-Airport Station next to Terminal 1 (2F).
2. Buy a seat ticket (or the Kanku Toku-wari set ticket) at the station, a pink ticket machine or online via Nankai's ticketless service, up to one month ahead.
3. Buying the seat ticket on board costs 300 yen more.

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Train · Nankai Electric Railway

Nankai Airport Express 南海 空港急行

To: Namba (Osaka), via Sakai

Time: About 43–45 min to Namba

1. Go to Nankai Kansai-Airport Station next to Terminal 1 (2F).
2. Touch in with an IC card or buy a ticket at the machine; no seat ticket is needed.

Bus · Kansai Airport Transportation Enterprise (with Hankyu Kanko Bus, Hanshin Bus)

KIX Limousine Bus to Osaka Station (Umeda) リムジンバス 大阪駅前（梅田）線

To: Osaka Station area (Umeda)

Time: About 60 min

1. Buy a ticket at the ticket machines outside Terminal 1 (1F) or Terminal 2, or pay on board with an IC card or a contactless credit card.
2. Queue at the bus stop for your destination; seats are first come, first served.

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Bus · Kansai Airport Transportation Enterprise, Nihon Kotsu

KIX Limousine Bus to Namba (OCAT) リムジンバス なんば（OCAT）線

To: Namba (OCAT, JR Namba)

Time: About 50 min

1. Buy a ticket at the ticket machines outside the terminal, or pay on board with an IC card or a contactless credit card.
2. Seats are first come, first served.

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Bus · Kansai Airport Transportation Enterprise, Hankyu Kanko Bus, Keihan Bus

KIX Limousine Bus to Kyoto Station リムジンバス 京都線

To: Kyoto Station (Hachijo exit), Kyotanabe

Time: About 85–90 min to Kyoto Station

1. Buy a ticket at the ticket machines outside the terminal, or pay on board with an IC card or a contactless credit card.
2. Buses towards the airport need a seat booking (Keihan Bus reservation centre or Hassha Oorai Net).

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Bus · Kansai Airport Transportation Enterprise, Hankyu Kanko Bus, Hanshin Bus

KIX Limousine Bus to Kobe Sannomiya リムジンバス 神戸三宮線

To: Kobe Sannomiya, Shin-Kobe, Rokko Island

Time: About 65 min to Sannomiya (direct)

1. Buy a ticket at the ticket machines outside the terminal, or pay on board with an IC card or a contactless credit card.

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Bus · Kansai Airport Transportation Enterprise, Nara Kotsu

KIX Limousine Bus to Nara リムジンバス 奈良線

To: JR Nara, Kintetsu Nara, Tenri

Time: About 1 h 25 min – 1 h 43 min to JR Nara

1. Buy a ticket at the ticket machines outside the terminal, or pay on board with an IC card or a contactless credit card.
2. Buses towards the airport need a booking (Nara Kotsu reservation centre).

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Bus · Kansai Airport Transportation Enterprise, Hankyu Kanko Bus

KIX Limousine Bus to Osaka (Itami) Airport リムジンバス 大阪空港線

To: Osaka International (Itami) Airport, Hotarugaike Station

Time: About 70–75 min

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Ferry · Kobe-Kansai Airport Bay Shuttle

Kobe-Kansai Airport Bay Shuttle (high-speed boat) 神戸-関空ベイ・シャトル

To: Kobe Airport (then Port Liner to Sannomiya)

Time: About 30 min

1. Terminal 1: buy the boat ticket at the high-speed boat counter on 1F, then take the shuttle bus from bus stop 12 to the pier.
2. Terminal 2: buy the ticket at the counter by the international arrivals exit and take the dedicated shuttle bus to the Port Terminal.
3. You cannot walk or take a taxi to the pier; the shuttle bus is included in the fare.

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Taxi · Various taxi companies

Taxi (metered; airport's fare estimates) タクシー

To: Anywhere; estimates published for Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto, Nara, Wakayama

Time: About 50 min to central Osaka, 100 min to Kyoto Station

1. Take a taxi from the taxi stands on Terminal 1, 1F (arrivals floor).
2. These are estimates for a metered taxi; fares are 20% higher from 22:00 to 5:00.
3. Fixed-fare airport taxis (e.g. MK, from 16,400 yen to Osaka Umeda plus tolls) must be booked in advance.