There are 9 ways to get from Namba (Station) to Sendai by train, night bus, car, plane, subway, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tōkyō StationNozomi
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to SendaiKomachi / ...
4h 43m¥20,230–29,269Night bus via Nakatsu
cheapest- Take the night bus from Osaka-Umeda to Sendai Station East ExitJx362
13h 7m¥5,713–13,249Night bus
- Take the night bus from Kintetsu Namba to Sendai StationForest
12h 14m¥9,500–15,000Drive 780.6 km
- Drive from Namba (Station) to Sendai780.6 km
10h 16m¥13,332–19,257Fly Osaka International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)ITM - SDJ
3h 30m¥18,140–47,434Subway, train to Kobe, fly to Sendai Airport
- Take the subway from Namba to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Sannomiya
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)UKB - SDJ
4h 26m¥21,540–40,919Fly Osaka International Airport to Morioka Hanamaki Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA)ITM - HNA
- Take the train from Shin-Hanamaki to Sendai
4h 33m¥55,440–105,634Fly Osaka International Airport to Yamagata Airport, bus
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Yamagata Airport (GAJ)ITM - GAJ
- Take the bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Hirose dori Ichiban-cho
5h 24m¥41,470–50,814Fly Osaka International Airport to Fukushima, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fukushima (FKS)ITM - FKS
- Take the train from Izumigo to Koriyama(Fukushima)
- Take the train from Kōriyama to Sendai
5h 5m¥35,020–42,784
Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Sendai Airport (SDJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Namba (Station) to Sendai is to night bus via Nakatsu which costs ¥5500 - ¥14000 and takes 13h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Namba (Station) to Sendai is to fly which takes 3h 30m and costs ¥18000 - ¥48000.
Yes, there is an overnight bus departing from Kintetsu Namba and arriving at Sendai Station station. This bus operates every day. The journey takes approximately 12h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Namba (Station) to Sendai. However, there are services departing from Namba and arriving at Sendai via Shin-Ōsaka Station and Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 43m.
The distance between Namba (Station) and Sendai is 848 km. The road distance is 780.6 km.
The best way to get from Namba (Station) to Sendai without a car is to train which takes 4h 43m and costs ¥20000 - ¥30000.
It takes approximately 4h 43m to get from Namba (Station) to Sendai, including transfers.
Namba (Station) to Sendai bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, depart from Kintetsu Namba station.
Namba (Station) to Sendai train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Shin-Ōsaka Station.
The best way to get from Namba (Station) to Sendai is to train which takes 4h 43m and costs ¥20000 - ¥30000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥18000 - ¥48000 and takes 3h 30m.
What companies run services between Namba (Station), Japan and Sendai, Japan?
You can take a vehicle from Namba (Station) to Sendai via Namba, Shin-Ōsaka Station, Shin-Ōsaka Station, and Tōkyō Station in around 4h 43m. Alternatively, Kintetsu Bus operates a vehicle from Kintetsu Namba to Sendai Station once daily. Tickets cost ¥9,500–15,000 and the journey takes 12h 5m.
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- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–60,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukushima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–85,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–55,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Morioka Hanamaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–54,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Yamagata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–48,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–60,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukushima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–85,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–28,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Green seat
- ¥17,000–23,000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥12,000–16,000
Train from Shin-Hanamaki to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–7,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥4,400–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
Train from Kōriyama to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–6,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥3,900–5,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,800–6,000
- Green seat
- ¥5,500–8,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥8,500–10,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Green Seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,700
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥2,300–2,700
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,600–2,300
- Green Seat
- ¥2,000–2,700
- Phone
- 06-6582-1400
- Website
- osakametro.co.jp
Subway from Namba to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥230–270
- Website
- https://www.osakametro.co.jp/en/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Izumigo to Koriyama(Fukushima)
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥480–650
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kintetsu Namba to Sendai Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–15,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3802-1544
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Osaka-Umeda to Sendai Station East Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–13,000
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 4 seats per row spacious
- ¥5,500–13,000
- 3 seats per row
- ¥7,500–12,000
- Website
- yamakobus.co.jp
Bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Hirose dori Ichiban-cho
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
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More Questions & Answers
Namba (Station) to Sendai bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, arrive at Sendai Station.
Sendai is 3h 30m ahead of Namba (Station). It is currently 5:53 PM in Namba (Station) and 9:23 PM in Sendai.
Namba (Station) to Sendai train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Tōkyō Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Namba (Station) to Sendai is 781 km. It takes approximately 10h 16m to drive from Namba (Station) to Sendai.
There are 268+ hotels available in Sendai.