There are 9 ways to get from Osaka to Imari by train, night bus, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Shin-Tosutrain Sakura
- Take the train from Shin-Tosu to Aritatrain Midori / ...
5h 21m¥16,167–22,177Night bus, bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Osaka WBT Umeda to Hakata Bus Terminalnightbus Jh1552 / ...
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal〔Hakata Sta.〕 to Imariekimae(Imari Station)bus いまり号
12h 35m¥4,900–13,600Drive 667.6 km
- Drive from Osaka to Imaricar 667.6 km
8h 33m¥11,152–16,108Fly Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane ITM - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Aritatrain
6h 1m¥14,133–27,590Train, bus
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Hakatatrain Nozomi / ...
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal〔Hakata Sta.〕 to Higashimachibus いまり号
5h 23m¥14,251–19,644Fly Osaka International Airport to Nagasaki Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Nagasaki Airport (NGS)plane ITM - NGS
- Take the train from Omura(Nagasaki) to Haikitrain
6hTrain to Kobe, fly to Nagasaki Airport, train
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Sannomiyatrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Nagasaki Airport (NGS)plane UKB - NGS
- Take the train from Omura(Nagasaki) to Haikitrain
- Take the train from Arita to Imaritrain
6h 18mFly Osaka International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane ITM - KMJ
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Shin-Tosutrain
- Take the train from Shin-Tosu to Aritatrain
7h 8m¥16,513–38,740Bus to Tokushima Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Take the bus from Shin-Kobe Station to Kousoku Narutobus
- Fly from Tokushima Airport (TKS) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane TKS - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Aritatrain
8h 9m¥28,079–49,560
Osaka to Imari by night bus and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Osaka to Imari is to night bus and bus which costs ¥4900 - ¥14000 and takes 12h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Osaka to Imari is to train which takes 5h 21m and costs ¥16000 - ¥23000.
No, there is no direct bus from Osaka to Imari station. However, there are services departing from Osaka WBT Umeda and arriving at Imariekimae(Imari Station) via Hakata Bus Terminal〔Hakata Sta.〕. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Osaka station to Imari. However, there are services departing from Shin-Ōsaka Station and arriving at Imari via Shin-Tosu and Arita. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 21m.
The distance between Osaka and Imari is 652 km. The road distance is 667.6 km.
The best way to get from Osaka to Imari without a car is to train which takes 5h 21m and costs ¥16000 - ¥23000.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Osaka to Imari, including transfers.
Osaka to Imari bus services, operated by Willer Express, depart from Osaka WBT Umeda station.
Osaka to Imari train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Shin-Ōsaka Station.
Osaka to Imari bus services, operated by Willer Express, arrive at Hakata Bus Terminal station.
What companies run services between Osaka, Japan and Imari, Japan?
You can take a train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Imari via Shin-Tosu and Arita in around 5h 21m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–37,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Nagasaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–28,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–14,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–27,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–27,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–27,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Nagasaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–34,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–28,000
Flights from Tokushima Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–33,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–37,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Nagasaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–25,000
- Website
- amx.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–25,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Shin-Tosu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–19,000
- 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
- ¥13,000–18,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥15,000–19,000
- Green seat
- ¥19,000–26,000
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
- 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
- ¥14,000–18,000
- Green seat
- ¥18,000–25,000
Train from Kumamoto to Shin-Tosu
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–4,900
- 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
- ¥3,100–4,200
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,000–4,900
- Green seat
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Tosu to Arita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,400
- 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
- ¥3,000–3,400
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,300–3,300
- Green Seat
- ¥3,100–4,100
Train from Hakata to Arita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,300
- 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
- ¥3,700–4,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,000–4,300
- Green Seat
- ¥4,200–6,000
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
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Shin-Tosu to Arita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Omura(Nagasaki) to Haiki
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- 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
- Website
- matutetu.com
Train from Arita to Imari
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥480–530
- Schedules at
- matutetu.com
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Night bus from Osaka WBT Umeda to Hakata Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–12,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Economy
- ¥3,500–12,000
- Relax (Front)
- ¥3,800–11,000
- Relax (Rear Ladies Seat)
- ¥3,800–11,000
- Website
- showa-bus.jp
Bus from Hakata Bus Terminal〔Hakata Sta.〕 to Imariekimae(Imari Station)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- showa-bus.jp
Bus from Hakata Bus Terminal〔Hakata Sta.〕 to Higashimachi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- showa-bus.jp
- Phone
- 088-664-6030
- Website
- honshi-bus.co.jp
Bus from Shin-Kobe Station to Kousoku Naruto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600
- Schedules at
- honshi-bus.co.jp
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