There are 3 ways to get from Osaka to Kitahama by train, car, or taxi
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The cheapest way to get from Osaka to Kitahama is to drive which costs ¥1200 - ¥1900 and takes 1h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Osaka to Kitahama is to drive which takes 1h 16m and costs ¥1200 - ¥1900.
No, there is no direct train from Osaka station to Kitahama. However, there are services departing from Shin-Ōsaka Station and arriving at Wani via Kyōto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 57 min.
The distance between Osaka and Kitahama is 68 km. The road distance is 74.2 km.
The best way to get from Osaka to Kitahama without a car is to train which takes 57 min and costs .
It takes approximately 57 min to get from Osaka to Kitahama, including transfers.
Osaka to Kitahama train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Shin-Ōsaka Station.
Osaka to Kitahama train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Kyōto station.
Yes, the driving distance between Osaka to Kitahama is 74 km. It takes approximately 1h 16m to drive from Osaka to Kitahama.
There are 2507+ hotels available in Kitahama.
What companies run services between Osaka, Japan and Kitahama, Shiga, Japan?
You can take a train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Wani via Kyōto in around 57 min.
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–4,000
- 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
- ¥2,400–3,300
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,200–4,000
- Green seat
- ¥3,800–5,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kyōto to Wani
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–2,800
- 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
- ¥2,400–2,800
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,700–2,500
- Green Seat
- ¥2,100–2,900
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–33,000
Sakura Taxi
- Phone
- +81 6-6452-0055
- Website
- sakurataxi.co.jp
Osaka MK
- Phone
- +81 6-6452-4441
- Website
- mk-group.co.jp
Kokusai Kogyo
- Phone
- +81 570-03-5931
- Website
- kkg-osaka.jp
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