There are 8 ways to get from Osaka to Unzen by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Shin-Tosutrain
- Take the train from Shin-Tosu to Takeo-Onsentrain
- Take the train from Takeo-Onsen to Isahayatrain
5h 57m¥17,987–25,447Night bus, bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Osaka WBT Umeda to Kiyama Parking Areanightbus Yj1554
- Take the bus from Kosoku Kiyama to Taira Stationbus Shimabara
14h 48m¥6,200–14,400Train, bus
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Hakatatrain Nozomi / ...
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Kawabatabus Shimabara
7h 11m¥15,351–21,144Drive 704.1 km
- Drive from Osaka to Unzencar 704.1 km
9h 34m¥11,972–17,292Train via Fukuoka
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Hakatatrain
- Take the train from Hakata to Takeo-Onsentrain
- Take the train from Takeo-Onsen to Isahayatrain
6h 6m¥18,151–25,444Fly 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 Isahayatrain
- Take the train from Isahaya to Azumatrain
4h 56mTrain 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 Isahayatrain
- Take the train from Isahaya to Azumatrain
5h 14mFly 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 Takeo-Onsentrain
- Take the train from Takeo-Onsen to Isahayatrain
6h 31m¥15,953–36,660
Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Nagasaki Airport (NGS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Osaka to Unzen is to night bus and bus which costs ¥6000 - ¥15000 and takes 14h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Osaka to Unzen is to train which takes 5h 57m and costs ¥18000 - ¥26000.
No, there is no direct train from Osaka station to Unzen. However, there are services departing from Shin-Ōsaka Station and arriving at Azuma via Shin-Tosu, Takeo-Onsen and Isahaya. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 57m.
The distance between Osaka and Unzen is 686 km. The road distance is 704.1 km.
The best way to get from Osaka to Unzen without a car is to train which takes 5h 57m and costs ¥18000 - ¥26000.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Osaka to Unzen, including transfers.
Osaka to Unzen train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Shin-Ōsaka Station.
Osaka to Unzen train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Shin-Tosu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Osaka to Unzen is 704 km. It takes approximately 9h 34m to drive from Osaka to Unzen.
There are 67+ hotels available in Unzen.
What companies run services between Osaka, Japan and Unzen, Japan?
You can take a train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Azuma via Shin-Tosu, Takeo-Onsen, and Isahaya in around 5h 57m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Nagasaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–43,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–39,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Nagasaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–28,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–26,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–26,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–26,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–39,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Nagasaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–25,000
- 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 Takeo-Onsen to Isahaya
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–4,100
- 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
- ¥2,600–3,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,400–4,100
- Green seat
- ¥4,000–5,500
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
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Tosu to Takeo-Onsen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–3,100
- 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
- ¥2,700–3,100
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,000–2,800
- Green Seat
- ¥2,500–3,400
Train from Hakata to Takeo-Onsen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,800
- 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
- ¥3,400–3,800
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,700–3,800
- Green Seat
- ¥3,700–4,900
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 Takeo-Onsen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Omura(Nagasaki) to Isahaya
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 0957-62-2231
- Website
- shimatetsu.co.jp
Train from Isahaya to Azuma
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://en.shimatetsu.co.jp/
- 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
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Kawabata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,600
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Kosoku Kiyama to Taira Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,400
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Night bus from Osaka WBT Umeda to Kiyama Parking Area
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–11,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Prime (Front Seat)
- ¥4,300–11,000
- Prime (Rear Ladies Seat)
- ¥3,900–11,000
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