There are 8 ways to get from Saga to Nara-shi by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Shin-Tosu to Shin-Ōsaka StationSakura
4h 50m¥15,167–22,335Drive 665.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Saga to Nara-shi665.2 km
8h 48m¥11,245–16,243Bus
- Take the bus from Saga Station Bus Terminal Gate6 to ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン大阪線(乗合高速バス)
- Take the bus from Osaka Itami Airport to Nara-ken Convention CenterT
14h¥20,355–28,546Night bus, train
- Take the night bus from Saga Station Bus Center to WTB Osaka UmedaYj1654
- Take the train from Ōsaka to NaraYamatoji Rapid Service / ...
12h 32mTrain to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, train
- Take the train from Saga to Hakata
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)FUK - ITM
- Take the train from Osaka-Uehommachi to Shin-Omiya
4h 25m¥13,479–36,770Train, train to Nagasaki Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Saga to Takeo-Onsen
- Take the train from Takeo-Onsen to Isahaya
- Take the train from Isahaya to Omura(Nagasaki)
- Fly from Nagasaki Airport (NGS) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)NGS - ITM
- Take the train from Osaka-Uehommachi to Shin-Omiya
5h 54mTrain, train to Aso Kumamoto Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Saga to Shin-Tosu
- Take the train from Shin-Tosu to Kumamoto
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Higoozu
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)KMJ - ITM
- Take the train from Osaka-Uehommachi to Shin-Omiya
6h 7m¥17,037–43,065Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Take the train from Saga to Hakata
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)FUK - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Kyōto
- Take the train from Kyōto to Nara
6h 2m
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Saga to Nara-shi is to drive which costs ¥11000 - ¥17000 and takes 8h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Saga to Nara-shi is to train and fly which takes 4h 25m and costs ¥13000 - ¥37000.
No, there is no direct bus from Saga station to Nara-shi. However, there are services departing from Saga Station Bus Terminal Gate6 and arriving at Nara-ken Convention Center via Universal Studios Japan and Osaka Itami Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h.
No, there is no direct train from Saga to Nara-shi. However, there are services departing from Saga and arriving at Shin-Omiya via Shin-Tosu, Shin-Ōsaka Station and Osaka-Namba. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 50m.
The distance between Saga and Nara-shi is 636 km. The road distance is 665.2 km.
The best way to get from Saga to Nara-shi without a car is to train which takes 4h 50m and costs ¥15000 - ¥23000.
It takes approximately 4h 50m to get from Saga to Nara-shi, including transfers.
Saga to Nara-shi bus services, operated by Yutoku Jidousya, depart from Saga Station Bus Terminal Gate6.
Saga to Nara-shi train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Shin-Tosu station.
The best way to get from Saga to Nara-shi is to train which takes 4h 50m and costs ¥15000 - ¥23000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥20000 - ¥29000 and takes 14h.
What companies run services between Saga, Japan and Nara-shi, Japan?
Japan Railways Shinkansen operates a train from Shin-Tosu to Shin-Ōsaka Station hourly. Tickets cost ¥13,000–19,000 and the journey takes 2h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Saga Station Bus Terminal Gate6 to Nara-ken Convention Center via ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン, Universal Studios Japan, Osaka Itami Airport North Terminal, and Osaka Itami Airport in around 14h.
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- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–41,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–41,000
Flights from Nagasaki Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–45,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–25,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–39,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–48,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–33,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–33,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–33,000
Flights from Nagasaki Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–38,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–33,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–21,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–41,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–17,000
- Website
- orc-air.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–39,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–48,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–21,000
- Website
- starflyer.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–33,000
- Website
- amx.co.jp
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–32,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Tosu to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- 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-Tosu to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
Train from Nagoya Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–6,500
- 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
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Ōsaka to Nara
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kyōto to Nara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Saga to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,200
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,100–2,900
- Green Seat
- ¥2,700–3,600
Train from Saga to Takeo-Onsen
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,600
- 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
- ¥2,200–2,600
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,500–2,100
- Green Seat
- ¥1,700–2,400
Train from Saga to Shin-Tosu
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,400
- 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
- ¥2,100–2,400
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,300–1,900
- Green Seat
- ¥1,500–2,100
Train from Kumamoto to Higoozu
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,400
- 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
- ¥2,100–2,400
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,400–2,000
- Green Seat
- ¥1,500–2,100
- Phone
- 050-3536-3957
- Website
- kintetsu.co.jp
Train from Osaka-Uehommachi to Shin-Omiya
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥500–650
- Website
- https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/index.html
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Saga to Takeo-Onsen
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Isahaya to Omura(Nagasaki)
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Saga to Shin-Tosu
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kumamoto to Higoozu
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 0954-63-3111
- Website
- yutoku.jp
Bus from Saga Station Bus Terminal Gate6 to ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–26,000
- Website
- https://www.yutoku.jp/
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Itami Airport to Nara-ken Convention Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,100
- Website
- https://www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com/limousine/
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Night bus from Saga Station Bus Center to WTB Osaka Umeda
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–12,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
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Saga to Nara-shi bus services, operated by Yutoku Jidousya, arrive at ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン station.
Saga to Nara-shi train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Shin-Ōsaka Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Saga to Nara-shi is 665 km. It takes approximately 8h 48m to drive from Saga to Nara-shi.
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