There are 9 ways to get from Osaka to Ōshū by train, night bus, car or plane
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Recommended option
Train • 7h 15m
Cheapest option
Fly Osaka Itami to Sendai, train • 5h 4m
7 alternative options
Night bus, train • 13h 23m
Train, night bus • 16h 43m
Drive • 10h 47m
Fly Osaka Itami to Morioka • 4h 33m
Train to Kobe, fly to Morioka • 5h 5m
Train to Kobe, fly to Sendai, train • 5h 31m
Fly Osaka Itami to Akita, train • 7h 33m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Osaka to Ōshū is to night bus and train which costs ¥13000 - ¥21000 and takes 13h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Osaka to Ōshū is to fly which takes 4h 33m and costs ¥25000 - ¥60000.
No, there is no direct train from Osaka to Ōshū. However, there are services departing from Yodoyabashi and arriving at Mizusawaesashi via Shin-Ōsaka Station and Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 15m.
The distance between Osaka and Ōshū is 951 km. The road distance is 976 km.
The best way to get from Osaka to Ōshū without a car is to train which takes 7h 15m and costs ¥22000 - ¥33000.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Osaka to Ōshū, including transfers.
Osaka to Ōshū train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Shin-Ōsaka Station.
The best way to get from Osaka to Ōshū is to train which takes 7h 15m and costs ¥22000 - ¥33000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥25000 - ¥60000 and takes 4h 33m.
Osaka to Ōshū train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Mizusawaesashi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Osaka to Ōshū is 976 km. It takes approximately 10h 47m to drive from Osaka to Ōshū.
- Distance: 951.5 km
- Duration: 7h 15m
What companies run services between Osaka, Japan and Ōshū, Japan?
You can take a train from Osaka to Ōshū via Shin-Ōsaka Station, Shin-Ōsaka Station, and Tōkyō Station in around 7h 15m. Alternatively, Japan Airlines flies from Osaka to Ōshū 4 times a day.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka Itami to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24000 - ¥55000
Flights from Osaka Itami to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8000 - ¥46000
Flights from Kobe to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16000 - ¥42000
Flights from Osaka Itami to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12000 - ¥44000
Flights from Osaka Itami to Akita via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12000 - ¥44000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka Itami to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13000 - ¥55000
Flights from Osaka Itami to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14000 - ¥60000
Flights from Osaka Itami to Akita via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14000 - ¥60000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Osaka Itami to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13000 - ¥50000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15000 - ¥27000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16000 - ¥42000
Japan’s famous bullet trains, operated by Japan Rail, are known for their comfort, punctuality and efficiency. They run at speeds of up to 320km/h and connect most of the country’s major cities. Most shinkansen trains offer two classes – Ordinary and Green Car – although some also offer Gran Class (comparable to first class). Seat reservations can be made on all trains for a small fee, although it’s not mandatory apart from on a handful of routes.
Contact Details
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥12000 - ¥17000
- 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
- ¥12000 - ¥17000
- Reserved seat
- ¥13000 - ¥17000
- Green seat
- ¥17000 - ¥23000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Mizusawaesashi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥10000 - ¥15000
- 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
- ¥10000 - ¥14000
- Reserved seat
- ¥12000 - ¥15000
- Green seat
- ¥15000 - ¥20000
Train from Sendai to Mizusawaesashi
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3800 - ¥6000
- 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
- ¥3800 - ¥5500
- Reserved seat
- ¥4700 - ¥6000
- Green seat
- ¥5500 - ¥7500
Train from Fukushima to Ichinoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4700 - ¥7000
- 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
- ¥4700 - ¥6500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5500 - ¥7000
- Green seat
- ¥7000 - ¥9500
Train from Akita to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4200 - ¥6500
- 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
- ¥4200 - ¥6000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5000 - ¥6500
- Green seat
- ¥6000 - ¥8500
Train from Morioka to Mizusawaesashi
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3000 - ¥4700
- 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
- ¥3000 - ¥4000
- Reserved seat
- ¥3800 - ¥4700
- Green seat
- ¥4500 - ¥6000
- Phone
- 050-3536-3957
- Website
- kintetsu.co.jp
Train from Osaka-Namba to Kintetsu-Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2500 - ¥2800
- Website
- https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/index.html
Japan Railways operates a large proportion of Japan's main intercity routes, including the high-speed Shinkansen (bullet train) service and commuter rail service. Covering 1665 stations across 7458km, Japan Railways carries an average of 17 million passengers per day. Trains are clean, comfortable and punctual. There are several rail passes on offer for customers, such as the extremely popular national JR Pass and regional Hokkaido Pass, JR Kyushu Pass and JR West Pass, among others.
Contact Details
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
Train from Ōsaka to Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550 - ¥750
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- 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/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- hyperdia.com
Train from Osaka to Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1500 - ¥2600
- 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
- ¥2300 - ¥2600
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1500 - ¥2200
- Green Seat
- ¥1800 - ¥2500
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Ōsaka to Sendai Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9500 - ¥15000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 052-582-5151
- Website
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Fukushima St.
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8000 - ¥12000
- Schedules at
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
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