Osaka Travel Guide

By Air

Osaka's Kansai International Airport (+81 724 55 2500/ http://www.kansai-airport.or.jp/english/) offers service on numerous airlines to destinations around the globe. Its terminals house the following airlines:

Air Canada (+1 800 776 3000/ http://www.aircanada.ca) Air China (+81 669 46 1702/ http://www.airchina.com.cn/index.jsp) Air France (+81 476 32 7710/ http://www.airfrance.com/) Air Japan (+81 120 02 9120/ http://www.air-japan.co.jp/) Air New Zealand (+81 476 34 8388/ http://www.airnz.com/) Air Nippon (+81 120 029 333/ http://www.air-nippon.co.jp/) All Nippon Airways (+81 354 35 0333/ http://svc.ana.co.jp/eng/index.html) American Airlines (+ 1 800 433 7300/ http://www.aa.com) Cathay Pacific (+81 476 32 7650/ http://www.cathaypacific.com/) China Airlines (+81 355 20 0333/ http://www.china-airlines.com/us/ index.htm) Continental (+1 800 525 0280/ http://www.continental.com ) Delta (+1 800 221 1212/ http://www.delta.com ) JALways (+81 354 60 0511/ http://www.jalways.co.jp) Japan Airlines (+81 354 60 0511/ http://www.jal.co.jp/e/index.html) KLM (+81 476 32 5720/ http://www.klm.com/) Korean Air (+81 476 32 7561/ http://www.koreanair.com/) Lufthansa (+81 476 34 8130/ http://www.lufthansa.com/) Northwest (+1 800 225 2525/ http://www.nwa.com ) Thai Airways (+81 476 34 8329/ http://www.thaiair.com/) United (+1 800 241 6522/ http://www.ual.com ) US Airways (+1 800 428 4322/ http://www.usairways.com )

There are a number of transit services that provide transportation from Kansai International Airport to Osaka and destinations throughout Japan. Osaka is serviced by an extensive subway system (http://www.kotsu.city.osaka.jp/english/) and buses are available on the fourth floor of the International Terminal. Taxis are situated outside the 1st floor of the Passenger Terminal Building and fares usually range between 4,500 yen and 23,000 yen for transportation to destinations within Osaka. Transit services in English are limited, so visitors should plan accordingly.

Car Rental

Hertz (+6 6621 0100/ http://www.hertz.com) National (+6 6371 9354/ http://www.nationalcar.com)

By Train

Kansai International Airport can be reached by JR West along the Kansai Airport line (+81 0724 56 6242/ http://www.westjr.co.jp/english/english/index.html) Nankai Railway on the Nankai Airport Line (+81 0724 56 6203/ http://www.nankai.co.jp), and Kintetsu Railway (http://www.kintetsu.co.jp/). These companies also provide transportation destinations throughout Japan.

By Bus

Osaka City Bus (http://www.kotsu.city.osaka.jp/english/), Kintetsu Bus (http://www.kintetsu-bus.co.jp/), West JR Bus (http://www.nishinihonjrbus.co.jp/) and a number of other local providers offer transportation to destinations throughout Japan.

By Car

Osaka is accessible by the Hanshin Expressway.

Getting Around

Osaka is serviced by an efficient and comprehensive subway system. The Osaka City Subway (http://www.kotsu.city.osaka.jp/english/) offers a variety of fare tickets including a One Day Pass for 850 yen. Osaka City Bus (http://www.kotsu.city.osaka.jp/english/) offers bus transit services, but information in English is limited.2008-08-02T07:29:22.000 114