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Nara to Osaka by train or road

About 35 km. The train is fastest at 48 min; the train is cheapest, from ₹410 per person.

Osaka to Nara

Fastest

Train

Kintetsu (Osaka-Namba–Nara)

48 min door to door

Cheapest

Train

Kintetsu (Osaka-Namba–Nara)

from ₹410 per person

Best value

Train

Kintetsu (Osaka-Namba–Nara)

cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)

Every option, compared

Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.

ModeServiceTimeFareRunsBook
TrainKintetsu (Osaka-Namba–Nara)48 min₹410–₹730per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
Private carTaxi, per vehicle1 h₹7,870–₹12,710per car (up to 4)DailyRome2Rio ↗

Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.

What it costs your group, one way

Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.

Option2 people4 people
Train · Kintetsu (Osaka-Namba–Nara)₹820–₹1,460₹1,640–₹2,920
Private car · Taxi, per vehicle₹7,870–₹12,710₹7,870–₹12,710

Once you’re in Osaka

  • Best time: March – May, October – November
  • Typical stay: 2 days
  • November: Good month: November is at the end of the recommended season (March – May, October – November).

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