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Takayama to Osaka by train or bus

About 300 km. The train is fastest at 4.3 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹3,030 per person.

Osaka to Takayama

Fastest

Train

Hida limited express (one through train a day), or shinkansen + Hida via Nagoya

4.3 h door to door

Cheapest

Bus

Highway bus (Osaka Umeda–Takayama)

from ₹3,030 per person

Best value

Bus

Highway bus (Osaka Umeda–Takayama)

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
TrainHida limited express (one through train a day), or shinkansen + Hida via Nagoya4.3 h₹5,750–₹9,980per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
BusHighway bus (Osaka Umeda–Takayama)5.5 h₹3,030–₹3,930per personDailyRome2Rio ↗

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 · Hida limited express (one through train a day), or shinkansen + Hida via Nagoya₹11,500–₹19,960₹23,000–₹39,920
Bus · Highway bus (Osaka Umeda–Takayama)₹6,060–₹7,860₹12,120–₹15,720

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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