How do I get from Kansai airport to Kyoto?

Q: How do I get from Kansai airport to Kyoto?

Haruka train to Osaka Station: ¥1,800 for one traveler, 76–100 min. It leaves you at Kyoto Station. The Haruka reaches Kyoto Station in about 80 minutes, every 30 minutes from 06:31 to 22:16. The limousine bus takes 85 to 88 minutes for JPY 2,800, from 06:45 to 23:20.

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Airport to another city · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours

2 ways to Kyoto

For Osaka generally we recommend the Rapi:t train to Namba; for Kyoto the answer changes.

Recommended

The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker.

Haruka train to Osaka Station

Haruka · JR West

76–100 min rideEvery 30 min06:31–22:16

JR Kansai Airport stationKyoto Station

Pre-book

¥1,800total for 1 adult¥1,800 eachBuy ticketOn JR West

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. JR Kansai Airport station, joined to Terminal 1's second floor

JPY 1,800 (children JPY 900): JR West's HARUKA One-way Ticket for visitors on a foreign passport, bought online before you arrive. Kyoto is JPY 2,200. Tickets sold from 1 November 2026 cost JPY 1,900 and JPY 2,700. Buy the Kyoto ticket: JPY 2,200 for visitors on a foreign passport.

Hours. About every 30 minutes, 06:31 to 22:16; the first three trains take an hour or more to Osaka.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Shuttle

Limousine bus to Kyoto Station

Limousine · Kansai Airport Transportation Enterprise (KATE)

85–88 min rideEvery 20 min06:45–23:20

Terminal 1 bus stop 8Kyoto Station

Luggage space

¥2,800total for 1 adult¥2,800 eachBuy ticket2 places to buy

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Terminal 1 bus stop 8, first floor; Terminal 2 stop 2

JPY 2,800, children JPY 1,400, at the ticket window or a machine before you board.

Luggage. Up to two pieces of luggage per person in the hold, tagged with a claim ticket.

Hours. From Terminal 1 every 20 to 30 minutes, 06:45 to 23:20.

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The Haruka reaches Kyoto Station in about 80 minutes, every 30 minutes from 06:31 to 22:16. The limousine bus takes 85 to 88 minutes for JPY 2,800, from 06:45 to 23:20.

Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Kansai International Airport into Osaka

Your destination

Straight there.

Kyoto is another city, about 75 km north-east of the airport; both the Haruka and the limousine bus end at Kyoto Station.

Kansai International Airport

Follow the signs

JR Kansai Airport station

Haruka train to Osaka Station · 76–100 min

Kyoto

Haruka train to Osaka Station serves Kyoto. Limousine bus to Namba (OCAT) does not.

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the Limousine bus to Kyoto Station runs 06:45–23:20, and the Haruka train to Osaka Station runs 06:31–22:16. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to Kyoto

Find the stop

JR Kansai Airport station. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose Haruka train to Osaka Station

Booked ahead, so confirm the pickup point.

Arrive at Kyoto

76–100 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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Continuing by public transport?

Follow the station signs for your onward connection.

Walking to your stay?

Check the address and choose the nearest exit.

Before you travel

Does the Limousine bus to Namba (OCAT) stop at Kyoto?

No. It runs to Namba OCAT bus terminal.

Does the Rapi:t train to Namba stop at Kyoto?

No. It runs to Nankai Namba station.

What if my flight arrives late?

Is Kyoto in Osaka?