Fastest€48.19
- 東海旅客鉄道株式会社 S-246207:392h 44m10:23Tokyo StationŌsaka Station
Door to door 3h 28mCO2 13.1 kgChanges 0Refundable
Tokyo to Osaka train
Trains from Tokyo to Osaka start at €50.39 and take 3h 28m at their fastest.
The Trains from Tokyo to Osaka starts at €50.39 and takes 3h 28m door to door, run by 2 operators over 397 km, with around 24 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 45 days before departure.
- 3h 28mDoor to door
- 2h 44mMoving
- €50.39From
- 13.1 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on 29 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Train operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 Central Japan Railway Company | €43.24 |
| 東海旅客鉄道株式会社 | €42.14 |
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When to book Tokyo to Osaka
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €21.6390 days
- €16.1360 days
- €15.5845 days
- €16.1330 days
- €22.1821 days
- €27.6814 days
- €33.187 days
- €32.083 days
- €43.631 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €15.58.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 180 percent. The dearest point is €43.63, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €27.13Sun
- €22.18Mon
- €22.73Tue
- €24.38Wed
- €28.78Thu
- €27.13Fri
- €27.68Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Tokyo
Rail
- Tokyo Station
- Tōkyō Shijō Station
- JR East Tokyo Station
Osaka
Rail
- Ōsaka Station
- Ōsaka Tōkō Station
- Ōsakashijō Station
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 397 km against 397 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Tokyo at 06:15 and the last at 21:08, across 24 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 3h 28m | 2h 44m | 44m | €50.39 | 13.1 kg | 24 |
| Flight | 4h 6m | 56m | 3h 10m | €45.57 | 100.4 kg | 64 |
| Coach | 6h | 5h 16m | 44m | €22.18 | 10.7 kg | 24 |
Questions about Tokyo to Osaka
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Train from Tokyo to Osaka take?
The Train from Tokyo to Osaka takes 3h 28m door to door, of which 2h 44m is spent moving. The route runs 397 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Tokyo to Osaka cost?
The Train from Tokyo to Osaka starts at €50.39 for one passenger, checked on 12 September 2026. A typical fare is €50.12. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Tokyo to Osaka?
2 operators run the Train from Tokyo to Osaka: Central Japan Railway Company, 東海旅客鉄道株式会社. Between them they file around 24 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Tokyo to Osaka use?
The Train from Tokyo to Osaka leaves from Tokyo Station and arrives at Ōsaka Station. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Tokyo to Osaka?
Travelling from Tokyo to Osaka by Flight costs €45.57 and takes 4h 6m door to door, against 3h 28m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Tokyo to Osaka?
Fares for the Train from Tokyo to Osaka bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €15.58. The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time across the window is 180 percent, measured on 12 September 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Tokyo to Osaka produce?
The Train from Tokyo to Osaka produces about 13.1 kg of CO2 per passenger over 397 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometre. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveller, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Tokyo to Osaka?
Operators on the Train from Tokyo to Osaka publish Power sockets, Wi-Fi. That is what 2 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 3h 28m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Tokyo to Osaka on 12 September 2026: 397 km of route against 397 km in a straight line, 24 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €50.39, and 3h 28m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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