Fukuoka to Osaka runs about 32 times a day, with the first departure around 06:06 and the last around 20:43. One passenger pays between £37.02 and £41.76, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. Services cover 492 km and are run by 6 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 6 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 20 October 2026
£37.02 to £41.76
- 135%Moves across the booking window
135%When it runs, leaving Fukuoka
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:06First departure
- 20:43Last departure
- 32Services per day
- 100%Run direct
06:06
20:43
32
100%12Go issues the ticket, and you book it here on Orlero.
Buying this journey
Pick a departure for Fukuoka to Osaka and pay on tickets.orlero.com, our booking site.
The price is the one 12Go sets, with every fee shown before you pay.
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about £73.92Mon5
- about £63.31Tue6
- about £67.35Wed7
- about £67.86Thu8
- about £63.81Fri9
- about £64.32Sat10
- about £60.27Sun11
- about £44.10Mon12
- about £43.59Tue13
- about £46.11Wed14
- about £55.72Thu15
- about £52.69Fri16
- about £53.19Sat17
- about £50.16Sun18
- about £38.03Mon19
- about £37.02Tue20
- about £39.55Wed21
- about £47.64Thu22
- about £45.11Fri23
- about £46.11Sat24
- about £44.60Sun25
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Osaka. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Osaka for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Fukuoka to Osaka
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- £38.5390 days
- £46.6260 days
- £32.9845 days
- £31.4630 days
- £44.6021 days
- £50.1614 days
- £60.277 days
- £67.353 days
- £73.921 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at £31.46.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 135 percent. The dearest point is £73.92, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Fukuoka to Osaka and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
492 km
483 km as the crow flies, 2% further by the route services take. The bearing runs east.
Who lives at each end
1,612,392 → 2,753,862
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey 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 492 km against 483 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Ōsaka Station
Most of the points near Ōsaka Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Fukuoka 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 it take to get from Fukuoka to Osaka?
Fukuoka to Osaka covers 492 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.
How much does it cost to travel from Fukuoka to Osaka?
The cheapest fare from Fukuoka to Osaka is £37.02, as of 4 October 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is £65.31. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Fukuoka to Osaka?
The cheapest way from Fukuoka to Osaka is by flight, at £37.02 for one passenger on 20 October 2026. The comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs side by side.
When should I book Fukuoka to Osaka?
Fares from Fukuoka to Osaka bottom out around 30 days before departure, at £31.46. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 135 percent, measured on 4 October 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Fukuoka to Osaka?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Fukuoka to Osaka, at £43.59. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 4 October 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Fukuoka to Osaka?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Fukuoka to Osaka, at £32.98 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Fukuoka to Osaka?
6 operators sell services from Fukuoka to Osaka across 2 modes: All Nippon Airways, Central Japan Railway Company, Ibex Airlines, Japan Airlines Domestic, Peach, West Japan Railway. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Fukuoka to Osaka?
Every service we sell from Fukuoka to Osaka is direct. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
How much CO2 does the journey from Fukuoka to Osaka produce?
Travelling from Fukuoka to Osaka by train produces about 15.9 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 104.1 kg, roughly 7 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Fukuoka to Osaka use?
Services from Fukuoka to Osaka by train leave from Minami-Fukuoka Station and arrive at Ōsaka Station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Fukuoka to Osaka?
2 of the 6 operators we sell from Fukuoka to Osaka allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs £4.28. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Fukuoka to Osaka on 4 October 2026: 492 km of route against 483 km in a straight line, 56 services a day, 6 operators a cheapest fare of £37.02, and 4h 2m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Osaka a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Osaka and across Japan
Day trips that leave Osaka in the morning and cover a good part of Japan by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Fukuoka reaches 103 places in 12 countries on services we hold, over distances from 33 to 9,095 km. Osaka reaches 206 places in 30 countries, from 28 to 11,103 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Fukuoka
- 103Places you can leave for
- 12Countries
- 45Operators
12
45Arriving in Osaka
Leaving Osaka
- 206Places you can leave for
- 30Countries
- 88Operators