From Kansai International Airport to Kyoto with a Japan Rail Pass

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<section data-class="bloc-2-col-texte-photo" class=""><div class="fright"><div class="image"><img src="/sites/default/files/legacy/japan_rail_pass/public/files/Le_Japon_en_Train/trains2016/kansai-airport-250-250.jpg" alt="Kansai Airport is connected to Osaka and Kyoto"></div></div><div class="texte fleft" data-gramm_id="41a3a2bd-a81f-3d72-af3d-72a10f9e71a4" data-gramm="true" spellcheck="false" data-gramm_editor="true"><b>Kansai International Airport</b> <g class="gr_ gr_13 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace" id="13" data-gr-id="13">is situated</g> about 50 km from the center of <a href="/japan-by-rail/travel-tips/osaka-station" title="Osaka Station" target="_blank">Osaka</a> and 60 km from <a href="/japan-by-rail/travel-tips/shin-osaka-station" title="Discover Shin Osaka with a Japan Rail Pass">JR Shin-Osaka Station</a>. &nbsp;It is the gateway <g class="gr_ gr_15 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace" id="15" data-gr-id="15">for</g> the <a href="/pass-regional/kansai/jr-kansai-area-pass" title="The Kansai Area Pass" target="_blank">Kansai area</a> in Japan (which include the cities of Kobe, Osaka <g class="gr_ gr_16 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep" id="16" data-gr-id="16">and</g> Kyoto).&nbsp;<br><br>Please note that there is <g class="gr_ gr_10 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace" id="10" data-gr-id="10"><g class="gr_ gr_9 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del" id="9" data-gr-id="9">an other</g></g> airport near Osaka called Osaka International Airport more focused on the domestic network.<br><br>Using the&nbsp;<a title="The Japan Rail Pass" href="/jr-pass">Japan Rail Pass</a> that you can exchange at the JR Ticket Office (opening hours 5h30 - 23h00), the easiest and cheapest way to reach <b>Kyoto</b> is to take the <b>JR Airport Express Haruka Train</b>. You will reach <a href="/japan-by-rail/travel-tips/kyoto-station" title="Kyoto station" target="_blank">Kyoto Station</a> in 75 minutes (departure 2/hours).</div><grammarly-btn><div style="z-index: 2; transform: translate(319px, 290px);" class="_1BN1N Kzi1t BD-0J _7_mnr _1v-Lt _3MyEI MoE_1 _2DJZN"><div class="_1HjH7"><div title="Found 5 errors in text" class="_3qe6h">5</div></div></div></grammarly-btn><div class="clearfix"></div></section><section data-class="bloc-2-col-texte-photo" class=""><div class="fright"><div class="image"><img src="/sites/default/files/legacy/japan_rail_pass/public/files/Le_Japon_en_Train/trains2016/shema-kansai-airport-250-225.jpg" alt="Kansai International Airport Access"></div></div><div class="texte fleft">There is another train, called the JR Rapid Train, this also goes to Kyoto but takes a bit longer (95 minutes).<br><br>If you plan to exchange your Japan Rail Pass after your arrival, there are two other ways to reach Kyoto: by train with privates Lines (Nankai and Kintetsu) or by mini bus with <a href="/services/transfer-kyoto" title="The shuttle van service - transfer to kyoto">the shuttle van service</a>.&nbsp;<br><br>Click <a href="https://www.kansai-airport.or.jp/en/&quot; title="Kansai International Airport (KIX) " target="_blank" rel="nofollow">here</a> to have more information about Kansai Airport.&nbsp;</div><div class="clearfix"></div></section>

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