NAGOYA - TRAVEL TO
Nagoya Travel - There are many ways to get to Nagoya including international airlines, domestic air travel and trains.
Getting to Nagoya by Plane
Chubu Centrair
International Airport, Japan's third major international gateway, is
located on an artificial island 30 minutes south from the centre of
town. Facilities include two hotels and an onsen spa with views of the
runways. Centrair opened in 2005, and this airport replaces the
existing Nagoya airport, also taking over its IATA code NGO.
The best way of connecting between
Centrair Airport and central
Nagoya
is the Meitetsu Airport Line. Limited expresses take just 28 minutes
(�980 plus a usually-optional �350 for a reserved seat) to cover the
distance to the city. Note that Meitetsu trains are not free for JR
Railpass riders.
Not arriving via
Centrair Airport?
If you happen to arrive in Japan at Osaka's
Kansai Airport, Nagoya can be
reached in no less than two hours by taking the Haruka limited express
train to Shin-Osaka station, then changing to the Tokaido
Shinkansen.
A small number of air flights operate daily from Tokyo's
Narita Airport to Centrair
Airport, for the benefit of international passengers. Otherwise,
Nagoya is no less than three hours away by taking the Narita Express
limited express train to Tokyo Station, then
changing to the Tokaido Shinkansen.
Getting to Nagoya by Train
Nagoya is located along the Tokaido Shinkansen route between Tokyo and Osaka.
- A one-way ride from Tokyo is about 1 hour, 40 minutes via Nozomi (�10780) and between 1 3/4 and 2 hours via Hikari (�10580).
- From Kyoto, Nagoya is reachable in 36 minutes via Nozomi (�5640) and between 36 and 55 minutes via Hikari or Kodama (�5440).
- From the Shin-Osaka station in Osaka, Nagoya is 53 minutes away via Nozomi (�6380) and between 53 and 70 minutes away via Hikari or Kodama (�6180).
Thru Nozomi trains
from western Japan reach Nagoya from Okayama (1 hr 40 mins, �10980),
Hiroshima (2 hrs 20 mins, �13830) and
Hakata
Station in Fukuoka (3 hrs 20 mins,
�18030). It is slightly longer via the Hikari service (change trains
at Himeji or Shin-Kobe stations).
Nagoya also serves as the terminal point for the hourly Wide View
Shinano, a limited express train that runs from the mountain resort
towns of Nagano and Matsumoto. Nagoya is reached in 3 hours and 2
hours, respectively.
With the exception of Nozomi trains, all rides above are at no charge
with the Japan Rail Pass.
(Article based on Wikitravel article by Wikitravel users Based on work by Jose Ramos, Brian Kurkoski, Colin Jensen, Ted O'Neill, Evan Prodromou and Yann Forget and Wikitravel user(s) Jpatokal, Nzpcmad and Dannyman. Article used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0.)