NARA TRAVEL TO
Getting to Nara
By plane
Nara does not have its own airport, so most visitors arrive via
Kansai
International Airport (change trains in Osaka)
or Osaka's Itami Airport.
By train
From Kyoto Station, both the JR Nara Line and the private Kintetsu
Kyoto line will get you to Nara quickly. Kintetsu is slightly cheaper
and Kintetsu Nara station is better located that JR Nara, but
travellers may have to change at Yamato Saidaiji for the last hop into
town.
The fastest route from Osaka is to take the
private Kintetsu Nara Line from Namba station. If using the Japan Rail
Pass, you can also travel on JR from Tennoji via Oji, but this adds a
bit of a detour and takes longer.
Getting Around Nara
Nara's public transportation system is limited to buses. The �100 shuttle bus provides a cheap and cheerful service from the Kintetsu train station to many points of interest in central Nara. Once within Nara Park, you can simply walk to almost all the sites. Nara Park is 5 minutes walk from Kintetsu Nara station or 15 minutes walk from JR Nara station.
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