Travelling from Narita Airport to Osaka and back

Hi Leila and David,

A 7-day Japan Rail Pass is worth considering when you do a return trip Tokyo - Osaka. The cost of the pass is about the same as the price of a return ticket on this route. Now you get unlimited travel at a similar price point.

On the route Tokyo - Osaka, the JR Pass does not cover the Nozomi train service, but you can use the Hikari Train service on the same route. The only difference is the amount of stops along the way. Meaning the Hikari takes about 20min longer on the same route.

Kind regards,
Daniel

Dear Daniel

Thank you very much for your prompt reply. Is the Hikari train also a fast train? We would really like to travel with one of these fast trains since we want to experience such a train and we also want to be as fast as possible in Osaka, since we have a long journey from Switzerland to Japan.

Thank you very much in advance for your answer.

Warmest
Leila and David

Hi there,

Yes, the Hikari is a very fast train. The name is Hikari Super Express, can't get much better than that :)

We have a full write-up about it here: What is the Hikari Shinkansen.

Kind regards,
Daniel