How to get 'OASIS 21'
From TOKYO (NARITA International Airport) :
NARITA International Airport to TOKYO Station
The fastest option to get to Tokyo Station is the JR Narita Express (NEX), requiring roughly one hour for the one way journey. All seats are reserved. The one way fare between Narita Airport and Tokyo Station is about 2900 Yen. There are departures every 30 to 60 minutes.
Use By shinkansen (TOKYO Station to NAGOYA)
Tokyo and Nagoya are connected with each other by the JR Tokaido Shinkansen. Nozomi trains require about 100 minutes to reach Nagoya from Tokyo. Hikari trains are roughly ten to twenty minutes slower than the nozomi, while kodama trains take about three hours.
Sakae is a 20 to 30 minute walk or 5 minute subway ride (Higashiyama Line to Sakae Station) east of Nagoya Station.
The regular one way fare from Tokyo to Nagoya is 10,070 Yen by non-reserved seat on any train, around 10,600 Yen by reserved seat on kodama or hikari trains and around 10,800 Yen by reserved seat on a nozomi train. The Japan Rail Pass is valid on hikari and kodama trains, but not on nozomi trains.
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From OSAKA (Kansai International Airport) :
Rout 1(Firstest)
Kansai International Airport to Shin-Osaka Station
"Haruka" limited express trains (tokkyu) connect Kansai Airport with Shin-Osaka Station (50 minutes, 2470 yen unreserved, about 2800 yen reserved).
Use By shinkansen (Shin Osaka Station to NAGOYA)
Nagoya and Osaka are connected with each other by the JR Tokaido Shinkansen. Nozomi trains require about 55 minutes to reach Nagoya from Shin-Osaka Station, while hikari and kodama trains take between 55 and 70 minutes.
Sakae is a 20 to 30 minute walk or 5 minute subway ride (Higashiyama Line to Sakae Station) east of Nagoya Station.
The regular one way fare from Shin-Osaka to Nagoya is 5670 Yen by non-reserved seat and around 6300 Yen by reserved seat. The Japan Rail Pass is valid on hikari and kodama trains, but not on nozomi trains.
With the "Hikari Kodama Jiyusekiyo Hayatoku Kippu", you can travel from Shin-Osaka to Nagoya by non-reserved seat on a hikari or kodama train for only 4250 Yen, but you have to purchase the ticket at least one week in advance of the departure date.
With the "Puratto Kodama Economy Plan", you can travel from Shin-Osaka to Nagoya by reserved seat on a kodama train for only 4200 Yen and will receive one drink for free. The "Puratto Kodama Economy Plan" has to be purchased at least one day before departure.
Rout 2(Cheapest)
Kansai International Airport to Namba Station.
Use By Nankai Railways:
"Rap:t" limited express trains (tokkyu) take 30 minutes and cost 1390 yen (all reserved) from Kansai Airport to Namba Station, while express trains (kyuko) do the same trip in 45 minutes and for 890 yen.
Use By Kintets Line (Namba Station to NAGOYA)
Direct "Urban Liner" limited express trains between Nagoya Station and Namba Station in central Osaka take slighly more than two hours and cost 4150 Yen.
Sakae is a 20 to 30 minute walk or 5 minute subway ride (Higashiyama Line to Sakae Station) east of Nagoya Station.