--- title: "Tenpaku Ku to Osaka – 3 ways by car, train, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Tenpaku Ku to Osaka is 143 km. Fastest: train in 1h 10m. Cheapest: drive from ¥1,910. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/tenpaku-ku-to-osaka" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/tenpaku-ku-to-osaka.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Naniwa-no-miya-ato%2C_zenkei-2.jpg/1920px-Naniwa-no-miya-ato%2C_zenkei-2.jpg" --- ![Osaka](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Naniwa-no-miya-ato%2C_zenkei-2.jpg/1920px-Naniwa-no-miya-ato%2C_zenkei-2.jpg) # How to get from Tenpaku Ku to Osaka [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Tenpaku+Ku&to=Osaka) [Osaka to Tenpaku Ku](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/osaka-to-tenpaku-ku) Saigen Jiro (CC0) **Fastest:** 1h 10m\ by train, door to door\ **Cheapest:** ¥1,910\ by car\ **Distance:** 143 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 5\ 3 ways, Sun 1 Nov\ ## 3 ways to travel 143 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sun 1 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 1h 30m slower than the train but ¥3,400 cheaper; for most people that trade is worth it. - [**Drive** best cheapest 2h 42m¥1,910–2,610 Estimated 174 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Tenpaku+Ku&to=Osaka) - [**Train** fastest 1h 10m¥4,310–16,000 Estimated 5 departures · JR](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Tenpaku+Ku&to=Osaka) - [**Taxi** 2h 42m¥48,700–66,100 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Tenpaku+Ku&to=Osaka) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Departures today 1. [08:02 → 09:13 1h 11m · direct · JR のぞみ231号¥9,210–16,000](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Tenpaku+Ku&to=Osaka&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [08:05 → 12:04 3h 59m · 2 changes · 名古屋市交通局 17141464¥4,310–9,560](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Tenpaku+Ku&to=Osaka&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [08:12 → 09:22 1h 10m · direct · JR のぞみ7号¥9,210–16,000](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Tenpaku+Ku&to=Osaka&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [08:24 → 09:34 1h 10m · direct · JR のぞみ117号¥9,210–16,000](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Tenpaku+Ku&to=Osaka&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 5. [08:35 → 12:34 3h 59m · 2 changes · 名古屋市交通局 17141524¥4,310–9,560](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Tenpaku+Ku&to=Osaka&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t6) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Tenpaku Ku to Osaka? The fastest way is by train: about 1h 10m door to door. The straight-line distance is 143 km. What is the cheapest way from Tenpaku Ku to Osaka? Drive is the cheapest, from ¥1,910. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Tenpaku Ku to Osaka? Yes. Today's timetable shows 3 direct trains, the fastest taking 1h 10m. Fares run ¥4,310–16,000 across classes. How far is Osaka from Tenpaku Ku by road? About 174 km, roughly 2h 42m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around ¥1,910–2,610; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - JR - 名古屋市交通局 Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Osaka Designated city in Kansai, Japan Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third-most populous city proper in Japan, following the special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With an estimated population of 2.8 million as of October 1, 2025 and a population density of about 12,505 people per square kilometer, it is the largest component of the Keihanshin metropolitan area, the second-largest metropolitan area in Japan and the 10th-largest urban area in the world with more than 19 million inhabitants. 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