Nara Park is the popular sightseeing spot that you shold not miss as mentioned in our previous blog.
In this time, we will introduce various ways to get to Nara Park.
I hope you can refer to this below information when you travel to Nara.
Location of Nara Park
Nara Park is located in the central region of Nara Prefecture and the address is Kasugahino-cho, Nara Prefecture.
Nara Prefecture is around in the middle of Japan, so it is relatively easy to visit.
There are various ways to get to Nara including by taking a train or a bus and so on, so today we will show you some of them.
① Taking Train
At first, we will tell you how to get to the nearest station to Nara Park.
From Kintesu Nara station, you can walk there within 10 minutes and also from JR Nara station, it will take about 20 minutes.
Although you can walk there while enjoying to see the streets, if you want to take a shortcut, you can also take bus from both of the stations such as ‘Gurutto Bus’ that is operating only on weekends.
Since there are many bus stops and many busses operate from various companies, you can find one of them right away.
In these information below, please note that travel times are approximate and may vary depending on the actual train you take.
- From Kyoto
You can take JR Line or Kintetsu Line either.
The Kintetsu Nara station is closer to Nara Park.
- From Osaka
You can take JR Line or Kintetsu Line either like from Kyoto.
- From Tokyo
You should take the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto, then take the Miyako Rapid or Kintetsu Line.
- From Hakata
You should take the Shinkansen from Hakata to Shin-Osaka, then take the Yamatoji Rapid service or Kintetsu Line.
- From the Kansai International Airport(KIX)
You have 2 ways to get there, and the time required for either way is not that different.
- From the Nagoya
Although you have 2 ways to get there, it is faster to take the Shinkansen.
② Taking Bus
Next, we will tell you how to get to the nearest station to Nara Park by Nara Kotsu bus.
Required time varies depending on traffic congestion on the day of the tour.
- Taking the Express Bus from Shinjuku or Chiba/Yokohama or Nagoya
- Taking the Airport Shuttle Bus from Kansai International Airport(KIX)
- Taking the Airport Shuttle Bus from Osaka International Airport(ITM)
③ Going by Car
Finally, we will tell you how to directly get to Nara Park by car,
however, we recommend that you come by public transportation because of traffic congestion on the roads around Nara Park and full parking lots,
especially on holidays during the spring and fall tourist seasons.
If you are coming by car, please use the tourist parking lot (Park & Ride) parking lot.
For details, please refer to the Nara Park & Heijo Palace Site Access Navigation.
Summary
Today we explained the several ways to get to Nara Park.
These are information at this time, so please double check before you come.
