Kansai Airport Terminal 1: airlines, station, lounges and a night at the airport

Which airlines use Kansai Terminal 1

85 airlines check in at Kansai Terminal 1. 83 fly international routes and 5 fly domestic ones (3 do both).

Flying Peach, Jeju Air or Spring Airlines?They use Terminal 2, a free shuttle bus ride of 7–9 minutes from Aeroplaza.

Airlines here: 9 Air, Aero K, Air Busan, Air Canada, Air China, Air France, Air India, Air Macau, Air New Zealand, Air Seoul, AirAsia Malaysia, AirAsia X, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Bangkok Airways, Batik Air Malaysia, Beijing Capital Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Cebu Pacific, China Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, China United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Eastar Jet, EgyptAir, El Al Israel Airlines, Emirates, Etihad Airways, EVA Air, Fiji Airways, Finnair, Firefly, Garuda Indonesia, Greater Bay Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Hebei Airlines, HK Express, Hong Kong Airlines, ITA Airways, Japan Airlines, Japan Transocean Air, Jetstar Airways, Jetstar Japan, Jin Air, Juneyao Air, KLM, Korean Air, LATAM Airlines, Loong Air, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, MIAT Mongolian Airlines, Parata Air, Philippine Airlines, Philippines AirAsia, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Qingdao Airlines, Scoot, Shandong Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Singapore Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, StarFlyer, STARLUX Airlines, Thai AirAsia X, Thai Airways, Thai Lion Air, Thai VietJet Air, Tianjin Airlines, Tigerair Taiwan, Trinity Airways, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, VietJet Air, Vietnam Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, Xiamen Airlines.

Airlines move terminals from time to time, and codeshare flights leave from the operating airline's terminal. Check the terminal on your e-ticket before you set off.

The station and getting into Osaka

Kansai Airport Station is on 2F, joined to the terminal.

Station

Kansai Airport Station, 2F, joined to the terminal

Trains from here

JR Haruka, JR Kansai Airport Rapid Service, Nankai Rapi:t and Nankai Airport Express.

Getting there

The station also joins Aeroplaza on 2F.

From Kansai into Osaka, step by step

• Kansai Airport to NambaKIX · train · bus
• Kansai Airport to KyotoKIX · train · bus
• Kansai Airport to Osaka Station (Umeda)KIX · bus · train
• Kansai Airport to Itami AirportKIX · bus
• Haruka airport expressJR West · Kansai Airport to Tennoji, Osaka and Kyoto
• Nankai Rapi:t and Airport ExpressNankai · Kansai Airport to Namba
• Kansai Airport limousine busKansai Airport to Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe and Nara

Journey times and fares on these pages come from the rail and bus operators' own timetables.

Changing terminals

How to reach the other terminals, as the airport describes it.

Where to catch it

To Terminal 2 by bus

Aeroplaza 1F bus stop, reached from Terminal 1 and the station.

Kansai Terminal 1 floor by floor

What is on each floor, from the airport's own floor guide.

1F

International and domestic arrivals (domestic on the south side).

2F

Domestic check-in (ANA, JAL, Jetstar Japan, StarFlyer) and the way to the station and Aeroplaza. After security (international): duty free and about 50 shops and restaurants.

3F

Prayer rooms. After security (international): lounges, and the Wing Shuttle to gates 1–14 (north) and 27–38 (south).

4F

International check-in; the departure gate is in the centre.

Aeroplaza

Across the station: Hotel Nikko (1F), NODOKA and the shower rooms (2F), FIRST CABIN (3F).

Lounges and showers

6 lounges and 3 places to shower listed by the airport.

KIX Airport Café Lounge NODOKA: Per person, tax incl., open seat, first 30 minutes (regular price list).

Showers

Shower room near Gate 22: Per 15 minutes, coin-operated. KIX Airport Café Lounge NODOKA: Per person, 40 minutes, with amenities (small towel, shampoo, body soap, hair dryer). Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport: Per person per 1 hour, tax and service charge included, no extension.

Late at night and early in the morning

The terminal stays open through the night.

Opening hours

The airport is open 24 hours a day, but some entrances and exits close at night.

Staying overnight

There is no dedicated rest area and no blanket rental. Some areas stay lit and air-conditioned all night, with benches. For sleeping, the airport points to NODOKA (paid, 24 hours) in Aeroplaza.

Open 24 hours

Lawson (2F), Lawson (4F) and Lawson (Aeroplaza 2F), plus 5 more places open all night.

A bed, a nap room or a day room

Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport, day use: Per room, 1-2 guests, Economy Class Twin Room, tax and service charge included. KIX Airport Café Lounge NODOKA: First 30 minutes in an open seat, tax incl., then +250 yen per 10 minutes.

Hotels in or joined to the terminal

Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport

Aeroplaza 1F.

Getting online and getting cash

Where to pick up a SIM or a router, change money or use an ATM at Kansai Terminal 1.

SIM cards, pocket Wi-Fi and free Wi-Fi

GLOBAL WiFi

SIM cards and pocket Wi-Fi, 1F and 4F, counters 06:00 to 23:00; machines 05:30 to 23:00; some 24 hours.

Telecom Square

1F and 4F, 06:00 to 23:00.

Sakura Mobile

1F, 06:00 to 23:00.

WiFiBOX

1F, 24 hours.

JTB SIM card vending machine

SIM cards, 1F, 24 hours.

XCom Global

4F, 06:30 to 23:00.

Free Wi-Fi

KIX free Wi-Fi (SSID: AirportFreeWiFi-Kansai or AirportFreeWiFi-Kansai2.4G), Free, no application needed.

Currency exchange

KIX Currency Exchange

1F, 3F and 4F, 1F: 06:15 to 23:00; 3F: 05:00 to 00:25 the next morning (or 06:45 to 00:25 the next morning); 4F: 06:40 to 23:00.

KIX Currency Exchange machines

1F, 2F and 4F, 24 hours.

Travelex

1F, 2F and 4F, 1F: 06:15 to 23:00; 2F: 06:30 to 22:30; 4F: 06:00 to 23:00.

Kiyo Bank

1F, 06:30 to 23:00.

ATMs

15 machines from 8 banks, including Seven Bank.

• Seven Bank
• Lawson Bank
• MUFG Bank
• FamilyMart (store ATM)
• Japan Post Bank
• Resona Bank
• AEON Bank
• SMBC

Leaving a bag, or sending it on

Lockers and baggage counters at Kansai Terminal 1.

Yamato Transport

Storage and delivery, 4F, north end, 06:30 to 22:30.

JAL ABC

Storage and delivery, 1F, north end of the international arrivals floor: 06:30 to 22:30; 4F, south end: 06:30 to 23:00 (last reception 22:30); suitcase lock repair 07:00 to 23:00 (last reception 20:00).

Coin lockers

Lockers are on 1F, 2F and Aeroplaza 2F.

Also in the terminal

Other places the airport lists in this terminal.

Prayer room

3F.

Observation deck

KIX Observation Hall Sky View, separate building, 10:00 to 17:00 (Sky Museum 11:00 to 16:00); days and hours may change.

Observation deck

Plane-watching spots inside Terminal 1, 1F and 4F, both ends.

Clinic

Kindai University School of Medicine Kansai International Airport Clinic, 2F, north end, 09:00 to 17:00.

Clinic

KIX DENTAL OFFICE, Aeroplaza 3F.

Tourist information

Kansai Tourist Information Center, 1F, south side.

Hot spring bath

Large communal bath inside FIRST CABIN Kansai Airport, Aeroplaza 3F, 1,800 yen.

Drugstores

2 drugstores, 2F.

Related items

• Kansai Airport Terminal 2