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Where to buy ICOCA at Kansai Airport

Kansai Airports' FAQ says ICOCA cards can be purchased at the JR or Nankai Electric Railway Kansai Airport Station outside the 2nd floor of the 1st Terminal Building. An existing ICOCA can be charged there as well. Kansai-airport Station has a JR-WEST Ticket Office (Midori-no-madoguchi), green ticket vending machines and ticket vending machines. JR-West says the ticket machines can be used to buy basic fare tickets, limited express tickets and ICOCA cards.

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Where to buy an IC card at Kansai Airport

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Kansai Airports' FAQ says ICOCA cards can be purchased at the JR or Nankai Electric Railway Kansai Airport Station outside the 2nd floor of the 1st Terminal Building. An existing ICOCA can be charged there as well.
JR Kansai-airport Station
Kansai-airport Station has a JR-WEST Ticket Office (Midori-no-madoguchi), green ticket vending machines and ticket vending machines. JR-West says the ticket machines can be used to buy basic fare tickets, limited express tickets and ICOCA cards.
JR Kansai-airport Station
JR-West's guide from Kansai International Airport notes that credit cards cannot be used to purchase ICOCA cards.
JR Kansai-airport Station
JR-West's page for Kansai-airport Station says the JR Ticket Office (Midori-no-madoguchi) has a service counter offering support in English and Chinese, open from 5:30 to 23:00.
JR Kansai-airport Station
JR-West's English ICOCA page says the original design ICOCA exclusive to foreign visitors is sold at the JR Ticket Office (Midori-no-madoguchi) at Kansai-airport Station for 2,000 yen, including a 500 yen deposit.
KANSAI ONE PASS: JR-West and Nankai Kansai Airport Station
The KANSAI ONE PASS site lists Kansai Airport Station of JR-West and the Kansai Airport Station Ticket Office of Nankai Electric Railway as sales locations in the KIX area. Sales are discontinued one by one from the items that run out of stock after November 2025.

The cards sold here

ICOCA

Price
An ICOCA card is 2,000 yen including a 500 yen deposit. Some ticket machines also sell it at 1,000, 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000 yen, each including the 500 yen deposit.
Deposit
If you insert 2,000 yen when buying an ICOCA at a ticket machine, 1,500 yen goes on the card as balance. The 500 yen deposit is redeemed when you return the card to a JR-WEST Ticket Office.
Expiry
JR West's ICOCA terms say that if none of card exchange, use or top-up of the balance, or commuter pass renewal happens for 10 years, JR West may invalidate the ICOCA in cases it has specially decided. The balance and deposit of an invalidated ICOCA cannot be claimed back.
Refund
JR West's ICOCA terms say a customer who no longer needs an ICOCA can claim back the balance, and a fee of 220 yen per card is charged.

Can you buy a card here now?

ICOCA & HARUKA: sales ended 30 Sep 2023
JR-WEST announced that it would stop selling "ICOCA & HARUKA" from September 30, 2023, because more customers now hold an ICOCA card.

Getting into the city from Kansai Airport

The official wording

The official wording
Kansai AirportsWhere can I buy an ICOCA card? … You can purchase them at the JR or Nankai Electric Railway Kansai Airport Station outside the 2nd floor of the 1st Terminal Building. … If you already have one, you can charge it there as well.Where can I buy an ICOCA card?
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)To meet the needs of all passengers, Kansai-airport Station includes a JR-WEST Ticket Office (Midori-no-madoguchi), green ticket vending machines, and ticket vending machines. … Ticket machines can be used to purchase basic fare tickets, limited express tickets, and ICOCA cards.JR-WEST Usage Guide from Kansai International Airport
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)Purchasing an ICOCA card … *Please note that credit cards cannot be used to purchase ICOCA cards.JR-WEST Usage Guide from Kansai International Airport
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)A service counter offering support in English and Chinese is available at the JR Ticket Office (Midori-no-madoguchi) in Kansai-airport Station. … Open Hours … 5:30 to 23:00.West Japan Railway Company - Customer Support
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)Original design ICOCA exclusive to foreign visitors are now available! … JR Ticket Office (Midori-no-madoguchi) at Kansai-airport Station … 2,000 yen (including 500 yen deposit)ICOCA - How to use JR-West
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)Additionally, as more customers now hold an ICOCA card, we will discontinue the sales for "ICOCA & HARUKA" from September 30, 2023.Official page
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)we will discontinue the sales for "ICOCA & HARUKA" from September 30, 2023. … *We will issue a notice about the future handling of the original design ICOCA exclusive to "ICOCA&HARUKA" (Kansai-airport limited) as soon as it is decided.Official page
KANSAI ONE PASS (Surutto KANSAI and partner railways)Sales will be discontinued sequentially starting from the items that run out of stock after November 2025. … KIX | JR-West | Kansai Airport Station … Nankai Electric Railway | Kansai Airport Station Ticket OfficeAbout KANSAI ONE PASS

Frequently asked questions

How much is ICOCA?

An ICOCA card is 2,000 yen including a 500 yen deposit. Some ticket machines also sell it at 1,000, 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000 yen, each including the 500 yen deposit.

Where can I buy an IC card at Kansai Airport?

Kansai Airports' FAQ says ICOCA cards can be purchased at the JR or Nankai Electric Railway Kansai Airport Station outside the 2nd floor of the 1st Terminal Building. An existing ICOCA can be charged there as well. Kansai-airport Station has a JR-WEST Ticket Office (Midori-no-madoguchi), green ticket vending machines and ticket vending machines. JR-West says the ticket machines can be used to buy basic fare tickets, limited express tickets and ICOCA cards.

Is there an IC card set with an airport train ticket at Kansai Airport?

JR-WEST announced that it would stop selling "ICOCA & HARUKA" from September 30, 2023, because more customers now hold an ICOCA card.

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Compiled by Japan Japan !! · Updated October 5, 2026