Osaka's city airport, 30 minutes from Umeda and domestic-only. If you land at Kansai and fly on within Japan, this is often where you leave from.
Getting from Itami Airport into Osaka
What the airport itself publishes for each way in.
| Route | Transport | To | Time | Fare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka MonorailThe monorail station is connected to the terminal. Change at Hotarugaike for the Hankyu line into Umeda. | Train | Hotarugaike, for the Hankyu line | 3min | 200yen |
| Airport limousine busNo reservation; first come, first served. IC cards and contactless cards accepted. | Bus | Osaka Station (Umeda) | 30min | 730yen |
| Airport limousine bus | Bus | Shin-Osaka Station | 25min | 600yen |
| Airport limousine bus | Bus | Namba | 30min | 730yen |
| Airport limousine bus50 to 55 minutes. The same fare to Shijo Omiya, Nijo Station, Shijo Kawaramachi, Kyoto City Hall and Demachiyanagi. | Bus | Kyoto Station | 50min | 1500yen |
| Airport limousine bus | Bus | Kobe Sannomiya | 40min | 1200yen |
- Train to Hotarugaike, for the Hankyu line3 min
- Bus to Osaka Station (Umeda)30 min
- Bus to Shin-Osaka Station25 min
- Bus to Namba30 min
- Bus to Kyoto Station50 min
- Bus to Kobe Sannomiya40 min
- Osaka Monorail
- The monorail station is connected to the terminal. Change at Hotarugaike for the Hankyu line into Umeda.
- Airport limousine bus
- No reservation; first come, first served. IC cards and contactless cards accepted.
- Airport limousine bus
- 50 to 55 minutes. The same fare to Shijo Omiya, Nijo Station, Shijo Kawaramachi, Kyoto City Hall and Demachiyanagi.
Inside Itami Airport
Opening hours, lounges, places to sleep, cash and SIM rental at Itami Airport, as the airport lists them on its own pages.
- Opening hours
- 05:30–22:00 for the North and South Terminals, 05:30–22:30 for the Central Terminal.
- Lounge
- Card Lounge (Lounge Osaka), Central Terminal 3F, before security (06:30–20:00, last entry 19:45) — 1,253 yen at the door, or free with some gold credit cards.
- Lounge
- ANA Suite Lounge, North Terminal 3F — Airline lounge: the airline decides who can enter.
- Lounge
- JAL Sakura Lounge, North Terminal 3F — Airline lounge: the airline decides who can enter.
- Hotel
- Osaka Airport Hotel, Central Terminal 3F, connected to the terminal.
- Currency exchange
- Travelex Osaka Airport store, South Terminal 1F, check-in counter area (06:30–20:00).
- ATMs
- Resona Bank, MUFG Bank, SMBC, Seven Bank and AEON Bank, on 1F of the North and South Terminals.
- SIM and pocket Wi-Fi
- GLOBAL WiFi Itami counter, South Terminal 1F (10:00–19:00); GLOBAL WiFi pick-up lockers, South Terminal 1F (05:30–19:00 for reserved pick-up); GLOBAL WiFi SIM card vending machines, North and South Terminal 1F; WiFiBox (unmanned machines), North and South Terminal 1F.
- Free Wi-Fi
- Networks #AirportFreeWiFi-OsakaItami and #AirportFreeWiFi-OsakaItami2.4G, in every part of the terminal.
- Leaving a bag
- Baggage Storage (Yamato Transport), Central Terminal 1F (07:00–21:00).
- Sending a bag on
- Yamato Transport (Takkyubin) delivery counter, Central Terminal 1F (07:00–21:00); Post Office counter (Yu-Pack), Central Terminal 1F (09:00–17:00); Lawson (Yu-Pack), Central Terminal 1F (06:00–23:00).
More in the terminal
- Observation deck
- Rooftop observation deck (Sora-yan Garden), Terminal 4F (rooftop) (06:00–21:30, last entry 21:00, open every day).
- Clinic
- Central Terminal 1F (09:00–12:30, reception until 12:00 and 13:30–17:00, reception until 16:30, closed Saturday afternoon, Sunday and public holidays).
- Pharmacy
- Kokumin Drug, 2F, before security check (06:30–21:00).
- Post office
- Central Terminal 1F, check-in counter area (09:00–17:00, postal services).
Frequently asked questions
What is the quickest way from Itami Airport into Osaka?
The Airport limousine bus to Shin-Osaka Station, which the airport puts at about 25 minutes. The fare is 600 yen.
What is the cheapest way from Itami Airport into Osaka?
The Airport limousine bus to Shin-Osaka Station, at 600 yen. It takes about 25 minutes.
Can I send my suitcase from Itami Airport to my hotel?
Yes. Yamato Transport has a counter at the airport (1F), and the bag arrives the next day, or the day after for some areas.
Is there a lounge at Itami Airport?
Yes: Card Lounge (Lounge Osaka) (Central Terminal 3F), ANA Suite Lounge (North Terminal 3F) and JAL Sakura Lounge (North Terminal 3F). At Card Lounge (Lounge Osaka): 1,253 yen at the door, or free with some gold credit cards.
Are there international flights from Itami Airport?
No scheduled international flights. Arrive in Japan somewhere else and connect onto a domestic flight, or come by train.
Sending your bags on, or leaving them here
Japan's courier network reaches this airport, so a case can go to your hotel without you.
- Who runs it
- Yamato Transport
- Where the counter is
- 1F
- How long it takes
- Next day, or the day after for some areas.
Coin lockers
What it costs to put a bag down for the day.
Coin lockers are on the second floor of the north, central and south terminal sections.
Getting online
This is a smaller airport, so arrange an eSIM before you fly rather than counting on a counter in the arrivals hall.
- eSIM
- Bought before you leave home and installed over Wi-Fi, so you land connected. Needs a phone that takes an eSIM and is not carrier-locked.
- Prepaid SIM
- Sold at the arrivals counters and vending machines at the larger airports. You swap your physical SIM — keep the old one safe.
- Pocket Wi-Fi
- A rented router for several devices at once. Picked up and dropped back at the airport counter, or posted back.
- Free Wi-Fi
- Available in the terminal. It stops when you leave the building.
How you get to Japan if you are flying here
Itami Airport has no scheduled international flights.
Kansai is the international airport for Osaka. Itami is the domestic one on the other side of the city, so an international arrival lands at Kansai and comes here by bus or train to fly on.
- Kansai AirportThe international airport for this region
- What you can bring to Japan147 items, checked twice
- Baggage rules by airline68 airlines
Immigration and customs happen at the first airport you land in, not here.
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