Sakae Bus Terminal Nagoya
- Published on : 07/11/2017
- by : Japan Experience
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The Sakae Bus Terminal in the Oasis 21 Building in Nagoya is a major bus terminal for local Nagoya city buses, Meitetsu buses, limousine buses to Chubu International Airport (Centrair), Gifu buses and highway buses to Tokyo and other destinations.
Sakae Bus Terminal at Oasis 21 栄バスターミナル (オアシス21)
The Sakae Bus Terminal in the Sakae district of Nagoya for local Nagoya city buses and highway buses is located in the Oasis 21 building near Nagoya TV Tower. It is one of the three major bus stations in Nagoya along with Nagoya Station Bus Terminal and the Meitetsu Bus Center.
Sakae Bus Terminal connects easily with Sakae Station of the Nagoya subway on the Higashiyama Line and Meijo Line and Sakaemachi Station on the Meitetsu Seto Line to Seto.
Sakae Bus Terminal, Nagoya
Sakae Bus Terminal, Nagoya
Sakae Bus Terminal Gates & Routes
Sakae Bus Terminal has 10 bus stops or gates.
Gate 1
名駅25 is a loop bus from Sakae Bus Terminal to Hokobashi (豊公橋) and back. Other 名駅 25 buses go to Honjin (本陣) on the Higashiyama Line of the Nagoya subway.
名駅29 is a loop bus from Sakae Bus Terminal to Biwajima Sports Center (枇杷島スポーツセンター) and back.
中巡回 is a loop bus from Sakae Bus Terminal to Kanayama Station on the Meijo Line and Tsurumai Line of the Nagoya subway as well as JR and Meitetsu Lines.
Gate 2
栄11 runs from Sakae Bus Terminal to Nyoi Shako-mae (如意車庫前) and Hirata Jutaku (平田住宅).
栄13 runs from Sakae Bus Terminal to Iwatsuka-hondori 4-chome (岩塚本通四丁目) and Yokoicho.
Gate 3
基幹2 runs to Hikiyama (引山) and Shikenya (四軒家).
Gate 4
幹栄1 buses run from Sakae Bus Terminal to Nyoi Shako-mae.
栄14 buses run to Kamiida (上飯田) on the Kamiiida Line.
栄26 buses run to Nagoya City Museum (名古屋市博物館) and Sakurayama Station on the Sakura-dori Line.
Gate 5
栄12 buses run to Yasui-cho Nishi (安井町西).
栄15 buses run to Shin Moriyama Station (新守山駅) on the JR Chuo Line.
栄16 buses run to Nagoya University (名古屋大学).
Gate 6
栄22 buses run to Minato Ward Office (港区役所).
栄24 buses run to Inanishi Shako (稲西車庫).
Meitetsu Bus, Sakae Bus Terminal, Nagoya
Gate 7
幹栄1 buses run from Sakae Bus Terminal to Shin Taisho-bashi Nishi (新大正橋西).
Meitetsu buses run from Gate 7 to Tsushima (津島) and Otsubo (大坪).
Gate 8
There are short distance express buses running from Gate 8 to destinations in the Chubu area of central Japan surrounding Nagoya.
These buses run to Komaki Station, Meiji Mura, Tajimi, Little World, Kani Shako, Mino-shi, Toki Premium Outlets, Iida, Ino-shi, and Minowa.
Long distance highway buses depart from Gate 8 to Shinjuku Bus Station (Busta Shinjuku), Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture and Fukuoka (Kokura Station in Kokura).
Gate 9
There are short and long distance express buses running from Gate 9 to Aichi Gakuin Daigaku-mae, Toyota-shi Station in Toyota, Tokushima in Shikoku, Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture and Fukushima city in Fukushima Prefecture.
There are limousine buses to Chubu International Airport (Centrair), Super-Liner buses to Tomei Shizuoka and Tokyo Station, Chuo Liner buses to Shinjuku Bus Station and Tokyo Station, Tomei Buses to Shizuoka Station in Shizuoka city, Dream Nagoya Buses to Tokyo Station and Shin-Kiba Station, Dream Nagoya Shinjuku Buses to Shinjuku Bus Station and Tokyo Station, Fantasia Buses to Yokohama Station (YCAT), Odaiba, Tokyo Disney Resort (Nishifunabashi Station) and Hiroshima Dream Nagoya Buses to Hiroshima Station in Hiroshima and Miyoshi Station.
Gate 10
From gate 10 local buses run to Oyamada Danchi, Kibogaoka and Hidamarino oka. There are also buses to Neoporisu and Nagashima Onsen in Mie Prefecture.
Two highway buses depart from Gate 10: Seishun Dream Nagoya to Tokyo Station and Seishun Ladies Dream Nagoya to Tokyo Station.
Sakae Bus Terminal, Nagoya
Nagoya City Bus, Sakae Bus Terminal, Nagoya
Timetables & Fares
See here for the full timetables from Sakae Bus Terminal (in Japanese).
A single fare on Nagoya City Buses is 210 yen for adults and 100 yen for children. The Weekend Eco Ticket (ドニチエコきっぷ; 600 yen; which can be purchased on weekends, national holidays and the 8th day of every month) and the manaca IC card are also both valid on Nagoya buses.
Using Nagoya City Buses
Enter Nagoya City Buses through the door at the front of the bus and pay in coins, swipe your manaca or other IC Card or show the date on your Weekend Eco Ticket.
Exit through the rear door when you alight at your bus stop. Press one of the stop buttons before the stop you wish to get off the bus.
Key Route No. 2 Buses (基幹2) are boarded from the rear. Pay the fare when leaving the bus from the front door next to the driver.
Entrance to Sakae Bus Terminal, Nagoya
Convenience store, cafe and book shop at Sakae Bus Terminal, Nagoya
Other Buses from Sakae
The crossroads of the east-west Nishiki Dori and north-south Hisaya Dori and the parallel street of Hirokoji Dori to the south also has numerous Nagoya City Bus stops.
