Kansai Thru Pass

Please insert your pass into the ticket slot of the automatic ticket gate at the boarding station. When the gate opens, proceed and remember to take out your pass as it comes out.

You will need to do the same at the drop-off station. Your pass will be returned to you, so don't forget to take it out.

You can chose your 3days until the expiration date.

The dates of use do not have to be consecutive.

For example, in the case of a 3days pass, if your validity period is from 2023/01/01 to 2023/01/31.

You can use three consecutive days like 01/12,13,14 or non-consecutive days like 01/12,15,20.

The Kansai Thru Pass offers the bearer various reductions on admission to various museums in the Kansai area as well as other perks.

There are small reductions (around 100 yen) on entry to such places as Osaka Castle, Osaka Science Museum, Spaworld, the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka Prefectural Flower Garden, Itsuo Art Museum, Osaka Museum of History, Tempozan Ferris Wheel, HEP FIVE Ferris Wheel, Tsutenkaku Tower, Japan Folk Art Museum, Kishiwada Danjiri Kaikan, The Entrepreneurial Museum of Challenge and Innovation and the Yuki Museum of Art.

There are also reductions on travel on the Captain Line ferry between USJ and Osaka Aquarium, the Tombori River Cruise, the Naniwa Tanken Cruise with a Rakugo Performer (complimentary soft drink).

Please check the full list where you can get benefits!

The Pass is not linked to your personal information, so it will not be returned to you.

You can have your Kansai Thru Pass card delivered to your home before your departure, or directly in Japan (for example at your hotel). Your pass will be sent at the same time as your rail pass or other passes you are booking, if applicable.

You can also come and collect your Kansai Thru Pass directly in one of our agencies.

The Kansai Thru Pass can be purchased before your trip to Japan, without any impact on their use.

The Kansai Thru Pass is not valid on JR lines, but you can purchase a ticket or use Suica to board a train.

For more information about Suica, please refer to this page.

If you are traveling for more than 3 days, you may purchase more than one pass. You can purchase up to 5 at a time.

The pass is not valid on all JR operated trains (Limited Express and Shinkansen).

Separate fare will be required for journeys outside the zone. Please inquire with the station staff.

If you want to know about all other transportation including in the pass, please check the area map.

While you can use Kansai Thru Pass for non JR transportation, Kansai Area Pass and Kansai Wide Area Pass are valid only for JR lines. 

If you want to go to Biwa lake, Hikone, Nagahama, and Kobe-Himeji, we recommend that you would like to buy a Kansai area pass. (You can choose from 1-4 days)

If you want to go to Kinosaki-Onsen, Tottori, Okayama and Takamatsu. We recommend that you would like to buy Kansai Wide Area Pass.(5 days)

For any other purposes, we recommend you would use Kansai Thru Pass.

The Kansai Thru Pass allows you to use the classic route to Koya San: 

1- Train from Osaka (Namba or Shin-Imamiya station) to Gokurakubashi: local trains (with a change at Hashimoto), and direct Rapid-ExpressGokurakubashi trains (1h35 journey time) are accessible at no extra charge with the Kansai Thru Pass. On the other hand, the Koya Toll Limited Express-Gokurakubashi trains (1h20 journey time) are accessible with the Kansai Thru Pass but with a supplement of ¥790 payable at the station or on the train. Timetable below*.

2- Cable car between Gokurakubashi and Koya San station (5 minutes): accessible without supplement with your Kansai Thru Pass.

3- Bus from Koya San station to Koya San village (15 to 20 minutes, with several stops in Koya San village): accessible at no extra charge with your Koya San Pass. Link to the Koya San bus page.

The Koya San World Heritage Pass also allows you to make this journey, with almost the same reductions as the Kansai Thru Pass. However, the Kansai Thru Pass allows you to travel to many other areas in the Kansai region (Kyoto, Nara, Kobe, etc.), unlike the Koya San World Heritage Pass. What's more, the Kansai Thru Pass can be used directly, unlike the Koya San Pass which has to be exchanged at the station before use.

For all these reasons, Japan Experience recommends the Kansai Thru Pass for travel to and from Koya San.

*Timetable between Osaka Namba (or Shin-Imamiya = Namba + 2 minutes) and Gokurakubashi (before taking the cable car to KoyaSan):

Go to Koya San:

- Namba 8:42 a.m. -> Gokurakubashi 10:01 a.m. Koya 1Toll Limited ExpressGokurakubashi (additional ¥790 with Kansai Thru Pass)

- Namba 9 a.m. -> Gokurakubashi 10:32 a.m. Rapid-Express Gokurakubashi (no extra charge with the Kansai Thru Pass)

- Namba 10 a.m. -> Gokurakubashi 11:24 a.m. Koya 3Toll Limited ExpressGokurakubashi (additional ¥790 with Kansai Thru Pass)

- Namba 10:24 a.m. -> Gokurakubashi 12:07 p.m. Rapid-ExpressGokurakubashi (no extra charge with the Kansai Thru Pass)

In addition to these trains: many local trains accessible with the Kansai Thru Pass at no extra charge with intermediate change at Hashimoto

Return from Koya San:

- Gokurakubashi 10:47 a.m. -> Namba Nankai-Koya Line Express 12:25 p.m. - Nankai-Koya Line Express (no extra charge with the Kansai Thru Pass)

The trains after all have an additional charge of ¥790 with the Kansai Thru Pass (Koya Toll Limited ExpressNankai-Namba): Departures at 11:30 a.m., 12:23 p.m., 3:39 p.m., 4:47 p.m. You can buy this extra charge at the station.

In addition to these trains: many local trains accessible with the Kansai Thru Pass at no extra charge with intermediate change at Hashimoto

You have two ways to get to Kansai Airport from Osaka Namba station.

1, Going with Nankai Electric Railway express  

• It takes 50 minutes 
• On average 4 trains per hour
• First train 05:15 and last train 00:12 for both ways

2, Going with Nankai Railway's limited express train

• It takes 40 minutes 
• Extra charge 520 yen
• On average 4 trains per hour
• First train 06:00 and last train 23:39 for both ways

If you leave Japan once, you can use it as long as the number of days remain within the validity period.

If the expiration date has passed, the pass cannot be used.