Hi all, it’s been 3 years and finally going back to Japan!
Just wanted to check, I’m arriving in KIX early in the morning and need to immediately get to Shin Osaka for my Shinkansen.
I had no worries at first but got worried when i looked at the limousine buses timetable outgoing from KIX.
Did they stop servicing stops beyond the first 2 hotels in osaka?
Check it out here:
https://www.kate.co.jp/en/timetable/detail/UM
I was wondering if it was just this bus company, but i went to the KIX website and looked thru the other bus services they offer and they all stopped at that same first 2 stops, with the rest of the places blanked out. Does anyone know if services are stopped at the moment?
I wouldn’t mind taking the subway normally just that i was looking forward to having a limousine bus take me from point A to B without much hassle.
Any info would be appreciated!! Thank you!
2 comments
First Haruka train direct to Shin-Osaka is at 6:31.
There does not seems to be a single flight right now that land earlier than that.
Simply there is not enough demand to support limousine buses returning to pre-pandemic routes since they were primarily taken by Chinese and East Asian/SE Asian travellers.
Additionally at current prices – they can’t really compete with railways.