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July 7, 2025 update
How to Get to Arima Onsen from Osaka (Kansai International Airport), Kobe, and Kyoto (Transportation Guide)
Let’s go from Osaka and Kyoto to Arima Onsen!
From Osaka, Kobe, and Kyoto, direct buses operate to Arima Onsen, and from Kansai International Airport, express trains, and buses connect to the Arima areas.
Check out this access guide to find the easiest and best route to Arima hot springs! You’re sure to find a convenient route — whether you prefer fewer transfers, shorter travel time, or lower costs.
We also introduce airport buses and highway buses that can be reserved in advance!
From Osaka to Arima Onsen
Highway bus (direct service)
Travel Time 1h Fare 1400 yen
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Boarding Bus Stop
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Osaka Umeda
(Hankyu Sanbangai)
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▼
-
Arrival Bus Stop
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Arima Onsen
- 1hHighway bus
-
1400 yen
Number of Services
・Highway bus (1 to 2 an hour)
Notes
・Osaka Umeda (expressway bus stop) is on the 1st floor
of the Hankyu Sanbangai building east of JR Osaka
Station
・Buses reservations must be made before departure
From Kobe to Arima Onsen
(1) Local bus (direct service)
Travel Time 30m Fare 600 yen
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Boarding Bus Stop
-
Shinki Bus
Kobe Sannomiya Bus Terminal
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▼
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Arrival Bus Stop
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Arima Onsen
- 30mLocal bus
-
600 yen
Number of Services
・Local bus (1 to 2 an hour)
Notes
・Shinki Bus Kobe Sannomiya Bus Terminal is under
the viaduct near JR Sannomiya Station’s East Exit
・Buses do not require reservations (cash payment
upon arrival)
(1) Subway→Conventional line→Conventional line
Travel Time 25m Fare 720 yen
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Boarding Station
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Sannomiya Station
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▼
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Transfer Point 1
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Tanigami Station
- 10mKobe Subway Hokushin Line
-
280 yen
-
▼
-
-
-
Transfer Point 2
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Arimaguchi Station
- 12mKobe Railway Arima Line
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▼
-
Arrival Station
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Arima Onsen Station
- 3mKobe Railway Arima Line
-
440 yen
Number of Services
・Kobe Subway Hokushin Line (6 to 8 an hour)
・Kobe Railway [Tanigami – Arimaguchi] (4 to 6 an hour)
・Kobe Railway[Arimaguchi – Arima Onsen] (4 an hour)
Notes
From Kansai International Airport to Arima Onsen
(1) Airport bus→Highway bus
Travel Time 1h50m Fare 2800 yen
-
Boarding Station
-
Kansai International Airport
Terminals 2, and 1
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▼
-
Transfer Point 1
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Kobe Sannomiya
Shinki Bus Kobe Sannomiya Bus Terminal - 1h20mAirport bus
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2200 yen
-
▼
-
-
-
Arrival Station
-
Arima Onsen
- 30mLocal bus
-
600 yen
Number of Services
・Airport bus (2 to 4 an hour)
・Local bus (1 to 2 an hour)
Notes
・Shinki Bus Kobe Sannomiya Bus Terminal is under
the viaduct near JR Sannomiya Station’s East Exit
・Buses do not require reservations (cash payment
upon arrival)
(2) Express train→Highway bus
Travel Time 1h50m~2h15m Fare 2580~3780 yen
-
Boarding Station
-
Kansai International Airport
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▼
-
Transfer Point 1
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JR Osaka Station
Osaka Umeda (Hankyu Sanbangai) - 50m~JR Limited Express/Rapid Service
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1180 yen~
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▼
-
-
-
Arrival Bus Stop
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Arima Onsen
- 1hHighway bus
-
1400 yen
Number of Services
・JR Limited Express (Kansai Airport Express HARUKA), or
Kansai Airport Rapid Service (5 to 6 an hour)
・Highway bus (1 to 2 an hour)
Notes
・Osaka Umeda (expressway bus stop) is on the 1st floor
of the Hankyu Sanbangai building east of JR Osaka
Station
・Buses reservations must be made before departure
(3) Airport bus→Highway bus
Travel Time 2h20m Fare 3200 yen
-
Boarding Station
-
Kansai International Airport
Terminals 2, and 1
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▼
-
Transfer Point 1
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Herbis Osaka (Osaka Station)
Osaka Umeda (Hankyu Sanbangai) - 1h20mAirport bus
-
1800 yen
-
▼
-
-
-
Arrival Station
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Arima Onsen
- 1hHighway bus
-
1400 yen
Number of Services
・Airport bus (4 to 6 an hour)
・Highway bus (1 to 2 an hour)
Notes
・12 minutes on foot from Herbis Osaka (expressway
bus stop, west of JR Osaka Stn.) to Osaka Umeda
(expressway bus stop, east of JR Osaka Stn.)
・Osaka Umeda (expressway bus stop) is on the 1st floor
of the Hankyu Sanbangai building
・Highway buses reservations must be made before
departure
From Kyoto to Arima Onsen
Highway bus (direct service)
Travel Time 1h15m Fare 1850 yen
-
Boarding Bus Stop
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Kyoto Station (Hachijo Exit) Expressway Bus Stop #H2
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▼
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Arrival Bus Stop
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Arima Onsen
- 1h15mHighway bus
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1850 yen
Number of Services
・Highway bus (2 a day)
The rates are those as of July 2025.
Fares and service frequencies are subject to change.
, Kobe, and Kyoto (Transportation Guide))
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