Getting Between Kansai Airport and Nara Just Got Easier: Tap Your Credit Card on the Limousine Bus

• Table of Contents
• Eligible routes
• Fare
• How to use
• Available payment brands
• Limousine bus timetable
• Others
• Inquiry

Until now, when using a limousine bus, you had to go to the information desk in advance to purchase a ticket, which took time. Have you ever had to run out of money on your IC card or bring a little cash with you? It's especially inconvenient when you're in a hurry.

However, from March 1, 2026, you will be able to tap to pay directly on the bus! You will no longer have to worry about running out of cash! For more details, see below.

Eligible routes

Airport limousine bus

・Nara- Kansai International Airport (KIX) Line

See details for Nara- Kansai International Airport

・Tenri/ Nara- Osaka (Itami) Airport (ITM) Line

View details for Tenri/ Nara- Osaka(Itami) Airport

*Includes routes operated by joint operating companies Kansai Airport Transportation Co., Ltd. and Hankyu Sightseeing Bus.

Fare

Nara-Kansai Airport Line

Tenri/ Nara- Osaka(Itami) Airport Line

How to use

Fares can be paid by touching a tap to pay compatible card (credit, debit, prepaid) or a smartphone with the card set up to a dedicated reader terminal installed on the bus.

Available payment brands

Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, Discover, UnionPay

Limousine bus timetable

Nara- Kansai International Airport

・Nara ⇒ Kansai International Airport

・Kansai International Airport ⇒ Nara

Tenri/ Nara- Osaka(Itami) Airport

・Tenri/ Nara ⇒ Osaka(Itami) Airport

・Osaka(Itami) Airport ⇒ Nara/ Tenri

Others

・Credit card tap to pay is only available for settling one-way fares.

・Credit card tap to pay requires a reservation only for the bus bound for the airport to secure a seat. Reservations are not required for buses from the airport to Nara. Reservations can be made by phone or at the bus information center.

・For the Nara-Kansai Airport route, reservations can be made online (to the airport only) and advance payment can be made by credit card, d-payment, or PayPay.

Inquiry

Nara General Reservation Center

TEL: 0742-22-5110 (9:00-18:00 / Open all year round, Japanese only)

Nara Bus Information Center

・ JR Nara Information Center (on the left side of the JR Nara Station ticket gate)

Business hours: Weekdays 8:30-19:00 / Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays 8:30-18:00

Foreign language support desk: 8:30-16:00 (English, Chinese, and Korean available)

・Kintetsu Nara Information Center, Exit 5 of Kintetsu Nara Station

Business hours: Weekdays 8:30-19:00 / Saturdays, Sundays and holidays 8:30-18:00

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