Route guide
The Tokaido Shinkansen links Tokyo with Shin-Osaka. Choose your train before comparing a ticket with a pass.
Reviewed · Independent planning guide
Board at Tokyo or Shinagawa and travel to Shin-Osaka. Allow around 2 hours 30 minutes on faster Nozomi services as a planning guide; Hikari and Kodama take longer. Use the operator’s timetable for your date, plus time to reach and leave the stations.
Shin-Osaka is the Shinkansen station, distinct from Osaka / Umeda and Namba. Add local transport to your final destination.
A single return trip on this corridor is usually well below the nationwide 7-day Ordinary pass’s ¥50,000 official online price. Additional long covered journeys are needed to make that pass competitive. Check actual booking prices rather than treating a stored estimate as a quote.
The nationwide pass alone covers Hikari, Kodama, Sakura and other eligible services. To use Nozomi or Mizuho, buy the special pass-holder ticket before boarding, for each journey. Tokyo–Kyoto or Tokyo–Shin-Osaka costs an additional ¥4,960 per adult per journey. Regional passes have their own train rules.
JR East and JR West regional passes do not cover the Tokaido Shinkansen. A Kansai regional pass cannot substitute for the Kyoto–Shin-Osaka Shinkansen ticket.
Nozomi becomes all-reserved during designated peak periods. Bags with total dimensions over 160 cm and up to 250 cm need an oversized baggage seat reservation on this corridor; check the operator’s current conditions.
Our planners use stored route and fare estimates. They do not check live timetables, seat availability, disruption notices, date-specific fares or every private-rail supplement. Treat the result as a shortlist, then check your chosen trains with the operator.
Checked October 13, 2026. Prices and rules can change; confirm your purchase and travel conditions with the operator.
Start with the journeys you want to take. The planners return approximate costs and a pass shortlist.
