VII. Transportation

Introductory text

• Trains
  • How to ride the train
    • Figuring out the fare
    • Timetables & platform schedules
    • The ticket machine
    • Automatic Wicket
    • The Exit Wicket
    • Fare adjustment window or machine
  • Train kanji
    • Kintetsu Train Types (from fast to slow)
    • JR Train Types (fast to slow)
    • Train station kanji
    • Kanji for Train Stations in Nara, Osaka, Kyoto
  • How to read station schedules
    • Kintetsu timetable
    • JR timetable
• Getting your bearings
  • Map books
  • Schedules
  • General Train Info
  • Money-Saving Tips
    • Bulk-rate
    • Tochuu
    • Train cards
  • Cheap Thrills
• Money-saving for Long-Distance Train Travel
  • Seishun Juuhachi (18) Kippu
  • “Q” Tickets, “S” Tickets
  • Round Trip Reserved Seating Discount Tickets
  • Shuyu-ken (Regional Discount Pass)
  • Ippan Shuyu-ken (Ippan Route)
  • Wide Shuyu ken
  • Mini Shuyu ken
• Buses
  • City and local buses
    • Front-Entrance Buses
    • Back-Entrance Buses
  • Night Buses
• Bicycles
  • Buying a Bike in Japan
  • Transporting your bike
  • Accessories
  • Other Options
  • Scooters
• Cars
  • Purchasing a car
  • Car rental
  • A caveat about driving in Japan
• Hitchhiking
• Ferries
  • 1994 ferry schedule 1
  • 1994 ferry schedule 2
  • 1994 ferry schedule 3
  • 1994 ferry schedule 4
• Airplanes
• Domestic Travel
  • Travel Information
    • Tourist Information Centers (TIC)
  • Traveling on the cheap
    • Staying
• International Travel
  • Planning Your Trip And Buying Tickets
    • Where To Go
    • Info
    • Visas
    • Re-entry Permits
    • Necessary documents:
    • How to buy a plane ticket
    • Osaka Travel Agents
    • Discount Tickets
  • Flights from KIX
    • Airlines
    • Inoculations
  • Getting to the airport
    • Trains
    • Buses
    • Car
    • Access to KIX from Nara
  • At The Airport
  • Shipping Luggage to and from the airport
  • Itami Departures