Railroad access

Whether you come from east or west, the most popular railway is the Tokaido Shinkansen Line. All Nozomi, Hikari and Kodama Shinkansen trains stop at Nagoya. From the Kansai region, you can save on your train fare by using the Kintetsu Express Urban Liner, though it takes a bit longer than the Shinkansen (bullet train). You can come to Nagoya from Toyama, Kanazawa or other places in the Hokuriku Region conveniently without any transfer connections.

Railways

The JR Tokaido Shinkansen (bullet train) is the most popular way to Nagoya from the East or West of Japan. All Nozomi, Hikari and Kodama Shinkansen trains stop at Nagoya. From the Kansai region, you can save on your train fare by using the Kintetsu Express Urban Liner, though it takes a bit longer than the Shinkansen.

  1. Fares for the express trains listed in the JR Tokaido Shinkansen, JR and Kintetsu express trains are for reserved seats. Due to traffic conditions, the time required for transportation may vary from the scheduled time listed on the board.
For Tokyo

JR Tokaido Shinkanse (Nozomi express １hr 40mins　10,780yen)

For Shizuoka

JRTokaido Shinkanse (Hikari express 52mins　6,180yen)

JR Tokaido line (2hrs 50mins　3,260yen)

For Takayama

JR Express Train Wide view Hida (2hrs10mins 5,870yen)

For Nagano

JR Shinano express (2hrs54mins 7,130yen)

For Kyoto

JR Tokaido Shinkansen (Nozomi express 40mins 5,640yen)

JR Tokaido line (2hrs20mins 2,520yen)

For Osaka

JR Tokaido Shinkansen (Nozomi express 50mins 6,380yen)

JR Tokaido line (2hrs50mins 3,260yen)

Kintetsu Express (2hrs30mins 4,150yen)

Please visit JR central or Kintetsu Nihon Train company website for more information

JR Central
URL http://www.jr-central.co.jp/
Kintesu Nihon Train company
URL http://www.kintetsu.co.jp/