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Step-by-step walking routes between platforms in Japan's busiest stations, with the exact Japanese signs to follow.

Osaka / Umeda transfer guide 大阪・梅田

Transfers at JR Osaka Station and Umeda for visitors: JR to the Hankyu Line (Kyoto, Kobe), the Midosuji subway line and the Hanshin Line, with the Japanese signs to follow.

Choose your transfer

JR lines→Hankyu Line Allow 10 min Ticket gate on route JR lines→Midosuji Line (Osaka Metro) About 5 min Ticket gate on route JR lines→Hanshin Line About 5 min Ticket gate on route

Osaka and Umeda are one area

JR calls its station Osaka. Hankyu, Hanshin and the subway call theirs Umeda (or Osaka-Umeda). They are separate stations joined by passages.

Start from the Midosuji Exit

JR Osaka's Midosuji Exit (御堂筋口) is the closest gate to Hankyu, the subway and Hanshin.

Allow extra time

The Umeda passages are long and busy. Allow about 10 minutes between companies, more with luggage.