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

Shinkansen→Midosuji Line (Osaka Metro)

Shinkansen to Midosuji Subway Line at Shin-Osaka

How to change from the Shinkansen to the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line at Shin-Osaka, for Umeda, Namba and Tennoji. Leave the Shinkansen gates on 3F and walk to the subway on 2F. Allow about 10 minutes.

Allow 10 minwalking time
Shinkansen platformsfrom · 新幹線
Midosuji Line, 2Fto · 御堂筋線

The Midosuji Line station is on 2F, beside the JR station. Leave the Shinkansen through an exit gate on 3F, go down to 2F and follow the red Midosuji Line signs to the subway gates.

Allow about 10 minutes. Umeda is three stops south and Namba about 15 minutes away.

Look for these signs
地下鉄Subway
御堂筋線Midosuji Line
Osaka MetroOsaka Metro
  • Take trains heading south, towards Umeda, Namba and Tennoji.
  • You leave JR and enter Osaka Metro gates. IC cards such as ICOCA and Suica work on both.

Overview only: we have not yet walked and checked this route step by step. Follow the signs above and allow the time shown.

SouthboundNishinakajima-minamigata, Umeda, Shinsaibashi, Namba, Tennoji
NorthboundEsaka, Senri-Chuo
How do I get to Namba from Shin-Osaka?

Take the Midosuji Line south from Shin-Osaka. Namba is about 15 minutes away with no change.

Can I use Suica on the Osaka subway?

Yes. Suica, PASMO and ICOCA all work on Osaka Metro.

Shin-Osaka is not Osaka

The Shinkansen stops at Shin-Osaka, one stop north of Osaka (Umeda) on JR. Change trains here to reach the city centre.

Four levels

The Shinkansen platforms are on the top floor, the transfer gates on 3F, the subway on 2F and the JR local platforms on 1F.

JR or subway?

The JR Kyoto Line is quickest to Osaka Station. The Midosuji Line is better for Namba, Shinsaibashi and Tennoji.