Transportation
to/from KURRI

Contents• Location• Access to KURRI• Route Map• Bus Terminal at Kumatori Station & Izumisano Station• How to Find Buses to KURRI• Time Tables• How to Get on a Bus (by IC cards, by cash)• Tips to Use Buses• Useful Japanese Sentences for Bus-rideLocation
JR Lines
Nankai Lines
Nankai Bus

KansaiInternationalAirport

5 min

3 min

To Osaka

Izumisano
20 minRinku Town
3 min

To Wakayama

HinenoKumatori
3 min

10 minKURRI

Access to KURRI
From Kansai Airport, Rinku Town
Kansai Airport
Rinku Town

BusJR
From Kansai Airport: 19 min, 460 yen
From Rinku Town: 11 min, 350 yen

Kumatori

KURRI
10 min, 170 yen

Please go throughthe ticket gate in BLUEto take JR trains at Kansai Airport.
JR for KURRI & Hineno

From Izumisano
Izumisano

BusNankai
for Izumisano

KURRI

23 min, 330 yen

From Hineno* Pickup buses from the hotel are available for the guests of Kanku Joytel Hotel.
JRBus
Kumatori
Kumatori
KURRI
3 min, 120 yen

10 min, 170 yenRoute Map
Kumatori Station(No 43, 44, 88, 89, 90, 92, 93, 94)
There are 6 bus stops from here
to KURRIIzumisano Station(No. 43, 44, 89, 90)
All buses from Izumisano
Station stop by Kumatori
Station, then go to KURRI
The bus stop for KURRI is just in front ofa convenience store(LAWSON).
KURRI is on the other side of the road.
You may find staff members and visitors
at KURRI also get off this bus stop
especially in the morning.

Press any button near
you when you see a gas
station on your left.

Bus Terminal at Kumatori Station

Bus Stopfor KURRI

Link to Google Map

Ask anyone in the queue at the bus stop for help,
as many staff members at KURRI also get on the same bus
to come to the institute, especially in the morning.

Bus Terminal at Izumisano StationBus Stopfor KURRI

Link to Google Map

Time Table from Kumatori Stationto KURRI
Kumatori Station ~ KURRI : 170 yen, 6 minutes
Monday - Friday
56789 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23032
3866666668 11 11 11 10924
1 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 31 31 31 31 26
1056 53 45 45 54 45 52
1324202439

Bold:Stops at KURRI (170 yen)
Small:Not available for KURRI

45

Saturday and Sunday
567892242181910 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23666666666 13 13 14 14 1035 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 22 36 36 36 34
52 52 52 52 52252632

Bold:Stops at KURRI (170 yen)
Small:Saturday only. These buses don't stop at KURRI.

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Time Table from Izumisano Stationto KURRI
Izumisano Station ~ KURRI : 330 yen, 23 minutes
Monday - Friday
567845 4456

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2218 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 28 28 15 153623242324

All buses stop at KURRI (330 yen)

Saturday and Sunday
5678
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2125
2 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 185 35 35 203558

22All buses stop at KURRI (330 yen)

Time Table from KURRI
KURRI ~ Kumatori Station : 170 yen, 6 minutes
KURRI ~ Izumisano Station : 330 yen, 23 minutes
Mon. ~ Fri.
5678
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 222045 18 25 25 25 25 23 23 23 35
7 35 27 3135 16 25 47 47 47 47 47 47 49 37 47 40 57 57 56
56 25 44575746 59

2324Black:For Kumatori StationMagenta:For Izumisano Station via Kumatori Station

Sat. & Sun.
56789 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 224216 18 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 30 3655 37
26 39 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 59
36 2546 56

23Black:For Kumatori Station
Magenta:For Izumisano Station via Kumatori Station

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How to Find Buses to KURRI
Always Pay Attention to Bus No.

Buses Stopping
NOT Stopping
at KURRI
at KURRI(Number Only) (With Character “急”)No. 43, 44, 89, 90 (From/For Izumisano)No. 43, 44, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94 (From/For Kumatori)

Do not take express services (number with character “急”)!!

How to Get on a Bus by IC Cards
Major IC Cards (Suica, ICOCA, PiTaPa, PASMO etc.) are Accepted.
1. Get on the bus from the entrance.
ExitEntrance

2. Tap the card reader on the right side at
the entrance with your IC card andconfirm the beep sound.
(No need to take aticket as bus stop you
get on is recorded into
your IC card
automatically.)

4. Tap the card reader near the driver and confirm
the beep sound.You can’t top-up your card in thebus. Use ticket machines at JR or Nankai stations.

3. Push any button near you
when the bus is approaching toyour bus stop.

How to Get on a Bus by Cash
1. Get on the bus from the entrance.
ExitEntrance

Number onthe ticket

2. Take a ticket from the machine.Your fare will
be determined by the number on the ticket(Ticket may not beissued at the startingbus stop. In that case,fare for the farthest
distance is applied.)

Fare

Kumatori ~ KURRI :170 yen
Izumisano ~ KURRI :330 yen

4. Find your fare from the table in the front,
and put the exact amount of fare and yourticket into the box next to the driver.

3. Push any button near you
when the bus is approaching to
your bus stop.

Tips to Use Buses• Ask the bus driver to inform you when the bus arrives at KURRI or your destination. Japanese sentences
included in the last page of this pdf may help you since bus drivers generally don’t speak English.

• Many KURRI staff members (researchers, students etc.) also use the same buses to commute. They are
sure to help you.

• The ticket may not be issued at the starting bus stop as the highest fare is always applied to thepassengers from the starting bus stop.

• Prepare small changes prior to getting on the bus. There is a money changer near the driver, but it
accepts only1000 yen bill, not larger bills (5000 yen, 10000 yen).

• IC cards accepted at local buses are: ICOCA, PiTaPa, Suica, PASMO, Kitaca, icsca, mamaca, TOICA, nimoca,SUGOCA, はやかけん, なっち• You can’t top-up your IC card in local buses. Use the ticket machines at train stations of JR and Nankai
railways.

• JR pass and credit cards are not accepted at local buses around Osaka.

Useful Japanese Sentences
原子力研究所前に行くバスですか？
(Does this bus go to KURRI?)

原子力研究所前に着いたら教えてください。
(Let me know when the bus arrives at KURRI.)

運賃はいくらですか？
(How much is the fare?)