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The fastest transfer from Osaka Kansai International Airport to Kyoto station is the direct Haruka Airport Express operated by JR. Hotel Granvia Kyoto is located within Kyoto station; therefore, follow the sign posts when you exit the platform.

Kansai International Airport
There is only one terminal at Kansai International Airport. After clearing baggage reclaim and customs follow signs to the station. (You will have to go up to level 2 from arrivals at level 1.) You can take the luggage trolley into the station.

Buying Tickets
You can buy a ticket for you entire journey at the vending machine or at the ticket office; both are on the opposite side of the foyer from the station entrance. You can use your credit card or cash to buy tickets. You have the option of reserving a seat on this express train.

Boarding the Train
When you have your ticket, cross the foyer and pass through the ticket gate (the ticket gates are extra wide for you to take luggage carts through). Collect your ticket on the other side and keep it available for inspection on the journey. You will have to remove your luggage from the cart before proceeding down to the escalator platform from here. If you have reserved seats, you can identify the carriage by signs and markings on the platform.

There is luggage stowage inside the train doors and room for lighter items overhead.

Haruka Express will make a few stops before terminating in Kyoto station. This will be announced with an audio message and bulletin board in the carriage in both English and Japanese. (*About two trains per day do not terminate in Kyoto but carry on to destinations further up the line; in this case be ready to alight a few minutes before arrival in Kyoto.)

Once you have disembarked the train in Kyoto, follow the signs to the exit where you pass your ticket through the ticket gate (it will not be returned this time). From the exit it is a short escalator up to the lobby of Hotel Granvia Kyoto. *There is a porter service within the station for Haruka Express passengers, it is quite expensive.

*Both Kansai International Airport and Kyoto are terminals of the Haruka Express route, therefore a reservation is not really necessary.

Getting Money at Kansai

• Banks, cash machines and exchange services in Kansai International Airport are listed here http://www.kansai-airport.or.jp/en/service/money/index.html
• You can use overseas credit cards with PIN to draw Japanese yen at all Post Office ATMs. When you get to Kyoto, you can use your credit card and debit card with PIN to draw Japanese yen 24 hours a day from Seven Bank in 7-Eleven stores.

For additional information

• Kansai International Airport
• Online Route Planner
• Haruka Express Timetable

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To access Kyoto station from Narita International Airport, take the Narita Express (operated by JR) to Tokyo station and transfer here to the Tokaido Shinkansen (bullet train) to Kyoto station. Hotel Granvia Kyoto is located within Kyoto station; therefore, follow the sign posts when you exit the platform.

Narita Airport
Narita International Airport has two terminals, Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. Both have a station where you can catch the JR Narita Express. Follow the signs to the station after clearing baggage reclaim and customs. You can buy tickets for your entire journey to Kyoto at the JR Ticket office in the station. The clerk will help you choose which departure time to take from Tokyo. You can reserve seats on the trains here too. You can use cash or credit card to buy tickets.

You enter the station by passing your ticket through the ticket gate and collecting it on the other side. Your Narita Express Ticket will have a reserved seat number. You can identify which carriage your seat is in by markings on the platform. Keep your ticket accessible at all times because you might be asked to show it on the train. The ticket should be printed in English.

Getting Money at Narita

• The following URL shows locations of ATMs in the airport. All Seven Bank ATMs (open 24/7 in 7-Eleven stores nationwide) allow money to be drawn on overseas credit cards and debit cards with PIN. All Post Office ATMs accept overseas credit cards with PIN. Other banks vary in their services. http://www.narita-airport.jp/en/guide/service/list/svc_12.html
• Cash-for-cash exchange rates vary very little between banks and between airport and city. Travelers' checks cannot be used in exchange for goods and services and it is recommended to change them at banks or post offices.

Tokyo Station Transfer
At Tokyo station, follow the signs to the Tokaido Shinkansen for Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka and Hakata. You will have to use your ticket to pass through separate ticket gates for the Shinkansen. If you have seat reservations for this train too, you can find your carriage number by signs on the platform. (A typical journey to Kyoto from Tokyo stops at Shinagawa or Shin Yokohama (or both) and Nagoya only. It is 36 minutes from Nagoya to Kyoto.) You will be asked to show your ticket once during the journey.

When you get off in Kyoto station head to the exit and pass your tickets through the ticket gate. The tickets will not be returned to you this time. Follow signs to Hotel Granvia Kyoto within the station building.

Tips when using the Shinkansen

• Luggage can be stowed at your feet (seating is quite roomy), or behind the seat in the rear of each carriage. There is room for lighter items overhead.
• The Shinkansen only stops in each station for 60 seconds or so. Therefore, gather your luggage and make your way to the door when Kyoto is announced (in English) by the voice over and on the bulletin board at the end of the carriage.
• Look north (to the right hand side of the train) when in Shizuoka prefecture for views of Mount Fuji, Japan's iconic volcano.

For additional information

• Narita International Airport
• JR East (Operator of Narita Express)
• JR Central (Operator of Tokaido Shinkansen)
• Tokyo Station plan
• Online route finder

Parking at the Hotel Granvia
Hotel guests can park at the Hotel Granvia for JPY1,000 / night.

From Tokyo or Nagoya (Driving time is approximately 30 minutes from the interchange)
Leave the Meishin Expressway at Kyoto Higashi (East) Interchange to Route 1 and drive towards Kyoto city.

From Osaka or Hiroshima (Driving time is approximately 20 minutes from the interchange)
Leave the Meishin Expressway at Kyoto Minami (South) Interchange to Route 1 and drive towards Kyoto city.

Access to the Carpark
Hotel guest can use either the East or West parking lot of the JR Kyoto Station Building complex. The East parking lot is located right beneath the hotel building (basement 3F). Access only through Higashi-no-toin-dori street is open 24 hours.

The West parking lot is on the Isetan Department store side, which is also a part of the JR Kyoto Station Building. Access through Nishi-no-toin-dori street is Open 06:00-24:00 to the West Parking Lot No. 1 and open 24 hours to West Parking Lot No. 2.

For detailed directions, please go to http://maps.google.com