station in Osaka, Nagoya is 53 minutes away via Nozomi (�6380) and between 53 and 70 minutes away via Hikari or Kodama (�6180).
Thru Nozomi trains from western Japan reach Nagoya from Okayama (1 hr 40 mins, �10980), Hiroshima (2 hrs 20 mins, �13830) and Hakata station in Fukuoka (3 hrs 20 mins, �18030). It is slightly longer via the Hikari service; you will need to change trains at least once, either at Okayama, Shin-Kobe, or Shin-Osaka.
If you wish to sacrifice travel speed for savings, you can take advantage of the Puratto Kodama Ticket (in Japanese), which offers a discount for Kodama services if you purchase at least one day in advance. You get a reserved seat and a complimentary drink on board. A ticket to Nagoya costs �7900 from Tokyo (3 hours; 2 trains per hour), �4100 from Kyoto (1 hour; 1 train per hour) and �4200 from Shin-Osaka (1 1/4 hours; 1 train per hour). A few early-morning Kodama trains cannot be used with this ticket.
Nagoya also serves as the terminal point for the hourly Wide View Shinano, a limited express train that runs from the mountain resort towns of Nagano and Matsumoto. Nagoya is reached in 3 hours and 2 hours, respectively.
Local trains from Tokyo take about 6 hours at a cost of �6090, requiring several train changes along the way. However, trips on local trains are more valuable if you purchase and use a Seishun 18 Ticket during the valid time period: as low as �2300 per person if five people travel together. Otherwise, consider using a bus starting from �5000, or step up to the bullet train for �7900 using the Puratto Kodama Ticket.
Remember that the Japan Rail Pass covers all journeys described above, EXCEPT for Nozomi trains.
Nagoya is also served by the Meitetsu and Kintetsu private railways. If coming to Nagoya from Osaka, a travel option that comes cheaper than the Shinkansen is a Kintetsu limited express service called the Urban Liner, which runs out of Namba station. The Urban
