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Originally Posted by kanedova
Hi,
Would anyone know how much the Train costs to travel to Osaka from Wakayama? Is it crowded? How long will it take to travel?
I will go to Wakayama in the Summer, living at my Grandmas place but the school will be in Osaka.
Thanks
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I lived in Wakayama-ken 10 years ago, so I can tell you roughly what it'd be, but which city in Wakayama-ken will you be living in? Do you mean Wakayama City?
It takes about 1 hour to get from Osaka to Wakayama City by train, and costs about 900 yen 1 way.
If you'll be living further down the coast, or up the Kinokawa river valley, it could take longer, though there is also a train line from Namba station in Osaka to Hashimoto City in north-eastern Wakayama-ken (where I lived) that took 55 minutes and was 880 yen 1 way (but that was 10 years ago, may cost a little more today).
The trains tend to be pretty crowded while they are close to Osaka (people standing in the aisles, but not jam packed like sardines in a can, like in parts of Tokyo). As the train heads further away from Osaka, it becomes less and less crowded. By 30 minutes out from Osaka, enough people will have cleared out that the remaining people should be sitting down.