Access

By train and bus

●By train

①Kintetsu Nara Line “Osaka Namba Station” – Kintetsu Nara Line “Nara Station” Approximately 40 minutes

②Kintetsu Kyoto Line “Kyoto Station” – Kintetsu Nara Line “Nara Station” Approximately 50 minutes

③Hanshin Namba Line “Sannomiya Station”– Kintetsu Nara Line “Nara Station” Approximately 80 minutes

●By bus

① From JR Nara Station / Kintetsu Nara Station, get off at the city circulation bus “Tōdai-ji Daibutsuden / Kasuga Taisha-mae” and walk for 5 minutes

② From Kintetsu Nara Station, get off at “Daibutsuden-mae Parking Lot” on the round bus (Omiya Street Route / Nara Park Route)

By train and on foot

From Kintetsu Nara Station, walk east on Noborioji-cho for about 20 minutes.

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By car

There is no parking lot at Tōdai-ji Temple. Please use the nearby parking lot.

About 60 minutes from the Meishin Expressway “Kyoto Minami IC” via the Keinawa Expressway
About 7km south of the Keinawa Expressway “Kizu IC”
About 8km east of the Daini Hanna Toll Road “Horai IC”
About 10km north via R169 from Nishi Meihan Expressway “Tenri IC”

Please use the nearby parking lot.
● GS Park Tōdai-ji Saidaimon Parking Lot（fee）／6-1 Oshiagecho, Nara City

The Gurutto Bus (100 yen fare) is convenient from the parking lot.

By motorcycle or bicycle

When visiting Todaiji Temple by a motorcycle or a bicycle, please be sure to park in the bicycle parking lot located southwest of Great South Gate prior to visiting.

Please download the precinct map from here and confirm the location of the bicycle parking lot.