Your day, step by step
08:30
Walk about 5 minutes to Osakako Station. Tap in with a contactless card or buy the Enjoy Eco Card at a ticket machine.
08:45
Chuo Line to Tanimachi 4-chome, then walk 15–20 minutes to Osaka Castle.
09:15
Osaka Castle main tower (¥1,200, opens 09:00), then the park and outer walls.
11:30
Metro to Namba (change at Hommachi to the Midosuji Line). Walk Dotonbori and the Namba streets.
12:15
Lunch: takoyaki and okonomiyaki around Dotonbori.
14:00
Metro back towards Osakako (change at Hommachi to the Chuo Line).
14:45
Kaiyukan aquarium next to the terminal, or the Tempozan Ferris Wheel if time is short.
- Latest you can leave Namba / Dotonbori16:00
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
One port done
Your Osaka day is timed. Now the rest of your cruise.
The Cruise Pass times every port of one sailing, up to 10, to your all-aboard like this, with a Plan B if you run late, an offline copy, and live mode on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes.
€14.99 once, nothing renews. 30-day full refund.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Namba / DotonboriMetro: Midosuji Line to Hommachi, Chuo Line to Osakako, then 5 min walk16:00
- Osaka CastleMetro: Chuo Line from Tanimachi 4-chome or Morinomiya to Osakako, after a 15–20 min walk to the station16:00
- Kaiyukan / Tempozan Harbor VillageWalk, about 5 min16:25
- Universal Studios JapanCaptain Line boat, about 10 min, to Kaiyukan West Pier16:15
- KyotoJR Special Rapid to Osaka (about 30 min), metro to Osakako with a change14:30
Where people get Osaka wrong
Trying Kyoto independently on a normal-length call and missing the connection back to Osakako.
Built from our Osaka guide, checked against 19 official sources (November 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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This is one port. The Cruise Pass times every port of your cruise.
You just timed Osaka to your own all-aboard. Every other port on your cruise needs the same, and your ship's times change at each one. The Cruise Pass does this for every port of your sailing, up to 10: each day timed to your ship, a Plan B if you run late, and live mode on the day with Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes. Every plan uses the same checked facts as this guide. Nothing is made up.
Cruise Pass
€14.99
One sailing, up to 10 ports. Pay once, nothing renews.
- Every port of your cruise timed to your all-aboard, in port time and ship time
- Live on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier, alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes
- The full planner for each port, with a Plan B if you run late
- An offline copy for when there is no signal
Year Pass
€39/yr
Every cruise you take for 12 months. Renews yearly; cancel any time.
Everything in the Cruise Pass, for as many sailings as you like.
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