April 13th to October 13th, 2025
access to Yumeshima at the Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025
LIBER HOTEL OSAKA is located right in front of Sakurajima Station on the JR Yumesaki Line and adjacent to Sakurajima Station Terminal, the departure and arrival point for direct shuttle buses to Yumeshima, the site of the Osaka-Kansai Expo.(This is not a shuttle bus operated by the hotel. Therefore, the hotel cannot make bus reservation.)
Guests staying at the hotel will enjoy extremely convenient access to the Expo site. Please feel free to use this service.
Please note that a separate fare will be charged for using the shuttle bus.
In addition, the "Expoliner" rapid train will run between Shin-Osaka, Osaka and Sakurajima stations from March 15th (Saturday) to October 13th (Monday, national holiday) 2025.
You can get to Sakurajima Station from Shin-Osaka Station or Osaka Station without changing trains.
Please use this service in conjunction with the shuttle bus.
─Main access to the Osaka Kansai Expo site─
─ access from JR Sakurajima Station to the Expo site ─
─ About the direct shuttle bus to the Osaka Kansai Expo ─
access from the hotel to Sakurajima Station Bus Terminal
Fare and travel time
[One-way fare] 350 yen (same price Adult and children)
* Up to two infants (ages 1 to elementary school age) per passenger are free of charge.
[Time required] Approximately 15 minutes
Between 8:00 and 10:00, passengers who have made advance payments (reservation for specific time slots) will be given priority when boarding.
*From Friday, May 30th, buses departing between the first bus and 10:30am will only be available to passengers who have made reservation (paid in advance) for that time period.
Timetable
■2025/4/13～2025/8/17
[JR Sakurajima Station departure]
First train 8:10, last train 20:00
| 8:00 to 13:00 and 16:00 | Scheduled to run every 5 minutes |
| 14, 15, 17:00 | Scheduled to operate every 5 to 10 minutes |
| 18:00 to 20:00 | Scheduled to operate every 15 to 30 minutes |
[Departing from Expo Site (Yumeshima Transportation Terminal 1)]
First train 11:30, last train 23:10
| 11:00 to 13:00 | Scheduled to run every 10 to 30 minutes |
| 14:00 to 23:00 | Scheduled to run every 5 minutes |
■2025/8/18～2025/10/13
[JR Sakurajima Station departure]
First train 8:10, last train 20:00
| 8:00 - 14:00, 16:00, 17:00 | Scheduled to run every 5 minutes |
| 15:00 and 18:00 | Scheduled to operate every 5 to 10 minutes |
| 19:00 and 20:00 | Scheduled to operate every 30 minutes |
[Departing from Expo Site (Yumeshima Transportation Terminal 1)]
First train 11:30, last train 23:10
| 11:00 | Scheduled to operate every 30 minutes |
| 12 o'clock | Scheduled to operate every 10 to 20 minutes |
| 13:00 | Scheduled to operate every 5 to 10 minutes |
| 14:00 to 23:00 | Scheduled to operate every 5 minutes |
*For more information, please see the Osaka-Kansai Expo official website.
─ About the Expoliner Express ─
Stop Station
Shin-Osaka Station, Osaka Station, Universal City Station, Sakurajima Station
Timetable
Shin-Osaka Station → Sakurajima Station (weekday timetable)
| Departing from Shin-Osaka | Departing from Osaka (※) | Arriving at Universal City | Arrived at Sakurajima |
| 7:32 | 7:43 | 7:53 | 7:56 |
| 8:00 | 8:05 | 8:19 | 8:22 |
| 8:30 | 8:36 | 8:44 | 8:48 |
| During this time, trains will run every 60 minutes | |||
| 19:39 | 19:46 | 19:59 | 20:02 |
Sakurajima Station → Shin-Osaka Station (weekday schedule)
| From Sakurajima | Departing from Universal City | Arrived in Osaka (※) | Arriving at Shin-Osaka |
| 11:15 | 11:17 | 11:27 | 11:32 |
| During this time, trains will run every 60 minutes | |||
| 22:15 | 22:18 | 22:28 | 22:34 |
*Osaka Station departs from and arrives at the underground platform
*For more information, please visit the JR Odekake Net official website.