Nara Kotsu Bus Lines

Kansai Int'l Airport
Osaka (Itami) Airport
Nagoya
Shinjuku
Tokyo Disney Resort
Yokohama

Hubs

Kintetsu-Nara Sta.
JR Nara Sta.
Tenri Sta.
Sakurai Sta.
Yagi Sta.
Takada Sta.

Stations

Kintetsu-Nara Sta.
JR Nara Sta.
Sakurai Sta.
Yagi Sta.
Kashiharajingu Sta.
Gakuenmae Sta. North Ex.
Gakuenmae Sta. South Ex.
Gakken-Nara-Tomigaoka Sta.
Oji Sta.
Takanohara Sta.
Yamadagawa Sta.
Hosono Sta.

LoungeNoneDepots

Nara
Heijo
Kitayamato
Nishiyamato
Haibara
Katsuragi
Yoshino
Totsugawa
Kyoto

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Isuzu Erga
Hino Blue Ribbon
Isuzu Cubic
Isuzu Gala
Hino S'elega

Daily ridership142,000 passengers per day approx.Annual ridership51,830,000 passengers per year approx.Fuel typeDiesel and Compressed Natural GasOperatorNara Kotsu Bus Lines Co., Ltd.President and CEO (Daihyō torishimariyaku shachō)Muneo TaniguchiWebsitewww.narakotsu.co.jp/language/en/

Nara Kotsu Bus Lines Co., Ltd. (奈良交通株式会社, Nara Kōtsu Kabushiki Kaisha), usually shortened to as Nara Kotsu (奈良交通, Nara kōtsu) or abbreviated to as Na-Ko (奈交, Nakō), is a bus operator that provides scheduled local services in Nara Prefecture, the southern part of Kyoto Prefecture, the southeastern part of Wakayama Prefecture, and the central part of Osaka Prefecture in Japan.

The operator also provides scheduled sightseeing bus services within Nara, airport bus services to and from Osaka Kansai International Airport and Itami Airport, and intercity bus services to and from Chiba, Nagoya, Tokyo, and Yokohama. Charter, tour, and contract bus services are also provided by the operator.

History

The history of Nara Kotsu Bus Lines' traces its origin back to 1929 when Nara Auto Co., Ltd. (奈良自動車株式会社, Nara Jidōsha Kabushiki Kaisha) was founded in Nara City. The bus operator eventually has become the surviving entity and a sole operator in the prefecture since it merged with Fugen Nanwa Omnibus, Omine Auto, Yoshino Auto, and Yoshino-Uda Transit on July 1, 1943.