KIX sits on its own island in Osaka Bay — the arrival airport for Osaka, Kyoto, Nara and Kobe. Its baby rooms are notably family-friendly: they are built for everyone, not mothers only.
Baby rooms
Anyone may use the baby rooms, as a family. Equipment: diaper changing area, automatic diaper compression bins (no smelly bag to carry!), a nursing area (women only), hot water for formula, and microwaves in most rooms.
Strollers
Free loaner strollers at the Terminal 1, 2F information counter and the Terminal 2 domestic information counter. Your airline can often lend one too — ask at check-in.
Play areas
Kids’ playing areas are for children up to 6 years old with a parent — colorful corners to burn the pre-boarding energy.
Into the cities
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Nankai Rapi:t to Namba (Osaka) in about 38 minutes (as little as 34). The airport express takes about 44 minutes for less money.
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Rapi:t fares are per person and children pay half: Regular Seat ¥700 adult / ¥350 child, Super Seat ¥910 / ¥560. Buying on board adds ¥300 — buy before you board, or use the ticketless service (¥150 cheaper).
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Rapi:t carries a hat rack, a space for hand baggage you bring on board, a wheelchair space, a toilet and a washbasin.
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JR Haruka runs direct to Tennoji, Osaka and Kyoto. Haruka has a diaper-changing table, a multi-purpose room you can use as a changing space, a multi-purpose toilet, a luggage area and a wheelchair-accessible seat.
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To Kyoto you can also take Rapi:t about 34 minutes to Tengachaya, change to the Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line and the Hankyu Kyoto Line, about 60 minutes to Kyoto-Kawaramachi.
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Airport buses run to Osaka, Kobe and beyond with guaranteed seats and no stairs.
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Going on by Shinkansen? Where the stroller goes, which car has the multi-purpose room, and the family car’s one-month sale time.
Tips
- The diaper compression bins are a small mercy of civilization — change at the airport before the train.
- Terminal 1 is long; if your gate is far, take the stroller loan even for a “short” walk.
