Osaka Car Rental with Driver to Nara/ Kobe/ Kyoto
- Enjoy a 10-hour car rental with driver service for the day.
- Customize your itinerary within your chosen service areas!
- Select from various air-conditioned vehicles suitable for groups of 1-28.
- Be safe in the hands of the best driving service with your Mandarin or Japanese speaking driver with translator device to English, smooth communication during the journey.
- Explore additional charter services through Klook: From Kyoto to Nara or within Kyoto itself.
What to expect
Which routes are included in this activity and whether it is possible to customize the routes?
This event encompasses attractions such as Osaka City, Nara, Yoshinoyama, Kobe, Kyoto, Amanohashidate, Ine Funaya, Awaji Island, and Lake Biwa (Ogoto Onsen, Otsu, Kusatsu, Omihachiman), Wakayama, Shirahama with the option for custom routes (put your customized itinerary at checkout page).
The Lake Biwa route is limited to south of Lake Biwa. Extra mileage will be charged, if outside the designated service area:
How long will we stay at each attraction and does it include admission tickets?
Your Car Charter service will last for a total of 10 hours. The duration of each stop can be tailored to your preferences. Typically, the driver will consult with you to ensure ample time for sightseeing and photography.
- Please note that admission tickets are not included in this activity, and you will need to purchase them separately. For details on what is included, please refer to the package details.
What items are included in the fees, and what are the extra charges?
The activity fee includes:
- Driver's meals
- Fuel surcharge
- Toll fees
- Round-trip transfers
- Hotel transfers
- 300km private car charter
- 10-hour private car charter
- Insurance provided by the supplier
Additional possible charges may include:
- Entrance fees to attractions
- Other personal expenses
- Additional charge of JPY 500 per kilometer for daily mileage exceeding 300km
- Additional charge of JPY 5,000 per hour for daily duration exceeding 10 hours
- Outside the service area: If your pickup location is outside of Osaka city, additional charges will apply
- 14 seats and below: 10,000 JPY, 21 seats and above: 15,000 JPY Click the link to search for free pick-up and drop-off areas within Osaka city. You may enter your address into the search bar.
How many passengers and how much luggage can the vehicle accommodate?
7-Seater Toyota Alphard or similar vehicle
- Maximum Capacity: 6 passengers
- Luggage Capacity: 4 pieces of 24-inch luggage or 2 pieces of 28-inch luggage
10-Seater Toyota Hiace or similar vehicle
- Maximum Capacity: 9 passengers
- Luggage Capacity: 9 pieces of 24-inch luggage or 5 pieces of 28-inch luggage
14-Seater Toyota Hiace or similar vehicle
- Maximum Capacity: 13 passengers
- Luggage Capacity: 6 pieces of 24-inch luggage
21-Seater Toyota Coaster or similar vehicle
- Maximum Capacity: 18 passengers
- Luggage Capacity: 18 pieces of 24-inch luggage
- Extra luggage can be accommodated for each passenger fewer than the maximum.
30-Seater Vehicle
- Maximum Capacity: 28 passengers
- Luggage Capacity: 25 pieces of 24-inch luggage
- Extra luggage can be accommodated for each passenger fewer than the maximum.
Is this activity available for multi-day travel services?
We don't provide the multi-day service currently.
When will the operator provide the driver and car plate information after the order is placed?
The driver information and car plate number will be provided to customers 1 day before the participation date from 18:00 to 2 hours before the participation time, please check your email or messaging apps(WhatsApp/Line/Kakao/Wechat).
Good to know
Confirmation
- You'll get confirmation within minutes. If you don't see any confirmation, reach out to our customer support.
Vehicle information
- The first child seat is provided free of charge.
- The second child seat is charged.
- 7、10 and 14-seater vehicles provide a maximum of two child seats (one free and one paid).
- If a child seat is reserved for a booking, our customer service will confirm the details with the customer before the trip.
- 7-Seater Vehicle
- Car model: Toyota Alphard or similar vehicle
- Group of 6 passenger(s) or less
- Accommodates up to 4 standard sized luggage(s)
- 10-Seater Vehicle
- Car model: Toyota Hiace or similar vehicle
- Group of 9 passenger(s) or less
- Accommodates up to 9 standard sized luggage(s)
- 14-Seater Vehicle
- Car model: Toyota Hiace or similar vehicle
- Group of 13 passenger(s) or less
- Accommodates up to 6 standard sized luggage(s)
- 21-Seater Vehicle
- Car model: Toyota Coaster or similar vehicle
- Group of 18 passenger(s) or less
- Accommodates up to 18 standard sized luggage(s)
- 30-Seater Vehicle
- Group of 28 passenger(s) or less
- Accommodates up to 25 standard sized luggage(s)
- Standard sized luggage: 24 inches. The total dimensions (length + width + height) of each piece cannot exceed 158CM. Luggage larger than 24 inches will count as 2 pieces.
- Extra luggage can be accommodated for each passenger fewer than the maximum.
Additional information
- One child seat is free. Additional seats available for a surcharge
Surcharge table
- Outside the service area: If your pickup location is outside of Osaka city, additional charges will apply.
- 14 seats or less: 10,000 JPY; 21 seats or more: 15,000 JPY.
- Extra mileage: JPY500/km will be charged, if the total journey goes over 300km
- Additional hours: 10 seats or less: 5,000 JPY/hour, 14 seats or more: 10,000 JPY/hour. If exceeds 10 hours per day, less than 1 hour of service will also be considered as 1 hour for the additional hours surcharge fee
- If the overtime fee and the excess kilometer fee occur at the same time, only the higher amount would be charged
- If the return trip is overtime due to traffic jams, there is no need to pay any overtime fee
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Reviews
I received the most kind and wonderful driver today! The driver was really supportive and helped out a lot in the scheduling aswell, giving wonderful advice and an amazing service. I cannot recommend this service and the accompanying drivsr enough. I was truly stunned by the entire experience. I had a beautiful day filled with memories that i will treasure for the rest of my life. Thank you so much Yamashita!!!!
Smooth sailing experience on this chartered ride. Driver was approachable and accommodated a few changes of just staying in Kyoto and removing our Nara tour coz he mentioned the Mochi pounding place is closed on Tuesdays. We just decided to visit Arashiyama again 😊. Overall, chartered is always worth it and value for money esp if there are senior passengers. Arigatou gozaimashita! 🫶🏼
I recently had a fantastic experience hiring a car with a driver for day trips from Osaka to both Kyoto and Nara, and I couldn't be happier with the service. From start to finish, everything was top-notch. Our driver was truly excellent. He was incredibly polite and courteous, always ensuring we were comfortable and had everything we needed. What impressed me most was his driving – it was smooth, safe, and very professional. I felt completely at ease on the road. Beyond his driving skills, his knowledge of the routes was outstanding. He knew the best ways to get around, avoiding traffic and ensuring we arrived at our destinations efficiently. This local expertise really enhanced our trips to Kyoto and Nara, allowing us to maximize our time exploring without worrying about navigation. Overall, this car and driver service exceeded my expectations. It made traveling between these beautiful regions so convenient and stress-free. I highly recommend their services to anyone looking for a comfortable and reliable way to explore the areas around Osaka. It was a truly wonderful experience!
this is my 2nd time availing this. i travelled last year with my family, seniors and kids so it was very convenient. 2nd time with friends, ans again very convenient and we had maximize our time in kyoto and nara. the driver doesn’t speak english but was using the google translate app and i appreciate how hard she tried to communicate with us. she also agreed with our customized itinerary. really realy happy with it. will book this again in the next visit.
I was travelling with my family (5 adults, a 3-year old boy and a 7-month old baby) and we wanted to visit Nara Park and some sightseeing places in Kyoto. Booking a private car was a great and convenient choice as we had a stroller and lots of baby stuff to carry with us. We had a Chinese speaking driver, Ken and he was punctual and helpful with some sightseeing tips. The weather was hot and there were massive throngs of tourists and Japanese students on excursions in Nara Park, Arashiyama Bamboo Forest and Fushimi Inari Taisha. Overall, it was a satisfactory trip.
Professional and worry free site seeing tour. Our Driver knows all the Great places to see in Kyoto and Nara. Thank you for giving us a First Class Service!
Value for money very courteous driver and comfy car! Clean, fast, safe and amazing experience over all! Big thanks to our driver jeffrey who took the time to help ne fix our itinerary
Suki is our driver of the day and offering help to plan out our trip to kyoto and make sure we can visit the places we wanted to go. highly recommend the service from this company.
we have another driver today but he coming ontime yo our hotel a we arrive I Kyoto was heavy raining but driver make a bestvsolution for our trip and find gut sushi restaurant thank
Since we had to leave for the airport around 4 PM, we opted for a half-day private car tour of Kyoto (10 hours). Our driver, Mr. Ma, arrived promptly at 8:00 AM at our hotel near Tennoji to pick us up. The car was very clean and comfortable, and Mr. Ma thoughtfully provided us with water. Mr. Ma speaks Mandarin, which made communication very easy, and he clearly informed us of all pick-up and drop-off locations. The journey from Tennoji to Arashiyama, Kyoto, usually takes about 1.5 hours, but because we departed during Monday morning rush hour, there was some traffic, and it took us nearly two hours to reach Arashiyama. We visited Togetsukyo Bridge, Tenryu-ji Temple, the Bamboo Grove, and rode the Sagano Scenic Railway. We also had lunch and bought souvenirs in the shopping street, which took almost 4 hours, so we didn't have enough time to visit Kinkaku-ji Temple. We were very satisfied with the entire trip; having a private car was incredibly convenient. Highly recommended!
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