Shirahama Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Shirahama is on the JR Kii main line. There is a tokkyū train from Shin-Osaka station (¥5450, 132 minutes; futsū, ¥3260, 207 minutes). The same line also connects Shirahama to other cities on Kii-hantō such as Kushimoto, Nachi, Shingū and Wakayama City. A cheaper alternative is offered by Meikō Bus (0739-42-2112; www13.ocn.ne.jp/~meikobus in Japanese; 9am-6pm), which runs buses between JR Osaka station and Shirahama (one way/return ¥2700/5000, about 3½ hours).