JR West Haruka Express One-Way Ticket + Kyoto GRAPHIE Ticket

Haruka Express Train
And the Kyoto International Photo Exhibition

The way to get from Kansai International Airport to Kyoto without complicated transfers is to take the Haruka Express! Sit in the spacious and comfortable seats and enjoy the tranquil scenery outside, and you will arrive in Kyoto before you know it. Upgrade your Kyoto trip by appreciating the works of outstanding artists from around the world with the Kyoto International Photo Exhibition Passport that can be used with a one-way ticket to the Haruka Express!

2025 Kyoto International Photo Exhibition

'KYOTOGRAPHIE Kyoto International Photography Exhibition 2025' will be held from April 12 to May 11, 2025 , and a whopping 13 teams of artists from 10 countries will participate to create the ultimate art festival. This year's theme is HUMANITY, and it will tell stories of important challenges facing modern society through photography, highlighting love and empathy, the power to overcome crises, and the diversity and complexity of human life. Above all, since the works will be exhibited utilizing the charming historical buildings and modern spaces of downtown Kyoto, you can have a special experience where the space and the works are in harmony.

Complete your special Kyoto trip with KYOTOGRAPHIE's unique exhibitions, which attracted approximately 270,000 visitors in one month in 2024 and have attracted approximately 1.86 million visitors so far! Go to the official website

How to exchange Haruka tickets

If you arrive at Kansai Airport Station on JR West, you must scan the QR code on your mobile voucher at the "white ticket machine" installed in front of the automatic ticket gate to exchange it for a ticket!

① Please scan the QR code on the voucher at the exchange machine.
② Please select the train you wish to board. (You can select up to 5 minutes before departure.)
③ After receiving the ticket issued by the exchange machine, please enter through the ticket gate with a station attendant. (Automatic ticket gates cannot be used.)
④ Please board the empty seat in car number 4 as indicated on the ticket.
⑤ If the 4th car, which is the dedicated car of the Hope Train, is crowded, please use the unreserved seats.

* Reserved seating is not available with this ticket.
* After exchanging for a ticket, you cannot get a refund or change the date/train of use.
* If the white ticket machine is broken, please enter through the green ticket machine or the attendant gate.
* Watch the video on how to exchange (Korean)
* Click here to see the exchange method guide (English)