Cheap First and Business Class Flights to Osaka

Business Class Flights to Osaka

• Business class flights from £2,388
• First class flights from £3,293

Visit Japan’s third largest city with fantastic options on flights from Just Fly Business. The dedicated team of specialists can help organise your first or business class flights to Osaka, as well as amazing accommodation, transfers, and airport parking.

Whether travelling for business or leisure, your personal consultant will find you the best deal, while building long-lasting relationships with you or your company.

Things to see in Osaka

Osaka Castle

A must-see on all holidays to Osaka, the castle was built in the 16th Century and features heavily in the history of the country. Osaka Castle became the seat of power for Japan when the country was unified from different warring states into a single country.

Reconstructed several times over the centuries, the castle houses a museum on Japanese history, particularly the Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo periods, and is surrounded by beautiful parkland. Containing examples of samurai armour, historical clothing, art, and household items, the power and fortune of its original owner, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, is evident on the 3rd floor of the main tower where his fascination with gold went to extremes!

Insider’s Tip: The park surrounding the castle is one of the best places to view the cherry blossoms in March and April!

The Osaka Museum of Housing and Living

If you want to know what a country that was locked away from the world for centuries looked like, head to the Osaka Museum of Housing and Living. With recreated life-size houses, streets, and scenes from the Edo period to the post World War I Showa period, the museum gives an amazing insight into the time that Japan was undergoing artistic and scientific enlightenment.

Dotonbori and Hozenji Yokocho

The main restaurant and shopping district of Osaka, Dotonbori is adorned with bright neon lights and elaborate store displays that rival Tokyo’s best! Formally a theatre district, it is now the heart of the city’s famous food scene with restaurants offering must-try local dishes such as takoyaki and okonomiyaki.

Just two streets south of the bright lights of Dotonbori lies the small alleyway of Hozenji Yokocho. Preserved in the style of 17th–19th Century Imperial Japan, walking this lane transports visitors back in time as they are surrounded by traditional restaurants and izakayas (traditional Japanese bars) adorned with softly glowing lanterns.

Things to Do in Osaka

Universal Studios

One of the franchise theme parks of Universal Studios, the Japanese incarnation in Osaka has one very big difference to the rest… the Japanese people! As with other theme parks in the country, the enthusiasm and happy nature of the visitors make every ride and attraction just a little bit better, a little bit more fun, and a little bit more memorable.

With 9 areas including Minion Park, Jurassic Park, New York, Waterworld, and the perennial favourite The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, the attractions are themed around movies by Universal Studios. A full family day out, this place is a fun escape for young and old alike!

The Instant Ramen Museum

No doubt that as soon as you land in Japan you will notice the country’s version of fast food, ramen. The dish was revolutionised in the late 1950s when the invention of instant ramen, or instant noodles, was made in Osaka and became a global phenomenon.

The Instant Ramen Museum celebrates the humble packaged good with a history of the instant noodle, a showcase of the different types, and also has fun and interactive activities and workshops such as designing your own cup of noodles by choosing ingredients and flavours, or making chicken ramen by hand.

National Bunraku Theatre

Bunraku is a traditional Japanese puppet theatre and what better place to experience this cultural performance than the National Bunraku Theatre. With puppets up to 1.2 metres tall and being controlled by three puppeteers at the same time, the skills to present these performances need to be honed over decades.

Osaka’s Business Venues

Hilton Osaka

After long business flights to Osaka, being well connected near Osaka JR Train Station as well as several underground stations is important. The Hilton Hotel is perfectly situated and has versatile business spaces to suit all your needs.

Swissotel Nankai Osaka

Centrally located and within walking distance of Dotonbori, the Swissotel Nankai offers businesses excellent facilities for everything from meetings to conferences.

Osaka’s Nearby Cities

The nearby city of Kobe, made famous by the 1995 earthquake that devastated the city, lies less than an hour to the west. The city has now been restored and has several attractions for visitors to view. Nara, to the east of Osaka, is a historic city filled with temples and art dating back to when it was Japan’s capital in the 8th Century.

Further afield, Kyoto is the cultural capital of the country and offers visitors fantastic temples and even the chance to see a geisha. The capital city of Tokyo is approximately a 2 ½ hour Shinkansen (Bullet Train) away making Osaka the perfect city to begin or end a Japanese adventure!

What to Expect When Flying Business Class to Osaka

When people look at business class tickets the two big things that immediately stand out, the business class lounge and the spacious seats, are also the main reasons people prefer to travel in business class. But that doesn’t mean that that’s all you receive as it’s often the little things that can make a big difference.

From the dedicated check-in desks, increased luggage allowance, fast-track through security, priority boarding and being first to receive your luggage on arrival, the entire experience is streamlined to ensure the most efficient and hassle-free time is had. When also combined with the smaller cabin size making a quieter and more comfortable time in the air, the personalised service from the exceptional staff and crew, and the a-la-carte dining with a choice of high-quality cuisine, business class flights to Osaka sound more essential than just a preference.

Which Airlines Offer Business Class to Osaka?

As a major business and leisure centre, and with excellent access to the rest of Japan, there are many airlines that offer business class flights to Osaka. The question becomes ‘Do I prefer the direct flight for convenience or the indirect one which provides more options?’

The only direct flight from the UK to Osaka is operated by British Airways and is scheduled 3 times per week. This means that you can maximise your time without having to connect, but this comes at the cost of long flight times (not a bad thing for getting some rest on the overnight flight) and usually a higher price.

For connecting flights, the options for who to fly with open up with the choice then becoming ‘Do I want the long leg first or last?’ With European carriers such as Swiss Air, Lufthansa and the Dutch airline KLM you can utilise regional UK airports and connect through the relevant European cities before doing the long flight to Japan. Alternatively, connecting through Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific, Seoul with Korean Air and Singapore with Singapore Airlines has the longest flight first. The choice is truly yours.

The best solution is to speak to a knowledgeable first and business class specialist at Just Fly Business to find out the best option to suit your schedule and budget.

Osaka Fast Facts

• Currency = Japanese Yen (JPY)
• Time Zone = GMT + 9 hours (The UK is 9 hours behind Osaka)
• Fly From = All Major UK Airports
• Hottest Months = July and August

• Foreign Office travel advice for Japan