buses with 2x2 seating configurations, Standard buses with individual seats arranged 1x1x1, and Premium Buses that offer wider seats and more amenities.
JR Bus' overnight one-way fares to/from Tokyo start from approximately �3500 for overnight trips in Seishun buses up to �7600 for premium buses with advanced purchase. Daytime bus fares start from �4200. Fares are typically higher on weekends and holidays.
Note that the Japan Rail Pass CAN be used for overnight trips on standard buses between Tokyo and Osaka called "Dream" services. If traveling during the daytime, direct buses between Tokyo and Osaka are NOT covered by the rail pass (you can use the much faster bullet train instead).
Other bus services
� Hankyu Bus: Several overnight buses from Tokyo Station, Shinagawa Bus Terminal, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ikebukuro and Yokohama. Fares start from �8610. Buses stop at Shin-Osaka Station (bullet train stop) and Hankyu Umeda Station.
� Keihan Bus: overnight buses from Shinjuku Highway Bus Terminal, Shibuya Mark City, Tokyo Disneyland and Keisei Ueno station. Buses stop at Keihan's Hirakatashi station, from which central Osaka can be reached by Keihan Train in 25 minutes. Regular bus fare �8360; train fare �320 from Hirakatashi to Yodoyabashi station.
� Kintetsu Bus: overnight from Asakusa Station, Ueno Station, Tokyo Station, Shinjuku Station and Yokohama Station. Regular buses from �6480; "Flying Sneaker" discount bus from �3900 with advance purchase. Buses stop at the Higashi Umeda subway station, Kintetsu Namba Station and Abenobashi station.
Nighttime Bus from Yamaguchi Prefecture
Bocho bus offers a nighttime bus from the cities of Hagi, Yamaguchi, Hofu, Tokuyama, and Iwakuni to Kobe and Osaka. It currently costs between �6300 and �9480 for a one way ticket, depending on where you get on and where you get off. The bus departs Hagi Bus Center at 7:55PM
