From Monday 16 June 2025 until the end of the Expo, a walking route will be opened for West Gate entry ticket holders to walk from the front of the East Gate to the West Gate. This will allow the number of entry slots at the West Gate to be increased. The walking route will be open until 12:00 until Friday, 12 September, but from Saturday, 13 September, the opening hours will be extended by one hour until 13:00. Please see below for further details.
Overview
Up until now, the West Gate has been reserved for visitors using shuttle buses, park-and-ride (P&R) services, taxis, chartered buses, etc. from various stations and other locations. This has limited the number of entry slots due to traffic capacity. It is often the case that the station shuttle buses are fully booked shortly before the visiting date.
From Monday 16 June 2025 until the end of the Expo, the number of entry slots for visitors at the West Gate will be increased by the opening of a new walking route. This route will allow visitors to enter via the West Gate by walking there from in front of the East Gate (just outside Yumeshima Station on the Osaka Metro Chuo Line) along the Expo site perimeter road sidewalk. (The route is approximately 1.6 km long, takes about 30 minutes, and will be open between 8:30-13:00 from Saturday, 13 September*.)
* 1 Until Friday, 12 September, the walking route will be open between 8:30 – 12:00. From Saturday, 13 September , this will be extended by one hour to 13:00.
Specifically, this walking route will only be available for West Gate entry ticket holders to walk from the front of the East Gate to the West Gate (Expo staff will monitor the use of the route). West Gate entry slots for this purpose will, in principle, be made available for reservation on the official ticket website at around 7:00-8:00*2 two days in advance (timing may vary somewhat). Please be aware that the station shuttle buses and other buses are expected to be fully booked at that time. So, visitors should book on the assumption that they will have to walk from the front of the East Gate to the West Gate.
*2 Previously, these entry slots were, in principle, made available around 8:00–9:00 two
days in advance.
However, starting with the entry slots for Sunday, 14 September, which will be available
on Friday, 12 September, this will change to around 7:00–8:00.
The new walking route will allow visitors to enter via the West Gate even when making a last-minute reservation, so please use the walking route from the East Gate to the West Gate when the station shuttle buses, P&R parking spaces, etc. are full.
[Walking route from the East Gate to the West Gate]
Public Relations and Promotion Bureau, Transportation Bureau, Expo Site Operations Bureau