The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition (hereinafter referred to as “the Association”) established the Expo P&R (Park & Ride) parking in Maishima, Amagasaki and Sakai for visitors travelling to Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (hereinafter referred to as “the Expo”) by private car. In addition, the Association manages and operates the North Yumeshima Floating Pier for ship operators so that visitors can access the Expo site by ship.
In order to further improve ease of entry for visitors using the P&R parking and visitors taking passenger ships to the North Yumeshima Floating Pier, the Association is pleased to announce that from 29 June 2025, the hours of the Priority Entry Lanes at the West Gate will be expanded. In addition to the previously announced 10:00 and 11:00 entry reservation times, those with a 12:00 entry reservation can now also gain priority entry one hour before their reserved entry time.
– Operation period: from Sunday 29 June 2025 until further notice
– Details: Passenger ship users and P&R parking users with a West Gate entrance reservation at 12:00 can gain priority entry one hour earlier (in addition to those with entrance reservations at 10:00 and 11:00 as previously announced).
* When P&R parking users are queuing in the priority entry lane, please show your P&R shuttle bus ticket (or reservation completion mail).
* When ship users are queuing in the priority entry lane, please show your priority entry certificate.
For Reference
Press Releases
– Improvements to Expo P&R (Park & Ride)
https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/news/news-20250523-04/
– Priority Entry Lane for Passenger Ship Users at the West Gate and Extension of North Yumeshima Floating Pier Service Hours
https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/news/news-20250619-02/
(Transportation Bureau)