The Osaka Suijō Bus (大阪水上バス, Ōsaka Suijō Basu) is a ship operating company in Osaka. The company belongs to Keihan Group. Founded in 1983, the company operates water buses on Ōkawa River and Dōtonbori Canal, an excursion cruise ship on the Port of Osaka, and a restaurant ship on Ōkawa River. The services include public lines listed below, as well as event cruises and chartered ships. The company once operated commuter ships as well, but the service was cancelled in 2005.
Lines
Arrows (→) indicate ships only go that direction. Dashes (—) indicate ships go both directions.
Operated on weekends/holidays of spring and summer.
Himawari (ひまわり) (restaurant ship)
OAP → (Ōkawa River) → OAP
There are three courses: Lunch Cruise (takes 80 minutes), Afternoon Cruise (50 minutes), and Dinner Cruise (90 minutes). Closed on Mondays during the off seasons, and between early January and early February.
Santa Maria (サンタマリア) (excursion cruise ship)
Kaiyūkan Aquarium West → (Port of Osaka) → Kaiyūkan Aquarium West
There are Day Cruise (takes 50 minutes) and Night Cruise (105 minutes). Operated every day.
Keihan: Main Line (In front of Yodoyabashi), Nakanoshima Line (Under construction, 5 min. walk from Ōebashi) Osaka Municipal Subway: ■Midōsuji Line (In front of Yodoyabashi, M17), ■Sakaisuji Line (8 min. walk from Kitahama, K14), ■Yotsubashi Line (9 min. walk from Higobashi, Y12)
JR: ■ Yamatoji Line (5 min. walk from JR Namba) Kintetsu: Namba Line (6 min. walk from Kintetsu Namba) Nankai: ■ Kōya Line, ■ Main Line (Both 7 min. walk from Namba) Osaka Municipal Subway: ■ Midōsuji Line (M20), ■ Sennichimae Line (S16), ■ Yotsubashi Line (Y15) (All 7 min. walk from Namba)
