How do you combine Nara-shi and Wakayama?
Yes. Nara-shi and Wakayama combine well on one trip. As a rough guide, allow a full day in Nara-shi and a full day in Wakayama, around 2 days in total.
How the two connect
Nara-shi and Wakayama are only about 77 km apart, close enough to combine on the same trip without long transfers, and easy to do as a day trip in either direction. The nearest airport to Nara-shi is Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM), about 35 km away; for Wakayama it is Kansai International Airport (KIX), about 23 km away, so you can fly into one and out of the other.
Suggested days
- Nara-shi
- a full day
- Wakayama
- a full day
- Together
- 2 days · about 77 km apart
These are starting points, not fixed rules. Add a day to whichever place matches your interests, and build in the travel time between them.
Explore both places
Tours and day trips from Wakayama
- Wakayama Castle Town Walking Tour
- The Best of Wakayama City Private Tour
- Wakayama Private Customizable Full Day Tour
- Kumano Kodo Kii-ji Walking Tour from Hoshiya Station
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Day suggestions are a planning guide based on each place's size and profile, not fixed itineraries. Distances are great-circle figures derived from place coordinates; airport data from OurAirports. How Head Your Way compiles its data.