Before the rail ticket gates
Kansai · A-rated official location
Buy ICOCA at Kansai International Airport
Physical ICOCA is sold at the JR or Nankai side of Kansai-airport Station outside Terminal 1 on the second floor; the JR-West guide identifies ICOCA-capable machines and the JR ticket office.
Official-source recordPhysical ICOCA is sold at the JR or Nankai side of Kansai-airport Station outside Terminal 1 on the second floor; the JR-West guide identifies ICOCA-capable machines and the JR ticket office.
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What to do at this location
1 official sales option in this record.
Check the product panel before choosing a card.
Short-term visitor cards and regular reusable cards follow different rules.
Purchase details
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JR West / participating ICOCA issuer
ICOCA
JR or Nankai Kansai-airport Station outside Terminal 1; JR-West ticket office and ICOCA-capable ticket machines are documented on the JR side
- Floor / level
- Terminal 1 2F outside, across the connecting bridge
- Gate side
- Before the rail ticket gates
- Counter / machine
- JR-West ticket office or ticket machine displaying the ICOCA purchase function
- Initial value
- JPY 2,000 typical issue amount with JPY 1,500 usable value
- Deposit
- JPY 500
- How to buy
- At a machine choose Buy ICOCA and insert yen; a child card requires the staffed process
- Payment
- Cash only for a physical ICOCA machine purchase; credit cards are not accepted
- Refund
- Return at an eligible JR-West ticket office: remaining value minus JPY 220 plus the JPY 500 deposit
- Child card
- Official identification is required to verify the child's name and date of birth
Two limits travelers miss
Nationwide use is not unlimited travel.
Usable in participating IC areas nationwide, but one rail journey cannot cross between separate IC card areas
A separate express ticket is required for limited express trains; stored-value ICOCA alone does not board the Shinkansen
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