【WILLER Co., Ltd.】 Highway bus “WILLER EXPRESS” to temporarily increase service to Expo site “Yumeshima”
WILLER Inc. Press release: July 3, 2025 Highway bus “WILLER EXPRESS” temporarily increases the number of services to the Expo site “Yumeshima” ～During the summer vacation period, there will be two round trips. The average occupancy rate of the current route is already 98%～ WILLER EXPRESS Co., Ltd. (Head office: Koto-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Koji Hirayama; hereinafter referred to as “Willer Express”) will operate one additional round trip service between Tokyo and Yumeshima in Osaka (the site of the 2025 Japan World Expo (Osaka-Kansai Expo)) during the summer holiday period from July 19th (Saturday) to August 30th (Saturday), 2025. This will bring the total number of flights to Yumeshima from Tokyo to two round trips, making travel to the Osaka-Kansai Expo even more convenient. Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/27749/369/27749-369-a05e821ae1a103347d52d7929cbd24eb-988×657.jpg ■ Good performance – current Yumeshima routes have a 98% occupancy rate The express bus “WILLER EXPRESS” began service to Yumeshima on Saturday, April 12, 2025. In the three months since service began, a total of more than 1,000 passengers have boarded and disembarked at Yumeshima. The average occupancy rate of the one round trip (WX164 and WX268) that already serves Yumeshima during the same period is 98%, and the bus is almost full. In addition, both buses run on the route “Busta Shinjuku ⇔ WILLER Bus Terminal Osaka Umeda/Yumeshima”, and since the buses began running to Yumeshima, the percentage of passengers getting on and off at Yumeshima has been increasing. In particular, the percentage of passengers getting on and off at Yumeshima has exceeded half for reservations departing after July (Figure 1).
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/27749/369/27749-369-18af7ecd74e28e182fb0ec4ab108a676-472×221.png Figure 1: Yumeshima service: Boarding and disembarking ratio at Yumeshima (by departure month) (Reservations as of Friday, June 27, 2025) ■Used by a wide range of ages – the convenience of being able to go directly to the venue is popular The express bus “WILLER EXPRESS” is often used by young customers up to their 20s, but the age range of customers getting on and off at Yumeshima is significantly different. 43% are 31 to 50 years old, and 39% are 51 years old or older, indicating that it is used by customers of a wide range of ages (Figure 2). In addition, in the questionnaire (optional response) at the time of reservation, customers getting on and off at Yumeshima tend to place more importance than average on the “location of the boarding and disembarking point” (Figure 3), suggesting that they support the convenience of being able to go directly to the Expo site without changing trains.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/27749/369/27749-369-ad08c3c12245988d9917498857825eab-413×210.png Figure 2 Comparison of age groups of passengers boarding and disembarking at Yumeshima and other services
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/27749/369/27749-369-73644514dc00c7f3aeab0dda62604e45-353×214.png Figure 3: Survey at the time of booking – Percentage of those who chose “location of boarding and disembarking points” as an important point ■Increase in number of round trips to two during the summer vacation period from July 19th (Sat) to August 30th (Sat) In light of this situation, we will increase the number of Yumeshima flights from Tokyo to Osaka during the summer vacation period from July 19th (Sat) to August 30th (Sat) 2025 so that more customers can travel to the Osaka-Kansai Expo in comfort (departing from Osaka from July 19th (Sat), and from Tokyo from July 20th (Sun). The newly established flights will feature combination vehicles equipped with the latest four-row seat “Prime” and three-row independent seat “Comodo,” providing a spacious environment where you can relax even on long-distance trips. Willer Express will continue to strive to expand its route network and improve its services to meet the needs of its customers. [Flight schedule to and from Yumeshima]
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/27749/369/27749-369-1ca26c0ee5bc5f82ea9551dc72af11ba-989×305.png ※WBT Osaka Umeda = WILLER Bus Terminal Osaka Umeda
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/27749/369/27749-369-ccc58ba05af9d0d05a47b75ef4bfbe3d-3900×2601.jpg 4-row seat “Prime”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/27749/369/27749-369-6075a51331059fad72178038f8ad19fa-744×496.png 3-row seating “Komodo” *Images are for illustrative purposes only. *This email has been sent automatically, so please do not reply.
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