Originally Posted by
anabolism
So, if I fly LAX-NRT, getting in at 4:40 PM, my choices seem to be:
- NRT-FUK JL3057 7:50 9:55 (train to Hiroshima doesn't seem to run that late)
- NRT-KIX N327 7:00 8:50 (flying NW instead of JL)
- NRT-ITM JL3007 6:30 7:55 (not sure if this is a legal connection)
- Overnight in Tokyo, fly HND-HIJ, HND-FUK, HND-???
Anything else?
What do people recommend?
Which airport is easier to get to Hiroshima from?
If you want to avoid overnighting somewhere on the way, then I think 3 is the best of those options. 1hr 50mins should easily be a legal connection within Terminal 2 (I assume you will arrive with AA at T2?).
On arrival at ITM, you can take a cab or bus (25 mins) to Shin Osaka Station. And from there it's a 90 minute Nozomi train ride to Hiroshima.
Last departure from Shin Osaka to Hiroshima is 10.29pm, so you have some room in that plan for delays.
Just for your reference --- A 7.57pm Nozomi Shinkansen departure from Shinagawa (which you could easily connect to) would get you to Hiroshima at 11.56pm. That would be a rather less complex journey (one train change). It would get you to Hiroshima slightly later than the flight + train plan (assuming the flights are all on time). And it would be slightly more expensive (but the difference might be insignificant if you take a cab from ITM to Shin Osaka).