Originally Posted by
Phipps
Thanks for the replies!
I really wanted the PVG-NRT flight, however when I tried to book it there was no award availability.
My plan now is to take a late night flight on Air China from PVG the night before, then stay at the Crowne Plaza by the airport. I'll then take an earlier JL flight around 8:30am, so I will have more time in Tokyo.
Sort of an odd routing, but the best I can come up with.
If I were you, I'd stick with the afternoon flight to NRT (better food, if nothing else) and fly into PEK a bit earlier on the preceding day. This will give you a full evening and half a day in Beijing, which is well worth the effort. BTW, if you're not connecting immediately out of T3, my recommendation shifts to the T1/2 airlines: MU, CZ, HU. T2 is much easier to escape and is only one stop away from Sanyuan Qiao on the train (on the way
to the airport, T3 is the first stop).