Originally Posted by
ravishah
... With Osaka - given we fly from there I thought it might be easier to stay there - also I think the hotels are a bit cheaper but will look into an extra day in Kyoto.
Either would work but you should know that the "Haruka" airport express train from Kyoto to KIX takes about 75 minutes while the ride from Osaka varies by where in Osaka you are staying but ranges from about 40 minutes to 70 minutes. The difference in time in pretty negligible.