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Old Feb 9, 2023 | 9:31 pm
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Originally Posted by Boraxo
How reliable is Shinkansen?

We have a flight departing HND at 6pm Sunday, and would like to take a train from Osaka on Sunday morning. (This would also make it cost effective for us to purchase a JR pass)

The alternative would be to take a bus to KIX and then fly KIX-HND but not sure that would save much time or increase reliability.
You could fly to HND from Itami airport, much closer to downtown Osaka than KIX. Depending on when you bought the ticket, price could be substantially lower than shinkansen. Also, no need to arrive at ITM more than 1 hour before departure, as it's small and very convenient.
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