[QUOTE=jib71;7162284]Or stay the final night in Kyoto ... the train from Kyoto station to KIX the following day. (Roughly 90 mins IIRC... [QUOTE]
Actually closer to 75 minutes on the Haruka.
I agree with this. Kobe and Osaka are so close to Kyoto that it makes more sense to stay in Kyoto unless one has a specific reason for moving.
JR