thanks for all your suggestions
[QUOTE=abmj-jr;7162590][QUOTE=jib71;7162284]Or stay the final night in Kyoto ... the train from Kyoto station to KIX the following day. (Roughly 90 mins IIRC...
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.
Originally Posted by
jib71
Or stay the final night in Kyoto - and save yourself the hassle of moving hotels. Kobe is an easy day trip from Kyoto. And you can get the train from Kyoto station to KIX the following day. (Roughly 90 mins IIRC - you can find the exact times on hyperdia).
Originally Posted by
acregal
Just spend the night in Osaka. Trains from Sannomiya to Umeda are frequent and like 390 yen one way. Also, it takes about an hour to get from Umeda to KIX and probably twice that from Kobe.
Am leaning towards staying another night in Kyoto. Originally we were moving because our hotel was full for the last night so decided to stay in Osaka and also because the flight back is departing KIX at 10:40.
However, having just checked now - the hotel now has rooms for the last night and at the same rate as the other nights. (strange it was full until now)
Hyperdia quotes between 1h20 and 2h and Yen1800 and Yen3200 for the journey so it is doable to travel to KIX on the morning of departure.
For the easiest journey- 0 stops- the "LTD.EXP HARUKA 3" hyperdia says the cost is ¥2980 and seems to break it into
Fare ¥1830 + Unreserved seat ¥1150
Does that mean that the ticket is 1830 if you
don't get a reserved seat?