I plan to use JR Pass from Kyoto to Narita Airport. My departure time is 4:55 pm, I also need to find the schedule from Asakusa to Kyoto. thanks. Due to the limilation of JR pass,l can't take NOZOMI. I looked at the time table. It seems not a easy job.Thanks.
6/27/2006
Course Departure/Platform Arrival/Platform Total money Required time Distance Transfers
The first KYOTO(10:26) 12 NARITA AIRPORT(13:57) �15830 3hours 31min 592.8 km 1
The second KYOTO(10:09) 12 NARITA AIRPORT(14:11) �14250 4hours 02min 581.2 km 1
The third KYOTO(10:06) 11 NARITA AIRPORT(14:11) �14250 4hours 05min 581.2 km 1
The fourth KYOTO(10:46) 12 NARITA AIRPORT(14:28) �15830 3hours 42min 592.8 km 1
The fifth KYOTO(10:32) 12 NARITA AIRPORT(14:32) �14250 4hours 00min 581.2 km 1

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The key to pick out the Hikari is getting the complete daily timetable between the two cities. Just search the normal way. It will give you the Nozomi as a default. Click on the clock on the timetable button to the right of the Nozomi train and it will give you every Shinkansen of every flavor for the whole day between Kyoto and Tokyo Stations. In your case you could take the Hakari at 10AM which gets in Tokyo at 12:43 PM. The next NEX leaves Tokyo at 1:03 PM followed by the 1:33 PM one. It's a little work using the Hyperdia timetable, but it's a fantastic tool.

Do I get the time right ? My air is 4:55 pm. Thanks.

According to the time table. I will be in airport around 14:26 pm. more than two hours before the air.

SHINKANSEN HIKARI 408
KYOTO 10:00
TOKYO 12:43
So once I get into TOKYO, I will take

LIMITED EXPRESS NARITA EXPRESS 21 13:03 - - - 13:56 13:57
*LIMITED EXPRESS NARITA EXPRESS 21 13:03 - - - 13:56 13:57
LIMITED EXPRESS NARITA EXPRESS 23 13:33 - - - 14:26 14:28
*LIMITED EXPRESS NARITA EXPRESS 23 13:33 - - - 14:26 14:28

I think you're reading it correctly.

Bear in mind that the transfer from Shinkansen to N'EX at Tokyo Station is quite a hike - you need to go up from the Shinkansen platorm (two stories above ground) to the N'EX platfrom (four basements below ground).

I know my way around Tokyo station - I guess I could do it in 10 minutes. It would take me longer if I'm dragging a heavy suitcase. So I would say that 20 mins is enough.... But Robyng recently did the same transfer and felt that 27 minutes was rather close for comfort for her.

Robyng was taking elevators - If you can use the escalators you will get there more quickly.

Hikari 366 leaves Kyoto at 10:00 and arrives at 12:43.

Hikari 408 leaves at another time.

Thanks. I tried to type in Shinagawa to Kyoto or Tokyo to Kyoto .

http://grace.hyperdia.com/cgi-english/hyperd01.cgi

did not give the schedule for Tokyo to Kyoto . It gave me A destination isn't found.

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Works fine for me, Shinagawa - Kyoto
Tokyo - Kyoto