"Steve Kramer" <steve@seatraveler.com> wrote in message
news:4126FD82.6030702@seatraveler.com...
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> Actually, I think you'll find that you can get from Narita to Kyoto via
> the Shinkansen faster than you can get from KIX via either the bus or
> the combination of trains, depending on the time of day, even though the
> distance is double. Getting to and from KIX is a real pain!
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Narita to Tokyo via Narita Express (quickest) is one hour. Shinkansen Nozomi
(quickest) from Tokyo to Kyoto takes 2hrs 20min. So I guess you are looking
at minimum 4 hours to get from Narita to Kyoto. But you can do KIX-Kyoto in
less than 2 hrs (see http://www.hyperdia.com/cgi-english/).

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