In <4126FD82.6030702@seatraveler.com> Steve Kramer <steve@seatraveler.com> writes:

>Bob Myers wrote:
>> "abcd" <abcd_68@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:cafa549.0408200016.3cbc0c43@posting.google.com...
>> 
>> 
>>>I'm flying into Narita because that's what I was instructed to do.
>>>Erroneously apparently... Anyway the flight is confirmed and payed for
>>>by now so there's not much I can do.
>> 
>> 
>> It still might not be too late to change; you may wish to
>> check with whoever is arranging your travel.  Especially
>> if you're starting your work in Kyoto immediately upon
>> arrival - I certainly wouldn't want to have to show up
>> to a meeting or whatever after just arriving in Narita and
>> THEN following that up with the train trip you'll need to
>> get to Kyoto.  Yes, Narita really IS that inconvenient
>> if Kyoto is your destination; KIX is greatly preferable.

>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!

Nonsense.  Haruka from KIX to JR Kyoto is 80 minutes, every half hour.
Narita to Kyoto via the best connection and fastest Nozomi is probably
4 hours.  But if he wants to see Tokyo, it makes sense to fly in there,
and the train trip has its own attractions.

>Steve Kramer
>Chiang Mai, Thailand
>http://www.photoenvisions.com

David