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- From: merchant@cbnews.cb.att.com (shahrukh.s.merchant)
- Subject: How to get from Osaka Int'l Airport to Shin-Osaka station?
- Reply-To: shahrukh_merchant@att.com
- Organization: AT&T
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 17:16:55 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.171655.12678@cbnews.cb.att.com>
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- For various reasons, I will be flying into Osaka although I really want
- to get to Tokyo. I assume the best way to do this is to take the
- Shinkansen to Tokyo station from Shin-Osaka (correct?). My question
- is what is the best way to get to Shin-Osaka station from Osaka airport.
-
- Information that's a few years old tells me that I should take one of
- the "limousine" buses that do this route. Is this still the best way?
- Is there now a train station at Osaka airport and, if so, is this a
- good option? I will have luggage but nothing I cannot carry myself
- over short distances (not in a crowded commuter train, though).
-
- Other related questions:
-
- 1. How long will the trip from Osaka airport to Shin-Osaka station take
- and how frequently do the buses run?
- 2. Is there a JR office or travel agency where I can buy Shinkansen
- tickets at Osaka airport?
- 3. I will be arriving at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, 9 Jan. Will I have any
- problems getting a seat on the train without an advance reservation?
- (I have not been able to determine a way to make a train reservation
- from the US--is there one?)
- 4. Can someone with easy access to a timetable tell me which would be
- the 2 or 3 express trains I should shoot for based on my arrival
- into Osaka airport at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday (times and platform
- numbers)?
- 5. I will not be getting a JR pass since it will not be cost-effective
- for my itinerary, but I do have a question about it: is a "7-day" pass
- valid for 7 calendar days (i.e., till midnight of the 7th day) or
- for 7x24 hours (till the time and day of first use a week later)?
-
- Thanks!
-
- Shahrukh Merchant
- shahrukh_merchant@att.com
-