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irenyka Jun 22nd, 2018 11:27 AM

Hikari bullet train Osaka to Tokyo
 
Hi! We will be traveling Osaka to Tokyo by Hikari Shinkansen using the JR pass. But, not really sure in what station we could take the train. Where is the nearest station that we could catch the train if we are staying near Momodani station? Does the train have a schedule by the hour? Thanks in advance! :)

Reading54 Jun 22nd, 2018 03:00 PM

Have you searched for train schedule at HyperDia | ???? ???? ??? ???? ??? ??????? at all?

Enter MOMODANI in the FROM field, and TOKYO in the TO field, choose your date/time, use the "More Options" link to uncheck NOZOMI , Sleeper Train, Private Railway etc.

The search results will give you several options.

mrwunrfl Jun 22nd, 2018 04:11 PM

You would use Shin-Osaka. Scroll down at the link below, change the date and time, and then click Search.
Click on "Interval Timetable" on one of the results and you will see the timetable for the day between those stations.

HyperDia | SearchResult

BigRuss Jun 25th, 2018 09:13 AM

Have you searched for train schedule at HyperDia ???? ???? ??? ???? ??? ??????? at all?

Enter MOMODANI in the FROM field, and TOKYO in the TO field, choose your date/time, use the "More Options" link to uncheck NOZOMI , Sleeper Train, Private Railway etc.

The search results will give you several options.


This is easy to handle - there is only one train station in Osaka where you can catch the shinkansen. The station is Shin-Osaka, which is named such because it has the shinkansen train (see also, Shin-Kobe) and is not the main train station in Osaka (that would be Osaka station). A quick look at the shinkansen timetables would have told you this.

irenyka Jun 30th, 2018 06:55 AM

Alright, thanks for all the tips. I've already looked in hyperdia. :)

tt7 Jun 30th, 2018 12:41 PM

irenyka - in addition to your Osaka - Tokyo trip on the Shinkansen, are you travelling elsewhere in Japan? If you're flying into Osaka (KIX) and then taking the train to Tokyo, a JR Pass (minimum cost 7 day standard class = ¥29,110) will not be cost-effective versus simply buying a single Shinkansen ticket Shin-Osaka - Tokyo (¥14,450). The JR Pass will only pay for itself if you take additional train trips (such as a return to Osaka from Tokyo or trips from Osaka to Himeji, Okayama, Hiroshima etc.).


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