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13 Feb 19, 02:31 PM |
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19 hours flight seems odd with a 2 hour layover. We fly from Edinburgh in July. Just looking at the tickets now and they say 1:35hr to Schiphol, 3 hour layover, 11 hours to Narita. Coming back is 12 hours from Haneda to CDG, 1:45 layover then 1:45 to Edinburgh.
Either way, what are you looking for? This is our plan so far: https://www.thedibb.co.uk/forums/sho...1&postcount=14 We locked down 3x locations over 15 days as we didnt want to burn out. There is so much to do so we didnt want to waste time travelling too much: We are doing disney (action)->kyoto (culture)->USJ (action, from Kyoto)->Tokyo (last bit of madness). We intend to use a 7day JR pass starting on the Kyoto and ending when we get back to Tokyo. We will use Pasmo IC cards for subway and load them as necessary. Our Kids can use "children" Pasmo which we will get from the office in Narita (whilst booking the Shinkansen at the same time). First hotel is Okura Bay then a pair of AirBnBs: a house in Kyoto next to train station and AEON mall then an apartment a few mins from Ueno station - we have used extensive use of google maps to start mapping out roads and landmarks. Most of the travelling in Kyoto is not JR for us but we will have a JR pass active. Same again for Tokyo, whilst we CAN get away with JR and walking it wont be the ideal route - this means we dont need a JR pass active for our entire trip - just the bullet trains will make it cost effective alone, any other trips are a bonus. Wifi will be picked up at the airport and we are all learning Japanese via 2 apps - lingodeer and duolingo. I prefer lingodeer. Edited at 02:39 PM. |
13 Feb 19, 06:35 PM |
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Hi KK20
Thanks for your info .. The flight from Glasgow to Dubai 7hr 30 min .. 1hr 35 layover the Dubai to Narita 9hrs 45 mins .. Return is from Haneda Airport.. Does this sound ok? |
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13 Feb 19, 07:14 PM |
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Not a problem!
Be lovely to natter with a fellow Dibber, my partner is not much of a Disney fan and the visit to TDR is quite quick - we have a full day for TDS and a "after 6pm to 10pm" visit to TDL. Then we move into Tokyo - perhaps a sneaky day back later in holiday, but not holding out much hope lol. Would love to hear your plans, what we both are looking forward to / are nervous about etc etc. Might be better after I get back in May then I can at least talk about my actual experience, but does not mean we could meet sooner - have a Japan / Disney centric natter |
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13 Feb 19, 07:39 PM |
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Sounds great!
Everyone has been very helpful with information but I think I feel more confused than before 😊 I’m not sure wether to fly into Tokyo and out of Osaka or into Osaka and out of Tokyo .. Or just fly in and out of Tokyo Ha ha! You can see I’m very confused! I’m also unsure how long to stay in each place and what areas are best for hotels .. we’re thinking if Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto and have the options of day trips inbetween .. As i said I’m really confused! |
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13 Feb 19, 09:09 PM |
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13 Feb 19, 10:30 PM |
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13 Feb 19, 11:20 PM |
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13 Feb 19, 11:22 PM |
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This is what I did and it worked perfectly. 4 nights in Kyoto and then 5 nights in Tokyo.
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13 Feb 19, 11:28 PM |
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13 Feb 19, 11:43 PM |
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That sounds good to me! I know I recommended the JR Pass for trains in my first post but if you're flying into Tokyo and out of Osaka then you'll only be taking the shinkansen one way and therefore the JR Pass might not be the best deal. I'd suggest planning what day trips you want to take and then working out if you'll actually save money or whether you're better off paying out of pocket for trains. I didn't get the JR Pass as I was also only taking the shinkansen one way, and I ended up saving money this way.
Be aware that often there are several train options for the same journey and these can vary hugely in both journey time and price. There are loads of resources online to help you plan ahead though!
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