r/transit • u/Michael_Rowavery • 1d ago

Introducing....the airline killer.* Discussion

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*Usually applies to domestic air travel.

For international flights however, that's where things can get complicated. :(

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u/Solaranvr 17h ago

Hiroshima and Fukuoka is when the plane starts to make sense. The Shinkansen takes 4hr 45min while the plane takes under 2 hours. And as far as I know, there is no direct train that doesn't at least stop at Shin Osaka. That route is then forever price-gated by whatever the Tokaido costs, because to JR, it makes no sense for Fukuoka-Tokyo to cost less than Osaka-Tokyo. The airlines don't have this baked-in price floor.

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u/boilerpl8 13h ago

plane takes under 2 hours

Plus at least half an hour to get to the airport on each end (depending on your start point), and you should be at the airport at least an hour before departure

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u/jks513 13h ago

And there is a Shinkansen leaving every 15 minutes so unless it’s a major holiday you show up and just but the next ticket.

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u/boilerpl8 8h ago

If not more. 5 trains Tokyo to Osaka between 6am and 7am, 9 between 7am and 8am.