Caroline McGuire Tokyo to Kyoto by Shinkansen "Nothing quite beats the Shinkansen bullet train, one of the fastest in the world. It hardly feels like you're whizzing along at speed until you look ...

The fastest and most direct way to get from Kansai International Airport to Kyoto is to take the JR West Airport Express HARUKA train. The trip takes about 75 minutes and costs 3,600 yen (about $32).

After our fabulous visit to Kyoto, it was time to head south, towards the port city of Fukuoka. Although a 640 kilometer trip by road, it takes a mere 3 hours by the fastest Shinkansen train ...