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Connecting Hikari and Hida Wide View and the layover period during this train changeover

sharonfcy
sharonfcy
about 8 years ago
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Hi Daniel,

I am taking these trains using my JR Pass
Kyoto to Nagoya - Hikari
Nagoya to Takayama - Hida Wide View

From the Hyperdia, I understand that the Hikari stops at different platform and Hida Wide View leaves from another platform. The question is Hyperdia gave a timetable where the connection time is 15-20 mins. Locating the right platform could pose a challenge to me as a first timer planning my own trip. Is it allowed that we choose a later departure time for the next train or we must follow exactly as the timetable?

Hope you could advise. TQ

SF

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Daniel-san
19336 posts
about 8 years ago
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Hello there,

You can take any train you like. You could spend some time around Nagoya first and take a later train to Takayama.

That said, the transfer is fairly easy and 5 minutes should be enough, even if you are a first timer :)

Kind regards,
Daniel

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