I will be going to cycle the shimanami kaido this December coming down from Osaka.
From Osaka i would get to Onomichi and cycle down to Imabari.
After the cycle i would be going to Sapporo
Here is the problem, so far i have identified two options
1) Imabari to Matsuyama airport to sapporo
Pros: Most direct route to sapporo
Cons: Currently flights are non direct (self transfer at tokyo) and are budget airlines which will mean that we need to pay for extra baggage weight
2) Imabari to onomichi(bus) to hiroshima airport to sapporo
Pros: flight is with japan airlines and is direct
Cons: bus back to onomichi may be tough to line up with last train to hiroshima as we will end cycle late
What would be the best course of action? Thanks!
Does any airline do directs from matsuyama to sapporo but just have not announced flight yet? That would be the best solution.
Also would you reccommend doing the cycle in 1 or 2 days?
Currently prefer to do 1 day to save time and cut rental costs of bikes
by blobber10000