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Checkin cutoff (well, conformance in reality) is 20 minutes and the trip to airport from shinjuku station is 45 minutes by train or 55 minutes by bus. So Alex G has at least 15 minutes buffer there. As mentioned if you’re not going to Shin-Osaka you wont save as much time as it seems.
I had a 0522 Daimon departure and 0834 IC Osaka arrival using the plane (JL101), 3 hr 15 mins and I didn’t take bus from ITM which is faster than the train.
Shinkansen option is 3 hrs +-1 mins on google maps so I see the 2 options comparable in time. Not to mention flying is usually cheaper than 14000 JPY JR charge if you dont have a JR Pass.
It will take longer than 3h40 by plane, you won’t be arriving at exactly the check-in deadline (you phyiscally can’t time it that way), recommended minimum is 60 minutes. You also don’t account for getting off the plane and exiting airport. I’ve done this journey by plane hundred times and it takes a minimum of 4h30 if not 5 hours.
Shinjuku to Tokyo station it’s 25 minutes maximum. That’s in total less than 3 hours. And if you flew JAL or even ANA, it’s significantly narrower seat with significantly less leg room than Nozomi.
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