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Organising train travel - JR Pass or not?

Mojjjo
Mojjjo
4 months ago
1 answer

Two of us will be travelling in October, on our second visit to Japan.
Should I buy my tickets individually or are there any passes that would be better to use?

the broad itinerary is over 15 days, putting it outside of a 14 day JR Pass.
DAY1 tokyo to Aizu Wakamatsu
DAY6 Koriyama to Kanazawa
DAY 9 Kanazawa to Odawara
DAY 12 Odawara to Kyoto
DAY 15 Kyoto to Kansai airport.
While in Kyoto we might do some local train travel as well,

Alexis
Alexis
1050 posts
4 months ago
Expert

Hi there,

It’s likely that for your itinerary it would be more cost-effective to purchase your tickets individually. If you plan on making use of local transportation in Kyoto I’d suggest seeing if you can pick up a Suica (or equivalent) card from the airport in Tokyo, that can also be used in Tokyo.

Hope this helps!

Alexis


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