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Which rail pass and for how long?

donnaB
donnaB
6 days ago
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We have a complex itinerary for almost 5 weeks and I need advice on which plan to purchase and for how long.

  1. Arrive Fukuoka
    day 3 travel to Hiroshima
    Travel by train to Otake and return to Hiroshima
    Day 5 Travel from Hiroshima station to Takahama station
    ( next few days we will be traveling around the countryside privately with a friend) Day 10 travel from Kochi to Awa Yamakawa station
    Day 12 travel from Awa Yamakawa stion to Takamtsu
    Day 14 Ferry from Takamatsu to Naoshima island
    Day 18 travel to Kyoto
    Day 21 day trip travel from Kyoto to Nara and back to Kyoto
    Day 23 travel Kyoto to Nagoya
    after stop in Nagoya continue on to Odawara train station
    day 26 travel from Odawara to Hanna Sation
    day 27 travel from hanna Station to Saitama
    Day 28 travel from Saitama to Tokyo
    travel around Tokyo by train for 7 days
    Day 35 travel from Tokyo to Haneda airport.
    Day 35 travel from Tokyo
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Daniel-san
18934 posts
1 day ago
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Hi there,

Thank you for sharing your complex trip, I love seeing people going a bit off the beaten path and see more of the things that Japan has to offer.

In terms of a rail pass, what makes it hard to find a match is that you stay multiple days in each location. Then a railpass is useful when doing longer distances, but if you really condense your trip, it comes down to Hiroshima - Shikoku - Tokyo with many different stops. This typically means that buying travel as you go (i.e. normal tickets) makes more sense.

One regional pass I can recommend here is for travel across Shikoku, which is the Shikoku Area Pass. Which comes in 3,4,5 and 7 day options.

Hope this helps,
Daniel

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