Hello
I'm travelling to Tokyo with my partner. We'll be in Japan for 8 days. We want to explore Kyoto and I want to visit friends in Fukuoka and also see Kyoto on my way back to Tokyo. Is it worth both of us getting the 7-day JR Pass? Or are we better off getting separate tickets just for those journeys?
Our plan is to go Tokyo -> Kyoto -> Fukuoka -> Kyoto -> Tokyo.
Also is there a route map for the trains available?
Many thanks for your help.
Hi there,
For the itinerary you are looking at it will certainly be worthwhile using a 7 day pass. 7 day passes break even if you do 1 round trip to osaka. As you are doing significantly more travel than this you will make great savings with the pass.
You can find a set of useful maps of jr coverage here.
Hope this helps!
Hi gmot,
A 7 day rail pass will be worth it if you spend over 28,300 yen on individual JR tickets.
Tokyo - Kyoto 13,420 yen (http://bit.ly/Qn8wkS)
Kyoto - Fukuoka 15,410 yen (http://bit.ly/LSeFZl)
Fukuoka - Kyoto 15,410 yen
Tokyo - Kyoto 13,420 yen
Total: 57,660yen
If you purchase a 7 day rail pass from us, you will save 29,360 yen!
Hope this helps!
Thanks so much Mari and Lui for your help! I took your advice and got a couple of passes!
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