Hi!
I trying to plan an itinerary for 7 people (6 adults, 1 child) and am looking at a variety of passes.
I initially wanted to go with a 3 day JR West Pass for the Osaka & Kobe part of the trip, and the JR 7 day Pass for the rest, but have since realised that JR lines are not very prominent in Kyoto. Furthermore, using this option would not allow me to cover the airport journey from Kyoto to KIX, and spending approximately $300 per person for a 7 day pass isn't the cheapest option.
I am now looking at using an 14 day ICOCO pass in Kansai and a SUICA pass in Kanto as I wanted the flexibility of moving between JR lines and private railways. However, I am not sure if this would help me to limit costs given the amount of train travel we would be doing.
So to ask: which pass would be the most cost effective, while giving the best reach possible?
Thank you!