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chanakar
chanakar
almost 10 years ago
4 responses

My itinerary is as follows.

Tokyo 03 nights 12th - 15th
Takayama 01night 15th - 16th
Hiroshima 01 night - 16th - 17th
Osaka 02 nights 17th - 19th
Kyoto - 03 nights 19th – 22nd
Hakone -01 night 22nd - 23rd
Yokohama -01 night 23rd - 24th

Would a 7 day pass be sufficient for above itinerary ?

As it would be used as follows.

15/04 Tokyo to Takayama ( Day 1 )
16/04 Takayama to Hiroshima ( Day 2 )
17/04 Hiroshima to Osaka ( Day 3 )
19/04 Osaka to Kyoto ( Day 4 )
22/04 Kyoto to Hakone ( Day 5 )
23/04 Hakone to Yokohama ( Day 6 )
24/04 Yokohama to Tokyo Narita Airport ( Day 7 )

Would the pass entitle free travel from Tokyo Narita airport to the city on my arrival date in Japan of 12/04 ?

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Daniel-san
18835 posts
almost 10 years ago
Expert

Hi there!

When planning your itinerary with for your JR Pass, it is good to keep in mind that the JR Pass is valid for a consecutive amount of days. In other words it can be used for 7, 14 or 21 days straight. Looking at your itinerary I do think that a 14 day JR Pass would offer good value.

You could cover your complete itinerary with it, including travel to and from the airport.

Here's an example of possible savings:

Narita Airport - Tokyo ¥ 3,220
Tokyo - Takayama ¥ 15,010
Takayama - Hiroshima ¥ 17,180
Hiroshima - Osaka ¥ 10,430
Osaka - Kyoto ¥ 560
Kyoto - Hakone (Odawara station) ¥ 12,280
Hakone - Yokohama ¥ 1,950
Yokohama - Narita Airport ¥ 3,840

For a total of ¥ 64,470 or ¥ 18,080 in savings as the 14 day JR Pass is ¥ 46,390.

Hope this helps!
Daniel

chanakar
chanakar
4 posts
almost 10 years ago

Dear Daniel - san

Appreciate your prompt reply and breakdown of individual fares.

Thanks for same.

Chanaka

chanakar
chanakar
4 posts
almost 10 years ago

Hi Daniel

I have a few more questions for you.

When purchasing a JR pass is the best price available on the jrpass.com site ?

If purchasing pass from JR site do I have to pay the USD 25 delivery charge ?

Could I not collect same from Narita airport on my arrival ?

Chanaka


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