Should I purchase JR Pass

Hi Shjam,

The JR-Pass is great if you plan on traveling longer distances.
Since your all of your travel will be local in the Kansai Area I would not recommend it.

What may be of use is the Kansai Area pass you can also use it on the Haruka express from Kansai Airport to Osaka and to Kyoto if you like.

Hope this helps,
-Daniel

Thank you Daniel... 2 questions.

1. If I purchase the Kansai Area Pass, can i travel to and fro Kyoto for 2 days? Meaning on the first day I will travel to Kyoto and returns to Osaka and then the next day I travel to Kyoto again. Can this pass covers both trip?

2. Can I use the pass to travel to Mount Koya?

Shjam

Hi again,

1.) Yes you can do this! please note however that this pass is relatively expansive and if you buy single tickets it is a lot cheaper. For example the pass is 2000Yen a day or 1500Yen a day if you buy the 4 day version. A single trip Osaka Kyoto is only about 500 Yen.

2.) Mount Koya is served by a different company (kintetsu) than JR, so JR passes don't cover it :(

Hope this helps,
-Daniel