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How to go From Tokyo to Hakodate

bambang
bambang
over 7 years ago
3 responses

Hi There,
sorry, My question quiet detail,
1. My flight arrive in Narita from Indonesia by ANA at 15.45 on Dec 29,2016 , I want to go to Hakodate, I already bought
JR pass in Indonesia , due to information , I should go to counter JR is that true.
2. I bought unreserved , what should I do. and what is the suitable time catch train to Hakodate.
3. My daughter study in Beppu , Japan , and will joint with us go to Hakodate from Tokyo, could She buy JR tickets and
used mixed with me travel to Hakodate.
4. If she could , where she could buy, because according her could not buy through travel agent in Beppu .
Thanks you very much for your assistance and help.

Regards

Bambang Tjahjono.

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Daniel-san
18830 posts
over 7 years ago
Expert

Hello there,

1.) Yes, you will have to activate the JR Pass at the station at Narita Airport.

2.) I am not sure what you mean with unreserved? It is about 6.5 hours from Narita Airport to Hakodate. The last train connection departs at 17:44, which you will likely to make but it would mean arriving at 00:05 in Hakodate. You may want to travel to Tokyo first and travel on the following morning.

3.) Yes, you can buy seats together.

4.) It is not possible to use a JR Pass with a student visa. Your daughter would have to buy normal rail tickets.

Hope this helps,
Daniel

bambang
bambang
3 posts
over 7 years ago

Dear Daniel,
Thank you very much for your answer, appreciated , I follow your suggestion stay one night in Tokyo, next morning catch JR to Hakodate. Other question I bought tickets in Jakarta and the tour counter said this is unreserved , they said that i could get the train but the seat is not reserved , depend on the other passenger get the seat, we could sit on the seat where ever available. Is that true ?

Due to my daughter which is student in Beppu Japan, she could not get 14 days ticket, when we're in Hokkaido is there any ticket that we can buy with 7 days condition as we got in Jakarta as a tourist ?

Thank you for your assistance.

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Daniel-san
18830 posts
over 7 years ago
Expert

Hi again,

I am not sure what they mean with non-reserved, as all Hayabusa Shinkansen to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto are reserved. You can just go to any ticket office and ask the staff to be seated together. It is very easy :)

It depends on her Visa, she can only buy a JR Pass or regional pass if she has a tourist visa. Otherwise she will have to purchase normal tickets.

Hope this helps too!
Daniel


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