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Narita - Shinjuku - Hiroshima - Kyoto - Hakone - Tokyo

ct.bjorklund
ct.bjorklund
over 7 years ago
2 answers

Hello

What a great site you have, really helpful for Japan first time travellers, like myself.

I would like to check if a 7- or 14-daypass would help us on our journey. (my partner says it won't, but I would like to verify that...)

28 mar: Narita to Shinjuku
29 mar: Full day Tokyo
30 mar: Tokyo (Shinjuku) to Hiroshima
31 mar: Full day Hiroshima
1 apr: Day trip Miyajima
2 apr: Hiroshima to Kyoto
3 apr: Day trip Nara
4 apr: Full day Kyoto
5 apr: Kyoto to Hakone
6 apr: Hakone to Tokyo (Shinjuku)
7 apr: Full day Tokyo
8 apr: Day trip Nikko
9 apr: Full day Tokyo
10 apr: Tokyo (Shinjuku) to Narita

So, should we buy a Jr pass or not? :)

Also, is this itinerary doable, or should we change something?

Thank you in advance!

Best regards
Camilla

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Daniel-san
19299 posts
over 7 years ago
Expert

Hi Camilla,

You will be traveling a lot and both a 7 day and 14 day JR Pass would help you make savings in both cases.

For a 7 day JR Pass, the best value would be from March 30th to April 5th. Or a 14 day JR Pass, for pretty much the entire trip.

Here's a quick breakdown of ticket fares:

Tokyo - Hiroshima ¥ 18,560
Hiroshima - Miyajima (train & ferry) ¥ 1,180
Hiroshima - Kyoto ¥ 11,090
Kyoto - Nara (return) ¥ 1,420
Kyoto - Hakone (Odawara) ¥ 12,080

For a total of ¥ 44,330 or at least ¥ 15,220 in savings as the 7 day JR Pass is ¥ 29,110. This would be the most cost effective option.

A 14 day JR Pass is ¥ 46,390, a one way Tokyo - Narita Airport alone is around ¥ 3,000yen. Add a return to Narita, travel to Nikko and local travel in Tokyo and the 14 day JR Pass would also give you good value.

So for your question: Definitely a JR Pass :)

Hope this helps,
Daniel

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ct.bjorklund
ct.bjorklund
2 posts
over 7 years ago

Thank you so very much for your reply!

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