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paluchina
paluchina
over 1 year ago
4 responses

Hello, my family (3 adults) will be traveling next November to Japan. Our itinerary will be:
Tokyo, Hakone, Nara, Kyoto, Kanazawa, Takayama, Matsumoto and Tokyo in 12 days.
Could you please help me on making the schedules and the right 7 or 14 day pass rail to use?

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Daniel-san
18832 posts
over 1 year ago
Expert

Hi there,

A 7-day Japan Rail Pass would be the best option if you can cover at least travel to Nara, Kyoto, Kanazawa, Takayama, Matsumoto and Tokyo within the 7-day period. You could then look at using a Hakone Free Pass within the Hakone area.

Kind regards,
Daniel

paluchina
paluchina
4 posts
over 1 year ago

Thank you Daniel. Actually our itinerary looks like this, so definitively the 14-day pass will be more convenient. Now, could you please help me telling me the Shinkansen lines for these cities? I found it challenging and can't seem to make it, Really appreciate it!
Day1: Arrival to Narita
Day2: Tokyo
Day3: Tokyo-Hakone
Day4: Hakone
Day5: Hakone-Nara
Day6: Nara-Kyoto
Day7, 8, 9: Kyoto
Day10: Kyoto-Kanazawa
Day11: Kanazawa
Day12: Kanazawa-Takayama
Day13: Takayama
Day14: Takayama-Tokyo
Day15: Tokyo
Day16:Departure from Haneda

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Daniel-san
18832 posts
over 1 year ago
Expert

Hi there,

I checked your itinerary to see if the price of a 14-day JR Pass would make sense on this route

Tokyo - Hakone (Odawara station) JPY 3,280
Odawara - Nara JPY 12,320
Nara - Kyoto JPY 720
Kyoto - Kanazawa JPY 6,490
Kanazawa - Takayama JPY 5,710
Takayama - Tokyo JPY 14,190
Tokyo - Haneda (by Monorail) JPY 660

For a total of JPY 43370 the cost of a 14-day Japan Rail Pass ¥47,250. Meaning you are about 4000 yen short of breaking even. It is not much but difference, maybe with local travel added it may be worth it.

For planning your trip, we just published a detailed blog post on how to find the best routes:
https://www.jrpass.com/blog/hyperdia-alternatives-how-to-plan-for-jr-pass-travel

Kind regards,
Daniel

paluchina
paluchina
4 posts
over 1 year ago

Thank You Daniel!!


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