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Should I get a 7 day or 14 day pass?

alicos
alicos
almost 7 years ago
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Hello everyone!

I need help with my transportation throughout Japan. My family (3 adults and 2 kids) have the following itinerary right now:

Day 1-3: Tokyo
Day 4-5: Kanazawa
Day 6: Miyajima
Day 7-10: Kyoto
Day 11: Hakone
Day 12: Tokyo

If I activate 7 day JR pass the day we leave for Kanazawa it'll run out before we leave Kyoto.
1) Does it make sense to buy a 14 day pass or just a one way ticket from kyoto-hakone and hakone-tokyo?
2) I understand that I can use the pass to get around within Tokyo...wondering if it'll justify cost to buy 14 day?

So grateful for this forum...the transportation is overwhelming to me!

Thank you,
Alice

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Daniel-san
18835 posts
almost 7 years ago
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Hi Alice,

Let's have a look at costs and find out. The difference in price between a 7 and 14 day JR pass is: 46,390yen - 29,110yen = 17,280 difference. The cost of a one way Kyoto - Hakone (Odwara station) is ¥ 12,290. While buying a one way ticket is cheaper, you do get 7 additional travel with the 14 day JR Pass and covering the remaining ~5,000yen in travel cost would be really easy with a day trip somewhere.

Hope this helps,
Daniel

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