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7 day pass valid from Monday to Sunday or from Monday to Monday?

corina
corina
almost 11 years ago
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Is it worth a Japan rail pass if I will be going from Tokyo to Osaka on a Monday afternoon, doing day trips to Kyoto during the week and going back from Osaka to Tokyo on the following Monday morning? If I start the 7 day pass on Monday is it still good to the following Monday or only until Sunday? Or does the time that it starts count?

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Daniel-san
18835 posts
almost 11 years ago
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Hi Corina,

It would be worth getting a JRPass if you can make your round trip in its 7-day of use. This works as follows, the pass is valid for 7 days of consecutive use and the first day is counted as a full day no matter the time that you start using it. So the pass will be valid until Sunday 23:59. It is perhaps better explained here.

It short: it would be worth getting a JR Pass if you could be back in Tokyo by Sunday evening. Otherwise I would suggest buying the tickets as you go.

I Hope this helps,
Daniel


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