JR kanto pass to visit fuji and hakone

Hi there!

Visiting Fuji and Hakone can be difficult if you don't prepare before hand as there are different transport companies and methods involved.

1.) Arriving late at Narita Airport is not ideal but you can still travel to Tokyo and Hamamatsucho. Here is the route.

2.) You can purchase the Kanto Pass at Narita Airport or Tokyo station.

3.) You can buy the pass at any time and start using it right away, so I would recommend buying it on the day that you travel to Gala Yuzawa. The Kanto pass does not cover travel to Odawara so you may be better off buying the Hakone Pass and travel from Shinjuku station in Tokyo. The full coverage can be found here.

4.) Fuji (if visible) is beautiful from every side! Choosing an approach (such as Kawaguchiko or Hakone) is better based on what else you would like to see and do in the area than just for a view of Fuji.

5.) You can visit Hakone (and view Fuji from there) as a day trip, however there's a lots to see and do in Hakone, so make a plan(ing) beforehand.

Hope this helps!
Daniel

Dear Daniel,
Thanks for reply it is really helpful
Would like to further ask you few more things
1.As you have guided us that hakone pass should be taken from shinjuku and JR kanto pass is not valid till odawara, in that case do you recommend that we travel from hamamatsucho to shinjuku and back using a single ticket and not utilizing the JR kanto pass. Do you think that the option of not using JR Kanto pass would be cheaper ?
2.in case we do not use JR Kanto pass for Hakone, besides gala yuzawa, what other places we can visit from tokyo using JR Kanto pass on a day trip basis, may be using passes like hakone
Regards

Hi Again,

1.) I would indeed recommend using local tickets for travel to Shinjuku as local travel prices are very low and a pass, such as the Kanto pass would not be put the good use.

2.) Please refer to this map for the exact coverage and recommendations of what to visit.

Hope this helps too!
Daniel