Hi there!
We have the following itinerary (with the possible transportation options based on our research) and would like to check if we should purchase a 7 day JR pass. We would appreciate if you could advise us if JR pass would be beneficial in respect of our itinerary. Thanks!
1 - 3 July (Osaka)
From ITX Airport to Shin Osaka Station
- Transportation: Osaka International Airport North Terminal 3 South Terminal 13 – purchase tickets at ticket vending machine, take airport limousine to Shin Osaka (Fare: 500 yen, Duration: 30 min, Frequency: every 20 min)
3-6 July(Kyoto)
1) From Osaka to Kyoto
- Take JR Rapid Express via Tokaido Line (Fare: 560 yen, Duration: 25 min, covered by JR pass) OR
- Shinkansen via Tokaido Line (Fare: 1,420 yen, Duration: 15 min, covered by JR pass except Nozomi)
2) From Kyoto station to Tokufuji station
- Take JR Nara Line (Fare: 140 yen, Duration: 2min, covered by JR pass)
6-7 July (Hakone)
1) From Tokufuji to Kyoto station
- Take JR Nara Line (Fare: 140 yen, Duration: 2min, covered by JR pass)
2) From Kyoto station to Odawara station
- Take Shinkansen (Hikari preferably) to Odawara station (Fare: 11750 yen, Duration: 2 hours, Frequency: 2- 5 hours, covered by JR pass)
3) From Odawara station to Hakone Yumoto (15 min)
- Buy Hakone free pass at free zone (2 day free pass, 4000 yen)
7 -11 July (Tokyo)
1) From Hakone Yumoto to Odawara
2) From Odawara to Shinjuku/ Tokyo
- Take Shinkansen via JR Tokaido line (Fare: 3,500 yen, Duration: 30 min, fully covered by the Japan Rail Pass, but not covered by the JR Tokyo Wide Area Pass, JRhttps://www.jrpass.com/forum/topics/general-japan-travel/posts/new# East Nagano Niigata Area Pass, JR East Tohoku Area Pass and JR East South Hokkaido Pass).
- Take Yamanote line from Tokyo to Shinjuku (Duration: 22 min) OR
- Take Odakyu Limited Express Romance train to Shinjuku (Fare: 2080 yen, Duration: 1hr 25 min, not covered by JR pass)
Regards
Li Rong