Hi , I have been studying about all the available passes for the train. My friends and I will reach Tokyo on 26 Oct and depart from Osaka on 10 Nov. My travel plan is to buy regional pass for cost saving.
Plan 1:
Tokyo to Hakone
-take limited express Romancecar to Odawara or Hakone Yumoto: 1770 Yen/2280 Yen
-We will take Hakone 2 days pass (from Odawara)
Hakone to Kyoto
- I checked online and by taking Hikaria and Kodama Shinkasen, it costs around : 15,900 Yen
Kyoto / Nara / Osaka
- I plan to get JR kansai area pass 2days: 4300Yen
The total cost for the train if i go for regional pass and one way ticket is 22480 Yen (please let me know if I have the wrong info).
Plan 2:
7 days JR pass, it costs around 29100 Yen which save around 6620 Yen.
I have never been to Japan and hence, I am not sure whether plan 1 is hassled/workable or not. Is the cost saving worth it? Is the train to Kyoto from odawara frequent? Could you please advise?
Thanks.
