Does a JR pass start at the time of activation (e.g. 14:25 in the afternoon) until day 7 or 15 later at the same time?
Or does it start at 00:01 in the morning of the day that the pass was activated even if that activation was only in the evening?
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time of activation and end of validity
louist
over 1 year ago
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Daniel-san
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over 1 year ago
Hi,
The JR Pass is counted in full days (not hours), and the first day is counted as a full day, no matter what time you first take the train.
For example starting the JR Pass on a Monday, means the last day of travel is the following Sunday.
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