Getting around

Rail passes & tickets

The Japan Rail Pass covers the whole country, but a regional or city pass is often the better deal when your trip stays in one part of Japan. Pick your area to see what fits, with fares and how each pass works.

Passes

City & area pass

Hankyu One-Day Pass

All Hankyu Railway lines for one day, linking Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe

¥1,3001 day, adult

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City & area pass

Kyoto Subway & Randen 1day Ticket

One day on all Kyoto subway lines and all Randen tram lines to Arashiyama and Kitano

¥1,3001 day, adult

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City & area pass

Sendai Area Pass

One day of JR trains around Sendai out to Matsushima, Yamadera and Shiroishi, plus the subway, city buses and airport line

¥1,4201 day, adult

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City & area pass

Kyoto-Osaka Sightseeing Pass

Keihan trains between Osaka and Kyoto, including Fushimi Inari, Uji and Iwashimizu-Hachimangu, for one day or 24 hours

from ¥1,6501 day, adult

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City & area pass

Yurikamome One-Day Pass & Tokyo Subway 24-hour Ticket (QR)

A day on the Yurikamome to Odaiba plus 24 hours on all Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway lines, as one QR ticket

¥1,8201 day, adult

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City & area pass

Kintetsu Rail Pass

Kintetsu trains around Osaka, Nara and Kyoto, or on the whole network to Ise-Shima and Nagoya, for 1, 2 or 5 days, some versions with buses

from ¥1,9001, 2 or 5 days, adult

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City & area pass

Sendai Marugoto Pass

Two days of JR trains around Sendai out to Matsushima, Yamadera and Shiroishi, plus the subway, city buses and airport line

¥2,9302 days, adult

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City & area pass

JR Kyushu Mobile Pass (Fukuoka Wide Area)

JR Kyushu trains around Fukuoka for 2 days, from Karatsu and Omuta to Kokura and Mojiko

¥3,5002 days, adult

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City & area pass

Tottori-Matsue Pass

JR West trains between Tottori, Yonago, Matsue and Izumoshi, plus the Matsue and Tottori loop buses, for 3 days

¥4,0003 days, adult

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City & area pass

Greater Tokyo Pass

5 days on Tokyo Metro, Toei and 11 other private railways plus Toei buses, reaching Nikko, Narita and Enoshima

¥6,5005 days, adult

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