Can I use JR pass from Tokyo to Hokkaido?

Take the JR Tohoku/Hokkaido Shinkansen from Tokyo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto (4 hours) and transfer to the Hokuto limited express to Sapporo (3.5 hours). The entire one way trip costs around 29,000 yen and takes around eight hours. It is fully covered by the Japan Rail Pass and JR East South Hokkaido Rail Pass.

What does the Japan Rail Pass do?

The ALL JAPAN RAIL PASS (JR Pass) offers overseas travellers excellent value and convenience, allowing the passholder unlimited travel on almost* all JR lines as well as many JR buses and ferries and is valid for all regions of Japan. The All Japan Rail Pass is available for 7, 14, and 21-day periods.

Can I use JR pass from Tokyo to Kamakura?

In order to travel from Tokyo to Kamakura using the JR Pass, you can take the JR Yokosuka Line, which is a direct connection from Tokyo Station to Kamakura Station. The trip includes stops at Shinagawa, Yokohama, and Kita-Kamakura stations, and lasts approximately one hour.

How do I use JR Pass in Japan?

The JR Pass is available for 7, 14, and 21-day trips. Once you have purchased your Japan Rail Pass, you will receive an exchange voucher. Upon arrival in Japan, and to be able to use your JR Pass, you must validate and exchange your order for the actual pass, which must be made a maximum of 90 days after your purchase.

Can I use JR pass in Hokkaido?

JR Pass validity on the Hokkaido Shinkansen: The JR Pass is valid on all Shinkansen services on the Hokkaido Shinkansen, including the super fast Hayabusa Shinkansen. The value of the JR Pass is outstanding on this route, as a normal ticket would cost 22,690yen for one way.

Can JR Pass be used in Sapporo?

It is among the simplest of Japanese cities for tourists to navigate, using its block system of compass directions and numbers. This system will aid you in getting to where you wish to go using Sapporo’s efficient public transportation methods. Your JR Pass is valid on the JR Buses in Hokkaido.

What is a green Japan Rail Pass?

The Green Pass – First Class Japan Rail Pass. The Green Japan Rail Pass, allows for unlimited First (1st) Class travel around Japan, including the high speed Shinkansen, intercity trains and urban trains.

How many days is enough in Tokyo?

Generally speaking, two weeks is usually the recommended days that foreigners usually spend in Japan if their only goal is just for sightseeing and traveling purposes. From that two weeks, visitors usually spend around 3 to 5 days in Tokyo and spend the rest in other destinations.

How much is the bullet train from Tokyo to Hakone?

Odakyu Railway operates between Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station and Hakone-Yumoto Station. The one way journey by the “Romance Car” limited express takes about 85 minutes and costs 2330 yen. By slower express trains (kyuko), the journey takes about two hours, requires one transfer at Odawara Station, but costs only 1220 yen.

Can you buy a Japan Rail Pass online?

EligibilityBuying JR PassDeliveryUsing JR PassPocket WiFiSIM Card. For a limited time only, you can buy a Japan Rail Pass from certain train stations and airports in Japan. Travelers should be aware it is more expensive to buy a JR Pass in Japan than to purchase the pass online. The JR Pass will be available to buy in Japan until March 31, 2020.

Is JR Pass worth it for Japan?

Japan Rail Pass (a.k.a. JR Pass) covers all JR lines throughout Japan. This is only rail pass that covers throughout Japan. If you travel even a round trip to Osaka from Tokyo, the price of 7-day pass almost equal to normal fare. I think this pass gives the greatest deal to the travellers who wants to travel in Japan.

Where to stay in Japan with JR Pass?

If you start using JR pass after arrival in Narita, Haneda, Kansai or New Chitose, you will stay in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto or Sapporo. You can use JR Pass to take the JR local trains in these cities. But it is not very efficient to use JR pass for sightseeing inside these cities.

Does JR Pass cover Tokyo and Kyoto?

But JR Pass is only rail pass that covers throughout Japan. And of course it covers both Tokyo and Kyoto. But if you need the detail information about other passes, please access to the list of the train pass. I wrote about many other rail passes in the posts.