Guide to plan your trip. Fare Calculation

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This website shows you a lot of the train passes. But some of you plan to buy a regular ticket. Even if you will use the rail pass, you may have to compare the price of the pass and the regular fare to make sure that you can get the worth of it or not.

In this post, I would like to share the information about the fare calculation with you.

Hyperdia

You can get a fare very easily. (click to view larger image)
You can get a fare very easily. (click to view larger image)

This is the easiest way to get the fare and the timetable of most trains in Japan. Please refer the link below to learn more:

Hyperdia perfect guide, train timetable and route search engine
If you want to build your itinerary by yourself, Hyperdia will help you a lot. This site is transportation search engine. You can search the timetables and routes of all trains, flights and airport shuttle bus. But this site is a bit tricky and too many functions and options to you. This guide will help you to find the way to use this site.
jprail.com
2013.11.26

Google map

Google map can show you the train and the public bus routes. It also shows you the fare.

JR’s rule on passenger’s ticket

JR companies have the biggest train network in Japan. If you travel between major cities, you will take JR train in most cases.

The fare rule is so difficult to understand for the tourists from overseas. Even some travel agents in Japan do not understand the rule completely.

I wrote about this rule as simple as possible in the post below. You can learn the rule of purchasing and using a regular ticket.

For non JR pass travellers. Guide to use JR single ticket, basic rules, validity and stopover
The train ticket rule is very complicated in Japan. But you may have to use the regular fare ticket because it is cheaper than the rail pass. This post explains you the basic ticket rule as easy as possible.
jprail.com
2013.07.04

JR company’s official site

Some JR companies have the timetable and fare search engine in their official sites.

JR Hokkaido official website

This website offers you the fare and timetable search of most JR trains.

JR West English website

This website offers you the fare and timetable search of most JR trains.

JR Shikoku English website

This website shows you the fare table of most of JR Shikoku lines.

Comments

  1. Julie says:
    February 17, 2016 at 9:34 am

    Hi Takeshi san,

    I will be travelling with my husband to Japan from 2 May to 15 May. Our itinerary is as follows:
    2 May: Arrive at Kansai Airport
    3 May: Osaka >> Kyoto
    4 May: Kyoto >> Nara >> Kyoto
    5 May: Kyoto >> Hiroshima
    6 May: Hiroshima ferry to Miyajima
    7 May: Miyajima >> Kyoto
    10 May: Kyoto >> Hakone
    11 May: Hakone >> Tokyo
    15 May: Depart from Narita Airport

    What would be the most cost effective option for us- the 14 day JR pass? We are also aware we will be travelling a lot during Golden Week so will try to reserve our seats when we arrive in Japan!

    Thanks so much for your help.

    Julie

  2. Kelvin says:
    February 17, 2016 at 8:23 am

    Hi Takeshi San,
    My wife and myself will be arriving in Tokyo on the 23rd of March at Narita airport and we would like to take a train from there to Osaka for 2 days and back to shinjuku area for the rest of our journey.. please advance us on what’s the best way of travelling… thanks. ..

  3. Elizabeth L. Yuipco says:
    February 16, 2016 at 4:00 am

    Hi! my whole family will be having vacation in tokyo n osaka on march 21 for 7 days. we’re planning to visit mt fuji. can we use our jr pass in going to mt. fuji from tokyo?

    betty

  4. Anna C says:
    February 13, 2016 at 5:27 am

    Hi,
    These are our itinerary:
    1st day-no plan because we arrive late already
    2nd day-walk along osaka and shop
    3rd day-go to universal studios (whole day)
    4th day-will go to kyoto (anywhere there to see some attractions)
    5th day-will go to Nara (just to see some attractions
    6th day-will go to Kobe
    7th day-depart Japan

    Please check if its cheaper to buy train tickets daily or its better to buy JR Pass.Hope you can help me decide.Thanks,

    Regards,
    Anna

  5. Ish says:
    February 13, 2016 at 1:24 am

    Hi Takeshi-san!

    We will arrive at 13Apr and Leave 16Apr. We plan to stay in Shinjuku. Would it be cheaper to get single ticket for JR Yamanote Line? We plan to go to shibuya, ebisu and sights near the line.

  6. Justin Martin says:
    February 10, 2016 at 9:10 pm

    Hi I’m wondering if you can help. My wife and I will be in Japan from April 10th to April 22nd. We Arrive in Osaka, then…

    – Osaka to Tokyo on first day
    – 4 full days visitng around Tokyo
    – Possible day trip to northern Japan from Tokyo
    – Tokyo to Kinosakionsen on the 15th
    – Kinosakionsen to Kyoto on the 16th
    – Day/2day trip from Kyoto to Kiroshima/Miyajima
    – Visiting around Kyoto until 21st
    – On 21st, back to Osaka from Kyoto
    – Fly home on 22nd

    Will it be worth it to get the 14 day JR Pass?

  7. Ben says:
    January 26, 2016 at 7:24 am

    Hi Takeshi

    I am due to arrive in Tokyo on 8/2/16 and I will be travelling to kyoto, Nara, and Osaka. Is the Jr rail pass the cheapest.

    Many thanks.

  8. Jennifer Shill says:
    January 20, 2016 at 6:22 am

    Hello!
    My family and I will be travelling in the Tokyo area (2 adults, 2 children).
    Our plan is:
    Within a 7 day period, we will explore Tokyo and go to Ghibli Museum, Edo Wonderland, and Hakone for 2 days.
    I don’t know whether to buy the JR pass or single tickets for each destination?
    Thank you!

  9. Faith says:
    January 15, 2016 at 7:57 pm

    Hi Takeshi San!

    I will be arriving and departing @ Narita airport for my upcoming trip. My intended itinerary is – Narita -> Osaka -> Kinosaki Onsen -> Kyoto -> Nara -> Mount Fuji – > Tokyo -> Narita

    Can you suggest the most convenient JR pass? Is it better to buy a single ticket from Narita to Osaka? Thanks!

    • Takeshi / JPRail.com says:
      January 15, 2016 at 9:33 pm

      Hi Faith san,

      It depends on how many days you spend. If you complete 7 days, JR pass 7 days will suit. But 14 days is too expensive. You don’t need to include Tokyo and Fuji-Tokyo. If you can get Fuji from Narita in 7 days, it will work.

      Cheers,

      Takeshi / JPRail.com

  10. Alanmanda says:
    December 5, 2015 at 7:37 pm

    Hi Takeshi-San,

    I will like to have your advice if the Tokyo – Osaka Hokuriku Arch Pass will be the best option for my trip next April with the following itinerary,

    28Mar: Arrival at Narita Airport
    29-30Mar: Kawaguchiko
    31Mar-3Apr: Tokyo
    4Apr: Shirakawago
    5-8Apr: Kyoto
    9Apr: Osaka
    10Apr: Departure Kansai Airport

    I’m thinking if the pass is useful for the travel from Tokyo to Shirakawago to Kyoto or should I just single way tickets.

    Thanks in advance!

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