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. RAY RAM says:
    October 17, 2016 at 1:01 am

    Dear Takashi,

    From Daikokucho Station to Shinjuku station, i have to take Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen and that one is not covered by JR pass right? Any other way to use JR pass to re route?

  2. Aleks says:
    October 9, 2016 at 9:51 am

    Hello Takeshi San,
    It will be so appreciated if you can help us to choose best transportation ways (pass- tickets) for the below itinerary:
    Day 1 Chubu Centair Int. Airport (NGO) to Kyoto
    Day 2 travelling in Kyoto
    Day 3 travelling in Kyoto
    Day 4 travelling in Kyoto, going from Kyoto to Osaka
    Day 5 travelling in Osaka-Nara-Kobe, going from Osaka to Nagoya
    Day 6 Nagoya to Takayama (Shirakawa-go)
    Day 7 Takayama to Nagoya
    Thank you very much,
    Aleks

  3. Miguel says:
    October 6, 2016 at 6:38 am

    Hi, Takeshi,
    We are 3 persons, travelling 3 1/2 weeks in Japan in january/february 2017. Our initial plan:

    – Tokio ( 5 days)
    – Suwa – Takayama – Japan Alps – Ogaki ( 5 days)
    – Kyoto – Nara – Osaka (5 days)
    -Hiroshima – Miyajima (2 / 3 days)
    – Tokio (5 days)

    ¿JR Pass for two weeks?
    Tokio-Suwa: ¿which trains can we use?
    For Suwa, Takayama, Ogaki, ¿which trains can we use?
    For Tokio, I saw your link to other persons.

    Regards,
    Miguel

  4. RAY RAM says:
    October 2, 2016 at 10:03 pm

    Dear,

    Here is my plan to visit Japan. Please kindly advise what kind/type of train ticket should I purchase? 7 days JR pass? Please advise me.
    Day 1- Busan -Osaka
    Day 2- Osaka – Shiroishi Zai Zoo – Tokyo
    Day 3- Tokyo – Daibutsu – Hakone – Tokyo
    Day 4/5 – Tokyo
    Day 6- Tokyo – Kyoto
    Day 7- Kyoto – Hemiji – Osaka
    Day 8- Osaka – Kobe
    Day 9 – Osaka – Nara
    Day 10- Osaka- Busan

    Thanks
    With regards.
    Ray

  5. Claud says:
    September 26, 2016 at 4:26 am

    Hi, I would like some advise on ticket purchase. We will be based in Osaka
    Day 1 Kansai airport to Namba
    Day 2 travelling within Osaka
    Day 3 Osaka to Arima Onsen (1 night)
    Day 4 Arima Onsen to Osaka then Osaka to Nara or kyoto
    Day 5 Osaka to Kyoto
    Day 6 Osaka to Kansai airport

    Would it be easier to catch highway bus to Arima onsen rather than changing several trains as we will be carrying a hand carry luggage.
    What would you suggest on train tickets/ passes to purchase for this itinerary? Thanks

  6. Paul says:
    August 22, 2016 at 3:01 pm

    Hi Takashi-san,

    I have a question about traveling between Tokyo and Osaka (round trip). I will be visiting in November this year. Can you tell me the best way to travel on shinkansen? How do I reserve my seat when i arrive in Tokyo and where do i board the train?

    Thanks in advance for your reply.

  7. Michelle says:
    July 15, 2016 at 7:07 pm

    Hi Ajesh,

    I need your advice if I need to buy 7-day JR pass or single fare tickets. If single fare, please provide details.

    Here’s my itinerary:
    Day 1:arrival from kansai airport to osaka (hotel is near osaka station)
    Day 2: universal studios
    Day 3: tour around osaka then travel to kyoto at night. (Hotel is near kyoto station)
    Day 4: kyoto tour then travel to tokyo at night (hotel near shinjuku station)
    Day 5: tokyo tour
    Day 6: disneyland
    Day 7: to narita airport
    thank you for the advice.

  8. Irene says:
    June 28, 2016 at 9:54 pm

    Hi, I don’t really have a set itinerary, but I will be staying in Shinjuku with a friend for 12 days. We plan on staying in the Tokyo metro for the most part, but we have a lot we would like to do. We were also of thinking of going to Shiroishizao station from Tokyo. Should we purchase tickets as we go, or prepaid tickets… or? I’m so very confused. Thanks.

  9. Daan says:
    June 20, 2016 at 12:47 am

    Hello,

    We, two of us, are going to Japan on holiday. A combination of visiting city’s and the Ishigaki Islands. In the beginning we will stay at friends in Viel Fujimino and go with the train to Tokyo.

    Please advise us wich pass suits our plan the best.
    21 days or 7 days and individual tickets?

    Our itinerary.
    02-Jul Arrival Tokyo Narita (pick up)
    03-Jul Viel Fujimino – Tokyo
    04-Jul Tokyo – Kamakura
    05-Jul Kioto
    06-Jul Nara
    07-Jul Hiroshima – Fukuoka
    08-Jul Ishigaki/ Islands (Flight)
    15-Jul Ishigaki-Fukuoka
    16-Jul Osaka
    17-Jul Other city
    18-Jul Other city
    19-Jul Tokyo
    20-Jul Departure.

  10. ajesh says:
    May 9, 2016 at 8:49 am

    Please advise which is the option available for us. Only two of us. Do we need a pass or we buy day tickets. Can we buy the day tickets online in advance? I could not find the site for the same, please advise.

    01. Osaka Kansai airport to Osaka (July 07)
    02. Osaka to Kyoto
    03. kyoto to Odawara
    04. Odawara to Tokyo
    05. Tokyo to Narita (July 14)

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