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. Cheong says:
    June 10, 2014 at 7:18 pm

    Hey,

    Would like to get your best advice from you. We’ll be travelling to nagoya next year (yeah, I know my trip is still far away but I noticed the hotel are almost fully booked) I need to arrange everything so that I can make my hotel reservation. Next station from nagoya will be hokkaido follow by tokyo. May I know is there any train I can take from nagoya to hokkaido & what’s the fares? We have 13 adults & 1 child aged 4.

    Thanks

  2. HASLINA says:
    June 10, 2014 at 7:47 am

    Hello,
    I am preparing an itinerary for my family trip to Osaka/Kobe/Kyoto and Nagoya. The truth is the train passes offered are very confusing and reading through the website again and again does not much help either.

    And I am really impressed the way you explain and help people like me.

    So, basically, my itinerary is as follows :

    Day 1 arrival at KIX at 10.30 pm. I will book an apartment at Tenjinbashi, Kita Ward, Osaka.
    Day 2 Sightseeing Osaka : Osaka Castle, Minami area, Dotonburi, Umeda
    Day 3 USJ , Shinsaibashi
    Day 4 Early Checkout, transfer to Kobe for day trip (is it possible to leave our luggage at Kobe station?)
    Sightseeing Kobe
    Transfer and overnight at Kyoto , tentatively at Nanjo Mozumecho Muko,Kyoto
    Day 5 Arashiyama
    Day 6 Higashiyama
    day 7 Transfer to Nagoya , sight seeing Nagoya
    Day 8 1725 Departure from Nagoya Airport.

    I really appreciate if you could advise me the best options and economical mode of transport for my family consists of 9 adults and 3 children (aged 8-12).

    Thanking you in advance

  3. Linsoh says:
    June 5, 2014 at 2:10 am

    Good afternoon!
    Below is my itinerary. Please let me know which pass should I buy?
    Day 1: arrive Haneda Airport at 10:45pm
    Day 2: From Haneda Airport to Narita Airport and take domestic flight at 10am to Osaka
    Day 3: Osaka
    Day 4: Osaka
    Day 5: take night train from osaka to Mt Fuji
    Day 6: Mt Fuji
    Day 7: go to Tokyo from Mt Fuji
    Day 8: Tokyo
    Day 9: Tokyo
    Day 10: Tokyo
    Day 11: Depart Haneda Airport to home

  4. Jean says:
    June 3, 2014 at 7:33 am

    I’m not sure what kind of pass to get. My itinerary is as follows:

    Day 1: Arrive at Osaka KIX 8m – going to Arashiyama Togeteitsu.
    Day 2: Sightessing in Arashiyama, before leaving Arashiyama to Kyoto(Royal Park Hotel The Kyoto)
    Day 3: Sightseeing in Central Kyoto – Shosei-en Garden, Nishi-Hongwan Temple, To-ji temple, Nijo-jo Castle
    Day 4:Kyoto – Nishiki market, Sginkyogoku shopping street, Gion
    Day 5:Eastern part of Kyoto – Kiyo Mizudera, Philospher’s path, then travel to Osaka Shinsaibashi area. Also visiting Instant Ramen Museum in Osaka
    Day 6: Osaka Universal Studios
    Day 7: Arima Hot springs and Kobe
    Day 8: From Osaka back to Kansai airport.

    Your advice will be very much appreciated.Thank you.

  5. Liew Kui Chin says:
    June 2, 2014 at 6:32 pm

    Hi Takeshi San,

    Please advise whether a 7-day JR Pass is justified on the following route:

    Day 1 Kansai Airport to Shin-Imamiya Station;
    Osaka Loopline – to Shitennoji Temple, Tennoji Zoo, Osaka Castle, Osaka City
    Museum, Yoda River, Kyocera Dome and back to Shin-Imamiya Station;

    Day 2 Shin-Imamiya Station to Kyoto;
    Kyoto to Nara;
    Nara back to Osaka (Shin-Imamiya Station);

    Day 3 Shin-Imamiya Station to Kobe and back;

    Day 4 Shin-Imamiya Station to Universal Studio and back;

    Day 5 Shin-Imamiya Station to Tokyo Station;
    Tokyo Station to Ningyocho Station;

    Day 6 Ningyocho Station to Disney Resort and back;

    Day 7 Ningyocho Station to Shinjuku Station – travel the whole Yamanote Loopline;
    Shinjuku Station to Ningyocho Station;

    Day 8 Is 7-Day JR Pass exhausted here? Please advise transportation mode and cost if I am
    to go to Mt Fuji area for sight-seeing only.

    Day 9 Depart Ningyocho for Haneda Airport.

    Eagerly await your reply.

    Thank you Takeshi San.

  6. Mike says:
    May 29, 2014 at 8:00 pm

    Hello,

    Thank you for the post! I’m not sure what kind of pass to get though my itinerary is as follows:

    Day 1: Arrive at Narita
    Day 2: Going to Saitama Arena and then back to Tokyo Hotel
    Day 3: Going to Saitama Arena and then back to Tokyo Hotel
    Day 4:Tokyo Area
    Day 5: Hakone
    Day 6: Kyoto
    Day 7-8: Osaka
    Day 9 – Day 17: Tokyo
    Day 18: Narita Airport

    Your advice will be appreciated!
    :

  7. elaine says:
    May 29, 2014 at 7:28 pm

    Hi, can you pls advice which pass is the most suitable for us as per our daily itinerary.

    Day 1:
    Tsukiji Fish Market, Ginza, Hamarikyu Garden, Tokyo Tower, Shinjuku Gyoen, Meiji Jingu Shrine, Shibuya & Marunouchi.
    Day 2:
    Kamakara, Sensoji Temple, Asakusa Shrine, Tokyo Disney Sea, Tokyo National Museum, Museum of Nature, National Museum of Western Art, Ueno Park & Akihabara
    Day 3:
    Tokyo Skytree, Tokyo Solamachi, Edo Tokyo Museum, Bridgestone Museum of Art, The Imperial Palalce, Imperial Palace East Garden, Yasukuri Shrine, Rainbow Bridge & Oedo onsen Monogatari
    Day 4 :
    Tokyo Dome City, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, Tokyo Government, Harajuku, Yoyogi Park & Ota Memorial Museum, Nikko World Heritage

    • Takeshi / JPRail says:
      May 29, 2014 at 9:43 pm

      Hi elaine,

      You can use subway pass.
      http://www.tokyometro.jp/en/ticket/value/1day/index.html
      Tokyo Metro one day open ticket is okay.

      However, Tokyo Disney Sea, Kamakura, Nikko and Odaiba are out of the coverage area. You have to add single fare on top of the pass.
      On day 2, it is too much. Kamakura is 45 minutes away from Tokyo station. Most of tourist stay Tokyo Disney Sea at least half day. I don’t think you can complete all spots in one day. Asakusa and Tokyo Skytree are very close. These two spots must be combined in same day.

      On day 4, it is too much as well. Nikko is very far from Tokyo. It takes 2 hours to get there. You have to spend at least one day. If you go to Nikko, you can use the pass at the following link:
      http://www.tobu.co.jp/foreign/pass/

      Cheers,

      Takeshi / JP Rail

      • Elaine says:
        May 29, 2014 at 11:34 pm

        Hi Takeshi,

        Thanks for your quick respond. Is it possible to advice on Day 2 and Day 4 which sight I should take off for the convenient of the use of train.

        Thank you.

  8. Priti says:
    May 18, 2014 at 10:25 am

    Your site is the best I have seen about Japan travel,it cleared a lot of issues I had ,thank you .
    Still a bit confused whether I should take the 7 day pass or 14 day pass with my itinary .
    Day 1 Narita to Tokyo
    Day 2,3,Tokyo
    Day 4 mt Fuji
    Day 5 train to Kyoto
    Day 6,7 Kyoto
    Day 8 Hiroshima
    Day 10 Kyoto
    Day 11 back to Narita
    Day 12 fly out

    Thanks and you have the pulse on what people want to know
    Regards

  9. Tresa says:
    May 2, 2014 at 7:38 am

    Hai,Takeshi-san,

    ‘m planning to go to visit Japan from 28th May until 12th June. I’m planning to buy Kansai Wide Area Pass for my journey. But not sure is right way to do that. I hope you can help me .

    Day 1 arrive kansai airport 9pm
    Day 2 Kyoto- Kansai wide Area Pass
    Day 3 Kyoto- Kansai Wide Area Pass
    Day 4 Imeji-Okayama-Kansai Wide Area Pass
    Day 5 Kurashiki -Kansai Wide Area Pass
    Day 6 Hiroshima- sanyo shinkansen
    Day 7 Miyajima-JR line
    Day 8 Hiroshima to Osaka-Sanyo shikansen
    Day 9 Osaka Universal Studio
    Day 10 Kobe-JR line
    Day 11 Osaka shopping
    Day 12 Osaka shopping
    Day 13 Kansai Airport- by train

    I hope you can give me some opinions.
    Than you very much

  10. dunkpitter says:
    May 1, 2014 at 11:57 pm

    Hi Takeshi,

    I and my BF plan to go Japan from 21 November to 30 November this year. Below is our initerary.

    Day 1 – Arrive @ Kansai Airport in the morning. Stay at Namba area. One day in osaka
    Day 2 – Day trip from Osaka to Nara
    Day 3 – From Osaka to Himeji then transfer to Kyoto
    Day 4 – Arashiyama & Northern Kyoto
    Day 5 – Kyoto to Hakone
    Day 6 – Hakone & Tokyo
    Day 7 – Disneysea Tokyo
    Day 8 – Tokyo
    Day 9 – Tokyo
    Day 10 – Fly back from Tokyo

    We plan to get Kansai Through 3 days Pass or JR West Rail Pass, Hakone Day Pass and one way Kyoto to Tokyo Shinkasen with stopover in Hakone. Please advise on this plan. Thanks for your help.

    Cheers.

    Dunkpitter

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