Japan Rail Pass can be used for Hayabusa (Revised on Feb 2, 10)

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The newest train on Tohoku Shikansen E5 series (C) sukhoi37

Since I have received a response about the extra charge on Green Pass from my reader, I noticed I gave the wrong information. I apologize and revise the informations.

I just received the notice from JR East. I am very happy to confirm that Japan Rail Pass will be able to used for Hayabusa.

Details and conditions

Ordinary Class
Both Japan Rail Pass Ordinary and Green can be used. No extra charge.

Green Class
Japan Rail Pass Green can be used with no extra charge.

Gran Class
Japan Rail Pass cover only the basic fare. If you want to take this class, you have to pay both Limited Express surcharge and Gran Class charge. As of Feb, 2011, the extra charges on Japan Rail Pass are the following:

Tokyo to Sendai : Ltd Exp charge 4,810 yen / Gran Class surcharge 9,000 yen (If you upgrade from Green, surcharge is 4,000 yen Even Green Pass cover only the basic fare.)
Tokyo to Morioka : Ltd Exp charge 5,650 yen / Gran Class surcharge 9,000 yen (If you upgrade from Green, surcharge is 4,000 yen Even Green Pass cover only the basic fare.)
Tokyo to Shin-Aomori : Ltd Exp charge 6.500 yen / Gran Class surcharge 10,000 yen (If you upgrade from Green, surcharge is 5,000 yen Even Green Pass cover only the basic fare.)

If you are looking for the details about Hayabusa, please refer this page. If you are looking for the timetable of Hayabusa, please refer this page.

Comments

  1. Olivia says:

    Hello Takeshi,

    I plan to buy an Ordinary JR pass. I plan to travel from Hakodate to Aomori then to Hachinohe. And i also wish to travel from Hachinohe to Hirosaki. Will the JR pass be eligible for this as well as any other Hayabusa trains?

  2. Joshua says:

    Hi Takeshi,

    I’m travelling from Tokyo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto via Hayabusa 5 with an Ordinary JR Pass. I checked HyperDia and I’m confused on how much should I pay on top of JR Pass. Should I pay the Gran Class Fee (since the train is a Gran Class according to the timetable) or the Reserved Seat Fee? and what is the difference between the said Fees?

    Thank you in advance.

    • Hi Joshua,

      If you take ordinary seat, it’s covered by JR pass ordinary fully. Hayabusa has three types of seats, ordinary, green and Gran class. If you want to take Gran Class seat, you need to pay full amount ot seat fee. JR Pass covers only base fare.

      Cheers,

      Takeshi / JPRail.com

  3. Tamara says:

    We are planning to travel from Shin-Hakodate to Tokyo on January 22 on the HB 12 or HB 16. Could you give me an idea of the single ticket (Gran Class) price versus the JR Pass with the Gran Class upgrade? When I look at HyperDia, the fare is 11,560 and Gran Class is 26,720 for a total of 38,280. I’m not sure if I have all the fees calculated correctly.

    Thank you for your help.

    Tamara

  4. Mario says:

    I’m planning to purchase GREEN JR PASS and would like to travel from TOKYO TO SHIN-HAKODATE in the Shinkansen(Hayabusa?). I don’t really need to upgrade from green class to gran class. Will I have to pay a surcharge for riding the green class in the Hayabusa even if I hold the JR Green Pass?

  5. Annie says:

    Takeshi,
    Hi, I’m planning a trip from Tokyo to Hokkaido this summer. Read the posts above in 2011. We also plan to purchase Green car JR Pass and would like to try Gran Class in Hayabusa. How much extra do I have to pay for per person if we upgrade ourselves from Green to Gran from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori?
    Annie of Macao

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