Japan rail travel individual tickets vs rail-pass
I'm going to be travelling from Kagoshima to Tokyo via Osaka with a stop-over in Osaka.
Which are the operator websites I will need to buy tickets with, and would this be the cheapest/best option or would it be better to get a rail-pass of some description?
trains tickets japan
edited Oct 1 '16 at 12:16
hippietrail
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asked Sep 30 '16 at 15:02
tom redferntom redfern
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I'm going to be travelling from Kagoshima to Tokyo via Osaka with a stop-over in Osaka.
Which are the operator websites I will need to buy tickets with, and would this be the cheapest/best option or would it be better to get a rail-pass of some description?
trains tickets japan
edited Oct 1 '16 at 12:16
hippietrail
45.9k41209533
asked Sep 30 '16 at 15:02
tom redferntom redfern
1244
4
Just to avoid repeating what you already know, what have you found so far and why doesn't it work for you ?
– blackbird
Sep 30 '16 at 15:44
2
Rail is pretty much never the cheapest option for a single trip. Please clarify whether traveling by rail is a requirement for you, or you just say "rail" because it's the only thing you know.
– fkraiem
Sep 30 '16 at 23:53
add a comment |
I'm going to be travelling from Kagoshima to Tokyo via Osaka with a stop-over in Osaka.
Which are the operator websites I will need to buy tickets with, and would this be the cheapest/best option or would it be better to get a rail-pass of some description?
trains tickets japan
edited Oct 1 '16 at 12:16
hippietrail
45.9k41209533
asked Sep 30 '16 at 15:02
tom redferntom redfern
1244
I'm going to be travelling from Kagoshima to Tokyo via Osaka with a stop-over in Osaka.
Which are the operator websites I will need to buy tickets with, and would this be the cheapest/best option or would it be better to get a rail-pass of some description?
trains tickets japan
trains tickets japan
edited Oct 1 '16 at 12:16
hippietrail
45.9k41209533
asked Sep 30 '16 at 15:02
tom redferntom redfern
1244
edited Oct 1 '16 at 12:16
hippietrail
45.9k41209533
asked Sep 30 '16 at 15:02
tom redferntom redfern
1244
edited Oct 1 '16 at 12:16
hippietrail
45.9k41209533
edited Oct 1 '16 at 12:16
hippietrail
45.9k41209533
edited Oct 1 '16 at 12:16
hippietrail
45.9k41209533
45.9k41209533
asked Sep 30 '16 at 15:02
tom redferntom redfern
1244
asked Sep 30 '16 at 15:02
tom redferntom redfern
1244
asked Sep 30 '16 at 15:02
tom redferntom redfern
1244
1244
4
Just to avoid repeating what you already know, what have you found so far and why doesn't it work for you ?
– blackbird
Sep 30 '16 at 15:44
2
Rail is pretty much never the cheapest option for a single trip. Please clarify whether traveling by rail is a requirement for you, or you just say "rail" because it's the only thing you know.
– fkraiem
Sep 30 '16 at 23:53
add a comment |
4
Just to avoid repeating what you already know, what have you found so far and why doesn't it work for you ?
– blackbird
Sep 30 '16 at 15:44
2
Rail is pretty much never the cheapest option for a single trip. Please clarify whether traveling by rail is a requirement for you, or you just say "rail" because it's the only thing you know.
– fkraiem
Sep 30 '16 at 23:53
4
4
Just to avoid repeating what you already know, what have you found so far and why doesn't it work for you ?
– blackbird
Sep 30 '16 at 15:44
Just to avoid repeating what you already know, what have you found so far and why doesn't it work for you ?
– blackbird
Sep 30 '16 at 15:44
2
2
Rail is pretty much never the cheapest option for a single trip. Please clarify whether traveling by rail is a requirement for you, or you just say "rail" because it's the only thing you know.
– fkraiem
Sep 30 '16 at 23:53
Rail is pretty much never the cheapest option for a single trip. Please clarify whether traveling by rail is a requirement for you, or you just say "rail" because it's the only thing you know.
– fkraiem
Sep 30 '16 at 23:53
add a comment |
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http://www.aoimirai.net/japan/jrpass_calculator.html
http://www.hyperdia.com/
Here, just calculate if it's worth to get a JR pass.
If you traveling off-peak, just buy them at the counter.
answered Sep 30 '16 at 23:35
user51926user51926
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To be more precise, you can't buy Japanese train tickets online without jumping through a whole lot of mostly Japanese-only hoops.
– jpatokal
Oct 1 '16 at 1:42
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http://www.aoimirai.net/japan/jrpass_calculator.html
http://www.hyperdia.com/
Here, just calculate if it's worth to get a JR pass.
If you traveling off-peak, just buy them at the counter.
answered Sep 30 '16 at 23:35
user51926user51926
461
To be more precise, you can't buy Japanese train tickets online without jumping through a whole lot of mostly Japanese-only hoops.
– jpatokal
Oct 1 '16 at 1:42
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http://www.aoimirai.net/japan/jrpass_calculator.html
http://www.hyperdia.com/
Here, just calculate if it's worth to get a JR pass.
If you traveling off-peak, just buy them at the counter.
answered Sep 30 '16 at 23:35
user51926user51926
461
To be more precise, you can't buy Japanese train tickets online without jumping through a whole lot of mostly Japanese-only hoops.
– jpatokal
Oct 1 '16 at 1:42
add a comment |
http://www.aoimirai.net/japan/jrpass_calculator.html
http://www.hyperdia.com/
Here, just calculate if it's worth to get a JR pass.
If you traveling off-peak, just buy them at the counter.
answered Sep 30 '16 at 23:35
user51926user51926
461
http://www.aoimirai.net/japan/jrpass_calculator.html
http://www.hyperdia.com/
Here, just calculate if it's worth to get a JR pass.
If you traveling off-peak, just buy them at the counter.
answered Sep 30 '16 at 23:35
user51926user51926
461
answered Sep 30 '16 at 23:35
user51926user51926
461
answered Sep 30 '16 at 23:35
user51926user51926
461
answered Sep 30 '16 at 23:35
user51926user51926
461
461
To be more precise, you can't buy Japanese train tickets online without jumping through a whole lot of mostly Japanese-only hoops.
– jpatokal
Oct 1 '16 at 1:42
add a comment |
To be more precise, you can't buy Japanese train tickets online without jumping through a whole lot of mostly Japanese-only hoops.
– jpatokal
Oct 1 '16 at 1:42
To be more precise, you can't buy Japanese train tickets online without jumping through a whole lot of mostly Japanese-only hoops.
– jpatokal
Oct 1 '16 at 1:42
To be more precise, you can't buy Japanese train tickets online without jumping through a whole lot of mostly Japanese-only hoops.
– jpatokal
Oct 1 '16 at 1:42
add a comment |
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Just to avoid repeating what you already know, what have you found so far and why doesn't it work for you ?
– blackbird
Sep 30 '16 at 15:44
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Rail is pretty much never the cheapest option for a single trip. Please clarify whether traveling by rail is a requirement for you, or you just say "rail" because it's the only thing you know.
– fkraiem
Sep 30 '16 at 23:53