The JR EAST PASS is an economical and flexible rail pass to travel around Eastern Japan. It is valid for travel on all the 72 railway lines of JR EAST: 5 Shinkansen Super Express Lines & 67 Conventional Lines.
The JR EAST PASS comes in several variations to meet your itinerary and flexibility: available as a 5-day, a 10-day, and a Flexible 4-day.
Validity
The JR EAST PASS is valid for travel on all of the 72 railway lines of JR EAST: limited express trains (except private compartments or berths), including Shinkansen super express trains; express trains (except berths, etc.); local trains (except "Liner"/"Home Liner").
(If you want to use the cars or trains referred to in parentheses above, you must pay the respective additional charges in addition to the limited express or ordinary express charge. In this case, the PASS is valid for the basic fare only.)
Note: Some JR EAST-line trains also travel on other companies' lines. Passengers using such trains traveling on non-JR EAST lines must pay the respective fares and charges applicable to the distances traveled on such lines. Please note the names of the following JR EAST-line trains that travel on non-JR EAST lines: "Super-Hakucho, Hakucho", "Hakutaka", "Raicho, Hokuetsu", "Shinano", "Odoriko, Super-View Odoriko", and �gTokai".
Also please note: The JR EAST PASS is not valid for the Tokaido Shinkansen and the Sanyo Shinkansen lines, which connect Tokyo and western Japan cities, such as Kyoto, Osaka, or Fukuoka, and which start from Tokyo station like JR EAST's five Shinkansen lines. The Tokaido Shinkansen and Sanyo Shinkansen lines are run respectively by JR CENTRAL and JR WEST. (Between Tokyo and Atami, use "Odoriko", "Super-view Odoriko", or local trains.)
Prices
There are two types of JR EAST PASS: Green (for superior-class Green cars) and Ordinary. Each of these types is available as a 5-day, a 10-day, a Flexible 4-day Pass.
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Period |
Ordinary |
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Green |
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| Adult |
Youth |
Child |
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Adult |
Child |
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5 days |
¥20,000 |
¥16,000 |
¥10,000 |
|
¥28,000 |
¥14,000 |
|
10 days |
¥32,000 |
¥25,000 |
¥16,000 |
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¥44,800 |
¥22,400 |
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Flexible 4 days |
¥20,000 |
¥16,000 |
¥10,000 |
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¥28,000 |
¥14,000 |
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The above are yen (YEN) prices for a JR EAST PASS Exchange Order (from January 1998);
the actual cost in local currency is calculated at the time an Exchange Order is issued.
Prices are subject to change without notice; The applicable price is the price valid on the date an Exchange Order is issued. (Ages are at the time an Exchange Order is issued.)
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Validity Period
5-Day Pass / 10-Day Pass
5-and 10-day PASSES are valid for a period of 5 or 10 consecutive days, respectively, beginning on the first day of use of the PASS.
Flexible 4-Day Pass
Usable on any 4 consecutive or non-consecutive days within a month: Useful for leisurely-stay-type travel. Flexible 4-day PASSES are valid for 4 consecutive or non-consecutive days within one month from the date the PASS was issued. (Each date on which the PASS is used will be stamped on the PASS at the respective station's ticket gate or aboard trains.) |
