Alpine-Takayama-Matsumoto Area Tourist Pass

Price

Valid for 5 consecutive days.

Children aged 6 to 11 pay the child price.

What the pass covers

• Non-reserved seats on JR trains between Nagoya and Toyama (Takayama Line) and between Nagoya and Shinano-Omachi (Chuo, Shinonoi and Oito lines).
• All transport on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route between Dentetsu-Toyama and Shinano-Omachi.
• Non-reserved seats on Toyama Chiho Railway limited express trains between Dentetsu-Toyama and Tateyama.

Not covered

• Sights and facilities off the lines on the map may cost extra.
• The fare from Toyama Station to Unazuki Station is not included.

The Alpine-Takayama-Matsumoto Area Tourist Pass on our City to City routes

These journeys in our City to City data are only partly covered by the pass; the rest of each journey is paid separately.

• Tokyo to Takayama by Kagayaki + Hida: Covers the Limited Express Hida from Toyama to Takayama; the Kagayaki from Tokyo to Toyama needs a separate ticket.
• Tokyo to Takayama by Nozomi + Hida: Covers the Limited Express Hida from Nagoya to Takayama; the Nozomi from Tokyo to Nagoya needs a separate ticket.
• Kyoto to Takayama by Nozomi + Hida: Covers the Limited Express Hida from Nagoya to Takayama; the Nozomi from Kyoto to Nagoya needs a separate ticket.
• Osaka to Nagano by Nozomi + Shinano: Covers the Limited Express Shinano from Nagoya to Matsumoto; the Nozomi to Nagoya and the Shinano from Matsumoto to Nagano need a separate ticket.
• Osaka to Takayama by Nozomi + Hida: Covers the Limited Express Hida from Nagoya to Takayama; the Nozomi from Shin-Osaka to Nagoya needs a separate ticket.
• Kyoto to Nagano by Nozomi + Shinano: Covers the Limited Express Shinano from Nagoya to Matsumoto; the Nozomi from Kyoto to Nagoya and the Shinano from Matsumoto to Nagano need a separate ticket.

Where to buy it

• Online on JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION, up to one month before travel.
• From a travel agent outside Japan as an exchange order (MCO); exchange it in Japan within 3 months of issue.
• At designated station ticket offices in Japan; bring your passport.

Who can buy it

Only for foreign travelers with a passport issued outside Japan and a Temporary Visitor stamp or seal from immigration.

Seats and using the pass

Seats

Reserved seats on JR conventional lines can be used up to 4 times.

• Between Tateyama and Ogizawa, show the pass at the Tateyama or Ogizawa Station counter to get a boarding pass.
• The validity starts on the start date you specify.
• You can reserve seats at a reserved seat ticket machine by inserting your pass; up to four passes at once.

Refunds

Refunds carry a handling fee. If you cancel because part of the Alpine Route is suspended, you get a refund without fees at the JR Central counter that issued the pass.

Good to know

• The Alpine Route gets very crowded from its opening day to early May, in mid-August and in early October.
• Pass holders get 10% off the Kurobe Gorge Railway fare from Unazuki to Kanetsuri and Keyakidaira.
• Pick up an online booking at a station with your passport, the credit card used and the reservation number.
• Only the person it is issued to can use the pass.

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