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Koyasan World Heritage Digital Ticket: price and coverage

The Koyasan World Heritage Digital Ticket costs 3,980 yen for From Namba, digital ticket, train only, on the official website; children pay 2,000 yen. Valid for 2 days from the day you choose. A round-trip train ticket between the station where the ticket was issued and Koyasan Station.

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3,980 yenadult, From Namba, digital ticket, train only, on the official website
2,000 yenchild
2of our City to City routes covered

Price

Valid for 2 days from the day you choose.

Koyasan World Heritage Digital Ticket: official prices for adults and children
VersionWhere you buy itAdultChild
From Namba, digital ticket, train onlyofficial website3,980 yen2,000 yen
From Namba, digital ticket with an outward Limited Express Koya ticketofficial website4,910 yen2,460 yen
From Namba, paper ticket, train onlyticket office in Japan4,210 yen2,110 yen
From Namba, paper ticket with an outward Limited Express Koya ticketticket office in Japan5,200 yen2,600 yen

What the pass covers

  • A round-trip train ticket between the station where the ticket was issued and Koyasan Station.
  • Two days of rides on Nankai Rinkan Bus in Koyasan, except the Tateri, Koya Ryujin and Koya Niutsuhime lines.
  • The versions with a limited express ticket cover the Limited Express Koya on the outward trip only.

Not covered

  • With a train-only ticket, buy a limited express ticket separately to ride a limited express.
  • If you get off at a station on the way, the rest of that train trip is no longer valid.

Does the Koyasan World Heritage Digital Ticket pay off?

Add the journeys you plan to see whether the pass pays off. Below the tool are the normal one-way and round-trip fares for every journey in our City to City data that this pass covers, from the same JR and railway searches.

Normal fares for the journeys the Koyasan World Heritage Digital Ticket covers, and their share of the pass price
JourneyOne wayRound tripShare of the pass price
Osaka to KoyasanKoya + cable car · From Namba, digital ticket with an outward Limited Express Koya ticket, on the official website 4,910 yen2,530 yen5,060 yen103%
Osaka to KoyasanExpress + cable car1,430 yen2,860 yen72%

Fares are one adult, reserved seat where trains have them, from the City to City pages (searched for 14 October 2026). A round trip is twice the one-way fare. The share compares the round trip with 3,980 yen for From Namba, digital ticket, train only, on the official website.

Partly covered: 1 more journeys (not counted)
  • Osaka to Koyasan by Koya + cable car: The train-only versions cover the train from Namba to Koyasan Station; the Limited Express Koya fee is extra.

Where to buy it

  • The digital ticket is bought online and shown on your smartphone at the gate.
  • You need a smartphone and a credit card to buy and use the digital ticket.
  • Sold all year, from one month before the travel day.
  • The paper ticket is sold at Nankai stations such as Namba, Shin-Imamiya, Tengachaya and Kansai Airport.

Seats and using the pass

Seats
With the limited express version, choose your seat in the ticket wallet; you can change trains up to two times, until five minutes before departure.
  • Trains: use a gate made for Nankai digital tickets; stations or exits without one cannot be used.
  • Buses: press Use Ticket on the bus ticket when you get off and show it to the driver.
  • With the limited express version, you must reserve your seat before you can use the train ticket.

Refunds

The digital ticket can be refunded by yourself in the system with no fee if it is unused, up to five minutes before the reserved limited express leaves; no refunds after you start using it.

Good to know

  • Includes discount coupons for Kondo Hall, Konpon Daito Pagoda and the Reihokan Museum.
  • Child tickets cannot be bought on their own.
  • The paper ticket can be refunded where you bought it if every part is unused, for a fee of 520 yen.
What the official page says
Official wordingRound trip discount train ticket (Round trip is available from the station the ticket was issued to Koyasan Station)Nankai Electric Railway

Frequently asked questions

How much is the Koyasan World Heritage Digital Ticket?

3,980 yen for From Namba, digital ticket, train only (official website), 4,910 yen for From Namba, digital ticket with an outward Limited Express Koya ticket (official website). Children pay 2,000 yen (From Namba, digital ticket, train only), 2,460 yen (From Namba, digital ticket with an outward Limited Express Koya ticket).

What does the Koyasan World Heritage Digital Ticket cover?

A round-trip train ticket between the station where the ticket was issued and Koyasan Station. Two days of rides on Nankai Rinkan Bus in Koyasan, except the Tateri, Koya Ryujin and Koya Niutsuhime lines. The versions with a limited express ticket cover the Limited Express Koya on the outward trip only.

Can I get a refund on the Koyasan World Heritage Digital Ticket?

The digital ticket can be refunded by yourself in the system with no fee if it is unused, up to five minutes before the reserved limited express leaves; no refunds after you start using it.

Is the Koyasan World Heritage Digital Ticket worth it for Osaka to Koyasan and back?

A round trip on the Limited Express Koya + Koyasan Cable Car costs 5,060 yen, 103% of the pass price of 4,910 yen for From Namba, digital ticket with an outward Limited Express Koya ticket, on the official website.

Is the Koyasan World Heritage Digital Ticket worth it for Osaka to Koyasan and back?

A round trip on the Nankai express + Koyasan Cable Car costs 2,860 yen, 72% of the pass price of 3,980 yen for From Namba, digital ticket, train only, on the official website.

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Compiled by Japan Japan !! · Updated October 4, 2026