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Japan Rail Pass: price, what it covers and is it worth it

The Japan Rail Pass costs 50,000 yen for 7 days, Ordinary Car, on the official website; children pay 25,000 yen. Two types (Green Car and Standard Car), each for 7, 14 or 21 days. All JR Group trains: Shinkansen (except the Nozomi and Mizuho), limited express, express, rapid and local trains, and the BRT.

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50,000 yenadult, 7 days, Ordinary Car, on the official website
25,000 yenchild
63of our City to City routes covered

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Price

Two types (Green Car and Standard Car), each for 7, 14 or 21 days.

Japan Rail Pass: official prices for adults and children
VersionWhere you buy itAdultChild
7 days, Ordinary Carofficial website50,000 yen25,000 yen
7 days, Green Carofficial website70,000 yen35,000 yen
14 days, Ordinary Carofficial website80,000 yen40,000 yen
14 days, Green Carofficial website110,000 yen55,000 yen
21 days, Ordinary Carofficial website100,000 yen50,000 yen
21 days, Green Carofficial website140,000 yen70,000 yen
7 days, Ordinary Caroverseas travel agent53,000 yen27,000 yen
7 days, Green Caroverseas travel agent74,000 yen37,000 yen
14 days, Ordinary Caroverseas travel agent84,000 yen42,000 yen
14 days, Green Caroverseas travel agent116,000 yen58,000 yen
21 days, Ordinary Caroverseas travel agent105,000 yen53,000 yen
21 days, Green Caroverseas travel agent147,000 yen74,000 yen

Children aged 6 to 11 at the time of use pay the child price; 12-year-olds count as adults.

What the pass covers

  • All JR Group trains: Shinkansen (except the Nozomi and Mizuho), limited express, express, rapid and local trains, and the BRT.
  • The Tokyo Monorail.
  • Local JR Bus routes (not JR express bus routes).
  • The JR West Miyajima ferry (the 100 yen Miyajima Visitor Tax is paid separately).

Not covered

  • Any seat on the Nozomi and Mizuho on the Tokaido, Sanyo and Kyushu Shinkansen.
  • Private railway sections that JR trains run through, such as the Fujikyu Railway on the Fuji Excursion or the Izukyu line on the Odoriko to Shimoda.
  • JR Bus express routes.
  • Gran Class: the limited express charge and the Gran Class charge are paid separately.

Nozomi and Mizuho trains

To ride the Nozomi or Mizuho, buy the special NOZOMI MIZUHO Ticket for your section before boarding; otherwise ride the Hikari, Sakura, Kodama or Tsubame.

Special ticket for Japan Rail Pass holders to ride the Nozomi or Mizuho: JR's prices by section
SectionAdultChild
Tokyo – Nagoya4,180 yen2,090 yen
Tokyo – Kyoto4,960 yen2,480 yen
Tokyo – Shin-Osaka4,960 yen2,480 yen
Tokyo – Hiroshima6,500 yen3,250 yen
Tokyo – Hakata8,140 yen4,070 yen
Nagoya – Shin-Osaka2,530 yen1,260 yen
Shin-Osaka – Okayama2,530 yen1,260 yen
Shin-Osaka – Hiroshima4,170 yen2,080 yen
Shin-Osaka – Hakata4,960 yen2,480 yen
Kyoto – Hiroshima4,170 yen2,080 yen
Hiroshima – Hakata3,400 yen1,700 yen
Hakata – Kagoshima-Chūō5,150 yen2,570 yen

Source: Available sections, types, prices ([ONLY WITH JAPAN RAIL PASS] NOZOMI MIZUHO Ticket)

Tax included. The same prices apply to Green Car tickets, reserved seat tickets in an ordinary car and non-reserved seat tickets in an ordinary car.

Does the Japan Rail Pass 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 Japan Rail Pass covers, and their share of the pass price
JourneyOne wayRound tripShare of the pass price
Tokyo to SapporoHayabusa + Hokuto30,120 yen60,240 yen120%
Tokyo to NagasakiNozomi + Sakura + Relay Kamome + Kamome · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 4,960 yen30,090 yen60,180 yen120%
Tokyo to HakodateHayabusa + Hakodate Liner24,530 yen49,060 yen98%
Tokyo to FukuokaNozomi · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 8,140 yen23,810 yen47,620 yen95%
Osaka to NagasakiSakura + Relay Kamome + Kamome21,030 yen42,060 yen84%
Tokyo to HiroshimaNozomi · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 6,500 yen19,760 yen39,520 yen79%
Osaka to BeppuNozomi + Sonic · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 4,960 yen19,120 yen38,240 yen76%
Tokyo to AomoriHayabusa18,110 yen36,220 yen72%
Kyoto to FukuokaNozomi · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 5,390 yen16,780 yen33,560 yen67%
Tokyo to TakayamaNozomi + Hida · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 4,180 yen16,560 yen33,120 yen66%
Tokyo to TakayamaKagayaki + Hida16,340 yen32,680 yen65%
Osaka to NaganoThunderbird + Kagayaki16,290 yen32,580 yen65%
All 63 journeys
JourneyOne wayRound tripShare of the pass price
Tokyo to SapporoHayabusa + Hokuto30,120 yen60,240 yen120%
Tokyo to NagasakiNozomi + Sakura + Relay Kamome + Kamome · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 4,960 yen30,090 yen60,180 yen120%
Tokyo to HakodateHayabusa + Hakodate Liner24,530 yen49,060 yen98%
Tokyo to FukuokaNozomi · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 8,140 yen23,810 yen47,620 yen95%
Osaka to NagasakiSakura + Relay Kamome + Kamome21,030 yen42,060 yen84%
Tokyo to HiroshimaNozomi · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 6,500 yen19,760 yen39,520 yen79%
Osaka to BeppuNozomi + Sonic · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 4,960 yen19,120 yen38,240 yen76%
Tokyo to AomoriHayabusa18,110 yen36,220 yen72%
Kyoto to FukuokaNozomi · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 5,390 yen16,780 yen33,560 yen67%
Tokyo to TakayamaNozomi + Hida · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 4,180 yen16,560 yen33,120 yen66%
Tokyo to TakayamaKagayaki + Hida16,340 yen32,680 yen65%
Osaka to NaganoThunderbird + Kagayaki16,290 yen32,580 yen65%
Osaka to FukuokaNozomi · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 4,960 yen16,020 yen32,040 yen64%
Tokyo to NaraNozomi + Miyakoji Rapid · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 4,960 yen15,250 yen30,500 yen61%
Kyoto to NaganoThunderbird + Kagayaki15,080 yen30,160 yen60%
Tokyo to OsakaNozomi · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 4,960 yen14,720 yen29,440 yen59%
Tokyo to KanazawaKagayaki14,600 yen29,200 yen58%
Osaka to YokohamaNozomi · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 4,960 yen14,390 yen28,780 yen58%
Tokyo to KyotoNozomi · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 4,960 yen14,170 yen28,340 yen57%
Osaka to NaganoNozomi + Shinano · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 2,530 yen13,770 yen27,540 yen55%
Kyoto to YokohamaNozomi · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 4,620 yen13,500 yen27,000 yen54%
Tokyo to ToyamaKagayaki13,180 yen26,360 yen53%
Kyoto to NaganoNozomi + Shinano · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 2,530 yen12,890 yen25,780 yen52%
Kyoto to MiyajimaNozomi + Sanyo Line + JR ferry · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 4,170 yen12,470 yen24,940 yen50%
Osaka to TakayamaNozomi + Hida · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 2,530 yen12,380 yen24,760 yen50%
Kyoto to HiroshimaNozomi · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 4,170 yen11,940 yen23,880 yen48%
Kyoto to TakayamaNozomi + Hida · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 2,530 yen11,720 yen23,440 yen47%
Tokyo to SendaiTohoku Shinkansen11,630 yen23,260 yen47%
Osaka to MiyajimaNozomi + Sanyo Line + JR ferry · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 4,170 yen11,480 yen22,960 yen46%
Tokyo to NagoyaNozomi · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 4,180 yen11,300 yen22,600 yen45%
Osaka to HiroshimaMizuho · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 4,170 yen10,950 yen21,900 yen44%
Fukuoka to HiroshimaNozomi · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 3,400 yen9,630 yen19,260 yen39%
Osaka to KanazawaThunderbird + Tsurugi9,410 yen18,820 yen38%
Tokyo to NaganoKagayaki8,450 yen16,900 yen34%
Kyoto to KanazawaThunderbird + Tsurugi7,720 yen15,440 yen31%
Tokyo to MatsumotoLimited Express Azusa6,730 yen13,460 yen27%
Osaka to NagoyaNozomi · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 2,530 yen6,680 yen13,360 yen27%
Osaka to OkayamaNozomi · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 2,530 yen6,460 yen12,920 yen26%
Tokyo to KaruizawaHakutaka6,130 yen12,260 yen25%
Kyoto to NagoyaNozomi · Hikari covered, Nozomi ticket 2,530 yen5,910 yen11,820 yen24%
Tokyo to NikkoShinkansen + JR Nikko Line5,790 yen11,580 yen23%
Kyoto to Kinosaki OnsenLimited Express Kinosaki5,370 yen10,740 yen21%
Kyoto to HimejiHikari5,270 yen10,540 yen21%
Tokyo to IzuShinkansen + Ito Line4,620 yen9,240 yen18%
Tokyo to AtamiHikari4,270 yen8,540 yen17%
Tokyo to IzuOdoriko to Ito4,000 yen8,000 yen16%
Osaka to HimejiSakura3,750 yen7,500 yen15%
Kyoto to KobeHikari2,870 yen5,740 yen11%
Kyoto to HimejiJR Special Rapid2,210 yen4,420 yen9%
Osaka to KobeSakura1,530 yen3,060 yen6%
Osaka to HimejiJR Special Rapid1,460 yen2,920 yen6%
Osaka to KyotoNozomi · Hikari and Kodama covered1,450 yen2,900 yen6%
Tokyo to YokohamaNozomi · Hikari and Kodama covered1,380 yen2,760 yen6%
Kyoto to KobeJR Special Rapid1,110 yen2,220 yen4%
Tokyo to KamakuraJR Yokosuka Line1,040 yen2,080 yen4%
Osaka to UjiSpecial Rapid + Section Rapid960 yen1,920 yen4%
Osaka to NaraJR Yamatoji Rapid840 yen1,680 yen3%
Kyoto to NaraJR Miyakoji Rapid720 yen1,440 yen3%
Osaka to KyotoJR Special Rapid580 yen1,160 yen2%
Tokyo to YokohamaJR Tokaido Line530 yen1,060 yen2%
Osaka to KobeJR Special Rapid420 yen840 yen2%
Kyoto to ArashiyamaJR Rapid240 yen480 yen1%
Kyoto to UjiJR Miyakoji Rapid240 yen480 yen1%

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 50,000 yen for 7 days, Ordinary Car, on the official website.

Partly covered: 11 more journeys (not counted)
  • Tokyo to Mt Fuji by Fuji Excursion: Covers the JR line from Shinjuku to Otsuki; the Fujikyu Railway from Otsuki to Kawaguchiko is paid separately.
  • Tokyo to Mt Fuji by Limited Express Azusa + Fujikyu Line: Covers the Limited Express Azusa to Otsuki; the Fujikyu Line to Kawaguchiko is paid separately.
  • Tokyo to Hakone by Kodama + Hakone Tozan: Covers the Kodama to Odawara; the Hakone Tozan Train is paid separately.
  • Kyoto to Mt Fuji by Hikari + bus: Covers the Hikari to Mishima; the Fujikyu highway bus is paid separately.
  • Kyoto to Hakone by Nozomi + Hikari + Hakone Tozan: Covers the Shinkansen to Odawara except the Nozomi part (ride the Hikari or buy the special ticket); the Hakone Tozan Train is paid separately.
  • Tokyo to Shirakawa-go by Kagayaki + bus: Covers the Kagayaki to Kanazawa; the bus to Shirakawa-go is paid separately.
  • Tokyo to Shirakawa-go by Hakutaka + highway bus: Covers the Hakutaka to Shin-Takaoka; the highway bus to Shirakawa-go is paid separately.
  • Osaka to Mt Fuji by Hikari + bus: Covers the Hikari to Mishima; the Fujikyu highway bus is paid separately.
  • Osaka to Hakone by Nozomi + Hikari + Hakone Tozan: Covers the Shinkansen to Odawara except the Nozomi part (ride the Hikari or buy the special ticket); the Hakone Tozan Train is paid separately.
  • Tokyo to Izu by Odoriko to Shimoda: Covers the Odoriko to Ito; the Izukyu line from Ito to Izukyu-Shimoda is paid separately.
  • Tokyo to Enoshima by JR Tokaido Line + Enoden: Covers the JR Tokaido Line to Fujisawa; the Enoden is paid separately.

Where to buy it

  • Buy online on the official website (JAPAN RAIL PASS Reservation) with your passport and a credit card.
  • Pick up the pass in Japan at a JR ticket office or a reserved seat ticket machine, showing the passport with the Temporary Visitor stamp.
  • Travel agents abroad sell an Exchange Order, which you swap for the pass at a major JR station within three months of its issue.
Who can buy it
Only foreign tourists who enter Japan with the Temporary Visitor status can use the pass.

Seats and using the pass

Seats
Reserved seats cost nothing extra; book them at a ticket machine, a JR ticket office or, for online buyers, on the official website.
  • Go through the automatic ticket gates with the pass, or show it at a staffed gate.
  • Carry your passport while you use the pass.

Refunds

Refunds are only possible before the first day of use, for a fee of 560 yen per pass (10% of the price for passes from an overseas Exchange Order).

Good to know

  • The pass cannot be reissued if it is lost or stolen.
  • The special NOZOMI MIZUHO Ticket is sold from one month before the day of travel, at reserved seat ticket machines and JR ticket offices.
What the official page says
Official wordingAll JR Group Railways-Shinkansen"bullet trains" (「except any reserved or non-reserved seat on “NOZOMI” and “MIZUHO” trains) limited express trains, express trains, and rapid or local trains, and the BRT. (With some exceptions)JR Group

Frequently asked questions

How much is the Japan Rail Pass?

50,000 yen for 7 days, Ordinary Car (official website), 70,000 yen for 7 days, Green Car (official website), 80,000 yen for 14 days, Ordinary Car (official website), 110,000 yen for 14 days, Green Car (official website), 100,000 yen for 21 days, Ordinary Car (official website), 140,000 yen for 21 days, Green Car (official website). Children pay 25,000 yen (7 days, Ordinary Car), 35,000 yen (7 days, Green Car), 40,000 yen (14 days, Ordinary Car), 55,000 yen (14 days, Green Car), 50,000 yen (21 days, Ordinary Car), 70,000 yen (21 days, Green Car).

What does the Japan Rail Pass cover?

All JR Group trains: Shinkansen (except the Nozomi and Mizuho), limited express, express, rapid and local trains, and the BRT. The Tokyo Monorail. Local JR Bus routes (not JR express bus routes).

Can I ride the Nozomi with the Japan Rail Pass?

To ride the Nozomi or Mizuho, buy the special NOZOMI MIZUHO Ticket for your section before boarding; otherwise ride the Hikari, Sakura, Kodama or Tsubame.

Can I get a refund on the Japan Rail Pass?

Refunds are only possible before the first day of use, for a fee of 560 yen per pass (10% of the price for passes from an overseas Exchange Order).

Who can buy the Japan Rail Pass?

Only foreign tourists who enter Japan with the Temporary Visitor status can use the pass.

Is the Japan Rail Pass worth it for Tokyo to Osaka and back?

A round trip on the Nozomi on the Tokaido Shinkansen costs 29,440 yen with reserved seats, 59% of the pass price of 50,000 yen for 7 days, Ordinary Car, on the official website. The pass covers the Hikari, Sakura and Kodama on the same line at no extra cost; to stay on the Nozomi or Mizuho, pass holders pay 4,960 yen each way for the special ticket.

Is the Japan Rail Pass worth it for Tokyo to Kyoto and back?

A round trip on the Nozomi on the Tokaido Shinkansen costs 28,340 yen with reserved seats, 57% of the pass price of 50,000 yen for 7 days, Ordinary Car, on the official website. The pass covers the Hikari, Sakura and Kodama on the same line at no extra cost; to stay on the Nozomi or Mizuho, pass holders pay 4,960 yen each way for the special ticket.

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