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 Lines and 67 Conventional Lines.
The JR East Pass comes in several variations to meet your itinerary and flexibility :
available as a 5 and 10 consecutive day travel passes, and a Flexible 4 day pass.
You can also use the JR East Pass to ride the Izu Kyuko Line, the Hokuetsu Kyuko
Line and the Tobu-Nikko Line.
There are two types of JR East Passes: Green (for superior-class Green cars) and Ordinary. Each of these types is available as a 5 days, a 10 days, a Flexible 4 days
pass.
| JR East Pass | Ordinary (coach class) | Green (first class) |
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| Period / Type | Adult | Youth | Child | Adult | Child |
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| 5 days | JPY20,000 | JPY16,000 | JPY10,000 | JPY28,000 | JPY14,000 |
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| 10 days | JPY32,000 | JPY25,000 | JPY16,000 | JPY44,800 | JPY22,400 |
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| Flexible 4 Days | JPY20,000 | JPY16,000 | JPY10,000 | JPY28,000 | JPY14,000 |
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- The prices in AUD are depending on the exchange rate of AUD and JPY
- As a issue fee, we charge for $15 on each pass
- Ordinary- Adult (age 26 and over) / Youth (age 12-25) / Child (age 6-11)
- Green- Adult (age 12 and over) / Child (age 6-11)
After you arrive in Japan, you turn in the Exchange Order to receive Japan Rail Pass at an applicable JR station that has a
Japan Rail Pass Exchange Office.
Further information, please refer [
How to obtain your Japan Rail Pass?].
How to use reserved seat?
Shinkansen (Bullet Train) and most limited express and ordinary express trains have reserved Green car seats and both reserved and non-reserved ordinary car seats.
A non-reserved seat can be used simply by showing your Japan Rail Pass.
Seat reservations can be made without additional payment. To make a reservation, apply at any Travel Service Centre or a Reservation Office (MIDORI-NO-MADOGUCHI) at a JR
station, or at a sales office of a JR-associated travel agency. There, show your Pass, and obtain your reserved-seat ticket before boarding.
Seat reservations cannot be made before you receive the Pass in Japan.
