JR East Pass
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
and Tokyo Monorail.
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.
Price of JR East Pass
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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period / Type | Adult | Youth | Child | Adult | Child |
| 5 days | JPY20,000 | JPY16,000 | JPY10,000 | JPY28,000 | JPY14,000 |
| 10 days | JPY32,000 | JPY25,000 | JPY16,000 | JPY44,800 | JPY22,400 |
| Flexible 4 Days | JPY20,000 | JPY16,000 | JPY10,000 | JPY28,000 | JPY14,000 |
- * 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)
- * JR East Pass is not valid for JR buses
Route Maps - JR East Major Route
How to use JR East Pass?
After you arrive in Japan, you turn in the Exchange Order to receive Japan Rail Pass at an applicable exchange office as listed below.
Further information, please refer [How to obtain your Japan Rail Pass?].
- JR Travel Service Centre in Narita Airport Terminal 1 and 2
- JR Travel Service Centre in Haneda International Airport
- JR Travel Service Centre in Aomori, Hachinohe, Akita, Sendai, Yamagata, Fukushima, Niigata, Nagano, Tokyo, Shinagawa, Ueno, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ikebukuro and Yokohama stations
How to use reserved seat?
Kyushu 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. There, show your Pass, and obtain your reserved-seat ticket before boarding. Seat reservations cannot be made before you receive the Pass in Japan.
Additional Information
- If you want to check the price and timetable for a single journey to and from and other destinations, you can check all of them from the Hyperdia website where you simply enter the two cities and press go!
