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Is the Shinkansen very crowded/busy in mid-April

brencks
brencks
7 days ago
1 answer

Hi

I'm visiting Japan in early April and the last part of my itinerary is to travel from Kyoto to Narita airport the morning of my flight home. I'm wondering if I need to pre-book the train and NEX before I arrive in Japan or if I will be able to wait and book it once I activate my JR Pass (Green Car) on April 8th.

My itinerary for April 14th is;

9am or earlier(?) check out of hotel
15 min cab ride to train station
9:33am train (or earlier?) to Tokyo arriving 12:12pm - Hikari 644 Go train on platform 12
1:03pm train to Narita airport (NEX train terminal 1) arriving 1:57pm - NEX 27 Go platform Sobu Line underground Platform 4
OR
1:33pm train to Narita airport (NEX train terminal 1) arriving 2:31pm - NEX 29 Go platform Sobu Line underground Platform 4
1:57pm or 2:31pm arrive airport and check-in for flight
5pm flight home

Thank you for your help.

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mariko
404 posts
1 day ago
Expert

Hi there,

Online seat reservations are not currently available for tickets purchased through JRPass.com. However, you can easily reserve seats once you arrive in Japan at any JR station ticket office (Midori-no-madoguchi) or via the ticket machines. To save time on your day of travel, I highly recommend making your seat reservation once you activate your JR Pass.

I hope you have a wonderful time in Japan!

Kind Regards,

Mariko


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