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Is JR Pass worth it if only used a few times

skylacarter
skylacarter
over 1 year ago
3 answers

I'm going to Osaka and Kyoto for a 7 day stay. I wanted to know if getting the JR pass is worth it if it will only be used a few times. I hope to fly in and out of Osaka, and then only go back and forth to Kyoto once. However, I have seen a few different methods for getting to and from Kyoto that look cheaper. Is the JR pass worth the money, or should I just skip it?

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Daniel-san
18919 posts
over 1 year ago
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Hi there,

If you do only Kyoto and Osaka, then a JR Pass will not help you savings money. It likely would if you did a return to Tokyo.

A normal one way ticket Kyoto - Osaka using a rapid train is just 560yen.

Hope this helps,
Daniel

skylacarter
skylacarter
3 posts
over 1 year ago

What about if I go to Nara as well? Would it be worth it then?


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