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My Itin vs JR pass

Michellehouse
Michellehouse
over 8 years ago
2 answers

Hi Daniel,

Can you please kindly advise whether I should use JR pass or buy single ticket for my following itinary
24 dec chitose airport to hilton niseko
25 dec hilton niseko to otaru
26 dec otaru to sapporo
27 dec sapporo
28 dec sapporo
29 dec sapporo to chitose airport and then itami airport to osaka nipponbashi
30 dec osaka
31 dec osaka to kyoto
1 jan kyoto to nagoya
2 jan nagoya to shirakawago and takayama
3 jan takayama to nagoya
4 jan nagoya
5 jan nagoya city to airport

I am travelling with total 4 adults and 2 children (9 and 6 years old)

Please kindly advise whether it is more efficient to buy JR pass or single ticket, also please advise which route should I take bus, train or shinkansen. Thanks a lot

Toraneko
Toraneko
1303 posts
over 8 years ago

Hi,
Given the length and destinations in your trip, a JR Pass would unfortunately not work for you. I suggest you get regular tickets. As for the bus, train or shinkansen, that is entirely up to you. The shinkansen of course does not go everywhere, and as for using a train or bus, the bus is of course much cheaper but the bullet train (and often the train) is quicker. For getting to NIseko, Shirakawago, and Nagoya Airport (Centrair) you have to take a bus.

You can get more info on getting to NIseko here, and for Shirakawago here. A regional pass might help you with some of your trip, such as the Takayama-Hokuriku Area Tourist Pass.

Please also be aware that you are traveling over New Years. At the end of the year and the start of the New Year, many places are closed. Be sure to check if where you are going will be open or not. Trains could also be very crowded. This is one of the times when getting a ticket with reserved seating makes a lot of sense.

Regarding the plans themselves, you are giving very little attention to Kyoto. You might consider largely skipping Nagoya, and using that time to see more of Kyoto, or even Nara.

Best of luck.

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