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andresgarciagallo
andresgarciagallo
over 8 years ago
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Hello

If i want to activate my jr pass (7 days), from 27/02/2018 17:00 expires 06/03/2018 17:00???, I mean, i have (7x24=168), 168 hours to expend my pass

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Daniel-san
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over 8 years ago
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Hi there,

The JR Pass is counted in days (not hours). The first day is counted as a full day, no matter what time you first get on the train. It will then expire at midnight of the 7th day.

Hope this helps,
Daniel

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