Travel Narita > Kyoto > Koya San > Chiba > Narita

Hi there,

Here are the base costs for your trip. Please note that I have assumed additional day trips to Hiroshima and Nara from Kyoto as they are top destinations and you have a lot of time:

1. Narita airport terminal 1 > Kyoto: ¥16330, (238mins, 592km)
2. Kyoto > Osaka: ¥540, (28mins, 42km)
3. Osaka > Kyoto: ¥540, (29mins, 42km)
4. Kyoto > Kobe(hyogo): ¥3440, (55mins, 75km)
5. Kobe(hyogo) > Kyoto: ¥1050, (57mins, 75km)
6. Kyoto > Nara: ¥690, (44mins, 41km)
7. Nara > Kyoto: ¥690, (44mins, 41km)
8. Kyoto > Hiroshima: ¥10990, (112mins, 380km)
9. Hiroshima > Kyoto: ¥10990, (126mins, 380km)
10. Kyoto > Osaka: ¥540, (28mins, 42km)
11. Osaka > Wakayama: ¥3020, (70mins, 79km)
12. Wakayama > Chiba: ¥15820, (332mins, 667km)
13. Chiba > Tokyo: ¥1830, (30mins, 39km)
14. Tokyo > Chiba: ¥620, (38mins, 39km)
15. Chiba > Narita airport terminal 1: ¥650, (43mins, 40km)

JR ticket cost: ¥67740 for 15 legs

• 07 day rail pass (¥28,300) saving: ¥39440
• 14 day rail pass (¥45,100) saving: ¥22640

As you can see, with a 14 day JR Pass and the above itinerary you would make good savings. Taking out the trip to Hiroshima from Kyoto would mean you would be breaking even on travel costs compared to purchasing JR tickets individually, but would also still retain flexibility to do any further travel for free such as the travel around Tokyo you mention (map of JR lines in Tokyo for reference).

Please note that for Koyasan you'll have to use non-JR lines from Osaka. Here is a sample itinerary for you.

You can look up precise train timetables and costs at the Hyperdia travel planning website and learn how to use Hyperdia for JR Pass holders through our video blog.

Hope this helps!