7 or 14 days JR pass?

Hi there!

Lets breakdown the cost of your legs, assuming you will visit Kawaguchiko for Mt-Fuji (you could also visit Hakone). For Kawaguchiko the JR Pass will take you as far as Otsuki. From here you'll need to take the non-JR Fujikyu train upto Kawaguchiko itself (¥1100 each way). Aside from that one extra charge, the JR Pass will let you get to all your planned destinations :). You will be able to use the JR Pass on the Narita Express into Tokyo so I will include that in your costs, and I have grouped Yokohama and Kamakura in the same day trip as they are close to each other:

1. Narita airport terminal 1 > Tokyo: ¥3,140 (62mins, 79km)
2. Tokyo > Kamakura: ¥2,100 (47mins, 51km)
3. Kamakura > Yokohama: ¥330 (26mins, 22km)
4. Yokohama > Tokyo: ¥450 (27mins, 28km)
5. Tokyo > Nikko: ¥5,630 (121mins, 150km)
6. Nikko > Tokyo: ¥5,630 (117mins, 150km)
7. Tokyo > Otsuki: ¥2,860 (85mins, 87km)
8. Otsuki > Tokyo: ¥2,860 (76mins, 87km)
9. Tokyo > Kyoto: ¥13,420 (164mins, 513km)
10. Kyoto > Osaka: ¥540 (28mins, 42km)
11. Osaka > Hiroshima: ¥10,150 (104mins, 345km)
12. Hiroshima > Osaka: ¥10,820 (109mins, 345km)
13. Osaka > Tokyo: ¥13,950 (194mins, 556km)

JR ticket cost: ¥71,880 for 13 legs

• 14 day Japan Rail Pass (¥45,100) saving: ¥26,780

As you can see you'll make great savings with the 14 day pass. Your ticket costs for your Tokyo travel alone will come in at ¥23,000, which is much more than the price differential between 7 and 14 day passes of ¥16,800. So I can recommend the 14 day over the 7 day as you'll also gain significant flexibility for further JR trips also during the extra 7 days of coverage.

Hope this helps!

Hi Peters,

I think Mari cover is really well!

If you plan to spend your first couple of days in Tokyo itself you could opt for a [Keisei Skylines + 2day open Metro pass]this will cost 2.980 Yen, will cover your journey to Tokyo and give you two days of unlimited travel on the Tokyo Metro. In this case you can activate your pass on the 10th and still have enough time to do the Day trips. In addition your journey back to Narita Airport on the 23rd would also be covered (2740Yen without the pass by JR).

Just something you could consider :)
-Daniel

WOW!

Thanks for the fast! and detailed information. I'm going to buy the 14 days pass when it's possible.
thanks for your help! it was very useful!

Peter