JR Rail pass for 8 days

Hi there,

I think unless you intend to do a lot of travel in the Tokyo area a 7 day JR Pass will make the most sense for you. A 7 day rail pass will become cost effective if you spend over ¥28,300 on JR tickets. Roughly the same cost as a return trip to Kyoto from Tokyo. I think I would recommend the following for your travel:

• The [Narita Express + Suica metro card deal] to get you into Tokyo from Narita and also give you ¥1500 of free JR and metro travel for your first few days in Japan. You could also look into the Metro 1 and 2 day deals that are available for purchase at Narita airport.
• The 7 day Japan Rail Pass for use for your trip to Kyoto and back to Narita.

If you do decide to purchase a rail pass we do deliver to Dubai within 4 business days. Alternatively you can have your rail passes sent to New Zealand where our delivery speed is 3 business days.

Hope this helps!

Thank you so much for your prompt and most helpful reply. Just one other question, could I purchase a pass in Dubai, if yes, where would you suggest? I am staying on Palm Jumeria which is reasonably central. Thank you in advance for your response. Regards Cilla

Hi there,

I'm afraid I can't recommend an agency in Dubai that can sell the JR Pass, however recommend you [take a look at this list of official agencies in the Middle East] - There are some Dubai based agencies listed that you could try.

Hope this helps!