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Kansai Area

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  • ･ Kansai Area Pass is valid for unlimited travel in the valid area on the map.
  • ･ Valid trains are below;
    • - Non-reserved seats on Kansai-airport Express HARUKA
    • - Special Rapid Services, Rapid Services, and Local trains on JR-WEST Conventional lines
  • * Separate Express Tickets are required for
    • 1. Reserved seats on Kansai-airport Express HARUKA
    • 2. Both Reserved and Non-reserved seats on Express Trains excluding Kansai-airport Express HARUKA
  • * Bullet Trains "SHINKANSEN" cannot be used.

Prices

There are four types of Kansai Area Pass: 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, and 4 days.

Validity
period		 Purchasing from
a travel agent overseas		 Purchasing from
JR-WEST
ONLINE TRAIN
RESERVATION		 Purchasing from
a JR-West station
(Ticket counter)
1-day
Adult 2,300YEN
Child 1,150YEN
Adult 2,350YEN
Child 1,170YEN
Adult 2,400YEN
Child 1,200YEN
2-day
Adult 4,600YEN
Child 2,300YEN
Adult 4,750YEN
Child 2,370YEN
Adult 4,800YEN
Child 2,400YEN
3-day
Adult 5,600YEN
Child 2,800YEN
Adult 5,750YEN
Child 2,870YEN
Adult 5,800YEN
Child 2,900YEN
4-day
Adult 6,600YEN
Child 3,300YEN
Adult 6,750YEN
Child 3,370YEN
Adult 6,800YEN
Child 3,400YEN

ATTENTION!!

  • ･ Ticket prices and how tickets are reserved/received will change accordingly. We appreciate your understanding.
  • ･ Please note that a passport, reservation number, identification number, and/or credit card may be required to receive or purchase a pass reserved via JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION. Click here for more information.
  • ･ Identification number is a 4-digit number you set.
  • - Adult: 12 or over 12 years old when an exchange order issued or a rail pass purchased
  • - Child: 6-11 years old when an exchange order issued or a rail pass purchased
    • * An Adult's or Child's rail pass holder can accompany up to 2 infants (1-5 years old) for free.
    • * The infants from the third one will require Child's rail passes for each.
    • * Babies aged under 1 year old can be accompanied for free.
    • * Child's rail passes will be required for each infant in the following situations:
      • 1. When accompanied infants use Reserved seats by themselves
      • 2. When infants travel by themselves

Eligibility

Temporary visitor's visa

- A rail pass user must be holding a passport issued by a foreign government.

※外国での永住権を持っているお客様を含め、日本国籍のお客様は使用できません。

- A rail pass user must be entering in Japan as a "Temporary Visitor".

*"Temporary Visitor" is a status of residence defined under Japanese immigration law.

Purchasing a rail pass

Purchasing Exchange Order through a Travel Agency outside Japan

  • Step 1. Purchase an exchange order (MCO: Miscellaneous Charges Order or E-TICKET) at sales locations outside Japan.
    • * Sales locations: Click here for details
    • * Once issued, the MCO or E-TICKET must be exchanged within 3 months.
  • Step 2. After entering in Japan, present the MCO with a passport at exchange locations, fill out an application with necessary details, and exchange for Kansai Area Pass.
    • * The MCO or E-TICKET exchange locations: Click here for details
    • * Receiving an E-TICKET: Click here for more information
    • * The MCO or E-TICKET that could not be exchanged can be refunded at the overseas travel agency where the pass was originally purchased. (*A separate handling fee will be applied.)

Reserving via JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION

  • Step 1. Submit a reservation via JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION.
    * Payment options include paying by credit card when submitting the reservation, or paying at a station.
  • Step 2. After arriving in Japan, use the following to receive a pass from a station ticket machine or a station ticket counter.
    • (1) Reservation information (Click here for more information.)
    • (2) Passport
    • * A passport with an IC chip is required to receive a pass from a ticket machine. Travelers without a passport with an IC chip will need to receive their pass from a ticket counter.
    • * Pick up station: Click here for details
  • Step 3. Pay for Kansai Area Pass by cash or credit card when choosing to pay at a station.
Caution:
Reservations are accepted via JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION up to one month before boarding (starting at 10:00 am (JST) on same day of preceding month).
• Due to the consumption tax increase in Japan as well as changes to pass details, all products purchased on or after Tuesday, October 1, 2019, are subject to the revised prices and details.
• Applicable prices and details of the product will vary according to the purchase date and not the date of exchange or the date of use.

Purchasing at JR-WEST Ticket Office

  • Step 1. After entering in Japan, fill out an application with necessary details and present these items below at sales locations;
  • Step 2. Purchase Kansai Area Pass by cash or credit card.

About Credit Card Payment

  • ･ The following credit cards can be accepted as payment at JR-WEST stations.
    • * Only the card holder can use the credit card.

Credit CardPayment

Availability and Use

  • ･ A rail pass is available and usable all year around.
  • ･ A rail pass is purchasable up to 1month in advance of the first day of use.
    • * Reservations are accepted via JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION up to one month before boarding (starting at 10:00 am (JST) on same day of preceding month).
  • ･ A rail pass is valid for consecutive days.
  • ･ The validity of a rail pass starts from 12 a.m.

Train Accommodations

  • Kansai Area Pass is usable.
  • Additional separate tickets are required

* When additional tickets are required, obtain the tickets at a JR-WEST station before boarding.

Train Kansai-airport Express HARUKA
Type First Class (Green) Car Ordinary Car,Reserved Seating Ordinary Car,Non-reserved Seating
Validity *1 *2
Train Limited Express / Express Trains excluding
Kansai-airport Express HARUKA		 Special Rapid Services/Rapid Services/
Local Services in the valid area
Type First Class(Green)/
Sleeper Car		 Ordinary Car,
Reserved Seating		 Ordinary Car,
Non-reserved Seating		 First Class (Green) Car Ordinary Car,
Reserved Seating		 Ordinary Car,
Non-reserved Seating
Validity *1 *2 *2 *3 *4 *5
  • * 1 First Class (Green)/Sleeper Tickets and separate Express Tickets are required.
  • * 2 Separate Express Tickets are required.
  • * 3 Separate First Class (Green) Tickets for Local Services are required.
  • * 4 Separate Reserved Seat Tickets are required.
  • * 5 Separate charges will apply if using carriages / trains that require numbered or liner tickets.
Train Kansai-airport Express HARUKA
Type First Class (Green) Car Ordinary Car, Reserved Seating Ordinary Car, Non-reserved Seating
Validity *1 *2
Train Limited Express / Express Trains excluding
Kansai-airport Express HARUKA
Type First Class(Green)/
Sleeper Car		 Ordinary Car,
Reserved Seating		 Ordinary Car,
Non-reserved Seating
Validity *1 *2 *2
Train Special Rapid Services/Rapid Services/
Local Services in the valid area
Type First Class (Green) Car Ordinary Car,
Reserved Seating		 Ordinary Car,
Non-reserved Seating
Validity *3 *4 *5
  • * 1 First Class (Green)/Sleeper Tickets and separate Express Tickets are required.
  • * 2 Separate Express Tickets are required.
  • * 3 Separate First Class (Green) Tickets for Local Services are required.
  • * 4 Separate Reserved Seat Tickets are required.
  • * 5 Separate charges will apply if using carriages / trains that require numbered or liner tickets.

Changes

  • ･ The starting date of the rail pass and the duration cannot be changed after purchasing.
  • ･ Conditions vary for reservations submitted via JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION. Click here for more information.

Refunds

  • ･ The Kansai Area Pass, the Keihan Railway voucher, and the Kyoto City Subway voucher are all three required to refund a Kansai Area Pass.
    [Items required for refund]Kansai Area Pass Keihan Railway voucher Kyoto City Subway voucher[Items required for refund]Kansai Area Pass Keihan Railway voucher Kyoto City Subway voucher
  • ･ Refund location: only where a rail pass was issued or exchanged
  • ･ Refund price: the sale price minus a handling fee (10% of the price: Minimum 220 yen per one rail pass)
  • ･ No refund will be given after a rail pass starts to be used or expired
  • ･ No refund will be given due to non-availability of service, delays, or similar issues
  • ･ MCOs that could not be exchanged can be refunded at the overseas travel agency where the pass was originally purchased. (*A separate handling fee will be applied.)
  • ･ Conditions vary for reservations submitted via JR-WEST ONLINE TRAIN RESERVATION. Click here for more information.

Related information

  • ･ A rail pass is only valid for its rail pass holder only.
  • ･ A passport must be carried when a rail pass is used and presented when a JR staff asks to.
  • ･ A rail pass will be void if the magnetic ticket is detached from a rail pass book.
  • ･ A rail pass will not be reissued even if lost or stolen.
  • ･ Conditions of use for a rail pass are stipulated by JR-WEST's carriage conditions and laws of Japan.
  • ･ Conditions of use for an exchange order are stipulated by regulations and contracts of issuing companies.
  • ･ If any discrepancies arise between the foreign language and Japanese versions of the carriage conditions, the Japanese version has precedence.
  • ･ The information displayed (including prices) is current as of October 1, 2019, and is subject to change.

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