Tickets & Passes

Prices

Service section		Adult	Child
OSAKA City * Click here to view participating departure/arrival stations.	Fukui	6,000 YEN	3,000 YEN
	Kanazawa	8,000 YEN	4,000 YEN
	Toyama	8,500 YEN	4,250 YEN
KYOTO City * Click here to view participating departure/arrival stations.	Fukui	5,000 YEN	2,500 YEN
	Kanazawa	6,500 YEN	3,250 YEN
	Toyama	7,500 YEN	3,750 YEN

Train Accommodations

HOKURIKU One-way Ticket can be used.
Additional separate tickets are required
HOKURIKU One-way Ticket cannot be used.

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

		Limited Express "THUNDERBIRD"	Bullet Train "HOKURIKU SHINKANSEN" in the valid area (Between Tsuruga and Toyama)	Limited Express Trains excluding "THUNDERBIRD"	Special Rapid Services/ Rapid Services/ Local Services in the valid area
		Train
Type	GranClass	-	*1	-	-
	First Class (Green) Car	*2	*2	*2	*4
	Ordinary Car (Reserved Seating)			*3	*5
	Ordinary Car (Non-reserved Seating)			*3	*6

* 1 Separate GranClass Tickets are required.
* 2 First Class (Green) Tickets and separate Express Tickets are required.
* 3 Separate Express Tickets are required.
* 4 Separate First Class (Green) Tickets for Local Services are required.
* 5 Separate Reserved Seat Tickets are required.
* 6 Separate charges are required when using paid seating services (such as A-seat) on Local, Rapid, and Special Rapid trains in the Kansai area.

Eligibility

"Discounted One-way Ticket" 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。

"Discounted One-way Ticket" user must be entering in Japan as a "短期滞在(Temporary Visitor)".

* "短期滞在(Temporary Visitor)" is a status of residence defined under Japanese immigration law.

Individual customers are not allowed to purchase or exchange more than one of the same ticket for the same use period.

- You must present your passport to receive a pass.

Purchasing a "Discounted One-way Ticket"

* Available from select overseas travel agencies.

Purchasing Exchange Order through a Travel Agency outside Japan

Step 1. Purchase an exchange order(E-TICKET) at sales locations outside Japan.
- * Once issued, the E-TICKET must be exchanged within 3 months.
Step 2. Exchange the E-TICKET for a "Discounted One-way Ticket" at an exchange location in Japan.
- * E-TICKET exchange locations: Click here for details
- * Receiving an E-TICKET: Click here for details
- * The E-TICKET that could not been exchanged can be refunded at the overseas travel agency where the pass was originally purchased. (*A separate handling fee will be applied.)

* The "Discounted One-way Ticket" is not available for purchase within Japan.

Availability and Use

· The "Discounted One-way Ticket" is available and usable all year around.

Reserving a Reserved Seat Ticket

· Reserved seat tickets can be reserved at a ticket vending machine or a station ticket office.
Click here for information on reserving reserved seat tickets from a ticket vending machine.

Changes

· Changing the validity period start date is allowed only once.
· The ticket cannot be changed for a different ticket type. The ticket must instead be refunded, and the desired ticket purchased separately.
· Changing the departure or arrival station within a section is allowed only once for unused tickets within the validity period.
· Changing trains is allowed only once before the departure of the designated train, and only if tickets for the train being changed to are available within the validity period.

Refunds

· Refunds are accepted only at the "Discounted One-way Ticket" exchange location.

* Click here for information on refund locations for refunds due to non-availability of services, delays, or other circumstances.
· The sales price minus a handling fee will be refunded.
* Handling fee
- · If no reserved seating ticket has been issued:
  
  560 YEN
- · If a reserved seating ticket has been issued:
  
  Up to 2 days before departure: 560 YEN
  Between day before departure and time of departure:
  30% of original undiscounted Express ticket (based on original ticket purchase date) + 220 YEN
  * Minimum handling fee: 560 YEN
- · A handling fee equivalent to the Limited express ticket for each train will be applied to a reserved seating ticket after departure time.

* Refunds cannot be provided if the "Discounted One-way Ticket" has been used or the validity period has ended.
* A refund of an unexchanged E-TICKET is available from the overseas travel agency where the ticket was purchased.
Please note that an additional handling fee will apply.

Related information

· The "Discounted One-way Ticket" is only valid for the "Discounted One-way Ticket" holder.
· Presentation of a passport (of the person using the "Discounted One-way Ticket") is required to exchange an E-TICKET.
* No more than one E-TICKET can be exchanged per passport.
· A passport is required when using a "Discounted One-way Ticket" and must be presented to the JR staff upon request.
· The "Discounted One-way Ticket" will not be reissued even if lost or stolen.
· The conditions of use for the "Discounted One-way Ticket" are stipulated by the JR-WEST carriage conditions and the 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 February 5, 2025, and is subject to change.

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