JAPAN TRAVEL CENTRE - Japan Rail East Pass

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The Japan Rail East Pass provides unlimited travel around Eastern Japan (Northern Honshu above Tokyo). It is valid for travel on all the 72 railway lines of JR East: 5 Shinkansen Super Express Lines & 67 Conventional Lines. The JR East Pass comes in several variations to meet your itinerary and flexibility: 4, 5 & 10-days.

Green

Duration	Adult	Youth	Child
	GBP*	GBP*	GBP*
4 days Flex	On Request	On Request	On Request
5 days	On Request	On Request	On Request
10 days	On Request	On Request	On Request

Ordinary


Duration	Adult	Youth	Child
	GBP*	GBP*	GBP*
4 days Flex	On Request	On Request	On Request
5 days	On Request	On Request	On Request
10 days	On Request	On Request	On Request

* Handling Fee £0
* Child: 6-11 years old (Under 6's travel free)

JR East Pass validity

Transportation Services

The JR East Pass is valid for travel on all railway lines of JR East: limited express trains (except private compartments or berths), including Shinkansen super express trains; express trains (except berths); local trains (except "Liner"/"Home Liner").

Some JR East-line trains also travel on other companies' lines. Passengers using such trains travelling on non-JR East lines must pay the respective fares and charges applicable to the distances travelled on such lines. Please note the following JR East-line trains that travel on non-JR East lines: "Super-Hakucho, Hakucho", "Hakutaka", "Raicho, Hokuetsu", "Shinano", "Odoriko, Super-View Odoriko", "Tokai".

Please Note: The JR East Pass is not valid for the Tokaido Shinkansen and the Sanyo Shinkansen lines, which connect Tokyo and western Japan cities, such as Kyoto, Osaka, or Fukuoka, and which start from Tokyo station like JR East's five Shinkansen lines. The Tokaido Shinkansen and Sanyo Shinkansen lines are run respectively by JR Central and JR West. (Between Tokyo and Atami, use "Odoriko", "Super-view Odoriko", or local trains.) If you wish to travel to these destinations also, the Nationwide Japan Rail Pass is reccomended.

Accommodation

Many JR trains have Green cars (superior accommodation); all have ordinary cars. With a Green-type Japan Rail Pass you can use either Green or Ordinary cars. With an Ordinary JR Pass, you may only use Ordinary cars without paying additional charges.

5-day Pass, 10-day Pass

5-and 10-day Passes are valid for a period of 5 or 10 consecutive days, respectively, beginning on the first day of use of the Pass.

Flexible 4-day Pass

Usable on any 4 consecutive or non-consecutive days within one month from the date the Pass was issued: Useful for leisurely travel. (Each date on which the Pass is used will be stamped on the Pass at the respective station's ticket gate or aboard trains.)