expedia
Skip to main content
One Key

Earn OneKeyCash when you sign in and book an activity

Sign in

JR Kansai-Hiroshima Area Pass (5-Day)

By Rakuten Travel Experiences
8.0 out of 10
Very good
Price is £93 per adult
See tickets

Features

  • 5d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Great way to explore Kansai and Sanyo Coast
  • Valid for 5 consecutive days after the first use
  • Available for non-Japanese passport holders tourist only
  • Ideal for visit Osaka and planning a side trip to Hiroshima
  • Unlimited travel on designated JR train and bus lines

Activity location

  • E-tickets can be exchanged for a Kansai-Hiroshima Area Pass at these offices: https://rakuten-travelexp.net/jr-west-exchange-locations
    • Higashishiokoji Kamadonocho
    • Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • E-tickets can be exchanged for a Kansai-Hiroshima Area Pass at these offices: https://rakuten-travelexp.net/jr-west-exchange-locations
    • Higashishiokoji Kamadonocho
    • Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan

Check availability

JR Kansai-Hiroshima Area Pass (5-Day)
  • Activity duration is 5 days5d
    5d

Overview
Get the Kansai-Hiroshima Area Pass for five consecutive days of unlimited travel in the Kansai Region and along the Sanyo Coast all the way to Hiroshima! This pass is available exclusively for overseas tourists, and is ideal for those visiting Osaka and planning a side trip to Hiroshima.

Description
Exclusively for use by foreign tourists, the Kansai-Hiroshima Area Pass is a transport pass that allows five consecutive days of unlimited travel on designated JR train and bus lines (including shinkansen and limited express trains) in the Kansai Region and along the Sanyo Coast up to Hiroshima.

Starting time: 00:00
Price details
£92.84 x 1 Adult£92.84
Total
Price is £92.84

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    5 consecutive days' worth of unlimited rides on:
  • What's includedWhat's included
    1. Non-reserved seats on Sanyo Shinkansen (Shin-Osaka–Hiroshima)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    2. Non-reserved seats on Express Trains (Haruka, Kuroshio, Thuderbird, Kounotori, Super Hakuto
  • What's includedWhat's included
    *A separate fare is required for travelling on Super Hakuto and Super Inaba (Kamigori–Tottori)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    3. Special Rapid Services, Rapid Services, and Local trains on JR-WEST Conventional lines
  • What's includedWhat's included
    4. JR West Miyajima Ferry (Miyajimaguchi–Miyajima)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    5. The pass is only valid on WEST JAPAN JR BUS route buses within the valid area.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    6. The pass cannot be used on motorway buses.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Seats may be reserved for free for up to 6 times, 7th time onward, separate tickets will be required
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    The pass cannot be used for these trains:
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    1. Sanyo Shinkansen (Hiroshima–Hakata)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    2. Tokaido Shinkansen (Shin-Osaka–Tokyo)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    3. Kyushu Shinkansen (Hakata–Kagoshima-Chuo)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    4. The Special Rapid "A Seat" paid seating service

Know before you book

  • The product is a pre-booking. After your reservation is confirmed, a confirmation email will be sent from experiences-travel-guest-jp@faq.rakuten.co.jp. This email will include the actual tickets, so please make sure to check it. On the day of travel, please bring that ticket.
  • We may require you to respond to our email.
  • All ticket activities are non-refundable once the payment is successful or in review status
  • Tickets for Young Children: Infants (ages 1–5) and babies (younger) travel for free on JR trains except in the following cases, when a child ticket is required:
  • 1: When 3 or more infants accompany 1 adult or child (an Adult or Child rail pass holder can bring up to 2 infants for free)
  • 2: When an infant or baby occupies a reserved seat, Green Car seat or berth, etc.
  • 3: When an infant travels alone
  • *The official terms and conditions of the pass are written in Japanese, and the text of the Japanese version shall be given priority of interpretation, in the event of questions regarding transport conditions that may arise regarding conditions that are written in other languages
  • *Japanese nationals who have lived overseas for 10 years or more may use the pass under certain conditions. You can read more here: https://rakuten-travelexp.net/jr-pass-for-jp-expats
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

What you can expect

Conditions for Use:
1: Valid only for the person whose name appears on the pass – must be a foreign national with a non-Japanese passport
2: Use the physical JR pass to pass through the automated ticket gates
3: You must carry your passport at all times while using the pass, and be prepared to present it to conductors or station attendants if requested.
4: Valid for use on: Sanyo Shinkansen (Mihara–Hakata) and Express Trains (maximum 6 redemptions for reserved seats and unlimited redemptions for non-reserved seats), Special Rapid Services, Rapid Services, Local trains on JR-WEST Conventional lines, JR West Miyajima Ferry, and Chugoku JR buses within the valid area *Not valid on JR Group motorway buses, or certain local bus routes
5: The pass itself doesn't ensure specific seating options – to obtain a reserved-seat ticket at no additional cost, present your pass in the valid area. Certain trains require a reserved-seat ticket. Additional fares apply to travel in Green Cars. An extra charge must be paid in advance to ride local trains requiring a numbered ticket or liner ticket.
6: The pass can only be used within its validity period, which cannot be changed
7: The pass cannot be exchanged for other kinds of pass or ticket
8: The pass cannot be reissued in the event of loss or theft
9: Exchange Orders can only be refunded by the travel agency from which you purchase them, and any application for a refund must be made before the start of the Kansai-Hiroshima Area Pass validity period. Any refund will be for the value of the pass in JPY, less a 10 percent handling fee
10: Once you have started using the pass the validity period cannot be extended, nor can any refund be given, even if trains or other transport services are suspended or delayed for any reason. The JR Group will not bear additional costs due to changes in your route, such as alternative transport or accommodation charges
11: In addition to these conditions, you must obey the JR Group's regulations, terms and conditions, and the laws of Japan while using the pass
12: Violation of these conditions may result in the invalidation and confiscation of the pass, as well as a penalty equal to twice the basic fares and charges for all transport for which the pass was used

*Details above are current as of April 2023 and subject to change. Please confirm the latest terms and conditions with a JR attendant.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    E-tickets can be exchanged for a Kansai-Hiroshima Area Pass at these offices: https://rakuten-travelexp.net/jr-west-exchange-locations
    • Higashishiokoji Kamadonocho
    • Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    E-tickets can be exchanged for a Kansai-Hiroshima Area Pass at these offices: https://rakuten-travelexp.net/jr-west-exchange-locations
    • Higashishiokoji Kamadonocho
    • Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan