JR Kansai Hokuriku Area Pass
- Unlimited Travel: Enjoy unlimited rides on special rapid services, rapid services, and local trains on JR West lines, including express trains
- No physical exchange vouchers: Skip the lines and quickly redeem your JR Pass via digital redemption machines at JR Pass ticket offices
Package options
7 Days Pass
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What to expect
Simply make your booking, redeem your voucher for a JR Kansai Hokuriku Pass while in Japan and be ready to explore all of Kansai and Hokuriku prefectures, including Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe, Nara, Kansai Airport, Himeji and Wakayama, Kanazawa and Joetsu-Myoko! For 7 days, spend your time visiting the Kenrokuen Garden, Eiheiji Temple, or one of the three most important dinosaur museums in Katsuyama Fukui!
What Shinkansen trains and JR trains are covered?
JR Kansai Hokuriku Pass allows for travel on various trains within the designated area. It covers reserved seats on the Bullet Train “Sanyo Shinkansen” which runs between Shin-Osaka and Okayama, including the Hello Kitty Shinkansen; the Bullet Train “Hokuriku Shinkansen” which runs between Kanazawa and Joetsu-Myoko. It also includes reserved seats on Express Trains such as Haruka, Kuroshio, Thumderbird, Kounotori, Super Hakuto(Kyoto⇔Kamigori). he pass is also valid on Special Rapid Services, Rapid Services, and Local trains on JR West Conventional lines. Additionally, it can be used on West Japan JR Bus routes within the valid area, excluding expressway buses.
What are not covered by JR Kansai Hokuriku Pass?
JR Kansai Hokuriku Pass does not cover certain train services, including the Bullet Train "Tokaido Shinkansen" between Shin-Osaka and Tokyo; the Bullet Train "Sanyo Shinkansen" between Okayama and Hakata; and the Bullet Train "Hokuriku Shinkansen" between Joetsu-Myoko and Tokyo. And also not valid for the IR Ishikawa Railway or the Ainokaze Toyama Railway.
Good to know
Confirmation
- You'll get confirmation within minutes. If you don't see any confirmation, reach out to our customer support.
- The voucher will not show your name.
Booking guidelines
- All passengers must have their travel documents (passports, ID cards, valid visas) ready prior to boarding
- Select a redemption date and fill in your information. You can redeem your pass at the major JR West station
Pass eligibility
- Free for children aged 0-1
- Up to two children (ages 1-5) travel free with an adult rail pass holder if they don't occupy a seat. A child rail pass is needed for each additional child starting from the third
- Valid only for non-Japanese passport holders with a "Temporary Visitor" Visa stamp on the passport. Non-Japanese passport holders with a permanent residence in Japan cannot use this product
- Secure a Temporary Visitor Stamp at immigration to be eligible for a JR Pass. Do not pass through the automated gates, as no stamp will be applied
Additional information
- Please note that one child seat is equivalent to one passenger
Notice of redemption of reserved seating for JR-West Rail Pass
- Different passes can be redeemed for a different number of times of reserved seating tickets. Please check the product page for details.
- Please check each product page for an achievable train for reserved seating.
- The reserved seating for the pass must be redeemed separately (make a reservation at the green machine or window).
- The pass can be used to take non-reserved seating directly when the number of times reserved seating runs out or if there is no prior redemption of reserved seating ticket.
- Unlimited rides of reserved seating tickets can be redeemed, it requires a manual reservation at the green window when using for the seventh time and above, and the machine is not able to redeem directly.
The reserved seat ticket can be redeemed six times. ※If the number of rides exceeds the number of reserved seats, the original ticket can be used to board the unreserved train directly.
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Reviews
We bought the 7 days rail pass for Kansai Hokuriku area. When we arrive at Kansai Airport, we used this pass to take a train from osaka airport to fukui . Of course you have to change train a few times but it is manageable for us even though we had three big luggage. We also took shinkansen from Fukui to Toyama and shin osaka to okayama. If you travel s lot within these 7 days, this pass is for you.however, if for only one trip, it is not worth it..
Exchanging your pass and reserving seats at the JR Ticket Office in Kansai Airport is very convenient. It allows you to travel smoothly throughout the Kansai, Osaka, Kyoto, and Hokuriku areas. Riding the Thunderbird, Hokuriku Shinkansen, etc., also saves time, making it easy to reserve more time to visit various places!!!
Using the ticket to travel from Kanazawa to Kyoto, then taking the Haruka Express to Kansai Airport is very convenient.
Easy to redeem, enjoy 7 days of unlimited travel in Kanazawa, Toyama, Osaka, Okayama, Kurashiki, and more. Excellent value! 👍
Value for money as we went to many places. You can also use it on local JR Buses and trains. Will surely get again.
This pass is extremely valuable. Free ride on JR trains including limited express with reserved seats. We can take the bullet train to reach Okayama and Hemeji, this save us a lot of time. Great valur, must buy if you travel in Osaka.
With this pass, you can take many forms of transportation, including the Hokuriku Shinkansen, local lines, and limited express trains (unlimited seat reservations). It's a great value!
Worth every Yen!!! So easy to book ride,,,first booked everything thru the green machine after 6 bookings it can only be booked thru the JR office.
The Kansai-Hokuriku Pass connects Kaga Onsen, Maibara, Kyoto, Osaka, and offers direct Haruka access to Kansai Airport, making inter-regional travel extremely convenient and saving a significant amount on transportation costs. However, it has many restrictions, and it's difficult to get your money's worth unless you frequently travel long distances across multiple prefectures. It's a "long-distance exclusive pass" that is very selective about itineraries.
Thanks to the pass that allows travel from Kansai to Toyama, it seems I'll be able to visit the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route for the first time in 11 years. However, after hearing the weather forecast for the start of the rainy season, I changed my accommodation from Toyama to Kanazawa. If the weather is good, I plan to go straight to Toyama. A round trip from Kansai to Toyama alone costs over 20,000 yen, so I'll make good use of the pass!
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