Rail Pass or Kansai Thru Pass ?

Dear Everybody, I know there are already a million questions about this subject but I am completely lost.

We are traveling within 2 weeks:
Narita- Tokyo city
Tokyo city (need public transport there)
Tokyo-Haibara (via Kyoto, using Shinkansen)
Haibara- Mount Koya
Mount Koya- Kyoto (need public transport there)
Kyoto-Tokyo (using Shinkansen, date is not within 7 days of Tokyo-Kyoto, so we would have to buy 2 week rail pass)

What rail pass should I use? I would be VERY grateful for some advice!
Thanks a lot!

You have two BIG moves, which is to Kyoto and back, which you might need the JR Pass. Why not go without a pass, and just purchase discount tickets for the two big moves.

http://www.jrtours.co.jp/kodama/en/?scid=jtt_kepEng001

Each leg is about 10,000 yen, and both tickets will cost a lot less than a JR pass.

I hope this helps.

hi ebaychucky311,

thanks a lot for the tip, i'll check it out.

any advice on where to get the kansai thru pass? do we have to get off at Kyoto to buy it and then go on from there? very inconvenient...

If you post your itinerary with how many days in each city, it will be easier to figure out what pass to get!

all right, here it is:

March
21st Narita- Tokyo city
23rd Tokyo-Haibara (Shinkansen)
26th Haibara- Mount Koya
27th Mount Koya- Kyoto
31st Kyoto-Tokyo (Shinkansen)
April 3rd Tokyo city-Narita

Thanks a lot!!!!!

Tokyo to Haibara

http://goo.gl/4wmO0l

Transfer at Nagoya, 14210 yen

Haibara to Koyasan

http://goo.gl/jqMD1b

Fare 2320 yen, seat fee 780 yen

Koyasan to Kyoto

http://goo.gl/R8BPkI

Fare 2150 yen, seat fee 510 yen

For Haibara-Koyasan-Kyoto, buy Kansai thru pass 2 days.

http://www.surutto.com/tickets/kansai_thru_english.html

Kyoto to Tokyo

http://goo.gl/S4TU7C

13910 yen

For Narita-Tokyo-Narita, Nex Tokyo Round Trip ticket

http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/pass/nex_round.html

or Keisei Skyliner & Tokyo Subway Ticket

http://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/value_ticket/subway...

may be useful.

Hope this helps.