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Kindly suggest best Rail pass option? 2015/2/8 14:28
Dear all,
Would appreciate your advice on the best economical rail pass for this travel itinerary:

April 5: Arrival in Nagoya
April 6: Nagoya to Nara - Yoshino
April 7: Nara - Kyoto - Nara
April 8: Nara to Osaka
April 10: Osaka to Takayama
April 11: Takayama to Nagoya

Thank you,
Joey
by JayDei  

Re: Kindly suggest best Rail pass option? 2015/2/8 14:57
The Kintetsu Rail Pass could be a good value:
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2357_006.html

The Takayama Hokuriku Pass pays off for a train round trip from Nagoya to Takayama:
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2361_takayama_hokuriku.html
by Uji rate this post as useful

Re: Kindly suggest best Rail pass option? 2015/2/22 15:31
Thank you Uji for your feedback.
I read in the Kintetsu site that I can buy the rail pass in the Nagoya airport, but it is only open till 8pm (Japan time) and Im arriving at 9pm. Is there any alternative place I can buy?
by JayDei rate this post as useful

Re: Kindly suggest best Rail pass option? 2015/2/22 18:24
If you buy it through a travel agent outside of Japan, you can exchange the voucher to the actual pass at several travel agents in the Nagoya area as outlined here:
http://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/useful/ticket/rpw1-1.html#2
by Uji rate this post as useful

Re: Kindly suggest best Rail pass option? 2015/2/22 23:08
The Kintetsu Pass will be a good value. You might consider paying for a bus to Takayama. You could use the Kintetsu Pass to go to Nagoya, and then take a bus from there, or, just take the bus from Osaka. Here is a link for the Nohi Bus line, which is based in Takayama. There would be a highter cost if you took the direct bus from Osaka, but there would be the convience of a direct bus.

http://www.nouhibus.co.jp/english/

The cost of a round trip ticket from Nagoya to Takayama is 5140 yen, so it is less than the Takayama-Hokuriku Tourist Pass. That pass will also pay for bus fare to Shirakawa-go, if you are planning to go there. Overall, it may be a better value than just purchasing a round trip bus ticket from Nagoya to Takayama. This is dependant on what you planing to do.

I would asvise you to at least look at the Nohi bus page, just to see what things they offer. Even if you are plannning to go to Shirakawa-go, you might want to go there with an English speaking guide. If this is the case, then just getting the round trip bus tickets may be a better value.
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