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Best Date to Set JR Pass Pick Up
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2017/10/19 11:48
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I just want to verify if my understanding is correct.
I want to reserve JR Kansai Pass and Icoca+Haruka.
Our time of arrival in KIX is kinda late and if the flight changes/get delayed for more than 2 hours, I cannot pick up the tickets anymore.
I read that the reservation is effective until the date I picked. So does it mean I can pick it up earlier than the date I choose?
Is it better to set the pick up date few days after our arrival?
Hope somebody can answer. Thanks!
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by bitwise (guest)
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Re: Best Date to Set JR Pass Pick Up
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2017/10/19 18:26
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If you buy a exchange voucher online. when you exchange the voucher for your pass, you can set a future date for the validity period to start.
So for example, you can exchange the pass today the 19th, and ask that the pass start on Saturday the 21st.
Point the point you exchange the voucher for the pass, you can begin to make reservations within the validity period of the pass.
But being a pass where you can only use non-reserved seats, not sure what reservations you will be making.
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by hakata14
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Re: Best Date to Set JR Pass Pick Up
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2017/10/20 09:05
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I'm just thinking it'll be better to set the pick up days before we arrive if I can get it before the chosen date.
Our arrival is Nov 8, maybe I can choose the pick up date as Nov 9 or 10 just to be sure if there will be flight delays since our ETA is late on Nov 8.
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by bitwise (guest)
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Re: Best Date to Set JR Pass Pick Up
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2017/10/20 13:38
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You don't set a date to exchange your voucher for a rail pass. You just walk in with your voucher and line up.
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by hakata14
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Re: Booking JR-West Kansai Area Pass
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2017/10/20 15:13
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If you buy a exchange voucher online. There is no exchange voucher online for a JR-West Kansai Area Pass. After you book this pass online, you come to Japan, then you show a printout of Booking Confirmation e-mail and your passport to purchase the pass. https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/ticket/pass/kansai/You don't set a date to exchange your voucher for a rail pass. Exactly this is where you misunderstand.... You are asked of the starting date of your rail pass, which should be 2 to 27 days away from the day when you book it. For example, you book your Kansai Area Pass, setting November 9 as its starting date and Kyoto Station as the station where you will pick it up. Then, you can purchase and pick up the pass until 23:00 of November 9 at the JR-West Ticket Office in Kyoto Station. Your pick-up station should be either Kansai-airport, Osaka, Shin-Osaka or Kyoto Station.
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by omotenashi
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Re: Best Date to Set JR Pass Pick Up
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2017/10/20 15:16
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1) Make sure you order the voucher in your own country and receive the voucher in your mail. 2) Bring voucher with you to Japan 3) Go to exchange office
As for when to exchange, you just need to exchange it before the day or on the day you need to use it. So if you arrive late but still not using it till a few days later, then you can exchange it the next day. You will then be able to reserve seats.
Hope this helps!
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by Koohii2wii
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Re: Late arrival at KIX
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2017/10/20 15:17
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our ETA is late on Nov 8.
You may well miss last trains for Osaka City. It sounds better to stay in or near the airport for that night.
Or, you might hope to take a night limousine bus for Umeda Area of Osaka City.
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by omotenashi
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Re: Best Date to Set JR Pass Pick Up
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2017/10/20 15:47
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oh now I get it...
I thought you could only get the ticket on the day you pick in the reservation and it would get activated when you use it.
Our actual ETA in KIX is 2000H. I think there is time to pick up the tickets and use Haruka going to Kyoto. I'm just preparing for Plan B, just in case there are schedule change or flight delays.
With respect to JR Kansai pass we will be using it in 2 days but not consecutively so I need to get two 1 Day pass. These I can also pick up even before the day I am scheduled to use it, right? I will be using one on our transfer from Kyoto to Osaka and going to Himeji. The 2nd one is for our last day, where we are going to Kobe then to KIX as the pass includes Haruka too.
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by bitwise
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Re: Best Date to Set JR Pass Pick Up
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2017/10/21 01:53
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https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2361_03.html says you can buy as many as you want outside of Japan. If you buy inside Japan, it is more expensive and you are limited to only 1. You should be able to exchange both Vouchers you bring in to JR Station within the region. You just let the staff know which dates to have it activated. The date will be stamped/printed on the Passes. Just remember which trains you can actually hop into. (eg. No Express, Shinkansens, etc) Hope this helps!
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by Koohii2wii
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