JR Pass or Regional Pass or Combination

Hey everyone,

I could use some advice on which pass to get for my upcoming trip. Here's my itinerary:

Day 1: Arriving at Kansai International Airport (KIX) at 4 PM and heading to Kyoto. Reserved Seat-Haruka

Day 2 & Day 3: Sightseeing in Kyoto.

Day 4: Day trip to Nara & Evening in Kyoto.

Day 5: Traveling from Kyoto to Osaka, sightseeing in Osaka
Day 6: Universal Studios

Day 7: Taking the Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka to Hiroshima.


I'm trying to figure out the most cost-effective option for passes to cover my travel.

Any suggestions on whether I should go for a JR Pass, a regional pass, or maybe a combination of both to minimize expenses?

Thanks in advance for your help!

I'd assume that you're returning to Osaka from Hiroshima?

If so, then the JR Kansai Hiroshima Area Pass will pay off for the Osaka - Hiroshima round trip

https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2361_kansai_hiroshima.html

JR Pass Calculator - https://www.japan-guide.com/railpass/

From just that 7 days. No pass is needed.

What are you doing from Hiroshima? Return to Osaka? If yes, then a Kansai-Hiroshima pass.

From Hiroshima will fly to HND Tokyo.

No pass needed.

Hi All,

I came to know from https://japancheapo.com/travel/cheapest-way-kix-to-kyoto-osaka-kobe/
about ICOCA and Haruka set for \3,800 one-way.

This set includes a Haruka Express ticket, and an ICOCA card. The ICOCA will have \1,500 loaded on it and a refundable deposit of \500 if you return the card at the end of your trip. A nice bonus with this set is that the ICOCA cards have limited edition designs that you can only get at Kansai Airport.

Further i came to know that if you have ICOCA the one-way discounted ticket is 1800 instead of 2200.

Where in KIX can i buy this?

The Icoca&Haruka set was discontinued in autumn 2023.
For a more up-to-date info, see the page below:
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2033.html

As you are not returning to Osaka at the end of your trip (right?) I don�ft think you can get the 500 yen deposit back because ICOCAs aren�ft sold in Tokyo.