its a sort of survey about JRP

hi

In my country i'm trying to assist with information fellow travellers who planing a trip to Japan.

In My country you have to pay high commision for JRP... I paid 75$ commission to 3 weeks JRP... and that was on a time the the US$ was weak compare to local money.

I would like to know if anyone here pay commissions in his country? or at Thailand or Korea.

I bought my 3 week JR pass in the US from the JTB office in NYC. As I recall, I only paid whatever the exchange rate was plus a shipping fee (~$10-$20?). The Japanese amount of the pass didn't change, but the USD to JPY exchange rates did from week to week.

Actually, the staff told me to wait a couple of days to officially order the pass, as the dollar exchange rate was better for me the next week, so I spent less in the end than I thought I would...

It might be the case that different agencies may impose commission rates on the passes but I don't think JTB did...

We buy our passes through Japan Package Tours in Melbourne (excellent agency BTW) : purely charged at the exchange rate (rounded out to the nearest $)and no fee for posting.

Doran, did you use a travel agency? I almost bought my JR Pass through a travel agency but as soon as the agent said they were going to add a commission I refused. So I travelled to the nearest place (about 3 hours away) and bought mine directly from an "authorized" seller.

thanx.

yes i bought from an agency. I don't know who's authorized seller. I only know there are two agencies that sell the ticket with a commission of 70-100$.

I know some people would like to inquire about purchasing a ticket on the internet too. I think if the travel to another country before, it might be worthwile to buy it threre. like Korea or Thailand for instance.

thanx for you comments.