Shinkansen Prices

I am traveling from Toyko to Kyoto to visit family and I am going to be staying past the maximum time for a JR Rail pass. Is is possible to just purchase Shinkansen tickets directly at the station and if so is there a website which lets me know the cost? I am only needing to use the Shinkansen twice in a month so I think it is a waste to purchase a JR pass.

Sites like http://www.hyperdia.com/cgi-english/hyperWeb.cgi are a good starting point for train travel. They not only give you amounts, but also other possible alternatives (to Shinkansen) that you may not have considered.

It appears a one way trip is in the region of 13520 based on that site.

Yes, you can buy the tickets in the train stations.

Just to make a round trip between Tokyo Sta. and Kyoto Sta. by Shinkansen, the JR railroad cost is about the same as the price of a 7-day ordinary JR Pass (28,300 yen per adult).

- Tokyo tokunai (#) - Kyoto Sta.: Fare (one way): 7,980 per adult
# any station in Tokyo23 city wards
- Tokyo / Shinagawa Sta. to Kyoto Sta.: Shinkansen charge (one way):
- - Without reservation: 4,730 per adult
- - With reservation for HIKARI / KODAMA: 5,040 to 5,440 yen per adult
- - With reservation for NOZOMI: 5,340 to 5,740 yen per adult

JR Pass doesn't cover fare or charge for NOZOMI trains.
http://www.japanrailpass.net/eng/en001.html
Shinkansen fare and (sur)charges:
http://english.jr-central.co.jp/info/fare/index.html

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