KANSAI Area Pass

The KANSAI Area Pass is available in validity periods of 1, 2, 3, or 4 total days. Enjoy unlimited rides on a majority of JR-operated train lines throughout the Kansai area and commute easily between destinations like KIX, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Himeji, Kobe, and more!

Which trains are included in the KANSAI Area Pass?

✅ Kansai Airport Express Haruka (includes fee for seat reservation; please reserve before boarding)

✅ The Osaka Loop Line

✅ Osaka Higashi line

✅ JR Kyoto line

✅ One day voucher for the Kyoto City Subway, Keihan Railway, and Hankyu Railway

✅ JR West Bus between Kyoto Station, Takao and Shuzan

✅ Nara line

✅ JR-Kobe line

✅ Gakkentoshi line

✅ Yamatoji line

✅ JR-Tozai line

✅ JR-Yumesaki line

✅ Hanwa line

Which trains are not included in the KANSAI Area Pass?

❌ Shinkansen Bullet Trains

❌ Express Trains (except for the Haruka)

❌ Regular city buses, which are not run by JR

❌ Expressway buses

In order to take the trains, you can buy the KANSAI Area Pass on our website. You will receive an e-voucher to your email address, which has to be exchange to receive the physical train ticket. The exchange can be done at a JR Ticket counter at one of the locations below.

Remember: the pass is a lot cheaper than buying single tickets.

Reception and Exchange process

After your purchase on our website, we will send you an e-voucher to your email address within 5 business days of your order. If you want to receive it earlier, please contact us.

The e-voucher can not be used directly to take trains in Japan. You need to exchange the e-voucher to receive a physical ticket. With this ticket you can ride the trains. The exchange can be done at a JR Ticket Office in a train station within the usage area (see list below). Keep the e-voucher on your mobile device or print it to show it at the exchange office. You will also need to show your passport during the exchange. Please always carry your passport when using the pass, as station and train staff may ask to check it.
The e-voucher has to be exchanged within 3 months (90 days) after reception.

Where can I exchange the KANSAI Area Pass?

Here is a list of all exchange offices:

• Kyoto Station, JR WEST (central exit), Ticket Office, daily from 6:30 am to 9 pm
• Shin-Osaka Station JR WEST (East exit), Ticket Office, daily from 6:30 am to 10 pm
• Osaka Station, JR WEST Ticket Office (East exit), daily from 6:30 am to 10 pm
• Kansai Airport Station, Ticket Office, daily from 5:30 am to 11 pm
• Sannomiya Station (Kobe), central exit, Ticket Office, daily from 6 am to 10pm
• Nara Station, Ticket Office, daily from 8 am to 10 pm
• Wakayama station, Ticket Office, daily from 6 am to 9 pm

Tourists or Business travelers who have a Temporary Visitor entry status can use this pass.

Japanese passport holders and foreigners living in Japan can’t use this pass.

Please contact us with your order number within one year of issuance. The cancellation fee is 15%. It can be waived in case of a new voucher purchase.

Modification of your usage date

To change the length of use of your KANSAI Area Pass or if you wish to buy another regional pass instead, please contact our Customer Support. They will help you to cancel your pass and to buy a new voucher. In the case of a new purchase, there is no cancellation fee.

Cancellation Conditions

If you wish to cancel within one year from the issue date, you will receive a refund with a cancellation fee of 15% for the unused voucher.

The voucher can only be refunded within one year of the issue date. A refund is NOT possible if we are contacted more than one year from the issue date.

Only a voucher, which has never been exchanged in Japan can be refunded. A refund is NOT accepted by Japan Experience for a redeemed ticket, even if not used to take a train. In exceptional cases, the JR West ticket office where you exchanged the voucher maybe able to grant a refund for a redeemed ticket.