Discover all Rail Passes in Japan

  • The entire Japan Rail network: Shinkansen, regional trains, bus and ferry
  • You decide your departure time

Travel throughout all Japan.

The Japan Rail Pass (JR Pass or JRP) is the most economical way and the most practical for those wanting to explore Japan by train. 

  • The Japan Rail Pass has the best quality/price ratio for a traveller abroad

The Japan Rail Pass, reserved exclusively for foreign travellers, has usually paid for itself as soon as you visit more than 2 large cities like Tokyo and Kyoto. With a Japan Rail Pass, travellers can visit this country which is very spread out from North to South, on a relatively small budget.

  • The Regional Rail Passes

The other Rail Pass options offered by private train companies or the regional JR networks are passes generally intended for Japanese travellers or foreigner travellers who only visit one region for a few days. These regional Rail Passes let you thoroughly visit these regions with faster access to certain stations or panoramic journeys with spectacular scenery.

National Japan Rail Pass

Travel throughout Japan with the National JR Pass

The JR Pass is the ideal travel solution and the best way to discover Japan by train.



Economical and simple to use, the JR Pass gives you access to the JR network nationwide for 7, 14 or 21 days and is a lot cheaper than buying individual train tickets.

Train arriving at the platform

Fikri Rasyid

Regional Japan Rail Pass

Discover at your own pace the different regions of Japan, their features and their charms!

While the Japan Rail Pass is the most popular pass among travellers in Japan, there are other passes which are sometimes more advantageous, especially if you are only visiting one region in Japan.

Discover the different passes available below.

View from the window of a train

Chery Lee