3-Day Kansai WIDE Area Excursion Pass [For Tourists & Foreign Residents] - JR West
Overview
The 3-day Kansai Wide Area Excursion Pass from JR West allows you to easily explore Osaka, Kyoto and Nara by using JR and other railways. Kansai WIDE Area Excursion Pass can help you save on traveling within Kansai! Get unlimited rides on the Sanyo Shinkansen, local trains, Kyoto Tango Railway, Chizu Express, Wakayama Electric Railway, and West JR Bus in the valid area. This pass is available for tourists and even foreign residents in Japan! For an attraction pass to complement your regional rail pass, check out the [**Have Fun in Kansai Pass**](https://experiences.travel.rakuten.com/experiences/25582?l-id=22158_overview) for 3–6 attractions at one low price – or choose the add-on when booking! The Kansai region is comprised of Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, Nara, Wakayama, Mie, and Shiga Prefectures, all of which have their own charms!
Highlights
- Includes Limited Express and local trains (including rapid and special rapid), and JR West buses in the area
- Valid for 3 consecutive days after the first use — a great way to explore the Kansai region
- Exclusively for non-Japanese passport holders — tourists and foreign residents alike
- Also valid for selected private railways: Kyoto Tango Railway, Chizu Express, and Wakayama Electric Railway
- Enjoy 3 days of unlimited rides on the Sanyo Shinkansen (including Nozomi and Mizuho between Shin-Osaka and Okayama)
Key Information
Description
The Kansai WIDE Area Excursion Pass can help you save money while exploring Kansai in western Japan, home to some of Japan's most popular tourist areas. Enjoy the beauty of Kansai for three days with unlimited rides on the Sanyo Shinkansen (selected sections of the route only), JR West trains (local, rapid, special rapid, and Limited Express) and buses, as well as selected private railways. Travel with ease from one prefecture to another with the handy Kansai WIDE Area Excursion Pass, which gets you three days' worth of consecutive travel on the following: • Non-reserved seats on Sanyo Shinkansen bullet train (between Shin-Osaka–Okayama)* • Non-reserved seats on the following Limited Express trains: Haruka, Kuroshio, Thunderbird, Kounotori, and Super Hakuto (between Kyoto–Kamigori)* ** • Special rapid, rapid, and local JR West trains • JR West buses within the valid travel area • Selected private railways (Kyoto Tango Railway, Chizu Express, and the Wakayama Electric Railway)
How it works
Tickets for Young Children: Infants (ages 1–5) and babies (younger) travel for free on JR trains except in the following cases, when a child ticket is required: 1: When 3 or more infants accompany 1 adult or child (an Adult or Child rail pass holder can bring up to 2 infants for free) 2: When an infant or baby occupies a reserved seat, Green Car seat or berth, etc. 3: When an infant travels alone Notes: *Reserved seats can be booked unlimited times with this pass at each exchange location, and JR-WEST ticket offices in available area **For the Kamiogori–Tottori section of the Super Hakuto Limited Express, a separate fare will be charged