Is the Japan Rail Pass worth it for your trip?
Add the long-distance train trips you plan to take. The calculator compares the cost of individual tickets with the price of a pass.
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1. Your pass
2. Your train trips
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How this is calculated
- Pass prices are the Ordinary (standard class) adult prices from the official Japan Rail Pass site, checked on 11 November 2026. Passes cost more from overseas agencies than from the official website.
- Ticket prices are one-way adult fares for a reserved seat in ordinary class in the regular season. Fares are a few hundred yen lower in off-peak periods and higher in peak periods.
- Fares come from Ekitan, which uses the November 2026 issue of the JR timetable, checked on 11 November 2026. Tokyo to Hiroshima has no direct covered train and comes from a 2026 fare guide.
- The pass does not cover Nozomi or Mizuho trains unless you buy an extra ticket, so west of Tokyo this comparison uses Hikari and Sakura fares.
- The same fare applies in both directions. For a route that is not listed, look up the fare and enter it yourself.