{
  "name": "Kansai rail fares and pass prices",
  "source": "https://kippujapan.com/data/",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 — attribution to Kippu Japan",
  "currency": "JPY",
  "verified": true,
  "lastChecked": "2026-09-03",
  "caveat": "All fares and pass prices confirmed against the operators own published tables and fare search on the date shown.",
  "checkedAgainst": {
    "jrwest_passes": "https://www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/tickets-passes/jrwest-rail-pass/kansai/",
    "jrwest_fares": "https://mydia.jr-odekake.net/cgi-bin/mydia_sp.cgi",
    "kintetsu_pass": "https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/ticket/",
    "kintetsu_fares_namba_nara": "https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/railway/Dia/pdf/price_limited_express_e.pdf",
    "kintetsu_fares_kyoto_nara": "https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/railway/Dia/pdf/price_limited_express_d.pdf",
    "kintetsu_fares_abenobashi_yoshino": "https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/railway/Dia/pdf/price_limited_express_f.pdf",
    "kintetsu_pass_terms": "https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/ticket/krp_2day.html"
  },
  "fareBasis": "Adult, one-way, ordinary class. Limited express surcharges excluded.",
  "legs": [
    {
      "id": "kyoto-jrnara",
      "group": "Getting to Nara",
      "from": "Kyoto",
      "to": "Nara (JR)",
      "operator": "jr",
      "fare": 720,
      "mins": 45,
      "note": "Miyakoji Rapid, no transfer",
      "verified": true,
      "source": "jrwest_fares",
      "km": 41.7,
      "transfers": 0
    },
    {
      "id": "kyoto-kintetsunara",
      "group": "Getting to Nara",
      "from": "Kyoto",
      "to": "Nara (Kintetsu)",
      "operator": "kintetsu",
      "fare": 760,
      "mins": 45,
      "note": "Closer to Nara Park than JR Nara",
      "verified": true,
      "source": "kintetsu_fares_kyoto_nara",
      "lexSurcharge": 520,
      "transfers": 0
    },
    {
      "id": "osaka-jrnara",
      "group": "Getting to Nara",
      "from": "Osaka (Umeda)",
      "to": "Nara (JR)",
      "operator": "jr",
      "fare": 840,
      "mins": 50,
      "note": "Yamatoji Rapid",
      "verified": true,
      "source": "jrwest_fares",
      "km": 47,
      "transfers": 0
    },
    {
      "id": "namba-kintetsunara",
      "group": "Getting to Nara",
      "from": "Osaka (Namba)",
      "to": "Nara (Kintetsu)",
      "operator": "kintetsu",
      "fare": 680,
      "mins": 40,
      "note": "Rapid express, no transfer",
      "verified": true,
      "source": "kintetsu_fares_namba_nara",
      "lexSurcharge": 520,
      "transfers": 0
    },
    {
      "id": "tennoji-jrnara",
      "group": "Getting to Nara",
      "from": "Tennoji",
      "to": "Nara (JR)",
      "operator": "jr",
      "fare": 510,
      "mins": 33,
      "note": "Cheapest way in from south Osaka",
      "verified": true,
      "source": "jrwest_fares",
      "km": 37.5,
      "transfers": 0
    },
    {
      "id": "kix-jrnara",
      "group": "Getting to Nara",
      "from": "Kansai Airport",
      "to": "Nara (JR)",
      "operator": "jr",
      "fare": 1680,
      "mins": 90,
      "note": "Transfer at Tennoji",
      "verified": true,
      "source": "jrwest_fares",
      "km": 83.5,
      "transfers": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "jrnara-horyuji",
      "group": "Around Nara",
      "from": "Nara (JR)",
      "to": "Horyuji",
      "operator": "jr",
      "fare": 240,
      "mins": 12,
      "note": "World's oldest wooden buildings",
      "verified": true,
      "source": "jrwest_fares",
      "km": 11.8,
      "transfers": 0
    },
    {
      "id": "jrnara-sakurai",
      "group": "Around Nara",
      "from": "Nara (JR)",
      "to": "Sakurai",
      "operator": "jr",
      "fare": 330,
      "mins": 35,
      "note": "For Omiwa Shrine and Yamanobe-no-michi",
      "verified": true,
      "source": "jrwest_fares",
      "km": 19.7,
      "transfers": 0
    },
    {
      "id": "abenobashi-kashihara",
      "group": "Southern Nara",
      "from": "Osaka (Abenobashi)",
      "to": "Kashiharajingu-mae",
      "operator": "kintetsu",
      "fare": 760,
      "mins": 40,
      "note": "Gateway to the Asuka area",
      "verified": true,
      "source": "kintetsu_fares_abenobashi_yoshino",
      "lexSurcharge": 520,
      "transfers": 0
    },
    {
      "id": "abenobashi-asuka",
      "group": "Southern Nara",
      "from": "Osaka (Abenobashi)",
      "to": "Asuka",
      "operator": "kintetsu",
      "fare": 850,
      "mins": 45,
      "note": "Japan's capital before Kyoto",
      "verified": true,
      "source": "kintetsu_fares_abenobashi_yoshino",
      "lexSurcharge": 520,
      "transfers": 0
    },
    {
      "id": "abenobashi-yoshino",
      "group": "Southern Nara",
      "from": "Osaka (Abenobashi)",
      "to": "Yoshino",
      "operator": "kintetsu",
      "fare": 1170,
      "mins": 80,
      "note": "Cherry blossom mountain",
      "verified": true,
      "source": "kintetsu_fares_abenobashi_yoshino",
      "lexSurcharge": 520,
      "transfers": 0
    },
    {
      "id": "kyoto-kashihara",
      "group": "Southern Nara",
      "from": "Kyoto",
      "to": "Kashiharajingu-mae",
      "operator": "kintetsu",
      "fare": 1070,
      "mins": 60,
      "note": "Direct from Kyoto, no transfer",
      "verified": true,
      "source": "kintetsu_fares_kyoto_nara",
      "lexSurcharge": 920,
      "transfers": 0
    },
    {
      "id": "osaka-kyoto",
      "group": "Elsewhere in Kansai",
      "from": "Osaka",
      "to": "Kyoto",
      "operator": "jr",
      "fare": 580,
      "mins": 29,
      "note": "Special Rapid",
      "verified": true,
      "source": "jrwest_fares",
      "km": 42.8,
      "transfers": 0
    },
    {
      "id": "osaka-sannomiya",
      "group": "Elsewhere in Kansai",
      "from": "Osaka",
      "to": "Kobe (Sannomiya)",
      "operator": "jr",
      "fare": 420,
      "mins": 21,
      "note": "",
      "verified": true,
      "source": "jrwest_fares",
      "km": 30.6,
      "transfers": 0
    },
    {
      "id": "osaka-himeji",
      "group": "Elsewhere in Kansai",
      "from": "Osaka",
      "to": "Himeji",
      "operator": "jr",
      "fare": 1460,
      "mins": 62,
      "note": "Himeji Castle",
      "verified": true,
      "source": "jrwest_fares",
      "km": 87.9,
      "transfers": 0
    }
  ],
  "passes": [
    {
      "id": "jr-kansai-1",
      "name": "JR Kansai Area Pass (1 day)",
      "operator": "jr",
      "days": 1,
      "price": 2800,
      "child": 1400,
      "covers": [
        "jr"
      ],
      "verified": true,
      "source": "jrwest_passes",
      "notes": "Local, rapid and special rapid only. No shinkansen. Includes up to two reserved seats on the HARUKA airport express.",
      "buyUrl": "#affiliate-jr-kansai",
      "busZones": false,
      "limitedExpressIncluded": false
    },
    {
      "id": "jr-kansai-2",
      "name": "JR Kansai Area Pass (2 days)",
      "operator": "jr",
      "days": 2,
      "price": 4800,
      "child": 2400,
      "covers": [
        "jr"
      ],
      "verified": true,
      "source": "jrwest_passes",
      "notes": "Local, rapid and special rapid only. No shinkansen. Includes up to two reserved seats on the HARUKA airport express.",
      "buyUrl": "#affiliate-jr-kansai",
      "busZones": false,
      "limitedExpressIncluded": false
    },
    {
      "id": "jr-kansai-3",
      "name": "JR Kansai Area Pass (3 days)",
      "operator": "jr",
      "days": 3,
      "price": 5800,
      "child": 2900,
      "covers": [
        "jr"
      ],
      "verified": true,
      "source": "jrwest_passes",
      "notes": "Local, rapid and special rapid only. No shinkansen. Includes up to two reserved seats on the HARUKA airport express.",
      "buyUrl": "#affiliate-jr-kansai",
      "busZones": false,
      "limitedExpressIncluded": false
    },
    {
      "id": "jr-kansai-4",
      "name": "JR Kansai Area Pass (4 days)",
      "operator": "jr",
      "days": 4,
      "price": 7000,
      "child": 3500,
      "covers": [
        "jr"
      ],
      "verified": true,
      "source": "jrwest_passes",
      "notes": "Local, rapid and special rapid only. No shinkansen. Includes up to two reserved seats on the HARUKA airport express.",
      "buyUrl": "#affiliate-jr-kansai",
      "busZones": false,
      "limitedExpressIncluded": false
    },
    {
      "id": "kintetsu-1",
      "name": "Kintetsu Rail Pass (1 day)",
      "operator": "kintetsu",
      "days": 1,
      "price": 1900,
      "child": 950,
      "covers": [
        "kintetsu"
      ],
      "verified": true,
      "source": "kintetsu_pass",
      "notes": "Osaka, Nara and Kyoto. Also covers Nara Kotsu buses within designated zones — Nara Park, Nishinokyo, Horyuji, Asuka, Muro and Yamanobe-no-michi. The pass alone does not allow you to board a Limited Express train; a separate Limited Express ticket must be bought on top.",
      "buyUrl": "#affiliate-kintetsu",
      "busZones": true,
      "limitedExpressIncluded": false
    },
    {
      "id": "kintetsu-2",
      "name": "Kintetsu Rail Pass (2 days)",
      "operator": "kintetsu",
      "days": 2,
      "price": 3700,
      "child": 1850,
      "covers": [
        "kintetsu"
      ],
      "verified": true,
      "source": "kintetsu_pass",
      "notes": "Osaka, Nara and Kyoto. Also covers Nara Kotsu buses within designated zones — Nara Park, Nishinokyo, Horyuji, Asuka, Muro and Yamanobe-no-michi. The pass alone does not allow you to board a Limited Express train; a separate Limited Express ticket must be bought on top.",
      "buyUrl": "#affiliate-kintetsu",
      "busZones": true,
      "limitedExpressIncluded": false
    },
    {
      "id": "kintetsu-5",
      "name": "Kintetsu Rail Pass (5 days)",
      "operator": "kintetsu",
      "days": 5,
      "price": 4900,
      "child": 2450,
      "covers": [
        "kintetsu"
      ],
      "verified": true,
      "source": "kintetsu_pass",
      "notes": "Adds Mie, Ise-Shima and Nagoya. Rail only — this is the one Kintetsu pass with no bus coverage. The pass alone does not allow you to board a Limited Express train; a separate Limited Express ticket must be bought on top.",
      "buyUrl": "#affiliate-kintetsu",
      "busZones": false,
      "limitedExpressIncluded": false
    },
    {
      "id": "kintetsu-5p",
      "name": "Kintetsu Rail Pass 5 Day Plus",
      "operator": "kintetsu",
      "days": 5,
      "price": 6700,
      "child": 3350,
      "covers": [
        "kintetsu"
      ],
      "verified": true,
      "source": "kintetsu_pass",
      "notes": "All Kintetsu lines plus the Iga Tetsudo line, with Nara Kotsu and Mie Kotsu buses in designated zones. The pass alone does not allow you to board a Limited Express train; a separate Limited Express ticket must be bought on top.",
      "buyUrl": "#affiliate-kintetsu",
      "busZones": true,
      "limitedExpressIncluded": false
    }
  ]
}