Tokyo Transport Pass

There are a variety of Tokyo transport passes launched for the convenient travels in the complex transport system around Tokyo. Meanwhile, it can help to save money on travelling as you can take advantage of the pass. It permits the holders to take trains and other vehicles included unlimitedly during the valid period.

Regardless of JR East, Toei Transportation and numerous private railways have their own transport passes, let alone the common passes. Each Tokyo transport pass has an own area to use, please distinguish them carefully when you purchase.

How to get a Tokyo transport pass?

As you have selected the transport pass to use yet, you need to buy it at the relative station or the service center of the corresponding company. Otherwise, you may book it at its official website (or other official ways) and exchange a paper pass at the station.

There would be some slight differences on the details to buy the diverse transport passes, such as the payment methods and manual or self-help sale. Please consult the ways for purchasing and its range of use clear beforehand.

Tokyo Transport Pass in Tokyo and the Environs

Pass	Valid Period	Available Transport Lines & Area	Price
Tokyo Wide Pass (TWP) (for foreigners - foreign travelers & foreigners living in Japan - only)	3 days (consecutive days)	JR East lines mainly & some non-JR East lines in the area centered on Tokyo city: Izu, Nasu Kogen, Ibaraki, Fuji & Chiba	JPY 15,000 per adult JPY 7,500 per child
Tokyo Metropolitan District Pass (Tokunai Pass)	1 day	JR lines in 23 wards of Tokyo, to take ordinary trains	JPY 760 (adult) / JPY 380 (child)
Tokyo 1-Day Pass (Tokyo Free Ticket / Tokyo Combination Ticket)	1 day	Unreserved seats on ordinary trains of JR lines in 23 wards of Tokyo; Tokyo Metro & Toei Subway; Other Toei transport	JPY 1,600 (adult) / JPY 800 (child)
Nonbiri Holiday Suica Pass	1 day	JR lines, Rinkai Line, Tokyo Monorail in Tokyo, Kamakura, and the nearby area	JPY 2,670 (adult) / JPY 1,330 (child)
Greater Tokyo Pass (for oversea travelers only)	3/5 days	Train lines of 13 railway companies in Kanto region; Buses of 31 bus operators in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama	JPY 6,000 (adult) / 3,000 (child) for a 3-day pass; JPY 7,200 (adult) / 3,600 (child) for a 5-day pass

Adult: ≥12 years old; Child: 6-11 years old

The Tokyo transport passes for multiple days can be used for consecutive days only. You can’t choose a few separate days to use it.

JR Tokyo Wide Pass can’t be utilized to take Tokaido Shinkansen (Tokyo-Nagoya-Kyoto-Osaka) trains.

Nonbiri Holiday Suica Pass is actually an IC-card ticket for tourists, it can be used via the ticket gates in designated zones.

If you have had a PASMO Passport card, the Greater Tokyo Pass can be attached to your PASMO passport. Without a PASMO Passport, you can buy the Greater Tokyo Pass directly, and some ticket offices offer the options to start to use the transport pass on that day or the following day.

There might be some details of restrictions for the vehicles to take, such as the train classes or the valid zones on a route. Please make a few discreet enquiries if you’re going to travel with the pass, especially for the transportation with different seat types and classes, or the lines stretching to farther places beyond the area.

Tokyo Metro Pass

Metro lines in Tokyo are operated by the Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway, and there are also some Tokyo subway tickets for passengers to utilize.

	Range of Application	Price
Tokyo Subway 24/48/72-hour Ticket	All 13 Tokyo Metro lines & 4 Toei Subway lines	JPY 800/1,200/1,500
Common 1 Day Pass	Toei Subway & Tokyo Metro	JPY 900
Tokyo Metro 24-hour Pass	13 Tokyo Metro lines	JPY 600

Besides, Toei 1 Day Pass can be used to take not only Toei Subway lines, but also other vehicles of Toei Transportation, such as the Toei city buses, Tokyo Sakura Tram and Nippori-Toneri Liner. At JPY 700, it can be used until 04:00 the next morning.

Tokyo Subway 24/48/72-hour Ticket is sold to travelers from oversea areas and visitors from regions out of Kanto in Japan.

Tokyo Transport Pass of Multiple Railway Companies

Pass	Valid Period	Range to Use	Price
Keio 1 Day Pass	1 day	Keio Line (Shinjuku – Keio-hachioji) & Inokashira Line (Shibuya - Meidaimae - Kichijoji)	JPY 1,000 an adult; JPY 500 a child
Tokyu Line Triangle Pass	1 day	Toyoko Line (Shibuya - Jiyugaoka); Den-en-toshi Line (Shibuya - Futako-tamagawa); Oimachi Line (Jiyugaoka - Futako-tamagawa)	JPY 470 (adult) / JPY 240 (child)
Odakyu Hakone Free Pass	2-3 days	Round-trip tickets from Shinjuku, Tokyo; Hakone Tozan Train, Hakone Tozan Cable Car, Hakone Ropeway, Hakone Sightseeing Cruise, Hakone Tozan Bus, Odakyu Highway Bus, Tokai Bus	JPY 6,100 per adult / 1,100 per child (2 days from Shinjuku); JPY 6,500 per adult / 1,350 per child (3 days from Shinjuku)
N’EX Round Trip Ticket (for foreigners only)	Within 14 days	N’EX (Narita Express) line, more train stations on JR lines in Tokyo, Yokohama, Kamakura, Chiba & Narita Airport	JPY 5,000 (adult) / 2,500 (child)

Notes:

Keio 1 Day Pass can be added onto your PASMO card or PASMO Passport.

Odakyu Hakone Free Pass provides a type for Hakone area only, excluding the round-trip tickets between Shinjuku and Odawara, at JPY 5,000/1,000 for 2 days or JPY 5,400/1,250 for 3 days.

For Odakyu Hakone Free Pass, Hakone Tozan Bus or the Kanko Shisetsu-meguri Bus (tourist bus) can be included only in the designated areas.

N’EX Round Trip Ticket includes two tickets in fact. Within the 14 days, you can use the pass twice for a round trip to & from Narita Airport. Before each use, you need to exchange a real paper ticket, after telling the staff your departure station & destination station (one is the airport) and more information about the train you’re to take. The station you select should be included in the designated area. Each ticket can be used once only, while you can’t leave a station unless reach your destination, otherwise the ticket would be invalid. If you are too late to get a seat on the train, you may also choose to stand aboard all the way.

In addition, Tokyu Setagaya Line Explorer Ticket on the day of its issuance, Karuizawa Free Pass for 1/2 days, and more Tokyo transport passes are on offer by multitudinous companies.

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Japan Rail Pass of Tokyo Area

If you would like to travel to Tokyo as well as adjacent areas, there are also some JR Pass alternative. These Tokyo rail passes are economical ways for long-distance travels in Tokyo and the neighboring regions, for oversea travelers only.

JR East Pass (Tohoku area)

Area to use: Tokyo, Nikko/Kinugawa & Tohoku area (Aomori, Akita, Iwate, Yamagata, Miyagi & Fukushima)

Valid period: 5 days

Price: JPY 30,000 (adult) / JPY 15,000 (child)

JR East Pass (Nagano & Niigata area)

Area to use: Tokyo, Izu, Nagano, Gunma, Gala Yuzawa Ski Resort

Valid period: 5 days

Price: JPY 27,000 (adult) / JPY 13,500 (child)
The zones between Minami-Otari and Itoigawa on Oito Line & between Itoigawa and Joetsumyoko on Hokuriku Shinkansen are NOT included.
Gala Yuzawa Station is opened in winter and spring only.

JR East-South Hokkaido Rail Pass

Area to use: Tokyo, Tohuku region, South Hokkaido

Valid period: 6 days

Price: JPY 35,000 (adult) / JPY 17,500 (child)
Only the southern part of Hokkaido (Sapporo & Hakodate) is included, Furano, Asahikawa, and more areas in Hokkaido are out of the usage range.

Hokuriku Arch Pass

Area to use: the arch area of Tokyo-Nagano-Kanazawa-Kyoto-Osaka

Valid period: 7 days

Price: JPY 30,000 (adult) / JPY 15,000 (child)
Tokaido Shinkansen is excluded of the Hokuriku Arch Pass.