Compare your checked ticket costs with a national JR Pass, then confirm the exact trains and pass rules before buying.
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Adult Ordinary car, Japanese yen. Enter the total price of journeys you have confirmed are covered. This comparison uses your fare input; it does not look up live train prices.
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Nozomi and Mizuho need an additional special ticket with the national pass. Include that cost above if applicable. Do not count accommodation, admissions or uncovered local travel as pass savings.
Example: Tokyo–Kyoto return on Hikari
The published usual-season adult Ordinary reserved-seat SmartEX reference is ¥13,650 one way between Tokyo and Kyoto. Two eligible one-way tickets total ¥27,300. Against a 7-day Ordinary pass at the official-online price of ¥50,000, tickets cost ¥22,700 less for those two journeys alone.
These are station-to-station reference prices, checked October 13, 2026, not a quote for your departure date. Other trains, seasons, discounts and local connections can change the result. Official SmartEX fare table · Official pass prices
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Quick Plan finds checked passes for one destination. Smart Plan helps review supported multi-city journeys and relevant passes. Enter the trips you already intend to make.
What the result means
The calculator above compares your entered ticket total with the selected checked pass price and extra costs. The planning tools separately use stored coverage and route references to suggest a shortlist. They do not fetch live fares; unknown costs remain unknown, and pass validity must be checked for your actual travel dates.
What to check next
Exact departure / arrival station and operator.
Train service, seat class, and live booking price.
Pass purchase channel, eligibility and collection procedure.
Private-line supplements, Nozomi / Mizuho special tickets, airport connections and local transport.
Seat availability, reservations, luggage rules and disruptions.
Official sources are the final check
Use the current price guide and the source links on each regional guide. An estimated saving is a comparison aid, not a ticket quotation or booking guarantee.
Official sources
Checked October 13, 2026. Prices and rules can change; confirm your purchase and travel conditions with the operator.
Start with the journeys you want to take. The planners return a pass shortlist and available route references; incomplete fare data cannot establish savings.
