Alpine Route from Osaka

[blurblur123]

Has anyone tried this? I calculated that if i take the train to Toyama and back from Matsumoto, it will cost me about $250 SGD...

I was thinking also if i should buy the JR 7 day pass

 

[evilerniex]

7-day JR pass doesnt cover the alpine route.
and if it is just for traveling to chubu region, there are other passes such as:
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2361_kansai_hokuriku.html
or
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2361_arch.html

there is this pass that covers alpine route, but it doesnt go to osaka:
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2361_alpen.html

u can calculate and see which combination is more worth it for the places u are going

 

[blurblur123]

7-day JR pass doesnt cover the alpine route.
and if it is just for traveling to chubu region, there are other passes such as:
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2361_kansai_hokuriku.html
or
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2361_arch.html

there is this pass that covers alpine route, but it doesnt go to osaka:
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2361_alpen.html

u can calculate and see which combination is more worth it for the places u are going

yeah it doesn't cover the alpine route but I was thinking of buying it to cover the train to Toyama and Matsumoto

i read the link you posted and it seems that Hokuriku Arch Pass will cover what i want and it is 50 bucks cheaper... thank you

 

[weathersohot]

There is a pass - Alpine-Takayama-Matsumoto Area Tourist Pass that covers Nagoya to and fro alpine route, and within alpine route as well. Only JR pass can support the route from Osaka to and fro Nagoya. Otherwise, it costs 6000+yen for Shinkansen.

If you want to cover the route from Osaka on a day-trip, then don't get that pass because it does not support Shinkansen. You definitely need Shinkansen for a day trip.

What I did was to stay at Toyama for a night, then take the earliest train to Alpine route. If you are only there for the snow wall, a day trip from Osaka should be no problem. If you want to cover the full route, including the Kurobe dam, then it's not quite possible IMO.

 

[Wood41]

I took JR train from Osaka for turnip near Toyama.
And stayed 1 nite at Toyama before Alpine full return trip.
Returned to Tokyo in the same evening from Toyama with Shinkansen.