JR East Pass

[LIN_JOEL]

Hi all,

May I know for JR east pass, am I able to use that to travel JR line to Gotemba Premium outlet and Odawara (Hakone)?
Is it covered by the pass?

 

[dimitri_can]

dont think so..

http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/eastpass_n/index.html#category04

 

[LIN_JOEL]

There's JR Tokaido line but I could'nt find info on which pass cover it.

 

[dimitri_can]

JR Regionwide Pass
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2361.html

 

[thwysg]

I would think it's possible since Odawara is before Atami. If your aim was to reach Odawara station, just take Shinkansen Kodama.

As for Gotemba, you need to change at Numazu to take JR Gotemba Line. You can't use JR East Pass to reach Numazu and Gotemba.

How about using Tokyo Wide Pass or Fuji Shizuoka Mini Pass?
http://jprail.com/travel-informatio...zawa-and-odaiba-are-covered-by-this-pass.html

 

[LIN_JOEL]

I'm intending to do a one day trip from Tokyo to Hakone and Gotemba before heading back to Tokyo.
Might consider to plan and spend a night nearby if I unable to cover the place.

My last trip I got a JR pass but I only went Gotemba and skip Hakone.

So I'm planning another trip again to go Hakone but would like minimize the transport cost and look for other alternative instead of getting JR pass

 

[Gixxerfied]

Hakone Free Pass then..

My Oct trip, took the pass, after cablecar and before the cruise across lake ashi, took the bus to Gotemba Station then took the free shuttle bus to the premium outlet to buy something..After that shuttle bus back to Gotemba then took bus back to continue on the cruise.

 

[LIN_JOEL]

Bros,

Thanks for all the input.

most likely I'll buy a Hakone free pass and travel from Shinjuku to Hakone and after sighting seeing and head to Gotemba.

From Gotemba back to Shinagawa JR train tix cost 1940

 

[LIN_JOEL]

Bros who been to Hakone before, is it advisable to bring a 20" or 26" luggage along?

 

[thwysg]

Bros who been to Hakone before, is it advisable to bring a 20" or 26" luggage along?

Not sure if you'll be staying at the ryokans near Hakone Yumoto station. The community bus is a mini bus so it's not very convenient to bring a big suitcase along. I left mine with the hotel in Tokyo when I stayed in Hakone.

 

[LIN_JOEL]

Not sure if you'll be staying at the ryokans near Hakone Yumoto station. The community bus is a mini bus so it's not very convenient to bring a big suitcase along. I left mine with the hotel in Tokyo when I stayed in Hakone.

I compare between SQ (noon flight, landed 9pm night) and Scoot pricing (Midnight flight landed 11am) and timing and thinking of booking scoots as it save me a day. Althought SQ Haneda & Scoots Narita.

So I thinking of heading straight to Gotemba and spend a night there and next morning to Hakone before returning back to Tokyo.
Below are some possibility I'm thinking of...

1. Check in Tokyo and check out the next day and deposit my luggage in the hotel for one night if they allowed.

2. deposit in locker for 1 day.

3. check in Gotemba or Hakone on day 1 from Narita and spend the remaining day in Premium outlet. Next day deposit luggage at hotel and head for Hakone and collect at the end of the day...

Day 1 is unlikely for Hakone tour as I reached there most probably late noon..

Oh ya, I read about this hotel named Fujiya.
It's between Odawara & Gotemba with approx 30mins bus ride, should be good i guess?

 

[oohmygod]

Only stayed there for a night, so i just bring a day pack.

Bros who been to Hakone before, is it advisable to bring a 20" or 26" luggage along?