Kansai west pass

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Hi all,

Anyone has experience with getting this pass directly at Kansai airport? Is it the case that can use it immediately after buying it at the counter?
 

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Hi all,

Anyone has experience with getting this pass directly at Kansai airport? Is it the case that can use it immediately after buying it at the counter?

Are you referring to this one?
JR West Rail Pass Kansai Area 1 day 2,000 Yen

This can be bought in Japan JR stations itself right?
 

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any idea how to do reservation for a train ride? can it be done online or thru the station?
 

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Btw those looking to go further out from the main osaka/kyoto area should consider the kansai west wide pass, 7000 yen but superduper worth it as can take mizuho and nozomi as well, just no reserved seat. Example if you want to go to Kobe/Okayama, can take all the 5 types of shinkansen. Further more can use for places like Wakayama, Kinosaki, hikone. Really will save alot. But the pass only sold in 4 days version and can only once per trip
 

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Btw those looking to go further out from the main osaka/kyoto area should consider the kansai west wide pass, 7000 yen but superduper worth it as can take mizuho and nozomi as well, just no reserved seat. Example if you want to go to Kobe/Okayama, can take all the 5 types of shinkansen. Further more can use for places like Wakayama, Kinosaki, hikone. Really will save alot. But the pass only sold in 4 days version and can only once per trip

Meaning I can only buy the JR West pass ONCE per entire trip (e.g 7 days, 14 days)?
 

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yes do the reservation at the ticket office. Btw Kansai west pass cannot reserve any seat.

thanks. ill get only a 1day pass for my himeji trip. but for the rest of my trip ill be getting individual tickets. so thinking how to go through the reservation for that case.
 

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not all the stations got sell... The bigger stations will have.

just saw the process of booking online and picking it up in the airport, but i think i havent read about the start of the ticket validity or just missed it. anyway, the start of the ticket coverage would be on the purchase date or the 1st use of ticket or specified date?
 

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should be ok... pls refer to here for more details

thanks.actually i was reading it and trying to book there..but no very specific notes written about it so was just making sure.

anyway, i think ill just buy on the spot on the listed stations. just to make sure... no advantages or perks by buying ahead (online booking) and buying on the spot, right?
 

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ermm actually for the kansai west pass, the online option is not buying it. It is only registration then when you arrive at the airport, you can just tell them your reservation and get the pass faster rather then at the airport then you start to fill in your information. That added 1 minute or so can mean that you just miss the haruka express ltd and have to wait for the next 1 in 1 hour time :(
 
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