How to use the Osaka Free Pass and how to choose the Osaka Transportation Pass

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Since there are many types of coupons in Japan, and everyone’s itinerary is different, the options mentioned here are only the options that I personally think are more suitable.

The following summarizes several regional coupons that are closely related to Osaka travel (large-area coupons or multi-day coupons with other regions as the main travel destinations are not mentioned below): Osaka city Transportation_

The following coupons are mainly focused on visiting Osaka’s city attractions and city transportation. When you only focus on traveling in Osaka city, you can focus on these types of coupons.

Osaka Metro and Bus One Day_

Price:

800 yen on weekdays, 600 yen on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

At Kansai Airport (T1 Kansai Tourist Information Service Center

, T2 Tourist Information Plaza), Kansai Tourist Information Service Center (Shinsaibashi, Daimaru Shinsaibashi) When purchasing from 4 places, the price is 550 yen regardless of the version, and you need to show your passport.

Scope of application:

All Osaka municipal subway lines, new trams, and buses

Features:

There is no limit on ticket purchase. It is easy to purchase. You can buy it from the automatic ticket vending machine in any subway station. It covers almost all non-attraction city transportation.

Recommendations:

You will need to take the subway multiple times in Osaka on the same day (more than 4 times, more than 3 times on holidays), and you do not have any plans to visit many scenic spots. , this card is ideal for this situation.

Osaka Tour_One Day_, Two Days_

Price:

One-day pass is 2,300 yen, two-day pass is 3,000 yen

Applicable scope:

One-day pass: Two-day version + individual private railway lines in the city

Two-day pass: All Osaka municipal subway lines, new trains, and buses All lines (same as "Osaka Metro and Bus One Day Pass") + 28 free attractions (including Tsutenkaku (non-top outdoor observation deck), Osaka Castle Castle, Umeda Observation Deck, HEP

FIVE Ferris Wheel , Tempozan Ferris Wheel, Shitennoji Temple and other attractions) + 13 attraction discounts

Features:

Tickets cannot be purchased at automatic ticket vending machines and can only be purchased through manual counters (Kansai Airport, Each subway station master's office), you need to show your passport to purchase the two-day version. It contains many important attractions and is suitable for a short-term Osaka city tour.

Recommended application:

In addition to the application status of "Osaka Subway and Bus One-day Pass", within 1-2 days, there are many free sightseeing facilities in Osaka City within the pass If you have a tour plan (generally more than 3), you can purchase this coupon instead of the "Osaka Subway and Bus One-Day Pass".

Seayukan Package (Osaka City Edition)

Price:

2550 yen

Application Scope:

All Osaka municipal subway lines, all new trains, and all bus lines (same as "Osaka Metro and Bus One-day Pass") + one Kaiyukan ticket

Features:

Tickets cannot be purchased from automatic ticket vending machines or inside Aquarium Kaiyukan. Tickets can only be purchased at the manual counters of issued transportation facilities (Kansai Airport, each subway station master's office). It is suitable for purchasing on the day of going to Aquarium Kaiyukan.

Recommendations:

Since the ticket to Aquarium alone costs 2,300 yen, unless you live next to Aquarium and do not take the subway that day, as long as you are in Osaka that day It is suitable to purchase this ticket if you have more than 2 subway needs in the city and you have a sightseeing plan at Kaiyukan on the same day.

Summary of city transportation coupons:

The most commonly used means of transportation in Osaka are the subway and a few JR lines. As a tourist, the subway lines alone cover almost all tourist attractions, so these types of tickets covering subway lines are a very suitable choice. But there is only one exception, which is Osaka Universal Studios USJ. USJ is only connected to the JR and not the subway. However, since USJ takes at least a whole day to visit, generally you will not use too many other city lines that day. Just buy tickets separately. Transportation from Kansai Airport to and from Osaka City_

The following coupons mainly focus on transportation to and from Osaka City. On arrival or departure days at Kansai Airport, you can focus on these types of coupons.

Kanku (Osaka City) Subway Ticket

Price:

1,000 yen

Applicable scope:

< p>Kansai Airport-Osaka City: Nankai Electric Railway general ticket (Kansai Airport-Nankai Namba Station) + one-way subway ticket (Namba-each station)

Osaka City-Kan Nishi Airport: One-way subway ticket (each station-Namba) + Nankai Electric Railway general ticket (Nankai Namba Station-Kansai Airport)

Features:

No ticket purchase Restricted and easy to purchase, you can buy it at Nankai Electric Railway ticket vending machines at Kansai Airport and at any automatic ticket vending machine in any subway station.

You can only transfer at Namba Station. There is no time limit for the transfer period within the day. You can transfer after walking around the Namba area for a long time.

Recommended for use:

On the day of arrival or departure from Osaka via Kansai Airport, and when there is no need for multiple subway lines in the city.

Osaka issue_

Price:

1500 yen

Applicable scope:

Nankai Electric Railway Limited express ticket (Kansai Airport-Namba) + Osaka subway and bus one-day ticket (regardless of weekdays and holidays)

Features:

Only available through Nankai Express at the airport If you buy tickets at the railway station's manual window, you can take the reserved seats on the limited express trains and you must ride according to the ticketed seats. The Osaka Metro and Bus One-Day Pass can be used on days other than the same day. It is equivalent to a comprehensive version of the airport line and city one-day pass.

Recommended for:

If you need to take the Nankai Electric Railway to enter the city when you arrive, and there are many city subway lines on the same day or in the next few days, it is suitable to purchase this coupon.

ICOCAHARUKA Taiwan Ticket

(Only two versions of Osaka are analyzed here)

a. Price:

(The prices are not Including ICOCA card, only HARUKA number price is calculated. If you don’t have ICOCA card, you need to purchase a 2,000 yen stored value card)

Tennoji version: 1,100 yen for one way, 2,200 yen for round trip.

Shin-Osaka version: 1,300 yen one way, 2,600 yen round trip.

b. Scope of application:

Tennoji version: Take the HARUKA limited express to and from Tennoji Station, and JR lines in Osaka City connected to Tennoji Station.

Shin-Osaka version: Take the HARUKA limited express to and from Shin-Osaka Station, and the Osaka city JR lines connecting Shin-Osaka Station.

c. Features:

You can make an appointment in advance or purchase on-site. There are different packages for different destination options. The HARUKA bus is the fastest way to get into the city, although it is a little more expensive.

d. Recommendations:

If you live near Tennoji Station or a JR station in Osaka and want to reach the hotel or the airport in the fastest way, you may consider purchasing this coupon.

Akaiyukan Package (Nankai Edition)

Price:

3010 yen

Applicable Scope:

< p>All Osaka municipal subway lines, all new trains, and buses + one Aquarium ticket + all Nankai Electric Railway lines (except limited express reserved seats)

Features:

Only available Purchasing it at the manned counters at each Nankai Electric Railway station is equivalent to including all the functions of the Aquarium Ticket (Osaka city version), with the addition of Nankai Electric Railway lines.

Recommended application:

Due to the restriction of purchase location, the most convenient way to use this coupon is to arrive at Kansai Airport very early on the day of arrival and plan to go to Aquarium Aquarium. In this case, it is very suitable to buy this coupon, which includes all transportation and Kaiyukan tickets for one day. Osaka's transportation to and from surrounding cities on the same day_

Nara:

(1) Ikaruga One-Day Pass (Osaka City Transportation Bureau Edition)

a. Price:

1650 yen

b. Scope of application:

"Namba Osaka in the west, Kintetsu Nara in the east, Kyoto in the north, and Tsutsui in the south" All Kintetsu lines in one area + Nara City Bus + Osaka City Subway + Osaka Shinden Electric Railway + Osaka Bus + Ikoma Mountain Railway

c. Features:

Not available in Tickets can be purchased from automatic ticket vending machines and can only be purchased at manual counters (each subway station master's office). For tourists traveling between Osaka and Nara on the same day, almost all transportation options in the area are covered.

d. Recommendations apply:

Since the total fare from Osaka to Nara is less than 1,650 yen, the difference is not big. Therefore, generally speaking, if there are also Nara city buses, city Kintetsu lines, and Osaka city subway lines on the same day, this coupon is likely to be suitable.

Kobe:

(2) Hanshin Electric Railway One-Day Pass

a. Price:

700 yen

< p>b. Scope of application:

All Hanshin Electric Railway lines + all Kobe High Speed ??Rail lines

c. Features:

There are relatively few sales locations starting from Osaka ( At Kansai Airport T1, Shinsaibashi, and BICCAMERA), tickets can only be purchased at manual counters. The fare is not cheap, slightly cheaper than buying tickets directly.

d. Recommended application:

You can consider it if you are traveling to and from Namba Station to the Kobe area on the same day (a round trip to Umeda is not cost-effective), or if you ride the Hanshin Electric Railway a lot that day Buy. But I personally feel that since it is not so convenient to buy, there is no need to go out of your way to buy it.

Kyoto:

(3) Keihan Electric Railway Kyoto. Osaka sightseeing one-day pass, two-day pass

a. Price:

One-day pass: 700 yen

Two-day pass: 1,000 yen

b. Scope of application:

Keihan Main Line (Nakanoshima-Temma Bridge, Yodoyabashi-Demachiyanagi) + Uji Line (Nakashujima-Uji) + Otokoyama mountain bike (Yawata City-Otokoyama Mountain), you can get on and off freely on the entire line

c. Features:

< p> There are few sales locations (Kansai Airport T1, Kansai Airport Nankai Electric Railway Station, Shinsaibashi, Daimaru Shinsaibashi, Nankai Namba Station). Tickets can only be purchased at manual counters. You cannot buy them at Keihan Electric Railway stations. Vouchers must be purchased with passport. This coupon can be used on alternate days, and the two-day coupon does not have to be used consecutively. Covering Kyoto’s Higashiyama Line scenic spots and Uji’s two important scenic spots.

d. Recommendations apply:

Since many people will live in Osaka and travel between Kyoto and Uji, the Keihan Electric Railway can run through the Higashiyama Line attractions in Kyoto (Gion, Kiyomizudera Temple, Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine) and proceed to Uji. Therefore, if you take one or two days to only visit Kyoto's Higashiyama Line or go to Uji (this arrangement is very reasonable), these two days are very suitable for using this coupon.

(4) Keihan Electric Railway Kyoto and Osaka sightseeing one-day pass (Osaka City Transportation Bureau version)

a. Price:

1,200 yen

b. Scope of application:

All Keihan lines + Otoko mountain bike + Osaka municipal subway + Osaka bus

c. Features:

Place of sale It is less than the regular one-day ticket (Kansai Airport T1, Shinsaibashi, Daimaru Shinsaibashi). Tickets can only be purchased at manual counters. This ticket cannot be purchased at Keihan Railway stations and must be purchased with a passport. This coupon can be used on the next day. Compared with the regular one-day pass, it has more Osaka city transportation functions.

d. Recommended application:

Because this ticket is actually an upgraded version of the previous ordinary one-day ticket, with the addition of Osaka city transportation, so if other restrictions are the same In this case, if the excess 500 yen of this coupon can be used to redeem the fare in Osaka city transportation, it can be purchased instead of the Keihan Electric Kyoto and Osaka sightseeing one-day pass. Personally, under normal circumstances, just buy the regular one- or two-day coupon.

Himeji:

(5) Hanshin Sanyo One-Day Pass

a. Price:

2000 yen

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b. Scope of application:

Hanshin Electric Railway's entire line + Kobe High Speed ??Railway (Motomachi-Nishidai) + Sanyo Electric Railway's entire line

c. Features:

Tickets cannot be purchased from automatic ticket vending machines and can only be purchased at manual counters (the sales locations from Osaka are at the station master's office of Hanshin Electric Railway and the service center in Namba). When taking Hanshin Electric Railway to Sanyo Electric Railway, you can go directly without changing trains. A bit cheaper than the JR

PASS Kansai one-day pass.

d. It is recommended to apply:

Because the price is cheaper than the JRWEST

PASS one-day pass, and it can go directly to Himeji. Therefore, when you live in the Namba area, it is more suitable to buy tickets that although the speed is slower, it is direct and the price is relatively cheaper.

(6) JRWESTPASS (Kansai version) one-day pass

a. Price:

2200 yen (purchased outside Japan, exchanged within Japan), 2,300 yen (purchased on-site in Japan)

b. Scope of application:

JR regular trains + HARUKA unreserved seats in the Kansai area

c. Features:

On-site tickets cannot be purchased at automatic ticket vending machines, but can only be purchased at manual counters (green window ticket offices at designated JR stations). Vouchers purchased outside Japan need to be redeemed at designated JR stations (Kansai Airport, Shin-Osaka, Osaka), and a passport is required for redemption and purchase. If the ticket is a paper ticket, you can only go through the manual entrance, and the automatic ticket cannot be changed. JR trains go to Himeji relatively quickly, making it easy to go back and forth in one day. They can directly connect to JR stations in Osaka City, covering a wider area than the Hanshin Line.

d. Recommended for:

Those who live near a JR station in Osaka City, or have convenient access to a JR station, and want to take a day trip to and from Himeji in a relatively fast way , more suitable for this coupon.

The above is a summary of some Kansai region tickets for traveling centered on Osaka based on my own experience. Large-scale tickets (such as JR

PASS national version, wide area version , KTP Kansai Free Pass, etc.) and travel tickets focusing on other areas (such as Kintetsu One-Day Pass, Kyoto Bus One-day Pass, Sanyo Himeji One-Day Pass, etc.) are not listed in this question.

Of course, which ticket is suitable for each person depends on his or her own situation. The above is for reference only~