How to use Japanese transportation card? What transportation card should I use to go to Nara?

When traveling in Japan, there is another issue that everyone is very concerned about, that is, which mode of transportation is more convenient, which one is more economical, and what the route should be. Yes, the transportation card is very cost-effective.

The default prerequisite is to enter Osaka Kansai Airport. If you want to go directly to Kyoto from Osaka Kansai Airport, the easiest way is to take the Kansai Limited Express HARUKA directly to Tokyo. It takes just over an hour to get to Kyoto, which is the fastest and most economical. At this time, consider using the Kansai Free Pass 4-Day PASS. The Kansai 4-Day Pass can take Haruka’s non-reserved seats, that is, unreserved seats, directly from Kansai Airport to Kyoto Station. The 4-day pass costs about 370 yuan. With Kyoto as the axis, you don’t have to pay separately for the commuter train. Nara

After arriving in Nara, if you just want to visit Nara Park Deer, Todaiji Temple, Kofukuji Temple and Kasuga Taisha Shrine, you don’t even need to take the bus. You can just walk. The total distance is 2 kilometers. A little more, you will first pass Kofukuji Temple along the way. Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Nara Park and Todaiji Temple are all together.

If you really want to take the bus, then you can just use ICOCA. You can get on the bus at the back door, get off at the front door, punch your card once at the back door, and punch your card again when you get off at the front door. You don’t need to get a ticket or ticket. Trouble with change or something. So, simplify it if you can.

If you go to a lot of places, or have hard-to-find tourist attractions and monuments with few tourists, it is not very cost-effective to simply use ICOCA to commute. It is possible to spend one or two thousand yen in transportation expenses, then you have to consider Nara. Local transportation card.

There are three types of Nara local bus transportation cards, but if you want to travel in depth, the latter two are the latter. The 1/2-day passes of 1,000 yen and 1,500 yen are more suitable, and they are only for Nara Park East. Checking in at Daiji Temple and Kasuga Taisha Shrine is not even worth buying. This kind of card is only useful for experienced tourists who want to explore the taste of Nara.

The three types of local transportation coupons in Nara can be used to places that can be reached by bus. In fact, the latter two are better. Nara’s buses also charge based on stops. The coupons are not fixed prices, so , for in-depth travel, it is best to use coupons, provided that you have a JR free pass.

Nara City bus route map.

Purchase location for Nara bus tickets

Ticket location at JR Nara Station

Ticket location at Kintetsu Nara Station. When taking the Kintetsu to Toba, Because you bought a limited express ticket with a reserved seat, your child should also buy a half-price pass and a reserved seat ticket to ride on this limited express train with reserved seats.

There are two ways to ride the Nara bus: the front door and the back door. There are differences here

The bus departing from Todaiji Temple can reach some scenic spots

Close Attractions that can be reached from Tetsu Nara Station. In addition, if you live in Namba, Osaka, it is most convenient to take the Kintetsu to Nara

Use JRpass to get to JR Nara and then transfer to the bus arrival point

Generally speaking, there are many historical monuments in Nara that are worthy of investigation and exploration, and it is not just deer hunting. Kyoto

Back in Kyoto, use JR combined with the Keihan Electric Railway to reach most of the scenic spots or monuments. In fact, the Keihan Electric Railway can do most of them.

Because this one-day pass for the Keihan Railway also includes the Eizan Railway, which goes to Hiyama. It is equivalent to the PLUS version of the original Keihan One-Day Pass. If Kyoto is the center, then Osaka’s Keihan One-Day Pass that includes the municipal subway is of little significance, so it is not as good as this one

This is green, priced at 1,500 yen

The available lines include the Eizan tram, which is the tram where Oda Nobunaga burns Hiyama.

The green one is the usable area. Tofukuji Station is the station where you transfer to JR, and Tanbabashi Station is the station where you transfer to Kintetsu Kyoto Line. The two stations are close to each other.

Google Maps gives you a more straightforward transfer station, Tanbabashi Station, which transfers to Kintetsu, and the two stations are close to each other

Tofukuji Station, which transfers to JR , it is also close to Kyoto Station. By the way, Kyoto Station is the only station for JR and Kintetsu. You can also take Kintetsu from Namba, Osaka to Kyoto.

In fact, Kyoto also has a one-day municipal transportation pass, but it is not recommended. Because you can go to Kiyomizudera Temple, Inari Shrine, Yuen Garden and so on. You can basically reach most of them by using the JR pass to Tofukuji Temple and transferring to Keihan Electric Railway. Now there is also this PLUS version of Keihan Electric Railway. With the daily pass, you can even ride on the Eizan Electric Railway, so there is no need for the Kyoto Municipal Transportation Card. Even if you have to take one ride, just use ICOCA.

The fees are as follows

The places to buy Keihan train transportation tickets are as follows. They are also available at Shinsaibashi Daimaru Department Store, Kansai Airport, and the Kyoto Tower hotel. Osaka

If you want to live from Kansai Airport to Osaka city, except for the airport bus, there are generally few options for this option, it takes a long time and the price is not advantageous. The main ones are JR’s Kanshin Express and Nankai Electric Railway.

Let’s talk about the Kansai Express first. With the JR Kansai Pass PASS, the ticket is free. It is an ordinary rapid train. You can take the non-reserved seats of Haruka to Osaka Umeda. It’s faster and you can get there. It takes the Osaka JR Loop Line from Tennoji. The Kansora Express has many stops and is slow. It takes about an hour to get to Umeda.

In addition to the JR Kansai Express, there is also Nankai Electric Railway outside the airport. This is also an old private railway. Its main lines are from Kanku to Osaka Namba, as well as to Wakayama and Yoshinoyama.

The Nankai Electric Railway from Kanku to Namba basically runs parallel to the Hanwa Line. The JR Hanwa Line goes to Tennoji and merges into the JR Loop Line, while the Nankai Electric Railway goes directly to Shin-Imamiya and reaches Namba Station. , connected to JR Namba, Kintetsu Namba and the municipal subway through the underground shopping mall.

There is a one-way ticket from Kankuku to Namba in Nankai. There is a RAPIT express in Nankai. It is one of the prototype cars of Iron Rider Trainman. It is blue and quite distinctive.

In addition, Nankai also offers round-trip discount tickets, which is more convenient for those going to Namba, because you cannot go directly to Namba by JR. You have to transfer, troublesome,

If you go to Kyoto with Namba as the axis, choose Kintetsu pass

PLUS, because Osaka Namba is the starting station of Kintetsu and can directly reach Nara , and it is connected to Hanshin Electric Railway from here, and can also go directly to Kobe Sannomiya Station. However, you cannot use Kintetsu Pass to go to Sannomiya. You need to exit Namba Station and buy a new ticket to enter the station. Of course, using icoca is no problem.

Kintetsu has a pass to transfer from Osaka to Kyoto, which is also very convenient. You can transfer at Yamato Saidaiji Temple and the pass costs nothing. There is no need to buy an express ticket to take the express. It takes more than an hour, one way.

Transfer to the Keihan Electric Railway at Tanbabashi Station at Kintetsu Tanbabashi Station, where you can go to the check-in attractions in Kyoto. Take the train directly to Kyoto Station and walk 20 minutes west to reach the Railway Museum and Kyoto Aquarium, which is more convenient.

What about commuting within Osaka? In addition to the Keihan Electric Railway’s Osaka Kyoto + Municipal Subway one-day pass, it is simply the Osaka Municipal Subway and transportation buses. The Osaka Municipal Subway here provides a one-day pass. The pass, which covers buses and subways, only costs 800 yen, and 300 yen for children.

It is cheaper to buy tickets on weekends

This is how to use it, it is very simple.

The purchasing methods are subway stations, vending machines or manual windows. If there are automatic ticket vending machines, there is nothing to worry about.

Why is it best to use this coupon when taking the subway in Osaka? The subway is still expensive, starting at 180 yen. . . .

Also remember a few transfer stations. Kintetsu and JR can transfer at Tsuruhashi in Ikuno Ward. The two stations are close to each other. Tsuruhashi Station is the hub of the municipal subway, Kintetsu and JR Loop Line. The three stations are close together. The station before Tsuruhashi is Uehonmachi, and before that is Nihonbashi. Before Nipponbashi is Osaka Namba, the starting station of Kintetsu.

In Osaka City, if you have a PASS ride on JR and want to transfer to Keihan Electric Railway, then Kyobashi Station on the JR Loop Line is the transfer point. You can go directly to Kyoto. Summary

1. If you live in Namba, Osaka, and go to Nara, Kyoto, Kintetsu + Keihan Electric Railway is the best choice.

2. If you live near Osaka Station and go to Kyoto and Nara every day, JR + Keihan Railway is the best choice.

3. If you live around Tennoji Temple and go to Kyoto and Nara, JR + Keihan Railway is the best choice.

4. The best transfer station between Kintetsu and Keihan Electric Railway in Kyoto is Tanbabashi Station, the two stations are close to each other

5. The best transfer station between JR and Keihan Electric Railway in Kyoto The best transfer station is Tofukuji Station, which is very close to Kyoto Station.

6. The interchange station between JR and Keihan Railway in Osaka is Kyobashi

7. The interchange station between JR and Kintetsu in Osaka is Tsuruhashi.