Horarios y tarifas de trenes en Japón
Shinkansen
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Horario y coste de los principales viajes en tren
En Japón, usar la red ferroviaria es la mejor manera de viajar, pero a veces puede ser difícil encontrar la mejor manera de llegar a tu destino. En este artículo Japan Experience presenta dos tablas para ayudarte a planificar tus itinerarios dentro de Japón de manera rápida y sencilla: horario de trenes de Japón y costes.
En Japón, usar la red ferroviaria es la mejor manera de viajar, pero a veces puede ser difícil encontrar la mejor forma de llegar a tu destino.
Para encontrar las rutas y los horarios que necesita para tu viaje, puedes visitar la página web de Hyperdia.
Jorudan – Japan Transit Planner
With Jorudan, you can enter your route and sort the results by price, by time and by number of transfers. There is also an option to choose whether you want to take a Nozomi, Hikari or Local train, since the cost will variate between these trains.
The application allows more possibilities than the website, like choosing the kind of ticket or pass you are using.
Japan Travel by Navitime
Navitime offers a variety of customized options, such as means of transportation or the type of ticket/pass you are using, to check the itineraries that match your pass, and even add a stop-over if you wish to.
The only technical difficulty is that if you're looking for a particular place (a coffee shop, a library…), you will most likely not find it. Only sightseeing spots or stations are available.
Google Maps
You probably know Google Maps, and the Japanese one is pretty precise, so you will have no issue finding the route to a specific place. They even update when there are delays. However, there is no feature to know if your journey is JR Pass-friendly or covered by other types of train passes.
Routes by Navitime
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Select your Pass when searching for an itinerary with Navitime
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Routes by Google Maps
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Hyperdia mostrará los detalles de tu viaje si es posible con el Japan Rail Pass.
Ten en cuenta que si deseas viajar de Tokio a Shin-Aomori o Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto (Hokkaido) con el Japan Rail Pass, puedes usar el tren Hayabusa, por lo que deberás marcar la casilla Nozomi/Mizuho/Hayabusa. Obtendrás un itinerario de viaje posible con solo el Japan Rail Pass.
El precio de los trayectos aparecerá en yenes japoneses (1 $ = 113 ¥). Por defecto, Hyperdia mostrará los precios con asientos libres (no reservados). Recuerda que si el trayecto se puede hacer con el Japan Rail Pass, no deberás abonar ningún gasto adicional.
El tren no es el medio de transporte más barato de Japón (los autobuses nocturnos son más baratos) pero es el más cómodo y práctico.
Puedes encontrar las tarifas de tren usando Hyperdia. El precio aparece en la parte superior izquierda y el total incluye:
• El precio del viaje (fijo)
• Los precios de los asientos. Según del tipo de asiento el precio será mayor o menor:
- Asiento no reservado: en Japón hay vagones de asiento libres (generalmente los tres primeros). Esto significa que puedes sentarse donde prefieras. Estos billetes son los más baratos y si tienes un Japan Rail Pass, puedes subir al tren directamente.
- Asiento reservado: en ese caso tendrás un asiento designado. Puede hacer una reserva para estos asientos con anticipación en cualquier taquilla. La reserva es gratis presentando un Japan Rail Pass.
- Asientos en vagones Green Car: estos asientos son en vagones equivalentes a los de primera clase. Podrás reclinar tu asiento, disfrutar del reposapiés, de un mayor espacio para ti y tu equipaje, así como revistas durante el viaje y un pequeño servicio de catering.
Shinkansen
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More Tips :
- On our website, you can find the running times of Shinkansen trains (they are the same every day) on the ticket page of every route. Each type of Shinkansen runs multiple times an hour, so you'll have no trouble finding a ticket at the time you want.
- Some areas don’t have a lot of trains every day, whereas places like Osaka or Tokyo have trains every 3 minutes. Don’t be surprised if some trains only run every two hours in Hokkaido’s countryside !
- You’ll find different types of trains (local - stopping at each station, rapid - stopping at fewer stations, express - stopping at major stations only). Each variant runs approximately every 15 minutes: this means that even though a train comes every three to five minutes, it might not stop at your station. Find out more about this here : From Limited Express to Local Train.
- Except for night trains, the service stops around midnight and restart around 5 AM. In big cities, there are a lot of emergency accommodations at low prices for the ones who didn’t make it to the last train, like capsule hotels.
Japan Trains Cost 💵
Trains are the most common way to travel in Japan because the network is very developed, even in the countryside. However, even though it’s by far the most trouble-free option, taking the train is not always the cheapest one. There will often be different companies operating the same trip, with one faster (and more expensive) than the other. The difference might not be that much in time or money, so make sure to check which itinerary is the best to take for your journey.
When you buy a train ticket in Japan, you usually pay two separate fares :
- Base fare : this is the fixed price of the ticket on the line you're riding. The cost depends on the distance you cover.
- Extra fare - seating options, express train : This depends on your specific options on the line. Express trains are more expensive, and so is the type of seat you choose :
Unreserved Seat: in Japan there are unreserved cars (usually the first three cars) for non-reserved seats, this means you can sit wherever you want in the car. These tickets are the cheapest and if you have a Japan Rail Pass, you can even board the train without reserving a seat.
JR ticket from Sapporo to Higashi-Muroran for a reserved seat
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Reserved Seat : in that case, you will have a designated seat. You can make a reservation for these seats in advance at any ticket office. It is free with a Japan Rail Pass.
Green Car Seat : these seats are the equivalent of first class seats. There, you can recline your seat, enjoy the footrest and a larger space for you and your luggage as well as magazines for the trip.
