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Are there differences between Japan Rail pass vendors?
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The Japan Rail pass provides visitors with an easy way to travel by rail.
This answer claims that the official website for information about it is japanrailpass.net (which does not appear to make any claims itself about being the official website and is not HTTPS). However, there are many other places that also claim to sell the product, such as the following (in alphabetical order):
- govoyagin.com
- japan-jr-pass.com
japan-rail-pass.com (claims "Worldwide Official Distributor")
japantravel-centre.com (claims "Official agent for Japan Rail Pass")
jrailpass.com (claims "Official Vendor")
jrpass.co.uk (UK)- jrpass.com
jtbtravel.com.au (Australia)- klook.com
- viator.com
Pricing varies between sites, with the more expensive end at about 40% pricier than the less expensive end (with or without shipping fees).
There also seems to be variance in descriptions and claims about what's covered, especially for auxiliary services like buses, or if surcharges apply for certain routes/tracks (e.g. jrpass.com indicates it doesn't cover Nozomi/Mizuho class trains but DOES fully cover all the rest with no route-specific exceptions.).
Are there differences between the products that these different sites offer, such as which trains are and aren't included or surcharges which may apply when using a pass purchased from one vendor but not another?
Are some of these sites known scams that send expensive but worthless paper?
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The Japan Rail pass provides visitors with an easy way to travel by rail.
This answer claims that the official website for information about it is japanrailpass.net (which does not appear to make any claims itself about being the official website and is not HTTPS). However, there are many other places that also claim to sell the product, such as the following (in alphabetical order):
- govoyagin.com
- japan-jr-pass.com
japan-rail-pass.com (claims "Worldwide Official Distributor")
japantravel-centre.com (claims "Official agent for Japan Rail Pass")
jrailpass.com (claims "Official Vendor")
jrpass.co.uk (UK)- jrpass.com
jtbtravel.com.au (Australia)- klook.com
- viator.com
Pricing varies between sites, with the more expensive end at about 40% pricier than the less expensive end (with or without shipping fees).
There also seems to be variance in descriptions and claims about what's covered, especially for auxiliary services like buses, or if surcharges apply for certain routes/tracks (e.g. jrpass.com indicates it doesn't cover Nozomi/Mizuho class trains but DOES fully cover all the rest with no route-specific exceptions.).
Are there differences between the products that these different sites offer, such as which trains are and aren't included or surcharges which may apply when using a pass purchased from one vendor but not another?
Are some of these sites known scams that send expensive but worthless paper?
trains tickets japan japan-rail
asked 1 hour ago
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The Japan Rail pass provides visitors with an easy way to travel by rail.
This answer claims that the official website for information about it is japanrailpass.net (which does not appear to make any claims itself about being the official website and is not HTTPS). However, there are many other places that also claim to sell the product, such as the following (in alphabetical order):
- govoyagin.com
- japan-jr-pass.com
japan-rail-pass.com (claims "Worldwide Official Distributor")
japantravel-centre.com (claims "Official agent for Japan Rail Pass")
jrailpass.com (claims "Official Vendor")
jrpass.co.uk (UK)- jrpass.com
jtbtravel.com.au (Australia)- klook.com
- viator.com
Pricing varies between sites, with the more expensive end at about 40% pricier than the less expensive end (with or without shipping fees).
There also seems to be variance in descriptions and claims about what's covered, especially for auxiliary services like buses, or if surcharges apply for certain routes/tracks (e.g. jrpass.com indicates it doesn't cover Nozomi/Mizuho class trains but DOES fully cover all the rest with no route-specific exceptions.).
Are there differences between the products that these different sites offer, such as which trains are and aren't included or surcharges which may apply when using a pass purchased from one vendor but not another?
Are some of these sites known scams that send expensive but worthless paper?
trains tickets japan japan-rail
asked 1 hour ago
WBT
1,32711225
The Japan Rail pass provides visitors with an easy way to travel by rail.
This answer claims that the official website for information about it is japanrailpass.net (which does not appear to make any claims itself about being the official website and is not HTTPS). However, there are many other places that also claim to sell the product, such as the following (in alphabetical order):
- govoyagin.com
- japan-jr-pass.com
japan-rail-pass.com (claims "Worldwide Official Distributor")
japantravel-centre.com (claims "Official agent for Japan Rail Pass")
jrailpass.com (claims "Official Vendor")
jrpass.co.uk (UK)- jrpass.com
jtbtravel.com.au (Australia)- klook.com
- viator.com
Pricing varies between sites, with the more expensive end at about 40% pricier than the less expensive end (with or without shipping fees).
There also seems to be variance in descriptions and claims about what's covered, especially for auxiliary services like buses, or if surcharges apply for certain routes/tracks (e.g. jrpass.com indicates it doesn't cover Nozomi/Mizuho class trains but DOES fully cover all the rest with no route-specific exceptions.).
Are there differences between the products that these different sites offer, such as which trains are and aren't included or surcharges which may apply when using a pass purchased from one vendor but not another?
Are some of these sites known scams that send expensive but worthless paper?
trains tickets japan japan-rail
trains tickets japan japan-rail
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There is only one Japan Rail Pass. (Well, two: ordinary and Green Class.) Any notional differences you're seeing are only because the rules are very complicated and not all sites selling them will get into all the gruesome details.
The Japan Rail Pass is a product of the JR ("Japan Railways") Group, which operates the vast majority of Japan's trains. Hence japanrailpass.net is the official site of the pass, since it's operated by the JR Group.
The official list of authorized agents is here: http://www.japanrailpass.net/sphone/en/purchase.html
Anybody else is subcontracting, meaning you'll have an extra middleman and likely extra commissions to pay, so I would steer clear. I haven't heard of any outright scams, but if you stick to the official agents (JTB etc) you don't need to worry about this.
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How do you know that japanrailpass.net is an official site operated by the JR group, and that the other sites are not?
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1 Answer
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up vote
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There is only one Japan Rail Pass. (Well, two: ordinary and Green Class.) Any notional differences you're seeing are only because the rules are very complicated and not all sites selling them will get into all the gruesome details.
The Japan Rail Pass is a product of the JR ("Japan Railways") Group, which operates the vast majority of Japan's trains. Hence japanrailpass.net is the official site of the pass, since it's operated by the JR Group.
The official list of authorized agents is here: http://www.japanrailpass.net/sphone/en/purchase.html
Anybody else is subcontracting, meaning you'll have an extra middleman and likely extra commissions to pay, so I would steer clear. I haven't heard of any outright scams, but if you stick to the official agents (JTB etc) you don't need to worry about this.
answered 56 mins ago
jpatokal
111k17340495
How do you know that japanrailpass.net is an official site operated by the JR group, and that the other sites are not?
– WBT
36 mins ago
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up vote
3
down vote
There is only one Japan Rail Pass. (Well, two: ordinary and Green Class.) Any notional differences you're seeing are only because the rules are very complicated and not all sites selling them will get into all the gruesome details.
The Japan Rail Pass is a product of the JR ("Japan Railways") Group, which operates the vast majority of Japan's trains. Hence japanrailpass.net is the official site of the pass, since it's operated by the JR Group.
The official list of authorized agents is here: http://www.japanrailpass.net/sphone/en/purchase.html
Anybody else is subcontracting, meaning you'll have an extra middleman and likely extra commissions to pay, so I would steer clear. I haven't heard of any outright scams, but if you stick to the official agents (JTB etc) you don't need to worry about this.
answered 56 mins ago
jpatokal
111k17340495
How do you know that japanrailpass.net is an official site operated by the JR group, and that the other sites are not?
– WBT
36 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
up vote
3
down vote
There is only one Japan Rail Pass. (Well, two: ordinary and Green Class.) Any notional differences you're seeing are only because the rules are very complicated and not all sites selling them will get into all the gruesome details.
The Japan Rail Pass is a product of the JR ("Japan Railways") Group, which operates the vast majority of Japan's trains. Hence japanrailpass.net is the official site of the pass, since it's operated by the JR Group.
The official list of authorized agents is here: http://www.japanrailpass.net/sphone/en/purchase.html
Anybody else is subcontracting, meaning you'll have an extra middleman and likely extra commissions to pay, so I would steer clear. I haven't heard of any outright scams, but if you stick to the official agents (JTB etc) you don't need to worry about this.
answered 56 mins ago
jpatokal
111k17340495
There is only one Japan Rail Pass. (Well, two: ordinary and Green Class.) Any notional differences you're seeing are only because the rules are very complicated and not all sites selling them will get into all the gruesome details.
The Japan Rail Pass is a product of the JR ("Japan Railways") Group, which operates the vast majority of Japan's trains. Hence japanrailpass.net is the official site of the pass, since it's operated by the JR Group.
The official list of authorized agents is here: http://www.japanrailpass.net/sphone/en/purchase.html
Anybody else is subcontracting, meaning you'll have an extra middleman and likely extra commissions to pay, so I would steer clear. I haven't heard of any outright scams, but if you stick to the official agents (JTB etc) you don't need to worry about this.
answered 56 mins ago
jpatokal
111k17340495
answered 56 mins ago
jpatokal
111k17340495
answered 56 mins ago
jpatokal
111k17340495
answered 56 mins ago
jpatokal
111k17340495
111k17340495
How do you know that japanrailpass.net is an official site operated by the JR group, and that the other sites are not?
– WBT
36 mins ago
add a comment |Â
How do you know that japanrailpass.net is an official site operated by the JR group, and that the other sites are not?
– WBT
36 mins ago
How do you know that japanrailpass.net is an official site operated by the JR group, and that the other sites are not?
– WBT
36 mins ago
How do you know that japanrailpass.net is an official site operated by the JR group, and that the other sites are not?
– WBT
36 mins ago
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