JR West Kansai Area Pass 1/2/3/4 days

You can also ride the Kansai Airport Express Haruka.
JR West Kansai Pass

The three pillars of travel: airplanes, hotels, and transportation! Of these, the most convenient one is, of course, transportation. Try using the various passes, which are considered essential items for traveling in Japan, more conveniently. Among them, the Kansai Pass is really useful when traveling in the Kansai region! You can freely visit various areas such as Kansai Airport, Namba, Osaka, Wakayama, and Kobe.

What makes the Kansai Pass even more special? Now you don't have to go around the counter with your voucher at the airport! With just your mobile voucher and passport, you can pick up your ticket in Japan without a human! You don't have to arrive at the airport early or wander around the local airport! Improve the quality of your trip with this smart pick-up method that allows you to pick up your ticket on the way.

Exchange your JR Kansai Pass

If you purchased the JR Kansai Pass from WAUG, you must exchange it for a ticket that can actually be used.

When you arrive at Kansai Airport, you can exchange your ticket at the vending machine located on the way to the airport train. (Green automatic ticket machine)

Since the ticket machine supports Korean, exchanging is not difficult.

1. Select Receive reserved ticket at the top
2. Select Exchange Order
3. Scan the QR code on your Wag Voucher
4. Scan your passport information and the date you start using your pass
5. Receive your ticket

Anyone can easily get the JR Kansai Pass by following these steps.

* How to reserve a reserved seat for Haruka? Insert the exchanged ticket into the ticket slot that says Ticket commuter pass, and press the reserved seat button to make a reservation.

Learn how to exchange Kyoto City Subway, Keihan Electric Railway, and Hankyu Railway

First, when you exchange the Kansai Pass for a physical ticket, you will also receive exchange vouchers for the Kyoto City Subway, Keihan Electric Railway, and Hankyu Electric Railway. You must exchange the exchange vouchers for physical tickets at each exchange location!
Each can be exchanged for a 1-day pass, and can only be exchanged and used within the validity period of the Kansai Pass purchased.

• Kyoto Municipal Subway: City Bus/Subway Information Center (Uzumasa Tenjingawa, Kyoto Station Front, Kotochika Kyoto, Kitaoji Station, Karasumaoike Station), Kyoto Welcome Center (Kyoto Station Front), Kyoto Municipal Subway Station Offices
• Keihan Electric Railway: Sanjo Station, Tofukuji Station, Uji Station (12:35~15:10, 19:30~21:30, 22:0~22:40 time slots cannot be exchanged)
• Hankyu Railway: Hankyu Tourist Center Osaka・Umeda, Hankyu Kyoto Tourist Information Center, Hankyu Kyoto Tourist Information Center Karasuma

* For more information, please visit the official website. See more

Riding the Haruka Limited Express with the JR Kansai Pass

The reason why the JR Kansai West Pass is really good! It is because you can freely ride the Haruka Airport Express. In particular, the Haruka can be used as a reserved seat, so it is really convenient. If you have the JR Kansai West Pass, it is recommended to take the Haruka Express to Osaka or Kyoto!

Available Areas

For a detailed route map of the available areas, please refer to the map below. It is provided in PDF format, so we recommend downloading it to your smartphone.

Download the JR Kansai West Pass Map

Available and unavailable trains

1. List of available trains:
- Kansai Airport Express 'HARUKA' General Free Seat
- JR West's existing rapid trains, rapid trains, and local trains
- West Japan JR Bus (excluding express buses)
- Hankyu Railway
- Keihan Electric Railway
- Kyoto Municipal Subway

2. Routes that cannot be used:
- Shinkansen
- All express trains other than HARUKA and both reserved and unreserved seats
- Paid seat service, new and fast ‘A seat’

Check out the routes that can be traveled with the Kansai Pass in advance. Learn more