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Kinki Nippon Railway (KINTETSU)
The Kinki Nippon Railway, Kintetsu, was founded in 1910 as Osaka Electric
Railway, Co., Ltd., a small railway company serving a 30 km route
between Osaka and the ancient capital of Nara. From this modest beginning,
Kintetsu has grown into a 600 km rail network.
"KINTETSU U-RAIL PASS" (A discounted unlimited
rail pass for 3 consecutive days)
Ticket discounts
3,800 yen for 3 days of unlimited use
Children are half-price
Valid for 3 consecutive days
The Kintetsu U-Rail Pass is for use in the Nagoya-Osaka-Kyoto-Nara
region.
The pass can be used for travel between Nagoya and Osaka, Kyoto,
Nara and other sight-seeing places in the Tokai and Kansai regions
using any KINTETSU train (except the limited express, "Tokkyu").
Benefits and restrictions
* Allows for unrestricted travel within designated regions on trains
that do not have reserved seating - all trains, including cable
cars, other than limited express trains operated by the Kintetsu
Railway.
* When boarding a limited express ("Tokkyu"), you will
need to pay an extra fee for reserved seating (all seats are reserved
on this train). The regular fare is covered by the U-Rail Pass.
* It can be used on any day of the year (for 3 consecutive days).
* It cannot be used on Kintetsu buses.
* You must buy the U-Rail Pass at least one day before the day you
plan to use it. (You cannot buy it and use it on the same day.)
* You may purchase it up to one month in advance.
For further information please check out the site below (unfortunately
at this time only Japanese is available):
Free tickets including Nagoya Station
Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu),
Kintetsu, Nankai Electric Railway
| Ticket
name |
Outline |
Price |
Validity |
Special
discounts |
| 3-3-SUN
Pass |
Unlimited
travel on almost all transportation systems operated by Meitetsu,
Kintetsu, and Nankai, including monorail and ferry travel. |
5,000
yen |
3 days |
None |
Mie Kotsu, Kintetsu
| Ticket
name |
Outline |
Price |
Validity |
Special
discounts |
| Ise-Toba
Joy Pass |
Round-trip
train tickets to Ise Station, unlimited use of trains between
Ise City and Toba, and unlimited use of Mie Kotsu for the designated
sections. |
3,610
yen (from Nagoya) |
2 days |
None |
| Mawaryanse |
Round-trip
limited express tickets, unlimited use of trains (including
limited express) between Ise City and Kashikojima, and unlimited
use of Mie Kotsu buses |
9,300
yen |
4 days |
Free
admission to 23 facilities, etc. |
Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu),
Kintetsu, Nankai Electric Railway
| Ticket
name |
Outline |
Price |
Validity |
Special
discounts |
| Kintetsu U-Rail Pass |
Unimited use of all Kintetsu lines, including
cable cars. |
3,800 yen |
3 days |
Admission half-price for 1 facility |
Free passes (only sold overseas)
| Ticket
name |
Outline |
Price |
Validity |
Special
discounts |
| Kintetsu
Rail Pass |
Unlimited
use pass for forign tourists. (Primarily available to visitors
from other Asian nations such as Taiwan and Korea; plans exist
to expand sale to Europe, America and China in the future.) |
Adults
3,500 yen |
5 days
(maximum of 3 limited express rides). |
None
(under development) |
URL http://www.kintetsu.co.jp (Japanese only)
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