worth to go by Kansai thru pass. we had travel to kyoto and Nara by using this pass. worth buying and easy for collection. Very convenient and super deal! It's a great way to get around Kansai region quickly and spend less time queueing.
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The Kansai Thru Pass costs about the same as the JR Kansai Area Pass, but covers a denser network, including the subways and city buses of Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe. It does not cover JR trains, though. Read our page about passes for the Kansai Region for more information.
{Note that a JR Rail Pass is usually not worth it if only visiting around Kansai....it only pays off for ROUND-TRIPS to Tokyo from Osaka or Kyoto. It doesn't pay off for a 1-way trip to Tokyo, nor even for a round-trip visit to Hiroshima from Kyoto/Osaka.}
To travel everywhere in Kansai regionThe pass, called Kansai Thru Pass, can be used in most of the railways of Kyoto, Osaka, Nara, Kobe, Koyasan, and Himeji areas including Kansai airport. Therefore with this pass, you can use around 80% of the whole transportation in the Kyoto, Osaka, Nara region.
Kintetsu Rail Pass/Kintetsu Rail Pass WIDEThe Kintetsu Rail Pass is a good deal for those traveling within a wide area around Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, and Nagoya over five days or so.
The JR Kansai Wide Area Pass is a rail pass for exclusive use by foreign tourists, providing five consecutive days of unlimited travel on designated train and bus lines (including shinkansen and limited express trains) in the Kansai Region.
For a limited time only, you can buy a Japan Rail Pass from certain train stations and airports in Japan. Travelers should be aware it is more expensive to buy a JR Pass in Japan than to purchase the pass online.
Covered by JR PassThe Shinkansen service which runs from Shin-Osaka Station to Kyoto Station is the fastest way and it's covered by the JR Pass. The bullet train time is only 15 minutes. If you don't have a JR Pass, the Shinkansen price for this journey is 1,420 yen.
The Have Fun in Kansai Pass is an attraction pass that gives you access and exclusive discounts to three or six attractions and or participating establishments – sort of like a “multiple attraction pass”.
You can use Icoca/Pasmo/Suica for all trains, subways and buses in Osaka. You can also use Icoca/Pasmo/Suica at many shops, especially convenience stores. You can use Icoca/Pasmo/Suica in other parts of Japan as well. Buy Icoca cards from vending machines at JR stations in Osaka.
Rapid trains connect the airport with Tennoji Station (50 minutes, 1080 yen) and Osaka Station (70 minutes, 1210 yen). Rap:t limited express trains by Nankai Railway take 35-40 minutes and cost 1490 yen from Kansai Airport to Namba Station. Seat reservations are mandatory.
Other than the Osaka Loop Line, or going to the airport, there is not that much use for any kind of JR pass in Osaka city. The main JR stations that a visitor might use in Osaka city are at USJ, Osaka station (to Kyoto/Kobe/Himeji/KIX), Tennoji (to KIX), and Shin-Osaka (for Shinkansen trains).
The Hankyu Kyoto Main Line provides the cheapest route into central Kyoto from Osaka. Limited Express trains run between Hankyu Osaka-Umeda Station and Kyoto-Kawaramachi Station in central Kyoto in 44 minutes for just 400 yen. This line also provides easy access to tourist attractions in western Kyoto.
Japan railways (JR) Kansai-Airport Express “HARUKA” takes you to Kyoto Station in about 75 minutes without a train interchange. One-way ticket costs 2,900 yen (non-reserved), 3,430 yen (reserved), and 4,200 yen (first class) per person. The train station is located on the first floor of the Terminal 1 .
With a one-day ticket, you can ride the Osaka Metro and Osaka City Bus (excluding some routes), as well as the Hankyu, Hanshin, Keihan, Kintetsu, and Nankai train lines running within Osaka City. Two-day tickets are limited to the use of the Metro and City Bus (all lines).