JR East Japan and JR Hokkaido are launching the “Hokkaido & East Japan Pass”.
Excluding the Shinkansen, all lines of JR East Japan, JR Hokkaido, Aoimori Railway, IGR Iwate Galaxy Railway, and Hokuetsu Express are covered. Ordinary and rapid train ordinary car free seats and BRT can be used freely for 7 consecutive days.
When using the Shinkansen or limited express trains, a boarding ticket and limited express ticket for the used section are required. However, in the section between Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto stations on the Hokkaido Shinkansen, seats in the ordinary car that are not full can be used by purchasing a standing limited express ticket, provided that it is for departures and arrivals within this section. Also, for the Ou Main Line between Aomori and Shin-Aomori stations, as long as it’s for departures and arrivals within this section, ordinary and express trains’ ordinary car free seats and all trains’ ordinary rapid train ordinary cars can be used. The section between Shintoku and Shin-Yubari stations on the Sekisho Line and the section between Higashi-Muroran and Muroran stations on the Muroran Main Line, provided that it is for departures and arrivals within these sections, the ordinary car reserved seats of limited and express trains can be used.
The price is ¥11,330 for adults and ¥5,660 for children. The sales period is from June 20th to September 24th, and the use period is from July 1st to September 30th.
In 2023, there will be no setting for the “Hokkaido & East Japan Pass Hokkaido Line Limited Express Option Ticket”, which could be used in conjunction with the “Hokkaido & East Japan Pass”, following its availability in the spring season.
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