JR Sanyo Sanin Area Pass

5Travel5

Hi,

Can anyone help to confirm and verify whether I can still use JR Sanyo Sanin Area pass for Tokaido-Sanyo line (ShinOsaka⇔Kobe)?

I read from http://www.westjr.co.jp link that Bullet Train "TOKAIDO SHINKANSEN" (Shin-Osaka⇔Tokyo) cannot be used with JR Sanyo Sanin Area Pass.

Yet I read another site that states this pass does cover the Tokaido Shinkansen.

Which site is correct?

Thank you

Tenjin

Hi,
JR West is the official rail company handling the Sanyo line, and their info is correct. For JR West, you can use bullet trains (if the pass allows it) from Shin-Osaka southward. You can still use the pass to go to Kyoto, but not by shinkansen.
For more detailed info, please refer to
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2361_sanyo_sanin.html

5Travel5

Hi Tenjin,

Thank you for replying.

I read from the link you have shared, under validity point 2:

"Unlimited use of the Sanyo Shinkansen (including Nozomi and Mizuho) between Shin-Osaka and Fukuoka's Hakata Station. However, the Tokaido Shinkansen between Kyoto and Osaka is not covered."

Can I verify the last part of point 2 above, Tokaido Shinkansen is not covered between Kyoto and Osaka, is it only this section Tokaido Shinkansen not covered? But I am taking Tokaido-Sanyo line between Shin Osaka and Kobe, is it covered?

Appreciate your assistance.

Tenjin

I thought I was being pretty clear - with the Sanyo Sanin Area Pass, you cannot take the bullet train between Osaka and Kyoto. From Shin-Osaka southward (including to Shin-Kobe and beyond to Fukuoka), the bullet train is covered.