TOKYO'S 6 TRANSPORTATION PASS THAT WILL MAKE YOU A SMART TRAVELER

Tokyo’s metro system is quite complicated. Tokyo subway is run by a state enterprise JR and private corporations operate Tokyo Metro and Toei subway.

Travelers mainly use JR subway. Out of JR subway’s 10 lines, stations on Yamanote line (light green), Sobu line (yellow) and Chuo line (orange) have pretty much all the popular tourist spots. Fares vary between 140 ~ 320 Yen per ride depending on your trips, but there are ways to save your valuable money.

1. Suica

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Suica is a rechargeable transportation card used for JR, Tokyo metro, Toei subway and city bus. You could buy it at every station and convenience store at 2,000 Yen. 1,500 Yen is the actual amount you could use for riding underground and bus, and 500 Yen is deposit. If your balance is running low, you could simply recharge it on ticket machines. This card can also be used in some restaurants and convenience shops.

2. Tokyo Metropolitan District Pass (Tokunai Pass)

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Tokunai Pass allows you to freely travel all the JR lines in 23 wards of Tokyo metropolis (Tokyo-to) at 750 Yen per day. Since JR line’s base rate is 140 Yen per travel, if you are planning to use JR lines more than 4~5 times a day, getting Tokunai pass will be beneficial. You should just get this pass if you plan to go around a lot. 

3. Tokyo Metro 1-Day Open Ticket

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With this one day pass, you could feely use 9 lines of Tokyo metro at 710 Yen per day. You could get this ticket at any Tokyo Metro station’s ticket machines.  

4. For Travelers : Tokyo Metro 1-Day Open Ticket

Foreign visitors can get discount on Tokyo Metro 1-Day Open Ticket. Only travelers land at Haneda airport are entitled to this offer, and price for one day and two day pass are 600 Yen and 980 Yen respectively.   

5. Toei Subway and Tokyo Metro One Day Pass

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You could use both 4 lines of Toei subway and 9 lines of Tokyo metro with this ticket. Since one day pass is 1,000 Yen, it is not easy to get your money’s worth out of this. But if you don’t mind paying a bit more for convenience, there is no reason to hesitate. 

6. Tokyo Tour Ticket (Tokyo Furii Kippu)

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Tokyo Tour Ticket is a full package day pass that allows you to use all the underground lines and city buses within Tokyo Metropolis at 1,590 Yen per day. You could get it from ticket machines at any station. 

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Written by Karly

She graduated in a university in Korea double majoring in social studies and political science. After graduation, she worked for a while at the Nation of Assembly of Republic of Korea, but now she is working as a reporter. Having a life goal of being a Asia-specialized travel reporter, she travels around the world in her spare time.