Transport Pass

Ride this convenient bus for a full day to all the major sightseeing areas of Kobe! Furthermore, by showing your pass you’ll receive discounts and other benefits at approximately 30 downtown Kobe sightseeing locations.

Availability: Year-round

Validity: 1 ~ 2 days

Cost: One-day ticket : Adult 700 yen / Child (elementary school student and younger) 350 yen 2 Day ticket : Adult 1,000 yen / Child 500 yen

Where to purchase: In City Loop Bus (*only one day pass) / Kobe City Information Center (Sannomiya & Shin-Kobe)

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This convenient pass allows you to use Kobe municipal area trains for a full day and includes a Kobe City Fun Pass coupon worth 800 yen toward admission and other benefits at approximately 60 sightseeing locations around Kobe.

Availability: all year round

Validity: Any single day within the purchase period

Cost: 1,000 yen for the Kobe Area Pass (Adults only)

Where to purchase: Counter at Sannomiya station of each line

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Availability: until March 31, 2021

Validity: Two-days from the day of first use

Price: 1,200 yen

Where to purchase: Kobe Sannomiya Hanshin Electric Railway Service Center / Hankyu Tourist Center, OSAKA-UMEDA / HANKYU Tourist Information Center, KYOTO / Tone Kitano Meister Garden Store / Kansai Tourist Information Center (Shinsaibashi) Valid Section:

1. Kobe City Bus #16 (Round-trip)
2. Rokko Cable Car (Round-trip)
3. Rokko Sanjyo Bus (unlimited access)

You may also get discount at tourist spots and restaurants at Mt. Rokko by presenting this pass. For more details, please check theWebsite.

Please note: Only foreign passport holders staying for a short period may purchase the Rokkosan Tourist Pass. (You will be required to present your passport.)

With this pass, you have unlimited access to both the Kobe City Bus and Kobe Municipal Subway for a full day. (Includes use of Kobe City Bus services (only) on lines jointly operated with Sanyo Bus.) ※ This pass is written in Japanese only.

Availability: Year-round

Validity: Single day only

Cost: Adult 1,040 yen

Where to purchase: Kobe Municipal Subway station ticket windows, kiosks, and other locations

For more information see Website

Availability: Year-round

Validity: 2-day and 3-day tickets available

Cost: Adult 2-day ticket 4,400 yen, 3-day ticket 5,500 yen

Child (elementary-school students age 6-12) 2-day ticket 2,150 yen, 3-day ticket 2,650 yen

Where to purchase: Kansai International Airport and elsewhere

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This money-saving pass enables you to ride on subways, private railways and buses throughout the Kansai area.

Benefit from discounts at 350 sightseeing attractions in Kansai and receive a foreign-language guidebook.

Please note: Only foreign passport holders staying for a short period may purchase the KANSAI THRU PASS. (You will be required to present your passport.)

[Valid for] until Apr.30, 2020

[On sale] Apr. 1st 2019

[Cost] Adults only 1-day ticket 700 yen, 2-day ticket 1,200 yen

[Where to purchase] Hankyu Tourist Center, Osaka-Umeda

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This pass enables you to ride on Hankyu Railway lines linking Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe.

You’ll receive a foreign-language map, guidebook, and coupon with the purchase of your pass.

Please note: Only foreign passport holders staying for a short period may purchase the Hankyu Tourist Pass. (You will be required to present your passport.)

[Valid for] until Apr.30, 2020

[On sale] Apr. 1st 2019

[Cost] 1-day 500 yen

[Where to purchase]
Hanshin Electric Railway Service Center (Sannomiya Station)/ Hotel Plaza Kobe / Kobe Bay Sheraton Hotel ＆ Towers / Kansai Tourist Information center in Kansai International Airport / Hankyu Tourist Center, OSAKA-UMEDA, Hotel New Hankyu Osaka / Hotel Hanshin / Hanshin Travel Salon / BIC CAMERA Namba store / Kansai Tourist Information center(Shinsaibashi)

Please note: Only foreign passport holders staying for a short period may purchase the Hanshin Tourist Pass. (You will be required to present your passport.)

JAPAN RAIL PASS, a joint offering of the six companies comprising the Japan Railways Group (JR Group), is the most economical means of travelling throughout Japan by rail. There are some restrictions on use; for example, JAPAN RAIL PASS cannot be used for travel on NOZOMI and MIZUHO trains on the Tokaido, Sanyo, and Kyushu Shinkansen lines.

Take a look at the following link for all the regional passes and their respective routes and costs