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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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

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Availability: Year-round

Validity: 2-day and 3-day tickets available

Cost: Adult 2-day ticket 4,380 yen, 3-day ticket 5,400 yen

Child (elementary-school students age 6-12) 2-day ticket 2,190 yen, 3-day ticket 2,700 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.)

[Period of sale] April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024

[Period of validity] April 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024

[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] April 1 of each year – March 31 of the following year

[On sale] April 1 of each year – April 30 of the following year

[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.)

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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