Hi,
I'll arrive on 25 Nov 2016 (Friday) morning at Kansai, and going to Kyoto directly.
29 Nov (Tue) will goto Kinosakionsen station.
30 Nov (Wed) from Kinosakionsen -> (Kyoto) -> Osaka
2-Dec (Fri) morning Osaka -> Kansai airport
I'm a bit confused with the JR Pass, please advise me on the ticket functionality:
a) Kansai - Kyoto : Haruka 1,600 yen
b) Kyoto - Kinosakionsen (Ltd. Exp): 11:25am Fare + Seat Unreserved = 2,590 + 1,730 = 4,320 yen
c) Kinosakionsen (Ltd. Exp) - Kyoto - Osaka : 12:32pm Fare + Seat Unreserved = 3,670 + 1,730 = 5,400 yen
d) Osaka - Kansai : Haruka 1,100 yen
Questions:
1) Please correct me, if any of my research info is wrong :-)
2) Is it a must to purchase ICOCA for the Haruka 1,600 yen (Kansai-Kyoto) ? Or can purchase Haruka only without ICOCA ?
3) Please explain or weblink some info on how the "fare + seat" works ? Do I need both in combo ?
4) If I purchase a "5-day Kansai WIDE Area Pass" to activate from 28-Nov until 2-Dec, do I still need to pay anything for (b), (c) and (d) above ?
e.g. do I still need to top-up and pay for "seat fare" ?
5) I welcome any better suggestions to utilise the JR Pass / ICOCA / or just purchase single-individual ticket for each travel ?
FYI, I'm trying to settle my inter-city transport first, before narrow down into local city tram/bus/subway transportation.
Thanks
Arigato Gozaimasu