How to Buy Shinkansen Tickets Online 2024 🚅🚅🚅 (including SmartEX & Japanese express trains)

A guide to buying Japanese train tickets online, including shinkansen and express trains, on SmartEX and other ticket sites.

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There are so many sites selling bullet train tickets for Japan; it can be hard to know which are genuine, and which to choose. The video covers the best options for where to buy shinkansen tickets, including official sites from Japan Railways, third party agents like Klook, and SmartEX, with the benefits of each. It also includes whether you need to book tickets in advance, seat reservations, how to get discounts on shinkansen tickets and how far in advance to book. There's a guide to buying bullet train tickets on SmartEX, including the most common problem: what to do if your card isn't accepted on SmartEX.

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00:00 Intro
01:22 Do you need to buy tickets in advance?
03:17 Seat reservations
05:04 Discounts
07:09 Platt Kodama
07:45 SmartEX
13:16 Offical JR ticket sites
15:00 Other ticket agents
15:26 Regional rail passes


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