Where and How to Buy Shinkansen Tickets: Online and Ticket Machines

Buying tickets for the shinkansen, or bullet train, can be a little more complex than expected. There's different train lines, online booking systems and pick-up methods. If you want to make it easy, you can use a booking website such as Klook, or if the cost-benefit works out, there's also the JR Pass. In this video though, we're focusing on how to buy individual shinkansen tickets from the station ticket machine and online.

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== LINKS ===

Buy online from Klook:
https://tokyocheapo.com/yt/klook-shin...

Buy online from Rakuten:
https://tokyocheapo.com/yt/rakuten-sh...

== CHAPTERS ===
0:00 Intro
0:26 Overview of Shinkansen lines and tickets
1:20 Buying tickets at the station
3:20 Buying online: smartEX
5:45 Buying online: Ekinet
7:27 Easy online booking: Klook

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