The BEST Japan Rail Pass Alternatives in 2024

Visiting without a Japan Rail Pass? Want to know how to travel Japan without breaking the bank, but without spending all your time on slow transport options? What are the best cheap alternatives? I look at 3 common scenarios - long distance travel, exploring all over Japan and staying in Tokyo/visiting Kyoto, and pick out the best transport alternatives.

/// GET YOUR RAIL PASS
Japan Rail Pass: https://bit.ly/KLOOK-JAPANRAILPASS
JR West All Area Pass: https://bit.ly/KLOOK-JR-West-All-Area...
JR Tokyo Wide Pass: https://bit.ly/KLOOK-Tokyo-Wide
JR Kansai Wide Pass: https://bit.ly/KLOOK-Kansai-Wide
JR East South Hokkaido Pass: https://bit.ly/KLOOK-JR-East-South-Ho...
JR West Kansai Pass: https://bit.ly/KLOOK-JR-West-Kansai

/// WAYAWAY CHEAP FLIGHT FINDER (works with Peach, Jetstar, etc)
https://bit.ly/WAYAWAY-Cheap-Flight-F...

/// MORE LINKS
Smart-EX: https://smart-ex.jp/en/index.php

/// POCKET WIFI / SIM CARDS
Pocket Wifi + Powerbank Rental: https://bit.ly/KLOOK-Pocket-Wifi
eSim from Airalo: https://airalo.tp.st/E74tq5nv
Unlimited Data 4G SIM Card (Multiple JP Airport Pick Up): https://bit.ly/KLOOK-Data-SIM-Card

/// USEFUL TRANSPORT PASSES
TOKYO SUBWAY PASS: https://bit.ly/KLOOK-Tokyo-Subway-Pass
OSAKA AMAZING PASS: https://bit.ly/KLOOK-Osaka-Amazing-Pass
OSAKA METRO PASS: https://bit.ly/KLOOK-Osaka-Metro-1or2...
KYOTO ONE DAY BUS PASS: https://www2.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kotsu/w...
KYOTO SUBWAY AND BUS PASS: https://www2.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kotsu/w...

/// VPN SERVICE
NORDVPN: https://ref.nordvpn.com/EwSsZRUdypJ

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CREDITS
/// PHOTOS
中央高速バス岡谷線となるアルピコ交通17053号車: 江戸前鰻 (cc:4.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Peach Aviation / ピーチ・アビエーション Airbus A320-214 JA815P MM153, Departed to Fukuoka: lasta29 (CC BY 2.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Mirroring plane - coniferconifer (cc-by-2.0)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/7656600...