I have seen a lot of info about rail/metro passes online, but not so much about bus passes…And most public transport passes are valid for one day only. I am planning a trip to Tokyo and might stay in a suburb not within walking distance to a metro/rail station for 2+ weeks, so I would need to take the bus a lot. With 210 yen per bus trip it can be quite expensive if I take the bus everyday. Some cities like Paris and London offer passes that include travel on bus+ metro, I wonder if Tokyo has something like that ? Or simply, any weekly/monthly bus passes available for tourists?
I’d deeply appreciate your feedback.
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There is a daily Toei Bus One-Day Economy Pass which costs 500 yen. Covers most buses but not all as there are some private owned ones.
There is a daily Tokyo Tour ticket for 1600 yen which covers trains and buses, for you to check if any unwanted exclusions.
https://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/bus/fare/pass.html
That should be fine. I don’t believe bus commuter passes are very good value though. I had one when I lived in a place in Chiba city that was 50 minutes from the station, and the three month pass I got was only 5% cheaper than regular tickets. The bus companies in other cities might be better, but I would suggest finding a place closer to the station.
Should be possible to buy a commuter pass, but for 2 weeks it might not be worth.
First thing that would be important to know is where you would be an what bus company, without that, cannot really help.
But Monthly commuter pass should exist, it does for the train, the only thing that would technically make is less tourist friendly is that commuter pass on IC cards need to be done on a registered card, so you need to provide a phone number, they won’t check it, but it you loose the card, they can call to say they found it.
The 1 month bus commuter pass in Tokyo require you to take at least 45 trips to be worth it (for a single-section pass). Do you travel that much?