Fuji Hakone Pass worth it for this leg of my trip?


Hi everyone, just wondering if there’s a cost effective way of travelling between Hakone to Kawaguchiko (Mt Fuji) to Tokyo

**Day 1**

· Kyoto to Odawara Station in Hakone \[late evening\] (using the last day of a 7-day JR pass for this trip)

· Spending the night in Hakone

**Day 2**

· Hakone sight-seeing

**Day 3**

· (Gotemba Station) Hakone to Kawaguchiko Station in the morning or afternoon

· Sight-seeing Mt Fuji

**Day 4**

· Sight-seeing Mt Fuji

· Evening around 5pm: Kawaguchiko Station to Shinjuku Bus Station (Tokyo)

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**Question:**

Was wondering whether the Fuji Hakone Pass is cost-effective for this leg of my trip?[https://www.odakyu.jp/english/passes/fujihakone/](https://www.odakyu.jp/english/passes/fujihakone/) (\~ $94 USD)

· It seems that the B Ticket only covers a trip from Shin-Matsuda (in Hakone) to Shinjuku (Tokyo) and NOT anything from Kawaguchiko?

**OR**

Would I be better off just using the Suica Pass and individual bus tickets for this leg of my Japan trip?

· **Suica Pass** around Hakone and Mt Fuji

· **Fujikyu Bus** Ticket from Gotemba Station to Kawaguchiko Bus Stop (\~$18 USD)

· **Chuo Highway Bus** from Kawaguchiko Bus Stop to Shinjuku Bus Stop (\~$25 USD)

Would appreciate everyone’s thoughts! Thank you 😊

1 comment
  1. > It seems that the B Ticket only covers a trip from Shin-Matsuda (in Hakone) to Shinjuku (Tokyo) and NOT anything from Kawaguchiko?

    This is the pass from Odakyu railway, but they doesn’t operate any train at Kawaguchiko area or collaborate with others, therefore you are right, it only has ticket from Hakone area to Tokyo.

    But there are [Hakone Freepass](https://www.hakonenavi.jp/international/en/discount_passes/free_pass) from Odawara for 5000JPY/2 days and [Mt.Fuji Unlimited ride pass](http://bus-en.fujikyu.co.jp/heritage-tour/detail/id/1/) for 1500JPY/day. So it’s a little cheaper (5000+1500*2) to buy local pass with limited bus route at Fuji area.

    Or if you want to maximize the value of Fuji Hakone pass, you can go from kawaguchiko station to JR Gotemba station, then JR train to Shin-Matsuda station. But it costs much time.

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