Not on sale nowSales or use ended on 27 Mar 2027.
Price¥3,300Adult · 2 variants
Valid for2 days¥1,650/day at the lowest price
Who can buyAnyone can buy
TypeUnlimited rides
Checked a while agoWe last checked the official sources for this pass on 2026-10-10. Prices and rules may have changed since: check the official page before you rely on it.
- On sale
- Until 27 Mar 2027
- Validity
- 2 consecutive days on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and set Golden Week, summer and New Year days.
- When it is sold
- Sold until 27 Mar 2027, from one month before the start date until the start date.
Prices P
| Adult | ¥3,300 |
|---|---|
| Child (6–11) | ¥1,650 |
Is it worth it?
Add the normal one-way fares of the rides you plan within 2 days (from the fare charts at stations or a route planner).
Express, seat and Green car charges are usually not included in a pass: leave them out of the fares too unless the pass covers them.
How to use it
- Buy it at a JR station in the free area (Niigata).
- Ride local and rapid trains in the free area, including the Echigo Tokimeki Railway and Hokuetsu Express, for 2 days in a row.
Using passes at the gates, passports and seat reservations →
Where to buy
- JR East stations in the free area
Disruptions in this pass's area
Lines the pass covers where trains do not run now. Ask the operator whether the pass is also valid on its replacement buses or taxis.
Service suspended · 米坂線Yonesaka Line: no trains between Sakamachi and Imaizumi since the August 2022 heavy rain, until further notice. Replacement buses run on this section. As of 2026-10-10. Source
What it covers P
Railways
- JR East 東日本旅客鉄道 — 11 sections of lines
Local and rapid trains in the Niigata free area (map) (area estimated from the official map).
In Niigata PSections P
- Shin'etsu Main Line Naoetsu – Niigata (estimated from the official map) 直江津～新潟 · 42 stations
- JR Echigo Line Kashiwazaki – Niigata (estimated from the official map) 柏崎～新潟 · 32 stations
- Yahiko Line Yahiko – Higashi-Sanjou (estimated from the official map) 弥彦～東三条 · 8 stations
- Hakushin Line Niigata – Shibata (estimated from the official map) 新潟～新発田 · 10 stations
- JR Uetsu Line Niitsu – Fuya (estimated from the official map) 新津～府屋 · 22 stations
- JR Yonesaka Line Sakamachi – Oguni (estimated from the official map) 坂町～小国 · 6 stations ⚠ disrupted
- JR Ban'etsu West Line Niitsu – Nozawa (estimated from the official map) 新津～野沢 · 18 stations
- Joetsu Line Miyauchi – Ishiuchi (estimated from the official map) 宮内～石打 · 15 stations
- Joetsu Line Echigo-Yuzawa – Echigo-Nakazato (estimated from the official map) 越後湯沢～越後中里 · 3 stations
- JR Tadami Line Koide – Ōshirakawa (estimated from the official map) 小出～大白川 · 8 stations
- Iiyama Line Echigo-Kawaguchi – Tsunan (estimated from the official map) 越後川口～津南 · 11 stations
Some sections were read off JR East's area map: check the official map before you buy.
- Hokuetsu Express 北越急行 — all lines
1 whole line
- Hokuhoku Line ほくほく線
- Echigo Tokimeki Railway えちごトキめき鉄道 — 2 sections of lines
Within the free area (map) (area estimated from the official map).
In Niigata PSections P
- Nihonkai Hisui Line Ichiburi – Naoetsu (estimated from the official map) 市振～直江津 · 13 stations
- Myōkō Haneuma Line Naoetsu – Myōkō-Kōgen (estimated from the official map) 直江津～妙高高原 · 10 stations
Some sections were read off JR East's area map: check the official map before you buy.
Not includedNot valid on the Hokuriku Shinkansen. Shinkansen, limited expresses and reserved seats need extra tickets.
Sources and quotes checked 2026-10-10
- prices:
大人 3,300円 小児 1,650円
— www.jreast.co.jp/tickets/info.aspx?GoodsCd=2993 - validity:
有効期間： 2日間
— www.jreast.co.jp/tickets/info.aspx?GoodsCd=2993 - covers:
フリーエリア内の普通列車(快速含む)の普通車自由席が乗り降り自由です。
— www.jreast.co.jp/tickets/info.aspx?GoodsCd=2993 - covers:
えちごトキめき鉄道、北越急行も利用可能!
— www.jreast.co.jp/niigata/echigo-1day2daypass/ - available_until:
発売期間： 2027年3月27日まで
— www.jreast.co.jp/tickets/info.aspx?GoodsCd=2993 - prefs:
新潟県内のフリーエリア内の鉄道路線が２日間乗り放題の切符「えちごツーデーパス」は、主に金・土・日・祝日やゴールデンウィークや夏休みなど、連続した２日間で利用する事ができます。
— niigata-kankou.or.jp/feature/local_line - area (read off the official map): えちごツーデーフリーエリア map. 在来線 (green): Naoetsu–Kakizaki–Kashiwazaki–Nagaoka–Higashi-Sanjō–Niitsu–Niigata; Kashiwazaki–Yoshida–Maki–Niigata; Yahiko–Yoshida–Tsubame-Sanjō–Higashi-Sanjō; Niigata–Shibata; Niitsu–Shibata–Nakajō–Sakamachi–Murakami–Fuya (府屋); Sakamachi–Oguni (小国); Niitsu–Gosen–Nozawa (野沢); Nagaoka–Echigo-Kawaguchi–Koide–Urasa–Muikamachi–Echigo-Yuzawa–Echigo-Nakazato (越後中里); Koide–Ōshirakawa (大白川); Echigo-Kawaguchi–Tōkamachi–Tsunan (津南). 北越急行 Saigata–Tōkamachi–Muikamachi; えちごトキめき鉄道 Ichiburi (市振)–Naoetsu–Myōkō-Kōgen (妙高高原). The Shinkansen is drawn too, but the pass is for ordinary trains only. — map
- area (read off the official map): えちごツーデーパスフリーエリアマップ on the pass page: same network and end stations (府屋, 小国, 野沢, 大白川, 越後中里, 津南, 市振, 妙高高原). — map
- www.jreast.co.jp/tickets/info.aspx?GoodsCd=2993 · · checked 2026-10-08
- www.jreast.co.jp/niigata/echigo-1day2daypass/ · · checked 2026-10-08
- niigata-kankou.or.jp/feature/local_line · · checked 2026-10-10
- www.jreast.co.jp/tickets/mapimg/2993-2.JPG · · checked 2026-10-10
- www.jreast.co.jp/niigata/echigo-1day2daypass/img/2day-map.png · · checked 2026-10-10
Review status: draft_unreviewed.