Foreign visitors only JR Hokkaido 北海道旅客鉄道
Sapporo-Noboribetsu Area Pass Sapporo-Noboribetsu Area Pass
Price¥10,000Adult (pre-purchase) · 4 variants
Valid for4 days¥2,500/day at the lowest price
Who can buyForeign visitors only
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.
- Validity
- 4 consecutive days from the start date you choose.
- Who can buy
- Any holder of a non-Japanese passport (show the original passport when exchanging or buying; residence cards or copies are not accepted).
- Format
- Magnetic paper pass for automatic gates; seat reservations are separate free tickets.
- When it is sold
- Sold throughout the year. Pre-purchase price applies to JR-EAST Train Reservation and overseas exchange orders; buying at a station in Hokkaido costs more.
Prices P
| Adult (pre-purchase) | ¥10,000 |
|---|---|
| Child 6–11 (pre-purchase) | ¥5,000 |
| Adult (at station) | ¥11,000 |
| Child 6–11 (at station) | ¥5,500 |
Is it worth it?
Add the normal one-way fares of the rides you plan within 4 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
- Pre-purchase on JR-EAST Train Reservation or from a travel agent outside Japan, then collect the pass with your passport at a designated JR Hokkaido counter; or buy it there directly (cash in yen or credit card).
- Get a free reserved seat ticket before boarding limited expresses (all JR Hokkaido limited expresses are all-reserved); if full you may stand on most of them.
- Put only the pass through the automatic gate (not the seat ticket) and take it back.
- Carry your passport and show it with the pass when asked.
Using passes at the gates, passports and seat reservations →
Where to buy
- JR-EAST Train Reservation (pre-purchase, cheaper)
- Travel agents outside Japan (exchange order, cheaper)
- Only at New Chitose Airport, Sapporo and Noboribetsu stations (exchange and purchase)
- Passport-reader ticket machines at Sapporo and New Chitose Airport stations from 20 October 2026
What it covers P
Railways
- JR Hokkaido 北海道旅客鉄道 — 5 sections of lines
JR Hokkaido limited express, rapid and local trains in the area on the map: New Chitose Airport, Sapporo, Otaru, Noboribetsu (not Tōya) (area estimated from the official map).
In Hokkaidō PSections P
- Hakodate Main Line Otaru – Iwamizawa (estimated from the official map) 小樽～岩見沢 · 27 stations
- JR Sasshō Line Sōen – Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku (estimated from the official map) 桑園～北海道医療大学 · 14 stations
- JR Chitose Line Shiroishi – Numanohata (estimated from the official map) 白石～沼ノ端 · 14 stations
- JR Chitose Line Minami-Chitose – New Chitose Airport (estimated from the official map) 南千歳～新千歳空港 · 2 stations
- Muroran Main Line Numanohata – Noboribetsu (estimated from the official map) 沼ノ端～登別 · 12 stations
Some sections were read off JR Hokkaido's area map: check the official map before you buy.
Not includedNot valid beyond the area (pay extra), on JR Hokkaido Bus, Sapporo trams or subway.
Sources and quotes checked 2026-10-10
- prices:
Pre-purchase *1 ￥10,000 ￥5,000 Purchase at station *2 ￥11,000 ￥5,500
— www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/ticket/railpass/index.html - validity:
*The rail pass can be used for 4 consecutive days from the starting date you choose.
— www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/ticket/railpass/index.html - covers:
Allows the unlimited rides in the designated area and convenient for travel between New Chitose Airport, Sapporo, Otaru and Noboribetsu!
— www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/ticket/railpass/index.html - covers:
・Toya is not included.
— www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/ticket/railpass/index.html - audience:
All non-Japanese passport holders can use the rail passes.
— www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/ticket/railpass/index.html - prefs:
Allows the unlimited rides in the designated area and convenient for travel between New Chitose Airport, Sapporo, Otaru and Noboribetsu!
— www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/ticket/railpass/index.html - area (read off the official map): "Information for Rail Pass Users 2026.3~", page 1, Sapporo-Noboribetsu Area Pass "Valid area" map (orange): Otaru–Sapporo–Shiroishi–Iwamizawa; Sōen–Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku; Shiroishi–Minami-Chitose–Tomakomai–Shiraoi–Noboribetsu; Minami-Chitose–New Chitose Airport. Note under the map: "Toya is not included." — map
- area:
・Toya is not included.
— www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/pdf/e-railpass-guide.pdf
- www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/ticket/railpass/index.html · · checked 2026-10-08
- www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/pdf/e-railpass-guide.pdf · · checked 2026-10-10
Review status: draft_unreviewed.