Tokyo rail/train discount passes

Digi123 · (#1 (**permalink**))

Hi,

Can anyone tell me if there exist any rail/train discount passes in Tokyo for frequently train users? What do residents of Tokyo normally use or do they usually buy individual fares with no discounts?

Thanks!

godwine · (#2 (**permalink**))

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digi123

Hi,

Can anyone tell me if there exist any rail/train discount passes in Tokyo for frequently train users? What do residents of Tokyo normally use or do they usually buy individual fares with no discounts?

Thanks!

Check this site out, it may offer some info:

Tokyo Prepaid Cards: Suica, PASMO

Digi123 · (#3 (**permalink**))

I read through the info about Suica and PASMO but it says they don't give you any discounts. Are there alternatives that give frequent users a discounts on the trains?

JohnBraden · (#4 (**permalink**))

I think the discounts come in the form of day passes....

siokan · (#5 (**permalink**))

When the same section is used, the commutation ticket is bought.
(work, school)
The discount factor is different depending on the railroad company.
If the student gets the certificate from the school, the commutation ticket becomes considerably cheap.

spicytuna · (#6 (**permalink**))

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digi123

Can anyone tell me if there exist any rail/train discount passes in Tokyo for frequently train users? What do residents of Tokyo normally use or do they usually buy individual fares with no discounts?

Is there a transit system anywhere in the world which offers a discount to frequent users?

Most regular commuters usually use a SUICA card although many of them have their commuting fees subsidized by their company.

I believe your only options are to either buy a day pass or a JR Rail Pass.

blimp · (#7 (**permalink**))

suica, pasmo, pitapa or any other card, are just smart cards. you can "fill" them with either money and/or with a time period of unlimited travels between two destinations "定期券". you could get a non-smart card too, which doesn't really have a name more than the generic 定期券. i would say the train pass/定期券 is the most common for people working/studying at the same place 5days/week.

if you fill it with money, it will not give you any discount.
if you "fill" it with a time period it will be cheaper compared to taking the same trip twice a day for approx 20 times a month and paying for each time. depending how many times you do the trip it will either be cheaper to buy a train pass (commuter pass) or will be more expensive. i'm afraid i wouldn't be able to say when you would break-even

if you are a student you will get an additional discount on the train pass, however individual tickets will not be cheaper. tickets for kids (between 6 and 12 (?)) are half price.

on top of the above, some train operators also sell "multiple-trip-tickets" 回数券. one operator in osaka will give you eleven trips for the price of ten. i wouldn't however say that this is used by daily commuters though.