JR West

We sell 768 Trains routes operated by JR West, on their fares and their conditions.

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JR West runs 768 routes we sell across 1 country, calling at 63 places. The cheapest fare is €11.88. A median route runs 65 km, about 28m at the carrier's typical cruising speed of 140 km/h.

Checked October 15, 2026Priced for October 15, 2026One passenger, all fees included

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What JR West runs

  • 768Routes we sell
  • 63Places served
  • 1Countries
  • 65 kmMedian route
  • 160 kmLongest route
A typical journey
The median JR West route we sell is 65 km, which is about 28m at their typical cruising speed of 140 km/h.
Fare conditions
Fares on this carrier are refundable up to two hours before departure, and changeable at no charge.
On board
This carrier publishes Power outlets, Wi-Fi across its fleet.
Carbon per passenger
About 33 grams per passenger kilometer, which is roughly 2.1 kg over a median route.
Where it runs
Routes in 1 country on our network.
Busiest places
Hikone, Fukui-shi, Nagahama, Tsuruga, Kanazawa, Komatsu, Matsutō, Ōmihachiman
Routes

Routes operated by JR West

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Routes operated by JR West, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey we sell on each.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Kyoto to Osaka train€11.881h 10m43 km
Osaka to Kyoto train€11.881h 10m43 km
Higashiosaka to Kyoto train€11.881h 10m42 km
Kyoto to Higashiosaka train€11.881h 10m42 km
Fukuyama to Okayama train€11.881h 15m55 km
Okayama to Fukuyama train€11.881h 15m55 km
Higashiosaka to Ōtsu train€11.881h 11m45 km
Ōtsu to Higashiosaka train€11.881h 11m45 km
Osaka to Ōtsu train€11.881h 12m48 km
Ōtsu to Osaka train€11.881h 12m48 km
Ōtsu to Suita train€11.881h 10m42 km
Suita to Ōtsu train€11.881h 9m42 km
Ōtsu to Toyonaka train€11.881h 10m44 km
Toyonaka to Ōtsu train€11.881h 10m44 km
Moriguchi to Ōtsu train€11.881h 8m40 km
Ōtsu to Moriguchi train€11.881h 9m40 km
Minoh to Ōtsu train€11.881h 10m41 km
Ōtsu to Minoh train€11.881h 9m41 km
Fukui-shi to Matsutō train€11.881h 18m59 km
Matsutō to Fukui-shi train€11.881h 19m59 km
Fukui-shi to Komatsu train€11.881h 10m43 km
Komatsu to Fukui-shi train€11.881h 10m43 km
Maizuru to Toyooka train€11.881h 13m48 km
Toyooka to Maizuru train€11.881h 12m48 km
Fukuyama to Sōja train€11.881h 9m41 km
Sōja to Fukuyama train€11.881h 9m41 km
Fukuyama to Tamano train€11.881h 16m53 km
Tamano to Fukuyama train€11.881h 14m53 km
Fukui-shi to Kanazawa train€12.991h 22m69 km
Kanazawa to Fukui-shi train€12.991h 22m69 km
Kanazawa to Nagoya train€23.442h 1m160 km
Nagoya to Kanazawa train€23.441h 54m160 km

The train gets you into Fukui-shi. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Fukui-shi for the night the train gets in

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km768100%Hashima, 40 km

On board

Common questions about JR West

What does JR West run?

JR West runs 768 of the Trains routes we sell, calling at 63 places across 1 country Those routes come from the published operator catalog rather than from a list we wrote, so a route only appears here if the carrier actually serves it.

How much do JR West tickets cost?

The cheapest JR West fare we sell is €11.88 for one passenger, across 768 routes The median route runs 65 km in a straight line. Fares include taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the figure here is the figure at checkout.

Are JR West tickets refundable?

JR West fares are refundable up to two hours before departure and can be changed at no charge, across all 768 routes we sell. The condition is shown again on the offer and once more before you pay, because it is the thing travelers most often get wrong.

What is on board an JR West service?

JR West publishes Power outlets, Wi-Fi across its fleet, on the 768 routes we sell. A median journey with this carrier runs about 28m, which is long enough for the difference between a carrier with power outlets and one without to matter.

What is the longest route JR West runs?

The longest JR West route we sell runs from Kanazawa to Nagoya, 160 km in a straight line. A median journey with this carrier takes about 28m at their typical cruising speed, so the long routes are considerably more than that.

Where does JR West operate?

JR West is based in Japan and runs routes we sell in 1 country The places it calls at most often are Hikone, Fukui-shi, Nagahama. Those are computed from the routes in the catalog rather than from anything the carrier tells us about its own network.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Fares, Carbon, Catchment

Other Trains operators

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Ota Station

Most of the points near Ota Station open before the first train and close after the last one.

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