Easiest Way to Buy Shinkansen Tickets Online & How to Change Your Seat
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
- Klook is one of the easiest ways to buy Shinkansen tickets online. They have the widest coverage of bullet trains and limited express trains throughout Japan. Plus, payment is a breeze! Klook accepts many forms of payment and currencies. Here's how to purchase and redeem your tickets. Plus, how to change your seat or reserve a seat for oversized baggage. We appreciate when you purchase through our affiliate link: geni.us/shinkansen
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00:00 Purchase Shinkansen tickets on Klook
00:45 Preorder up to 90 days in advance
01:38 How to purchase a ticket
03:13 How to get your Shinkansen ticket
04:05 Understanding reserved seats
04:48 How to use the ticket gate
05:37 How to change your seat reservation
07:03 How to change your seat to one with oversized luggage
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This was explained so well. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this explanation! 😊❤ I will check this out! ❤❤❤
Really appreciate the step-by-step instructions. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Cheers.
You’re welcome!
I'm so anxious about travelinh by train and getting tickets there. But your video is super helpful and the ticket machine looks incredible easy to use! Deutsche Bahn could never 😂
Thanks so much for the information. I asked Klook about luggage space booking for Japan but you have explained it so well. Not long before my trip to Japan your travel tips super helpful as always
Have a wonderful time in Japan!
Thank you for this specific video! It explains exactly the steps needed to change Shinkansen reservations and helped me feel less stressed doing so step by step.
You're very welcome! Thanks for letting us know :)
I really wish I saw your video before going to Japan 😢
Great video. I love Klook and glad I can change seats on the Shinkansen. Should I purchase all the tickets for my family on my phone? Or will everyone need to purchase their own separately ?
You can purchase them all together on your phone and then use a ticket machine to print the actual tickets.
Japan's ticketing system was designed by engineers. Just left Kyoto and learned about base and express ticketing. Also, where to go in the station and how to buy tickets. Shinkansen, go there, K-line go there, Nara line go there, Haruka express go there. Specific machines for specific tickets, different gates to different train lines...🤪
Don't get me started on the User Interface of those ticket machines.😁
Just when you figure it all out, it's time to leave... And we do this everytime we go to Japan!
Aloha, It is super confusing even for Japanese 🤣. Hope you had a great time! See you in Malaysia?
@KenshoQuest We will probably be in Malaysia next Feb/Mar. The older I get the less I like the cold. Winter in SE Asia. It's still cold in NorCal so heading to HI for 2 mos soon.
@@darrylk808 Enjoy Hawaii! We all miss it.
Well, thank you Klook! I've booked and paid my tickets and after 30 seconds my booking was cancelled and in the refound was minus the commission! No number to call, and if you write an e-mail they warn you that it might take time to get a reply and suggest to use the chat... of course, the chat doesn't work. Never ever again.
Do you receive your refund?
Hi. Sorry you had that experience. When this happens, Klook should refund the 10% fulfillment fee in a separate transaction. Please keep a look out for that separate refund. It's because 10% is all that Klook earns off the transaction, so it goes into a separate account when you pay. Here's their refund policy: www.klook.com/en-US/ptp-policy/jprail/refundPolicy/ 🌸 Heidi
@@uchacendana809 only for the tickets, for the commission should arrive separately in 7-14 days
@@KenshoQuest Thanks for your help! I really like your channel!
We bought our Shinkansen tickets at the station.
This is very helpful, thank you for the info. I was so confused as to how Klook reserved seats but I couldnt find any answers as to how it works. Side question, If I am reserving seats for 2 people, in this case do I get 2 QR codes? Or 1 QR code and then 4 tickets? Thanks again.
Hi, if you reserved them together then you will only get one QR Code and 4 tickets.
Thank you for the great info, as always! BTW, Would you be able to share where can we purchase Osaka Universal Studio VIP Pass? Klook says, "Currently unavailable 😢
You could try the USJ ticketing website: www.usjticketing.com/options
This is extremely helpful. Thank you so much. I don’t think Klook had given me instructions
Thanks! Glad it helped!
Should I buy my Shinkansen Train tickets weeks/days ahead or is it safe to buy the day of travel at the Train Station? Thank you for sharing your knowledge about Japan on your channel and help with my question. Your my Go2 Japan Channel
Hi. It depends upon whether it is a busy time of year. If you are traveling during Golden Week in the spring, Obon in August, or New Years, we recommend booking in advance. However, if it's not a busy time of year, you could buy tickets at the train station the day before. We don't recommend buying them the day of travel, as sometimes the train time you want is already sold out and you may need to wait for a later train. 🌸 Heidi
Thank you very much for the videos, I only have one question, I already investigated and it is better for me to buy the tickets per trip than to buy the JR PASS, my question is: When I arrive in Japan, can I buy the JR tickets for all the trips I plan to take? For example, arriving in Tokyo on September 20 and that day buying a ticket for the 25th from Kyoto to Tokyo and choosing the time and places, this so as not to waste time on each trip training and buying all at once. Thank you very much and I would greatly appreciate your help.
Hi, yes, you can purchase all at once at JR ticket vending machines at any major station or even at the airport.
I’m going to be doing the kanazawa to osaka next fall, but I’m not understanding how to make this reservation, because is part shinkansen, and the other with the thunderbird express, any idea of how to do it?
Hi. I'm not currently seeing that route offered on Klook. They might not have updated their offerings since the Hokuriku Shinkansen was extended. You could purchase two tickets from JR West www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/ticket/overview/. A ticket for Shin-Osaka Station to Tsuruga Station on the Thunderbird Limited Express. And then a ticket from Tsuruga Station to Kanazawa on the Hokuriku Shinkansen (Hakutaka or Tsurugi). 🌸 Heidi
good video. generally speaking, how long does it take to go from ticketing machine to train platform, especially in larger stations? i am afraid of buying tickets 30 minutes before departure, but getting lost. or am i overthinking and its very self-explanatory?
Hi, if you are at a small station then no problem. But as you have already stated if you will be purchasing from somewhere like Tokyo or Ueno station then I don't recommend it. The lines might be long at the ticketing machine and if you aren't familiar with the station it could take a while to get to your platform. But if you will be traveling non-reserved then if you miss your train you could hop on the next available one.
Thank you for the information.
However, have one doubt.
If I buy a Shinkansen ticket for a specific travel date and time then do i need to board only that specific shinkansen Or can i board any shinkansen on that particular date once?
If you purchase a Reserved seat ticket, then yes, you need to board that specific train at the specific time. Unless you change your reservation before the departure time.
However, if you purchase an Non-reserved Shinkansen ticket, you can ride the specific Shinkansen between the designated starting and ending stations at any time that day.
Hello! Thanks for the video. Do you mind, i still have some questions i would like to ask: I will be traveling in a group of 7 (with kids and baby) with some oversized baggage, planning to take Shinkansen train from Tokyo to Nagoya then Nagoya to Osaka.
Thinking to book online since we're a large group. But some advice since reserved seats with oversize baggage can only be purchased offsite in Japan , we need to directly just purchase offsite in Japan. Would you advice the same? Or book online then change the seat reservation ? Can seat resevation be done days prior departure? And can it be done for a large group? However, you said there's no guarantee so what if we couldn't get seats with oversized baggage on the specific time of our departure?
Hi. Since you want to book seats with oversized baggage allotment, you may want to book online on SmartEX, instead. Here's our video showing how to do that: czcams.com/video/KglsSHuex0Q/video.html Children ages 6-11 years old qualify for kids prices. Children 5 and younger can ride for free, unless you want them to have their own reserved seat, in which case you should purchase a seat for them.
@@KenshoQuest hi, thanks for the explanation. I was just trying to book online on SmartEX but encountered some problems. I booked it but then It said "can't process the credit card" but the payment went through and debited on my card but no reservation confirmation whatsoever from SmartEX. Tried to call my bank they said the payment did go through and was successfully completed. Tried to call CS on the EX web but couldn't reach out. Please help any advice? I'm not yet in Japan tho 😟
@@IsabellaDyanung I'm so sorry that happened. I hope you are able to reach SmartEX at TEL: +81-(0)3-6632-5130. Did you explain to your bank and ask if they could reverse the charge? Again, so sorry you encountered this issue.
Lets say you bought 4 tickets 30 days in advance, departure time at 10am, but for some reason you were late and arrive at 12pm, can you still ride on the next train? Do they allow to do that? Do they allow you to change the reservation?
Hi, yes, if you purchased reserved seats and you did not change your seat reservation before your train time then you can still ride on the next train but in non-reserved only and there is no guarantee you will have a seat.
You will not be allowed to change your seat reservation once your departure time has passed.
If you purchased a non-reserved seat, then no problem, as you can ride non-reserved in the next train.
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@@KenshoQuest do I need to buy before I go?
How about Skinensan tickets? Buy before I go ?
The only way that you can reserve/change assignment of the seat online is buying it through their official website, correct? And that can be purchased up to a month ahead of your travel date I think?
Hi, it depends on where you are going as there are multiple websites. For instance if you are heading south from Tokyo along the Tokaido-Sanyo-Kyushu line which goes all the way to Fukuoka then you can use Smart Ex website/app to reserve and change assignment. If you are heading north from Tokyo in northern Honshu then you can use the ekinet website by JR East. Or if you purchase the whole JR Pass then use that official website.
Yes, can be purchased up to one month in advance.
Curious. You can’t use Klook to go from Osaka to Hiroshima?
You can, just be sure to enter Shin-Osaka as your starting station.
@@KenshoQuest TY 🖖
A 10% service fee? That's quite hefty for a digital service!
I do not need Klook lol