Guide to Using Tickets
Ticket Types
Basic Fare tickets (one-way, round trip or connected train ride)
- One-way tickets
- Tickets from Station A to B.
- Round trip tickets
- Tickets for return journeys between stations A and B on the same route.
- Connected Train Ride tickets
- Tickets for journeys from Station A to C via B, where neither one-way nor round trip tickets are applicable.
Commuter
- Commuter tickets
- work/school
- Limited Express commuter tickets
- work/school
Others
- Coupon tickets
- Group tickets
- general, student, overseas tourist
- Privately hired carriage tickets
Limited Express Tickets
- Local railway Limited Express tickets
- reserved seat / non-reserved seat
Green Car Tickets
- Limited Express
- Local trains
Sleeper Car Tickets
- Sleeper car A
- Sleeper car B
Sleeper car A has cabins for single occupancy, and Sleeper car B has single and couple occupancy cabins.
Reserved Seat Tickets
- Reserved seats on local trains
Besides the above, special packages that combine train tickets and express tickets are also available.
Ticket Release Dates
Passenger Tickets
Release date
As a rule, tickets are sold on the date of travel. If purchasing reserved seat tickets at the same time, they are sold one month in advance.
Where tickets are sold
JR Train Stations
As a rule, tickets can be purchased at your departure station, but they are also available at any JR station if you purchase reserved seat tickets together. (Tickets departing from any station are available from JR Shikoku Tour branch (JR Shikoku Travel Service Center) and major travel agencies.)
Reserved Tickets (Limited Express, Green Car, Sleeper Car, and Reserved Seat Tickets)
Release dates and time
Reserved tickets are released at stations and travel agencies from 10:00 am one month before (the same day as the previous month) the train leaves the departure station. Once released, reserved tickets are available during station and travel agency business hours. Please buy them during the office hours of respective sales offices. Please note that reserved tickets may not be available at certain times of the day, even during office hours.
If there is no same day in the previous month, the following applies.
| Train departure dates | Mar 29, 30, 31 | May 31 | July 31 | Oct 31 | Dec 31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reserved ticket release dates | Mar 1 | May 1 | July 1 | Oct 1 | Dec 1 |