Re:Show HN: Trains.fyi – a live map of passenger trains in t...
by resolutebat on Monday November 27, 2023 @05:13PM
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This is starting to change, the discounts for early booking and/or slower trains can be up to 50% these days: https://livejapan.com/en/in-tohoku/in-pref-miyagi/in-sendai_...
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Re:Show HN: Trains.fyi – a live map of passenger trains in t...
by lmm on Monday November 27, 2023 @05:54PM
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They have a tiny number of those 50% discounts that are always sold out even if you apply as soon as ticket sales open, IME. And note that even then they're only on the less popular lines - you'll never see a discount like that for Tokyo-Kyoto.
Re:Show HN: Trains.fyi – a live map of passenger trains in t...
by resolutebat on Monday November 27, 2023 @07:24PM
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Puratto Kodama is available basically always (for slower Kodama trains only, of course) and around a third cheaper at Y9,800 for Tokyo-Kyoto.
https://nihonshock.com/2010/02/puratto-kodama-cheap-shinkans...