Limited Express Tickets

  • All seats in a Limited Express train are reserved seats. There are no unreserved seats. To board a Limited Express train, be sure to purchase a Limited Express ticket in addition to a basic fare ticket.
  • A Limited Express ticket is valid only for the designated train.
  • The conductor may inspect your basic fare ticket and Limited Express ticket during your journey.

How to purchase a Limited Express ticket

Purchase through the internet

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  • Limited Express Tickets can be purchased through the internet using a smartphone or a PC.
    Reservations and purchases are made at the same time.

Purchase Limited Express Ticket Only

*A basic fare ticket is also required (e.g., the Kintetsu Rail Pass, other special tickets, an IC card, a contactless payment card, or a ticket purchased at a station).

  • Available in English only
  • Specific seats and travel sections can be selected.
  • Train changes are allowed up to three times free of charge.

Purchase Tickets Here

Purchase both a Limited Express ticket and a basic fare ticket

  • Available in English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese
  • Simple and easy to use
  • Purchase available on major lines only
  • Seat selection and train changes not allowed

Purchase Tickets Here

Purchase at a station

  • You can purchase Limited Express tickets in a major station by providing the following information at the ticket counter marked with a Limited Express Tickets sign or at an automatic Limited Express ticket machine.

    • Departure date
    • Train (Departure time at the station you get on the train or arrival time at the station you get off the train)
    • Departure/Destination stations
    • Number of passengers
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How to change Limited Express trains and receive a refund for a Limited Express ticket

  • You can change the Limited Express train designated for your reserved-seat Limited Express ticket only one time before the train’s departure. Contact our Limited Express ticket counter. In this case, any outstanding fare is charged and any excess payments are refunded.
  • For a Limited Express ticket, we will refund the fare minus a handling charge only before the departure time of the designated train.
  • For a Limited Express ticket bought at a travel agency, please contact the travel agency at which you bought your ticket.
  • Changes or refunds for Limited Express Tickets that were purchased through the internet can only be made through the internet.

How to read a Limited Express ticket

Upon buying your Limited Express ticket, please make sure that your Limited Express ticket is the right one.
If you have any questions about the indications on the ticket face, please ask a station employee about them.

Limited Express ticket

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Limited Express ticket with a basic fare ticket

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How to transfer Limited Express trains

  • Some trains will not go directly to your destination and you will have to transfer from one train to another.
  • If you travel by transferring from one Limited Express train to another and your connecting time at the transfer station is less than 30 minutes, a single Limited Express ticket will be issued for your entire journey.

Limited Express ticket with a transfer

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