Limited Express Super Hakuto
Super Hakuto Chizu Express
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The Limited Express Super Hakuto is the fastest train to Tottori from Kyoto and Osaka, and travelers from Tokyo can easily change to it from the shinkansen at Shin-Osaka.
Super Hakuto Stations
Kyoto (京都) | Shin-Osaka (新大阪) | Osaka (大阪) | Sannomiya (三ノ宮) |
Akashi (明石) | Himeji (姫路) | Kamigori (上郡) | Sayo (佐用) |
Ohara (大原) | Chizu (智頭) | Koge (郡家) | Tottori (鳥取)| Kurayoshi (倉吉)
The Limited Express Super Hakuto is an express train that runs between Kyoto and Tottori Prefecture via Osaka, stopping also at Shin-Osaka shinkansen station.
After leaving Kyoto and reaching Osaka, the Limited Express Super Hakuto runs along the Pacific coast through Hyogo Prefecture, stopping at Kobe (Sannomiya Station) and other cities, goes northward to Tottori City, then west along the Japan Sea coast to Kurayoshi City in Tottori Prefecture.
The Super Hakuto is a modern, comfortable train that features automatic tilting of its cars to facilitate smoother and less stressful cornering.
Super Hakuto Train on rails
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Japan Rail Pass on the Super Hakuto
The Super Hakuto is run by both JR West and the private company Chizu Railway; therefore, holders of a Japan Rail Pass traveling on the Super Hokuto must pay a surcharge to Chizu Railway. For the whole journey between Kyoto and Kurayoshi, the surcharge is 1,750 yen for a non-reserved seat and 1,850 yen for a reserved seat.
