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How to book a bus

Step 1

Use the search box on the Top Page or Bus Search page to find available trips.
Select your desired departure and arrival destinations and dates from the search box.

Use the search box on the Top Page or Bus Search page to find available trips.
								Select your desired departure and arrival destinations and dates from the search box.

Step 2

Select a bus with the desired route, the seat type, and the fare, then click the 'Book' button.

Step 2 Select a bus with the desired route, the seat type, and the fare, then click the 'Book' button.

Step 3

Select the departure and arrival places, enter the number of passengers, and click the 'Go to select a plan' button.

Step3-1 Choose the boarding and the alighting places (departure and arrival places), enter the number of passengers, and click the 'Go to select a plan' button.
Step3-2 Choose the boarding and the alighting places (departure and arrival places), enter the number of passengers, and click the 'Go to select a plan' button.

Step 4

Select the plan and click the 'Book' button.

Step 4 Click the 'Select' button to choose the seat type.

Step 5

If you want to book a round trip, click 'Make an additional reservation for the bus' and repeat from Step 2 to Step 4 to select a bus, departure/arriving places, and the plan for the returning trip. If you book a one-way trip, this step can be skipped.

Step 5 Click the 'Select' button to choose the seat type.

Step 6

Confirm all the information and click the 'Go to purchase' button.

Step 6 Click the 'Select' button to choose the seat type.

Step 7

Log in to your Japan Bus Lines account. If you don't have an account on our website, register as a new member, or make a booking as a guest.

Step 7 Log in to your JAPAN BUS LINES account

Step 8

In case you log in to your account, your name, gender, and emergency contact will be displayed automatically.
If you book a bus without membership registration, input all the information.

Step 9

Passenger information

Option 1: The reservation person is a representative passenger

Check 'The reservation person is a representative passenger' if the primary contact person and the subscriber are the same person.

Step 9 Option 1: The reservation person is a representative passenger

Option 2: The reservation person is different from the representative passenger

Check 'The reservation person is different from the representative passenger' if the primary contact person and the subscriber are two different people, and fill out the name and the emergency contact for the primary contact person.

Step 9 Option 2: The reservation person is different from the representative passenger

Step 10

Select a seat.
*This option may not be available depending on the bus operator.

Select a seat.

Step 11

Choose the type of credit card, and input the card number, the expiry date, and the card security code.

Choose the type of credit card, input the card number, and the expiry date.
Choose the type of credit card, input the card number, and the expiry date.

Step 12

Confirm all the registered information, and then read the terms and conditions and Privacy Statement.
When you agree to them, check the box and click 'Complete the reservation'.

Confirm all the registered information, and then read the terms and conditions and Privacy Policy.

Step 13

Now your booking has been completed! Note down your reservation number.
A confirmation email will be sent to the email address registered in STEP 9.

Now your booking is completed! Note down your reservation number.