Hakone with Kids: What a Family Day Trip from Tokyo Costs (2026)

Updated 2026-11-01

Two adults and two children aged 6–11 ride the whole Hakone loop from Shinjuku for ¥17,400 with the Hakone Freepass (¥7,100 per adult, ¥1,600 per child) on regular trains. Add the Romancecar one way and the family pays ¥21,000; both ways, ¥24,600. Children under 6 ride everything free. Fares are from the official Odakyu and Hakone Navi pages, checked 2026-11-01.

Kei's call for families

• Buy the child pass even if your kids will skip half the rides. A child's single tickets for the ropeway and the cruise alone come to ¥1,550. The child pass is ¥1,600 and also covers the trains, the cable car and the buses.
• Book the Open-Air Museum online. Same-day tickets cost the family ¥5,600; online tickets cost ¥4,800. Preschoolers are free either way.
• Pick the Open-Air Museum or Yunessun, not both. The loop itself fills a day trip. The museum sits on the Tozan Train line (Chokoku-no-Mori Station), so it costs you no extra travel. Yunessun is a bus detour and needs swimsuits and a few hours.

Put your own family into the Hakone Freepass calculator to check a different mix of adults and children.

Child fares for every ride

"Child" on Odakyu and in Hakone means ages 6–11. Adults are 12 and over.

How Odakyu sets child fares: half the adult fare, and paper tickets are rounded up to ¥10 (¥910 → ¥455 → ¥460). The surprise is the IC card: a child's PASMO or Suica is charged a flat ¥50 per ride anywhere on the Odakyu Line, so Shinjuku to Odawara costs a child ¥50 instead of ¥460. The Tozan Train, ropeway and cruise are separate companies and charge their own child fares.

Who rides free

Odakyu's official age bands, which the Hakone Freepass follows:

• Under 1: free.
• Ages 1–5: free, up to two with each paying adult or child. A third infant pays the child fare.
• Ages 6–11: child fare. A 6-year-old who has not started elementary school still counts as an infant.
• Romancecar: an infant on your lap is free. An infant in their own seat needs a child fare ticket and a child express ticket (¥640 + ¥600 from Shinjuku to Hakone-Yumoto).

So a family with two children under 6 pays for the adults only: ¥14,200 for two Freepasses from Shinjuku, or ¥19,000 with Romancecar seats both ways.

A family of 4, worked out

Two adults and two children aged 6–11, Shinjuku to Hakone and back, riding the full loop (Tozan Train, cable car, ropeway, cruise, bus).

Single tickets lose by at least ¥5,840 before the children's bus ride back. For the adults alone the gap is ¥1,240 each (¥8,340 against ¥7,100). For a child it is wider in proportion: ¥3,280 in singles before the bus, against ¥1,600.

Starting from Odawara

Coming by Shinkansen or staying near Odawara? The 2-day Freepass from Odawara is ¥6,000 per adult and ¥1,500 per child, so the same family pays ¥15,000 for everything inside Hakone. With child IC cards, the Shinjuku version (¥1,600) and the Odawara version plus two ¥50 rides (¥1,600) cost a child exactly the same. For adults the Shinjuku pass saves ¥720 against the Odawara pass plus two ¥910 tickets.

Entry tickets children pay

The Open-Air Museum's Woods of Net is for children aged 12 and under only, shoes off, and adults stay off the white mat. Strollers are free to use at the Main Gallery and New Gallery desks. Gora Park has steep slopes and stairs, and strollers cannot be used inside. Yunessun's price day (A, B or C) depends on the date; the Yunessun tickets calculator shows which one applies.

Entry prices and family discounts in more detail: Hakone Open-Air Museum tickets, Hakone Gora Park tickets, Hakone pirate ship tickets.

Timing that matters with children

• The ropeway runs 9:00–17:00 from February to November and 9:00–16:15 in December and January. The cruise and the ropeway stop early, so do the loop in the morning and leave the museum for the way back.
• The Open-Air Museum opens every day 9:00–17:00, last entry 16:30.
• From 7 to 24 December 2026 the ropeway between Owakudani and Sounzan is closed for inspection, with a replacement bus (about 10 minutes). Black eggs and the steam at Owakudani are still reachable.
• The last Tozan Bus from Moto-Hakone to Hakone-Yumoto and Odawara leaves at 20:03.

Order of the loop, timings and the Romancecar seat map: Hakone day trip itinerary and Hakone Romancecar tickets. Per-adult budgets without children: Hakone day trip cost. For a flatter, shorter family day with a ¥230 child ticket, see the Yokohama day trip with kids.

Frequently asked questions

How much is a Hakone day trip from Tokyo for a family of 4?

¥17,400 in transport for two adults and two children aged 6–11, using Hakone Freepasses from Shinjuku on regular trains. Romancecar seats add ¥3,600 each way for the family. Entry tickets and food are extra.

How much is the Hakone Freepass for a child?

¥1,600 for ages 6–11 from Shinjuku (2 days), or ¥1,500 from Odawara. Adults pay ¥7,100 and ¥6,000.

Do children under 6 need a ticket in Hakone?

No. On Odakyu and the Hakone Freepass network, children aged 1–5 travel free, up to two with each paying adult or child. Only a Romancecar seat of their own needs a child ticket.

Is the child Freepass worth it if we skip some rides?

Yes. The ropeway (¥700) and the cruise (¥850) alone cost a child ¥1,550, almost the ¥1,600 pass, before any train or bus.

What does the Hakone Open-Air Museum cost for children?

¥800 for elementary and junior high school students on the day, ¥600 online. Preschool children are free. The Woods of Net is open to children aged 12 and under.

Official sources (checked 2026-11-01)

• Hakone Freepass prices, child ages and the under-6 rule (Odakyu)
• Hakone Freepass price table from 1 October 2025 (Hakone Navi)
• Odakyu age bands, infant rule, child fare rounding and the ¥50 child IC fare (Odakyu)
• Odakyu fares and Romancecar fees, child fee rule (Odakyu)
• Ropeway and cruise fares from 1 October 2025, adult and child (Odakyu notice, PDF)
• Cruise and ropeway fare table (Hakone Navi)
• Hakone Tozan Train and cable car fares (Hakone Navi)
• Hakone Tozan Bus fares from 1 October 2025 (Hakone Tozan Bus, PDF)
• Hakone Open-Air Museum admission and strollers (museum)
• Woods of Net rules (museum)
• Hakone Gora Park fees (Odakyu Hakone)
• Yunessun prices (Yunessun) Prices change. Always confirm with the operator before you travel.

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