Secure checkout

Payment Methods

Japan Shinkansen supports familiar international payment options so travelers can review the total in USD before submitting a reservation request.

Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, Discover

Credit and debit cards

Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, and Discover are processed through OceanPayment where available.

Card availability can depend on your issuing bank, region, and risk checks.
PayPal

PayPal

Use the PayPal checkout channel when you prefer to pay from a PayPal account or eligible PayPal-supported card flow.

PayPal approval and supported funding sources are controlled by PayPal.
Apple Pay and Google Pay

Apple Pay and Google Pay

Digital wallets are available through the wallet option when supported by your device, card, region, and payment provider.

If a wallet is unavailable, choose card or PayPal instead.

How checkout works

  1. Choose your route, train, passengers, and seat options.
  2. Review the order total and payment processing fee in USD.
  3. Select card, wallet, or PayPal and complete encrypted checkout.
  4. After payment is confirmed, we process the order and send ticket details by email.

Policies and settlement terms

Please review the refund, privacy, and service terms before payment. These policies explain how orders, fees, support, and personal data are handled.

Email delivery

Japan Shinkansen sells digital rail booking services. Ticket details, QR details where available, eSIM details, pickup instructions, or support instructions are delivered by email; there is no physical shipping step.

Unsupported payment types

We do not advertise bank transfer, Alipay, WeChat Pay, or cash payment on this website.