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Old Mar 14, 2019, 4:19 am
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Originally Posted by Busymann
If I arrive at NRT, I'd like to exchange my voucher right then and use it to ride the NEX. I am also getting a 14-day Green Pass. If I start it on Sunday, shouldn't it last until the next Sunday 14 days later?

Why wait?
Why wait?
You can exchange the pass at NRT, and that may well be the most convenient place to do so.
However, the pass is activated once you actually use it. As the activation is not on a machine that can measure 14x24hour periods, it is done the old fashioned way.
You get 14 calendar days. So if you begin at the end of day one, that’s that. You won’t get credit for the earlier part of the day you missed.

You can activate and use the pass immediately, then pay for the return trip to the airport.
Or activate the pass and start using it the next day. If you do this you will need to pay for the trip into Tokyo separately.
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