Expressway discounts of up to 50% with the “Commuter Pass” will start in April in six prefectures nationwide. Sales prices will be reviewed, and some ICs in Toyama Prefecture will also be covered.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the three NEXCO companies announced that they will continue the “Commuter Pass” social experiment on expressways in six prefectures in Japan (Hokkaido, Niigata, Ishikawa, Yamanashi, Kagawa, and Nagasaki) in FY2026. The experiment will run from April 1 to March 31, 2027, and applications will be accepted on NEXCO’s official website from March 10 at 2:00 p.m.

The “Commuter Pass” offers a discount of up to 50% off within a designated section regardless of the day of the week or time of day, and is available for light cars and regular cars equipped with ETC.

For implementation in FY2026, the selling price (available amount) will be reviewed, and 30 times of use of the designated section applied for will be available for a fee of 15 times. In addition, for the trial in Ishikawa Prefecture area, the area will be expanded to include some IC in Toyama Prefecture. Other than that, there will be no change in the discount content or conditions of use.

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