Kyoto-fu Transportation

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City Buses   Kyoto

City Buses, Kyoto

 40 Reviews  Kyoto City Bus is quite convinient for most of the touristic sites. 220 Yen, longer distances are more (these longer distance buses have black numbers). Ypu can get a One Day Pass for 500 Yen (for... 

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Shinkansen   Kyoto

Shinkansen, Kyoto

 25 Reviews  When booking a Shinkansen to/from Kyoto and Tokyo, might be good if you can specify which side seats you would prefer when making seats reservation at any JR station. When I boarded the Shinkansen... 

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Trains   Kyoto

Trains, Kyoto

 23 Reviews  There are a couple of ways to go to Kyoto from KIX. There's the Limousine Bus, the taxi and our recommended choice --- Haruka airport express which is 75 mins and costs normally at 2980 for unreserved... 

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Subway   Kyoto

Subway, Kyoto

 15 Reviews  The subway is very modern and convenient. Having a sightseeing day pass let you go all over town very quickly and visit the different landmarks scatered around town. Otherwise, you will always have to... 

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Taxis   Kyoto

Taxis, Kyoto

 8 Reviews  * Since May 17, 2002 the Shinpuhkan is also operating the new Velo Taxi - bicycle taxis imported from and based on those running in Berlin. No Velo taxis run during February and March otherwise they... 

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Highway Bus   Kyoto

Highway Bus, Kyoto

 4 Reviews  Most short-stay visitors will use the trains, but those looking to save money, especially on long-distance travel, can do so by taking a highway bus! Because it is such a popular destination, buses... 

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Rickshaws   Kyoto

Rickshaws, Kyoto

 6 Reviews  Riksha's are available in some places but not that common, maybe more in the torist area's temples and small streets I saw those which can be somehow nice adventure for a short ride. However, it was... 

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Bicycle   Kyoto

Bicycle, Kyoto

 6 Reviews  Kyoto offers so much to see and explore that you have to find the best way of transportation not to hurt your budget. Bicycle is a cheap and convenient way to travel around Kyoto. You can rent... 

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Air Travel   Kyoto

Air Travel, Kyoto

 7 Reviews  This is a unique airport. It is built on a reclaimed island. I read that it is one of most expensive airport in the world. Services are alright. There are buses and trains from the Airport to Kyoto... 

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Tokyo to Kyoto by Shinkansen

by unaS

There are 3 different bullet trains (Shinkansen) from Tokyo to Kyoto.The fastest is the Nozomi. It takes 2 hours 20 minutes.The next is the Hikari, which takes about 20 minutes more.The slowest is the Kodama take 4 hours for the same trip.The standard fare (non-reserved) is 12,710 Yen on any train.A reserved seat on the Kodama or Hikari, costs 13,200 Yen.A reserved seat on the Nozomi costs 13,500 Yen.There are also special passes which reduce the price:The Hikari Hayatoku Kippu will buy a reserved seat on the Hikari for 11,500 Yen. It must be bought at least one week in advance.The Puratto Kodama Economy Plan will buy a reserved seat on the Kodama for 9,800 Yen, plus one free drink on the train. It must be bought at least one day in advance. (Prices as of November 2009)

JR -West Rail Pass

by Cyncyn

The train system is aslo well established in West of Japan. If you want to take longer travelling times in Japan, you can consider to buy JR-West Rail Pass. It is worth using it as one day travel to somewhere 1 to 2 hour away from Kyoto. for example : Himeji, Kobe , Namba, Nara or Universal-city, even from Kansai airport. Since for one way to airport , if you buy it from the ticket machine in the station in Kansai airport to Kyoto, it costs 2230 yen. You can buy it in the station , and it's for traveller, you have to show your passport when you buy it.

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City Bus within Kyoto

by Cyncyn

The comparision cheap traffic in Kyoto is bus. All the bus in the city is the same price at one way -- 220 yen. But you can find that there is one day travel tickets of bus , it costs only 500 yen.So if you want to go more than one place, I suggest that you can buy one day ticket. And the bus station is very clear and print on the travel map when you buy the one day ticket in the bus station where is located just outside the Kyoto train station. The bus map is included the route to and from any places. So when you get the budget travel, you can plan it well in order to deduce the cost of traffic. Since the cost of traffic in Japan will make you over budget, you 'd better think what and where you can take the advantage. Once I took the subway in Kyoto, since the location of the train and subway station is not connected, you can not easily find the transist from one destination to another....

Romantic train, Sagano truck train

by gogonicetrip

Sagano truck train, is a sight-seeing tram, runs from Sagano Station to Kameoka Station along Hozu River with 25minute ride.

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Q:  Hi, I would like to know which is nicest or more convenient area to stay in Kyoto (I mean night life, transport, etc.), Thanks 

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A: It all depends on your preferences and budget. You can take a look at my Kyoto page for the details of the hotel we stayed. It was really nice to go around the city with... 

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