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PublictransportinKyoto
CityBus
EasyAccesstoMajorTouristSpots
TheKyotoCityBusisusefulforgettingaroundvariousplaces
withinKyoto.
Subway
CanquicklymovethroughtheKyotoCity
TheKyotoSubwayLineconsistsoftheinnercitysouth
north"Karasuma"Lineandtheeastwest"Tozai"Line.
Thetwolinesintersectat"KarasumaOike"Station
whereitispossibletotransferlines.
ConvenientandReasonableCard
KyotoCityBus&KyotoBusOneDayPass
KyotoSightseeingOneandTwodayPass
KyotoSightseeingOnedayPass(YamashinaDaigoArea
added)
KyotoCitySubwayOnedayPass
SupportforForeignVisitors
InquiryoftheCityBusandSubwaypleasefeelfreetocontactus
totheinformationofficebelow:
Citybus&SubwayInformationDesks
KyotoTouristInformationCenter"KyoNavi"
RoutePlanner
ItisconvenienttosearchforbusandrailroutesinKyoto
city,includingthecitybusandsubway.
ArukumachiKYOTORoutePlanner"BusandTrain
Veteran"
FreeWiFi
KYOTOWiFiisWiFiserviceprovidedbyKyotoCity
anditspartners.Everyonecanuseitforfree.Pleaseuse
KYOTOWiFitoenjoyyourstayinKyoto.
Youcanuseatthebusstopsandsubwaystationsand
variousfacilities.
moreinformation...
http://www2.city.kyoto.lg.jp/koho/eng/access/transport.html#bus
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CityBus
A
HowtoRide
Pleaseboardfromtherear
Pleaseenterthebusfromthereardoor,andexitatthe
front.Thebusfareispaidasyougetoffthebus.
PayWhenyougetoff
Paywhenyouaredisembarking.Thefarefornonflat
FareRoutesandFlatFareroutesisdifferent.
inadditiontofarepaymentincashand<KyotoCityBus&KyotoBus
OneDayPass>,ICcardsTrafficaKyotoCard,SuruttoKansaiMiyako
Card,coupontickets,andvariousotherkindsofticketsareavailable
Searchforthebusnumber
LookingattheRouteMap,searchforthebusnumber
whichgoesfromtheplaceyouarenow,totheplaceyou
wanttogo.Determinethenameofthebusstopfrom
whereyouwillride,andyourdestination.
RouteMapCityBusSightseeingMap
"BusNavi"
Aconvenientmapofbusroutestousewhen
sightseeinginKyotoCity:
(1.4MB)
(6.3MB)
Pleasewaitatthebusstop
forthebus
2
Informationabouttheroutethebuswilltakeisindicated
bythebusnumberandmaindestinationdisplayedonthe
front,back,andsideofthebusnearthedoor.(please
refertothefigureontheleft.)
Getonthebus
Onarrivalofthebusyouwanttoride,
boardingthebus.
( Exception: forNonflatFareRoutebuses,
pleasetakeanumberedticketfromthe
ticketmachine(1))
Thefarewilldependonthenumberprinted
ontheticket.Whenusingacardtoride
thebus,pleaseinsertitintothecard
readingmachine(2)ortouchtheICcards
overthecardreader(4).
(1):ticket
machine
(2):card
reading
machine
(3):display
(4):iccard
reader
Whenapproachingthedestination
Youcanseethenextbusstoponthedisplayin
frontofthebus,oryoucanhearannouncement.
<display>
Whenyouhearorseethatyourstopisnextpushthebutton.
<getoffbutton>
Getoffthebus
Paywhenyouaredisembarking.ThefarefornonflatFareRoutesandFlatFareroutesisdifferent.
Payment:cash
Pleaseputtheexactfare.Thepaymentboxdoesnotgivechange.
Pleaseexchangebillsandcoinsbeforehandwiththechangemachineinthe
paymentbox.
Smallchangeisonlyavailablefromcoinsand1,000yennotes.
FlatFareRoutes
Adult230yen
Chileren(aged6to12years)120yen
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Pleaseputtheexactfareintothepaymentbox.(1)
(Note:Thepaymentboxdoesnotgivechange.)
Cashupto1,000yennotescanbebrokendownintosmallchangeusingthecash
changemachine.(2)
NonFlatFareRoutes
Fareisbasedonintervalsoftravel.
Todeterminefarepleasecheckyourticketnumberand
lookatthedisplayscreenatthefrontofthebus(children
arehalfprice,butallfaresareroundedupthenearest10th).
Putexactchangeintotheslot,oncemoneyisdeposited
intotopslotnochangecanbemade.Ifchangeisdesired
thefaremachinewillchangeupto1,000yenbills.
Payment:KyotoCityBus&KyotoBusOneDayPass
FlatFareRoutes
OneDayPassarevalidforFlatFareRoutes.
Thefirsttime yougetoffsimplyputthecardintothecardslot(4).
Onthebackofthecardthedatewillbeprinted.
Afterthefirsttime simplyshowyourcardwiththedatetothe
driver.
NonFlatFareRoutes
Whengettingoffpleaseinsertthecardonceagainintothepaymentbox.(4)
Extrafarewillsometimesberequiredwiththistypeofbus.
Ifyourstopisoutsidetheshortdistanceroutesthenanextrafarewillbe
charged.
Payment:ICcards
Pleaseplaceyourcardoverthecardreadernearthechangereceptacle.
ICcardsthatareaccepted
<PaymentBox>
(1):Farechargingport(2):billslot(change1,000yen)
(3):coinslot(change500yen,100yen,50yen)(4):Cardticket
slot(5):coinoutlet(forchange)(6):ICcardreader
(7):display
Timetable
TimetableofCityBus,pleaserefertothefollowingwebsite:
ArukumachiKYOTORoutePlanner"BusandTrainVeteran"BusTimetable/BusStopInformation
pagetop
http://www2.city.kyoto.lg.jp/koho/eng/access/transport.html#bus
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Subway
A
HowtoRide
1
SearchfortheentrancetotheSubwayStation
TheentrancetotheSubwayStationisindicatedbyasubwaysign.
SubwayRouteMap
GuidemapofSubwayStationsurroundings
AconvenientmapforvisitorsandtouristsavailableinaPDFfiletodownload.
Kokusaikaikan,Matsugasaki(1.6MB)
Kitayama,Kitaoji(1.6MB)
Kuramaguchi,Imadegawa(2.3MB)
Marutamachi,KarasumaOike(2.3MB)
Shijo,Gojo(2.3MB)
Kyoto,Kujo(2.3MB)
Jujo,Kuinabashi,Takeda(2.0MB)
<subwaysign>
Ishida,Rokujizo(1.8MB)
Ono,Daigo(1.4MB)
Higashino,Nagitsuji(1.8MB)
Misasagi,Yamashina(1.4MB)
Higashiyama,Keage(2.1MB)
KyotoShiyakushomae(KyotoCityHall),SanjoKeihan(2.1MB)
Nijo,Nijojomae(NijojoCastle)(1.8MB)
UzumamsaTenjingawa,NishiojiOike(1.9MB)
Buyingyourticket
Purchaseatickettoyourdestinationfromtheautomaticticketmachines.(englishsupported)
Thefarechartislocatedneartheticketmachines.(Thesubwaystationisallocatedastation
numbersopleasecheckthedepartureanddestinationstationsonthefarechartorSubway
RouteMap.Thestationnumbercanalsobefoundinsidethetrain.)
Thefareforadultsisfrom210yento350yen,andforchildren110yento180yen(dependingon
thedestination).
ICcardsthatareaccepted
Enteringtheautomaticticketgate
Thereareautomaticticketgatesatthestation,andyoucanenterbypassingyourticket(or
card)throughthegate.Afterpassingthrough,theticket(orcard)isreturned,sopleasedonot
forgettotakeit.
ICCards: TouchyourICcardagainstthecardreaderareaoftheticketgatetopassthrough.
BoardingtheSubway
Whentraincomingpleasewaitbehindthewhiteline.
GetofftheSubway&Gettingoutfromthestation
Toleavethestationwhereyougetoffthetrain,passyourticket(orcard)throughthe
automaticticketgatestoexit.(Theticketwillbecollected,butthecardwillbereturnedso
pleasedonotforgettotakeit)
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Timetable
TimetableofSubway,pleaserefertothefollowingwebsite:
ArukumachiKYOTORoutePlanner"BusandTrainVeteran"TrainTimetable/StationMap
http://www2.city.kyoto.lg.jp/koho/eng/access/transport.html#bus
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ConvenientandReasonableCard
A KyotoCityBus&KyotoBusOneDayPass
ForunlimitedtravelwithintheFlatFareZoneofKyotoCityBus&Kyoto
Bus:500yen(Children250yen)
WithintheCityBus&KyotoBusFlatFareZone,youcantravelanynumberoftimes
throughoutoneday.IfyourdestinationisoutsidetheFlatFareZone,aseparatefare
appliesfromthebusstoponthezoneborder.
Adult
Children
B KyotoSightseeingOneandTwodayPass
Onedaypass:1,200yen(Children600yen)
Twodaypass:2,000yen(Children1,000yen)
AllKyotoCitybuses,allKyotoCitySubwaytrainsandmostbusesrunbytheKyoto
Buscompanywillacceptthesecardsforrepeatedfares.Whenaoneortwodaycardis
purchased,afreeguidemapwillbeprovided.Thisguidemaphascertainstoresand
vendorscoupons.
Onedaypass
Twodaypass
C KyotoSightseeingOnedayPass(YamashinaDaigoAreaadded)
1,300yen(Adultsonly)
Inadditiontovalidareaofcard B ,youcanusetheroutesofKeihanBus(Yamashina
Daigoareaonly).
Onedaypass(YamashinaDaigoAreaadded)
D KyotoCitySubwayOnedayPass
600yen(Children300yen)
AllKyotoCitySubwaytrains(KarasumaLine&TozaiLine),youcantravelanynumber
oftimesthroughoutoneday.
Adult
Children
(designaresubjecttochange.)
Youcanbuytheseticketsatanycitybusandsubwayinformationofficeorticketoffice.
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SupportforForeignVisitors
InquiryoftheCityBusandSubwaypleasefeelfreetocontactustotheinformationofficebelow:
CityBusandSubwayinformation
InformationSites
TransportationBureau
KyotoStation
KotochikaKyoto
Kitaoji
KarasumaOike
Location
OperationHours(JST)
UzumasaTenjingawaSubwayStation(SANSAUkyo)
JRKyotoStationCentralEntranceBusInformationCenter
SubwayKyotoStationCentralEntrance
Telephone
0758635200
0753714474
From7:30to19:30
0753719866
IntheKitaojiBusTerminal
0754930410
IntheKarasumaOikeSubwayStation
0752131650
KyotoTouristInformationCenter"KyoNavi"
InformationSites
Location
KyotoTouristInformationCenter KyotoStationBldg.2F
OperationHours(JST)
Telephone
From8:30to19:30
0753430548
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