Local Bus Fares in Kyoto
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1. How much is a bus fare ?
1-1 Within Flat Fare Zone
1-2 Beyond the Flat Fare Zone2. How to pay a bus fare ?
2-1 IC cards
2-2 Day Passes
2-3 Cash
1. How much is a bus fare in Kyoto ?
1-1 Flat Fare Zone
A bus fare in Kyoto depends on areas whether your destination is within Flat Fare Zone or not.
Flat Fare Zone means that no matter where you get off, and no matter which bus company you ride (actualy 4 different bus companies operated in Kyoto such as Kyoto City Bus, Kyoto Bus, Keihan Bus and west JR bus), the fare is ¥230 for an adult / ¥120 for a child (6 – 11 yares old) per ride within the zone.
Of course, extra fare is needed if you ride beyond the zone.
In fact, most of attractions are located within the Flat Fare Zone.
For example, Arashiyama, Kinkakuji temple, Ginkakuji temple, Fushimi-inari shrine, Kiyomizu temple, Gion, Nijo castle, Ryoanji temple are within the flat fare zone. So if your destination is typically famed place in kyoto, the fare must be ¥230 per ride.
From Mar. 2021, Takao area having Jingoji temple or Kouzanji temple turnds into the Flat Fare Zone.
The map above shows the Flat Fare Zone with some famous spots, please check.
1-2 Beyond the Flat Fare Zone
If you ride a bus beyond the Flat Fare Zone, the fare gets higher depending on the distance.
Famous attractions or areas located outside the zone, for example, are…
•Sanzenin Temple / Ohara area
•Kuramadera Temple / Kurama area
•Kifune Shrine / Kibune area
•Daigoji Temple / Yamashina area
The map above shows those attractions and areas located outside Flat Fare Zone, so please check.
♦ Kyoto station
⇔ Sanzenin Temple / Ohara area (¥560 / ¥280)
♦ Kyoto station
⇔ Daigoji Temple / Yamashina area (¥280 / ¥140)
♦ Subway Kokusai-kaikan station
⇔ Kifune shrine via Eizan Railway Kibune-guchi Sta. bus stop (¥450 / ¥230)
♦Subway Kokusaikaikan station
⇔ Kuramadera temple (¥340 / ¥170)
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2. How to pay a bus fare in Kyoto ?
2-1 IC cards (include Kansai One Pass)
If you ride Kyoto City Bus or Kyoto Bus within the flat fare zone, touch an IC Card onto an IC card reader located next to a bus driver only when you get off.
Some buses running beyond flat fare zone such as Kyoto Bus No.17 for Ohara, you need to touch it onto another IC card reader located near an entrance door when you get on, too.
Buses running beyond the flat fare zone are, for example, Kyoto City bus No.19, 20, 22, 29, 33, 42, 69, 70, 73, south 1, south 2, south 3, south 8, west 1, west 2, west 3, west 4, west 5, west 6 and west 8, and Kyoto Bus No.10, 16, 17, 18, 19, 32, 34, 51, 52, 55 and 95.
If you ride Keihan Bus or west JR local Bus, please touch an IC card onto each IC card reader both when you get on and when you get off.
2-2 Day Passes
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Note: Unfortunately, the Bus One-day Pass is discontinued at the end of September 2023! From October 2023, only Subway & Bus One-day Pass is available instead. |