Connection Ticket (JR & Keihan Railway) in Kyoto
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2. Where & How to buy Connection Ticket
2-1 To Buy at JR Kyoto Station
2-2 To Buy at Keihan Railway Stations
1. What is Connection Ticket ?
![connection tickete 202309](https://guidetokyoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/connection-tickete-202309.png)
If you have Connection Ticket for JR & Keihan Railway, you can ride both JR and Keihan Railway by one ticket. It is very useful because you don’t need to buy another ticket at the time of transfer, Tofukuji station.
Depending on the sections, the train fare is discounted.
For example, the normal fare between JR Kyoto station and Keihan Railway Gion-shijo station or Kiyomizu-Gojo station is ¥320 (JR ¥150, Keihan ¥170).
But the fare comes to ¥300 if you get the connection ticket beforehnd.
With Connection Ticket, you can move between JR Kyoto station and Keihan Railway Gion-shijo or Kiyomizu-Gojo station by just ¥300.
If you have any IC cards such as Suica, Pasmo or Icoca, you don’t need the Connection Ticket. It is also autmatically discounted if you ride both JR and Keihan Railway by IC cards for the specific section.
And also, by using trains, you can save time and beat a traffic jam !
The chart below is the Connection Ticket fare between JR Kyoto Station and Keihan stations.
2. Where & How to buy Connection Ticket
In Kyoto, you can buy the Connection Ticket at almost all JR and Keihan Railway stations except for Keihan Uji line.
You can move between JR and Keihan stations by one ticket via Tofukuji station.
Basically you can buy from ticket vending machines. But, at JR stations except for Kyoto Station, vending machines don’t sell so that you need to buy from station attendants at ticket counter.
The followings are the procedure for buying the Connetion Ticket at each station.
2-1 To Buy at JR Kyoto Station
![JR Kyoto station (Kyoto Tower side) 10](https://guidetokyoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/JR-Kyoto-station-Kyoto-Tower-side-10-600x450.png)
At JR Kyoto Station, you can buy the Connection Ticket from vending machines.
The followings are the details.
1. Find out “Connection Ticket” letter![](https://guidetokyoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/connection-ticket-JR1-200x267.png)
2. Press “English” button to change language
![connection ticket JR2-1](https://guidetokyoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/connection-ticket-JR2-1-400x300.png)
3. Choose “English” button
4. Press “Purchase Ticket” button
![connection ticket JR3](https://guidetokyoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/connection-ticket-JR3-600x450.png)
5. Press “Connection Tickets” button![](https://guidetokyoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/connection-ticket-JR4-200x267.png)
6. Press “Tofukuji via Keihan” button
![](https://guidetokyoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/connection-ticket-JR5-200x267.png)
7. Choose “fare” (or Sarch station if you don’t know.)
![connection ticket JR7](https://guidetokyoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/connection-ticket-JR7-600x451.png)
8. Please Insert money
![connection ticket JR10-1](https://guidetokyoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/connection-ticket-JR10-1-600x450.png)
9. Finally you can get it !
![connection tickete 202309](https://guidetokyoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/connection-tickete-202309.png)
If you don’t know the fare, you can also serch for station name on the screen.
Please note that Sanjo station is listed “Keihan Sanjo”, Demachiyanagi station is “Keihan Demachiyanagi”. You need “K” when you search.
7-1. Press “Search…” button if you don’t know fares.
![connection ticket JR7](https://guidetokyoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/connection-ticket-JR7-600x451.png)
7-2. Search for Keihan Station by the first letter.
![connection ticket JR8](https://guidetokyoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/connection-ticket-JR8.png)
7-3. Choose your station name button.
![Connection ticket JR to Keihan](https://guidetokyoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Connection-ticket-JR-to-Keihan.png)
2-2 To Buy at Keihan Railway Stations
![Train fare (connection tiket Keihan Gion-shijo station)](https://guidetokyoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Train-fare-connection-tiket-Keihan-Gion-shijo-station.png)
Next is the procedure to buy connection ticket at the Keihan railway stations.
1. Press “English” button
to change the language
![Keihan Connection Ticket to JR 1](https://guidetokyoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Keihan-Connection-Ticket-to-JR-1.png)
2. Press “Via Tofukuji (JR line)” button
![Keihan Connection Ticket to JR 2](https://guidetokyoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Keihan-Connection-Ticket-to-JR-2.png)
3. Touch your fare, and insert money, then you can get it !
![Keihan Connection Ticket to JR 3](https://guidetokyoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Keihan-Connection-Ticket-to-JR-3.png)