By train

Getting around Kyoto by train

Short trips between the places visitors go most, with the line to look for on the signs.

Kyoto Fushimi Inari

JR Nara Line

5 min · ≈ ¥150 · No transfers

  1. JR Nara Line JR奈良線

    Kyoto 京都 Fushimi Inari 伏見稲荷

    2 stops · 5 min

    • Suica OK
    • JR Pass covers this

    Get off at JR Inari, the shrine gate is right there. Pass holders ride free.

JR Pass holders ride this whole route free.

Kyoto Arashiyama

JR Sagano Line

17 min · ≈ ¥240 · No transfers

  1. JR Sagano 嵯峨野線

    Kyoto 京都 Arashiyama 嵐山

    3 stops · 17 min

    • Suica OK
    • JR Pass covers this

    Saga-Arashiyama station; bamboo grove is a short walk.

JR Pass holders ride this whole route free.

Times and fares are estimates. Check the fare at the station before you ride.

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