Public transportation is the best way to get around Kyoto! How to get on the deals

In Kyoto, there are a variety of tickets for tourists that offer unlimited ride
s. By using such a ticket well, you can make transportation expenses for sightseeing in Kyoto cheaper. Pub
lic transport is the best way to get around Kyoto! Here’s how you can get a great deal.

City bus and Kyoto bus one-day ticket card

The city bus and Kyoto bus one-day ticket card can be boarded as many times as you like per day when you are in the uniform fare section of the Kyoto Bus as well as the city b
us. Therefore, if you ride within the uniform fare section more than 3 times, the city bus and Kyoto bus one-day ticket card will be more discounted.

Also, when you buy this card, there is no date, so you can buy it in front of you. Please note that kaohsiung, Ohar
a, Katsura, Rakusai, etc. will be outside the uniform fare section. When using a numbered ticket, you must alwa
ys put it in the reading machine when you get on and off the card. When riding across uniform fare sect
ions, you will need a regular fare between the boundary stop and the stop outside the uniform fare section. In addition, line 81 and spe
cial Line 81 operate in a uniform section car, but this card cannot be used because it is not a uniform section car between Nakasoshima and Yokooji garage front. If you ride a
cross a uniform section, you will need a separate fare of 210 yen. In addition, this card
cannot be used because it is not a uniform section car between The Prefecture Road Yokooji of Line 20 and The Town of No. 20 via Minami-Yokooji.

When riding across uniform sections, a fare of 220 yen is required separately. For each dire
ction other than Kifune and Kurama, it is very convenient to take not only all city buses and subway lines, but also Kyoto buses excluding some routes and Keihan buses excluding some routes. The sale period of the c
ity bus and Kyoto bus one-day ticket card is all year long, the validity period is only one day of the use date, the sale amount is 300 yen for children and 600 yen for
adults.  You can check the detailed range of this card on the “Kyoto City Bus and Subway Map” on the website of the Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau.

The main sightseeing facilities where this card is not available include the Ohara area such as Sansenin and Sakimitsuin, the Takao district such as Shingo-ji Temple, and the Kifune and Kurama areas
such as Kifune Shrine and Kurama-ji Temple. In addition, subway and bus one-day tickets are available
for each direction other than Kifune and Kurama. City buses and Kyoto bus one-day ticket cards are on sa
le in the following places. ・The number of sales in buses is limited, such as city bus and subway information center, ci
ty bus office, commuter pass sales office, city bus car, subw
ay station window (adult ticket only), Kyoto bus information center, Kyoto bus office, kyoto bus car, etc., so t
here are cases when it is sold out. So, try to buy before you get on the b
us whenever possible. As a benefit of the city bus and Kyoto bus one-day ticket card, there are special discounts at Yaei Kaikan Gion Corner, Yoshimoto Gion Hanagaki, Kyoto Aquarium, Kyoto Railway Museum and Gear Theater, Toei Uzumasa Movie Village, kyoto kyocera museum (collection room) on the day
of use. At the Yaei Kaikan Gion Corner, only adult tickets and adult rates are discounted.

Municipal Subway 1day Free Ticket

The municipal subway 1-day free ticket is a card ticket that allows you to get on and off all kyoto municipal subway lines for one day freely. On the day of use, you will
receive special benefits at the main tourist facilities along the subway line. The municipal subway
1-day free ticket is sold all year round, only on the day the validity period is used, the sale amount is 300 yen for children, 600 yen for adults, and the valid section is all lines of the Kyoto Municipal Subway (the Tozai Line is between Rokjizo Station and Uzumasa Tenjingawa Station, the Karasuma Line is between Kokukokukoku kaikan Station and Takeda Station, the window of each subway station, the automatic ticket vending machine of each subway station, the city bus and subway information center, It is a commuter pass sales office.

Benefits of municipal subway 1-day free tickets include Nijo Castle, Kyoto City Zoo, Kyoto Museum of Culture, No 鄰菴, Kyoto International Manga Museum, Kyoto Aquarium, Yaei Kaikan Gion Corner, Yoshimoto Gion Hanagaki, Toei Uzumasa Film Village, Kyoto Prefectural Botanical Garden, Kyoto Railway Museum, Guests can enter the Gear Theater and the Kyoto Kyocera Museum of Art (Collection Room). The Kyoto Museum of Culture may not be available for discounts depending on the exhibit
ion. In addition, please note that the facilities where you can receive special benefits with this ticket a
re different between children’s tickets and adult tickets. Facilities where you can receive special benefits with chil
dren’s tickets are Kyoto Museum of Culture, Kyoto Aquarium, Kyoto International Manga Museum, Yoshimoto Gion Hana moon, Kyoto Railway Museum, Toei Uzumasa Film Village, Gear Theater and Kyoto Kyocera Museum of Art. On the other hand, facilities whe
re you can receive special benefits with adult tickets include Nijo Castle, Kyoto City Zoo, Kyoto Museum of Culture, No鄰菴, Yaei Kaikan Gion Corner, Kyoto International Manga Museum, Kyoto Aquarium, Yoshimoto Gion Hanag moon, Toei Uzumasa Film Village, Kyoto Prefectural Planting

It is a garden, Kyoto Railway Museum, gear dedicated theater and Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art.

Summary

Public transport is the best way to get around Kyoto! As a way to get a good deal, city bus, Kyoto bus one-day ticket card, municipal subway 1 day free ticket is recommended.

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