Kyoto by Bus - with easy Raku Bus for Tourists

See the locations on Kyoto Raku Bus Stops Google Map

Picture by Victor Lee

Kyoto City operates a tourist-friendly bus service, Raku Bus, which connects popular sightseeing spots. The buses provide announcements in English.

100 Raku Bus (East route, red colour): From Kyoto Station the bus goes to the Higashiyama area with Sanjusangen-do Temple, Kiyomizu-dera Temple and Yasaka-jinja Shrine. Then it goes to the Okazaki area with Heian-jingu Shrine, Eikan-do Temple and Nazen-ji Temple, then it goes to Ginkaku-ji Temple. Then it comes back to Kyoto Station. See bus 100 route with bus stops.

101 Raku Bus (Central route, green colour): From Kyoto Station the bus goes to Nijo Castle, Horikawa Imadegawa with Nishijin Textile Center, Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, Kinakaku-ji Temple and Daikoku-ji Temple. It finally goes to Kitao-ji Bus Terminal and then comes back to Kyoto Station. At Kitano Hakubai-cho, Bus Route 101 connects to the Keifuku Railway bound for Arashiyama. See bus 101 route with bus stops

102 Raku Bus (North route, golden colour): From Ginkakuji-michi the bus goes along Imadegawa Street to Kyoto Imperial Palace, Nishijin Textile Center, Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, Kinkaku-ji Temple. It finally goes to Daitoku-ji Temple and then comes back. At Kitano Hakubai-cho the bus connects to the Keifuku Railway bound for Arashiyama. At Demachiyanagi-eki- mae, it connects to the Eizan Rilway bound for Kurama. See bus 102 route with bus stops


How to use the bus: You enter at the back and leave at the front. You pay when you leave.


Map with Bus routes in Kyoto: Download pdf Bus routes Kyoto.


Tickets and day-passes: Find prizes and options. A bus day pass costs 500 yen and can be obtained in Kyoto station, at receptions of some hotels or by ticketmachines (one found in Shijo Karasuma station).


Busterminal in Kyoto station: Just outside of the North exit. Map of Kyoto station bus terminal:




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