Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There & Away
Shinkansen(bullet train)
Runs between Kyoto and Shin-Osaka stations (¥2730, 14
minutes).
JR shinkaisoku (train)
Runs between Kyoto Station and JR Osaka Station (¥540, 28
minutes).
Hankyū line (train)
Runs between Hankyū Umeda Station in Osaka and Hankyū
Kawaramachi, Karasuma and Ōmiya Stations in Kyoto (
tokkyū
from Kawaramachi ¥390,
44 minutes).
Keihan line
Runs between Sanjō, Shijō or Shichijō Stations in Kyoto and Keihan Yodoy-
abashi Station in Osaka (
tokkyū
from Sanjō ¥400, 51 minutes).
Getting Around
Train/Subway
The JR loop line (known as the JR
kanjō-sen
) circles the city area. There
are also seven subway lines; the most useful is the Midō-suji line, which runs north-south,
stopping at Shin-Osaka, Umeda (next to Osaka Station), Shinsaibashi, Namba and Tennō-
ji Stations.
Need to Know
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Area Code
06
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Distance from Kyoto
45km southwest
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Umeda Visitors Information Office
(
6345-2189; outside JR Osaka Station;
8am-8pm, closed 31 Dec-3 Jan)
