Tickets for Foreign Visitors

KYOTO SIGHTSEEING PASS （1 day or 24 hours)

Keihan Railway

•Ticket Overview

A railway pass exclusively for foreign tourists that can be used around Kyoto area, allowing you to go around places of interest such as Higashiyama, Uji, and Fushimi along the Keihan Railway Line.

This pass can only be used by foreign tourists who entered Japan with the "short-term visitor" visa. (Passport must be presented at time of purchase)

 

•Available transportation

Unlimited rides between Iwashimizu-hachimangu and Demachiyanagi Stations on Keihan Main Line, Keihan Uji Line, and Iwashimizu-hachimangu-sando-cable

 

•Price

1 day: 1,000 yen

24 hours: 1,200 yen (Digital Ticket only)

 

•Sales Period

April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026

(Valid for use until April 30, 2026)

•Usage Period

Sightseeing pass valid for one day or 24 hours

 

•Purchase locations

Kansai International Airport Terminal 1, Kansai Tourist Information Center Kyoto (KTIC Kyoto),Travel agencies in Japan, Keihan Group hotels and etc. (Refer to websites for details)

 

•Benefits
For details, please scan the QR printed on the front of the pass.

•Official HP

Available for anyone

Subway & Bus 1-day Pass

Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau, Kyoto Bus, Keihan Bus, West Japan JR Bus

•Ticket Overview

Unlimited rides all day on the subway, city bus, Kyoto Bus*, Keihan Bus*, and West Japan JR Bus* (*excluding some routes)

•Price

1,100 yen per adult
550 yen per child

 

•Sales Period

All year round

•Usage Period

Available for 1 day

 

•Purchase locations

City bus and subway information desks, Kyoto Tourist Information Center "Kyo-Navi", travel agencies, commuter pass sales offices, subway station counters, city bus offices, inside buses, the KANSAI MaaS app, convenience stores and shops.

 

•Benefits
Includes preferential benefits at approximately 50 locations including shrines and tourist facilities in Kyoto City

•Official HP

Kyoto City Subway 1-Day Pass

Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau

•Ticket Overview

Unlimited rides on all Kyoto City Subway for one day

•Price

800 yen per adult
400 yen per child

 

•Sales Period

All year round

•Usage Period

Valid for 1 day of use (Tickets purchased from subway vending machines are valid only on the day of purchase).

 

•Purchase locations

Ticket windows at subway stations, subway station automatic ticket vending machines, Kyoto City Bus, Subway Information Center, commuter pass sales offices

 

•Benefits
Includes preferential benefits at facilities in the city such as Nijo-jo Castle and Kyoto Railway Museum

•Official HP

Kyoto City Subway and Randen One-day Pass

Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau/Keifuku Railway (Randen)

•Ticket Overview

Unlimited rides on all Kyoto City Subway lines and all Keifuku Railway (Randen) lines for one day

•Price

1300 yen per adult

 

•Sales Period

April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026

•Usage Period

Any day of your choice until April 30, 2026

 

•Purchase locations

Ticket windows at subway stations, Kyoto City Bus/Subway Information Centers (Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau, Kyoto Station, Kotochika Kyoto, Kitaoji Station, Karasuma Oike Station), Commuter Pass Sales Offices (Kitaoji, Shijo, Kyoto Station, Takeda, Sanjo Keihan, Rokujizo, Yamashina, Nijo stations), Keifuku Railway (Randen) stations (Shijo-Omiya, Arashiyama, Kitano-Hakubaicho, Katabiranotsuji)

 

•Benefits
Admission to Toei Kyoto Studio Park at a special discount rate on the day of your visit

•Kyoto City Subway, Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau/Randen 1-day ticket (In Japanese Only)
•Kyoto City Subway/Randen 1-day ticket (In Japanese Only)

Kyoto/Arashiyama 1-day pass

Hankyu Railway / Keifuku Railway (Randen) / Kyoto Bus (Arashiyama / Sagano areas)

•Ticket Overview

Unlimited rides on all Hankyu Railway/Keifuku Railway (Randen) lines/Kyoto Bus (Arashiyama/Sagano areas)

•Price

1,400 yen per adult

 

•Sales Period

Released for a limited time in spring and fall. Please refer to the homepage for details

•Usage Period

Same as sale period

 

•Purchase locations

Hankyu Railway: 

・Information counters (located at Osaka Umeda, Juso, Tsukaguchi, Nishinomiya Kitaguchi, Shukugawa, Kobe Sannomiya, Toyonaka, Ishibashi Handai-mae, Kawanishi Noseguchi, Takarazuka, Awaji, Kite-Senri, Ibaraki City, Takatsuki City, Katsura, Kyoto Kawaramachi Stations)

・Hankyu Kyoto Tourist Information Center (located in Kawaramachi and Karasuma Stations)

Randen (Keifuku Electric Railroad): 

・Shijo-Omiya, Katabiranotsuji, Arashiyama, Kitano-Hakubaicho Stations

 

•Benefits
Discounts available upon presentation of ticket

•Official HP (In Japanese Only)

Keihan Railway KYOTO 1day PASS （digital ticket）

Keihan Railway

Eizan Electric Railway / Keihan Railway (Kiyomizu Inari version) 1-day pass (digital pass）

Eizan Electric Railway (Eiden) and Keihan Line

Eizan Railway / Keihan Railway 1-day pass (digital pass)

Eizan Electric Railway (Eiden) and Keihan Line

Subway & Eiden: Kurama/Kibune day trip ticket

Eizan Railway/Subway/Keihan Railway (partial)

•Ticket Overview

Unlimited rides on Keihan Railway trains that run between Sanjo Station and Demachiyanagi station, all Eizan Railway lines and all Kyoto Municipal Subway lines for 1 day.  
 

•Price

2,100 yen per adult

 

•Sales Period

April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026

 

•Usage Period

Any day of your choice during the sale period

 

•Purchase locations

Kyoto City Bus/Subway Information Centers, Commuter Pass Sales Offices, "Kyo-Navi" Kyoto Tourist Information Center, Eizan Railway Demachiyanagi Station, Kansai Tourist Information Center Kyoto

 

•Benefits
Includes special discounts at temples, shrines and facilities along the Eizan Railway line

•Official HP (In Japanese Only)

Eizan Railway 1-day ticket "Ee Kippu"

Eizan Railway (Eiden)

•Ticket Overview

Unlimited rides on all Eizan Railway lines for one day

•Price

1,200 yen per adult
600 yen per child

 

•Sales Period

All year round

 

•Usage Period

All year round
[For ticket vending machine sales]
Valid for only day of issue

[For over-the-counter sales]
Any day from the release date to the last day of the following month

 

•Purchase locations

[Ticket vending machine sales]
Demachiyanagi Station, Yase-Hieizanguchi Station, Kibuneguchi Station, Kurama Station

*Only available during ticket vending machine operating hours.

[Over-the-counter sales]
Demachiyanagi Station, Shūgakuin Station Office, KTIC Kyoto (Kyoto Tower Building 3rd floor)

 

•Benefits
By presenting your ticket, you can receive discounts and other benefits at shrines, temples, and facilities along the railway line

•Official HP (In Japanese Only)

Kyoto Ichijoji Ramen ticket

Eizan Railway (Eiden)

•Ticket Overview

A set that includes a 1-day ticket for the Eizan Railway and a ramen ticket for one of the participating ramen stores in the Ichijoji area

•Price

1,900 yen per adult

 

•Sales Period

April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026

 

•Usage Period

One day during the sales period

 

•Purchase locations

Demachiyanagi Station, KTIC Kyoto (Kyoto Tower Building, 3rd Floor)

 

•Benefits
None

•Official HP (In Japanese Only)

Kyoto Rakuhoku/Mori to Mizu (Forest and Water) ticket

Eizan Train (Eiden)/Kyoto Bus

•Ticket Overview

[Unlimited rides on the following sections]

Eizan Railway: Unlimited rides on all lines

Kyoto Bus: Unlimited rides north of Imadegawa-dori (excluding Kurama Onsen (Kurama Spa)/north of Kodeishi and Ginkakuji-michi (Ginkakuji Temple) to Hiei Sancho (Mt. Hiei))

•Price

 1,800 yen per adult

 

•Sales Period

All year round

 

•Usage Period

Valid only on the day of purchase

 

•Purchase locations

Kyoto Bus (Takano Office) Eizan Railway (Demachiyanagi Station, Shūgakuin Station Office, Kurama Station)

 

•Benefits
None

•Official HP (In Japanese Only)

Mt. Hiei free pass

Eizan Railway (Eiden)/Eizan Cable/Eizan Ropeway/Mt. Hiei Shuttle Bus, Sakamoto Cable/Kojak Bus

•Ticket Overview

A crossing ticket for Eizan Electric Railway trains running between Demachiyanagi Station and Hieizan Sakamoto Station (the reverse route is also available). The ticket can also be used for a bus rides within Hieizan for 1 day.

(What is included in the ticket):

・Eizan Electric Railway - free rides between the Demachiyanagi and Yase Hieizanguchi stations.

・Eizan Cable and Eizan Ropeway - free rides

・Hieizan Shuttle Bus running between Hiei-sancho and Yokokawa - free rides

・Sakamoto Cable - free rides

・Kojak Bus running between Cable Sakamoto Station and Hieizan Sakamoto Station - free rides

•Price

3,200 yen per adult
1,600 yen per child

 

•Sales Period

March 20, 2025 - December 7, 2025

 

•Usage Period

Any day of your choice from the release date to the last day of the following month (however, only until December 7, 2025)

 

•Purchase locations

Eizan Railway Demachiyanagi Station, Sakamoto Tourist Information Center (in front of Keihan Railway Sakamoto-hieizanguchi Station), KTIC Kyoto, Seven Ticket (date specified at time of purchase for Seven Ticket sales), LINE (digital ticket)

 

•Benefits

・Mt. Hiei Enryaku-ji Temple Admission Fee is treated as Group Fee (adults only)
・Discounts at Mt. Hieizan Enryaku-ji Temple's Enryakuji Kaikan
・Discounts at Garden Museum Hiei
See the official website for details

•Official HP (In Japanese Only)

Mt.Hiei Day trip PASS

Eizan Railway (Eiden), Eizan Cable, Eizan Ropeway, Mt. Hiei Shuttle Bus

1-day bus ticket within Mt. Hiei

Kyoto Bus, Kojak Bus, Keihan Bus

•Ticket Overview

Hieizan Bus and Hieizan Shuttle Bus operated by Kojak Transportation, Keihan Bus and Kyoto Bus - unlimited rides within their area for 1 day.

•Price

1,200 yen per adult
600 yen per child

 

•Sales Period

March 20, 2025 - December 7, 2025

 

•Usage Period

1 day of use

 

•Purchase locations

Enryakuji Bus Center kiosk, Cable Sakamoto Station, Eizan Railway Demachiyanagi Station, L'Hotel de Hiei, Kojak Bus shuttle buses

 

•Benefits

Includes discounts at:

・Restaurants, cafes, shops and souvenir stores found in Enryakuji Kaikan located on Mt. Hiei

・Garden Museum Hiei

•Official HP (In Japanese Only)

Randen 1-day free ticket

Keifuku Railway (Randen)

Randen/Toei Kyoto Studio Park set ticket

Keifuku Railway (Randen)

Arashiyama/Takao Grutto Pass

Keifuku Railway (Randen)/West Japan JR Bus

•Ticket Overview

Unlimited rides for one day on the West Japan JR Bus Takao Keihoku Line between Kyoto Station and Toganoo

Unlimited rides on all Randen lines (Arashiyama Main Line and Kitano Line) for one day

•Price

1000 yen per adult
500 yen per child

 

•Sales Period

All year round

 

•Usage Period

Valid only on the day of purchase

 

•Purchase locations

Randen (Shijo-Omiya, Katabiranotsuji, Arashiyama, Kitano-Hakubaicho), West Japan JR Bus (Kyoto Bus Ticket Center), WEB (LINKTIVITY)

 

•Benefits

Includes special benefits (discount coupons) that can be used at temples, shrines, tourist facilities, etc. found along the Randen Line.

•Official HP (In Japanese Only)

Toei Kyoto Studio Park/Arashiyama/Sagano excursion ticket

Kyoto Bus

•Ticket Overview

 

A set of a one-day pass for unlimited rides on Kyoto Buses (bound for Arashiyama line) and of an admission ticket to TOEI Kyoto Studio Park. Valid only on the day of purchase (one-time entry to the Studio Park).

•Price

2,600 yen per adult
1,700 yen per Junior high/high school student
1,300 yen per Elementary school student

 

•Sales Period

All year round

 

•Usage Period

Valid only on the day of purchase

 

•Purchase locations

Kyoto Bus Arashiyama Office, Kyoto Station Bus Ticket Center

 

•Benefits

None

•Official HP (In Japanese Only)

Arashiyama/Sagano free ticket

Kyoto Bus

•Ticket Overview

All lines west of Arisugawa and west of Saga-Arashiyama Station (except between Toriimoto and Nishiyama Takao)

•Price

400 yen per adult

 

•Sales Period

All year round

 

•Usage Period

1 day of use

 

•Purchase locations

Hankyu Railway Arashiyama Station, Kyoto Bus Arashiyama Office

 

•Benefits

Discount ticket with oil blotting paper included

•Official HP (In Japanese Only)

Shuzan free ticket

West Japan JR Bus

•Ticket Overview

Unlimited rides between Kyoto Station and Shuzan

•Price

1,850 yen per adult
930 yen per child

 

•Sales Period

All year round

 

•Usage Period

Valid only on the day of purchase

 

•Purchase locations

Kyoto Bus Ticket Center (about 1 minute walk from Kyoto Station Central Exit)

 

•Benefits

Special benefits available at stores in the Shuzan area

•Official HP