While there are many ways of getting to Osaka from Kyoto (including a 13-minute bullet train), we recommend taking the Keihan line from Gion Shijo. It’s a longer route, but takes you directly to ...

Just before reaching Chushojima Station on the Keihan Line heading into Kyoto from Osaka, or just after crossing the Uji River on the almost parallel Kintetsu train that runs between Kyoto and ...