The municipal transportation vehicles of the Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau of Japan are mainly divided into "underground railways" and "city buses". "Subterranean Railway" is the underground mass rapid transit system. The route is very simple. It is two intersecting lines. It is simpler than the only Sapporo subway in Hokkaido. "Shibus" is the municipal bus system. The routes are very diverse, covering the main areas of Kyoto. Scenic spots, you can actually get to know Kyoto thoroughly by just relying on buses.
After arriving at "Kyoto Station" by JR West Japan or Shinkansen, overseas tourists can go directly to the bus stop in front of the station and take the bus to various well-known attractions.When boarding, you board the bus from the back door, and get off at the front door. Within the uniform fare, there is no need to draw a "finishing ticket"; if the distance is long, you must draw a sorting ticket next to the back door and get off the bus Then, pay according to the fare corresponding to the finishing volume number and get off.
For ordinary tourists, "Kyoto Station" is a gathering place for buses of various routes. As long as visitors step out of the station and walk directly to the bus stop, there will be obvious text prompts for well-known scenic spots. Wait for the bus at that stop sign.If you are not at ease, you can look at the floor plan and route map again to confirm the route number of the bus you want to take.
The Kyoto City Bus dedicated one-day ticket is priced at 500 yen for adults and 250 yen for children, and unlimited rides on the same day are available in the "uniform zone".Because the city bus costs 220 yen for adults and 110 yen for children, if you have to take more than three trips on the planned itinerary on the day, you can just buy the one-day pass, which is definitely a good deal.
In the past, you had to buy the passenger ticket at the passenger service counter near the bus stop. Nowadays, there are vending machines in the bus stop in front of Kyoto Station, and you can buy them directly with coins.For the first ride, when you get off at the front door, insert the one-day pass into the machine next to the driver. The machine will automatically print the date of the day. For the second ride, show the back with the date to the driver. .
The route map of the city bus is actually available for free in the case near the station and can be easily checked when taking the bus. In fact, the main tourist attractions will be marked on the stop sign.Sombra shootsJust get on the car with the text, there is no big problem.
If you want to make further planning in advance, you can go to the website of the Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau and directly query the route on the website. The website has provided a mouse to directly click on the bus stop on the map to set the departure and destination. Specify the priority options of "time", "fare", and "transfer" and click "search". You can easily inquire even if you don't communicate in Japanese.
After setting the query options on the left side of the page and clicking Search, the right page will list various alternative routes, which is quite suitable for free players who like to do detailed planning in advance.Of course, if you like a casual and relaxed travel experience, it’s okay to get on the bus when you see the instruction text of the scenic spot.
The Kyoto city bus route can be said to be quite complete, and of course the service is gradually improving. In addition to the above-mentioned route, you can directly click the stop name on the website to query the route, and the bus arrival information is generally well established.I haven't seen any APP launched yet, but it can be queried by the mobile web browser of mobile devices.
Take iOS as an example, open the Safari browser and enter "http://blsetup.city.kyoto.jp/blsp/", you can check the dynamic information of bus arrivals; click on the icon in the center below to add the webpage to the main screen and use it as a mobile app, but of course it is not as fast as an app.
When querying the bus arrival information of a specific route and stop, you have to use Japanese pinyin to query at this time, which is more inconvenient. After selecting the stop and route, you can query the company location of the route.There will be a cute little bus icon that shows which two stop signs the bus is driving between.
Basically, just like many bus stations in Taipei, the stop signs of many bus stops in the downtown area of Kyoto have begun to build display screens for arrival information. Directly next to the bus stop signs, you can see the real-time bus location, and you don’t need to use it. Mobile device query.
Reference:
Official website of Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau:http://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kotsu/
Kyoto Municipal Traffic Route Search:http://www.kyoto-rakunavi.jp/web/route/
Query mobile webpages immediately upon arrival:http://blsetup.city.kyoto.jp/blsp/
