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Kyoto and Osaka in 3 days: a day-by-day itinerary

Twelve places in Kyoto and Osaka over three days, from a hotel near Kyoto Station to a flight out of Kansai Airport. Michiplan worked out the order: which day each place is on, the sequence, the train or bus between them, meals, and where the bags go when the hotel changes.

Planned for Sun, Nov 8 to Tue, Nov 10, 2026, days from 06:00. None of these lines publishes an open timetable, so each ride time is estimated from how often the line runs, and marked. Check the times before you go.

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Map of the whole trip: Kyoto’s stops in the north on Days 1 and 2, the train down to Osaka, and Osaka’s stops before the ride to Kansai Airport© OpenStreetMap · OpenFreeMap · OpenMapTiles

Day 1: Kyoto east · Sun, Nov 8

Map of Day 1: from the hotel near Kyoto Station to Kiyomizu-dera, Yasaka Shrine, Gion, Nishiki Market and Fushimi Inari, with the rides between© OpenStreetMap · OpenFreeMap · OpenMapTiles

Hotel near Kyoto Station · leave 06:28

  1. 22 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go
  2. Stop 1: Kiyomizu-dera06:50–08:20Open 06:00–18:00
    Kiyomizu-dera
    Photo: Martin Falbisoner · CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped
  3. Breakfast near Kiyomizu-dera 08:20–09:20
  4. 17 min
  5. Stop 2: Yasaka Shrine09:37–10:07
    Yasaka Shrine
    Photo: Zairon · CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped
  6. 6 min
  7. Stop 3: Gion Quarter10:13–11:13
    Gion Quarter
    Photo: Andreas Tack · Public domain, cropped
  8. 13 min
  9. Stop 4: Lunch at Nishiki Market11:26–12:26Open 10:00–18:00
    Lunch at Nishiki Market
    Photo: Pitan · CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped
  10. 28 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go
  11. Stop 5: Fushimi Inari Taisha12:54–14:54
    Fushimi Inari Taisha
    Photo: Saigen Jiro · CC0, cropped
  12. 19 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go
  13. Free 15:13–17:00: room for another place. Add one and the planner re-times the day.

Hotel near Kyoto Station · arrive 15:13, check in from 15:00

  1. Dinner 17:00–18:00

Day 2: Kyoto west, then Osaka · Mon, Nov 9

Hotel near Kyoto Station · check out by 10:00

  1. Breakfast near the hotel 07:00–08:00
  2. 47 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go
  3. Stop 6: Kinkaku-ji Temple09:00–10:00Arrives 08:47 and waits 13 min for it to open at 09:00
    Kinkaku-ji Temple
    Photo: Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped
  4. 1h 12m, 1 changeEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go
  5. Stop 7: Tenryū-ji Temple11:12–12:12
    Tenryū-ji Temple
    Photo: osakaosaka · CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped
  6. Lunch near Tenryū-ji Temple 12:12–13:12
  7. 7 min
  8. Stop 8: Arashiyama Bamboo Grove13:19–14:04
    Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
    Photo: Naokijp · CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped
  9. 45 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go
  10. Collect the bags at the Kyoto hotel 14:49–14:59
  11. 1h 13m, 1 changeEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go
  12. Drop the bags at the Namba hotel 16:12–16:22
  13. 6 min
  14. Stop 9: Dōtonbori16:28–17:58After dark, by the hotel
    Dōtonbori
    Photo: Kang-min Liu · CC BY 2.0, cropped

Hotel in Namba, Osaka · arrive 18:04

  1. Dinner 18:04–19:04

Day 3: Osaka, then the airport · Tue, Nov 10

Hotel in Namba, Osaka · check out by 10:00

  1. Bags from the hotel to lockers near Tsūtenkaku, 06:00–06:39
  2. Breakfast near Tsūtenkaku 07:00–08:00
  3. 46 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go
  4. Stop 10: Osaka Castle09:00–10:30Arrives 08:46 and waits 14 min for it to open at 09:00
    Osaka Castle
    Photo: 663highland · CC BY 2.5, cropped
  5. 43 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go
  6. Stop 11: Lunch at Kuromon Market11:13–12:13
    Lunch at Kuromon Market
    Photo: ほっきー · CC0, cropped
  7. 13 minEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go
  8. Stop 12: Tsūtenkaku12:26–13:11
    Tsūtenkaku
    Photo: Mc681 · CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped
  9. Collect the bags from the lockers 13:12–13:27
  10. 1hEstimated time: this line publishes no open timetable, so the ride is worked out from how often it runs. Check before you go

Kansai Airport (KIX) by 14:27

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