Kyoto

[Shelley G]

I’m posting my question here because our roll call is not very active. How far is the port of Kyoto to the city centre? We have friends who live there and would like to meet them for dinner the night we overnight there. Is it easy to get a taxi at the port to take us into the city? All help is appreciated. 
Shelley

[GMIAC]

5 minutes ago, Shelley G said:

I’m posting my question here because our roll call is not very active. How far is the port of Kyoto to the city centre? We have friends who live there and would like to meet them for dinner the night we overnight there. Is it easy to get a taxi at the port to take us into the city? All help is appreciated. 
Shelley

 

The port is actually Kobe, which is about an hour-long drive from Kyoto. 

[CJANDH]

10 minutes ago, GMIAC said:

 

The port is actually Kobe, which is about an hour-long drive from Kyoto.

You would have to be very lucky with the traffic. Another option is to take the bullet train from Kobe to Kyoto. Takes about 90 minutes.

[GMIAC]

18 minutes ago, CJANDH said:

You would have to be very lucky with the traffic. Another option is to take the bullet train from Kobe to Kyoto. Takes about 90 minutes.

That's not very fast, considering the drive is 60 minutes (without traffic). 

[Gilly]

Info from here suggests it's 23 minutes on the Shinkansen train from Kobe to Kyoto...though of course, you'd need to get to the Shin-Kobe station first.

[CJANDH]

3 hours ago, Gilly said:

Info from here suggests it's 23 minutes on the Shinkansen train from Kobe to Kyoto...though of course, you'd need to get to the Shin-Kobe station first.

You are right. Sorry. I was looking at the regular train from Sannomiya Station; not the shinkansen. The bullet train is about 23 minutes. Shin Kobe station is about a 15 minute cab ride from kobe port. 

[maryogreen]

@Shelley G My husband and I were on Regent's Tokyo to Bangkok cruise in November and did a day trip to Kyoto on the Shinkansen. It was surprisingly easy and fast – less than 15 minutes from the port to Shin Kobe station and about 30 minutes on the bullet train to Kyoto, including a brief stop in Osaka. No difficulties getting a taxi at the port or at Shin Kobe for our trip back to the ship. Here's a link to my blog post from our day in Kyoto, which includes photos and information on taking the bullet train:

https://www.themodernpostcard.com/one-day-in-kyoto-a-wonderful-whirlwind-tour-taking-the-bullet-train/

 

Best of luck!
Mary

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