Kyoto in 3 days: route in order
The essentials in 10 seconds
- Entry
- 5 of 10 free; 5 paid — see “Cost”
- Duration
- 3 days, 9:30 to 16:07 each day
- Start and finish
- Fushimi Inari Shrine → Arashiyama
- On foot
- ≈ 6 min in total
- Transport
- 6 rides, ≈ 2 h 55 min
- Lunch
- around 13:25
- With kids
- fine: short walks
Day-by-day plan
Times include walking and lunch. Drag a stop by ≡, remove it with the cross or add one nearby — the plan updates.
Day 1 · Kyoto09:30–15:46 · 3 places · 6 h 20 min
Fushimi Inari Shrine
· 2 h · Free
- 25 min · transport or taxi
Kiyomizu-dera
· 1 h 30 min · ≈ ¥500
- Lunch · 1 h
- 36 min · transport or taxi
Kinkaku-ji
· 45 min · ¥500
Day 2 · Kyoto09:30–15:53 · 4 places · 6 h 20 min
Nijo Castle
· 1 h 30 min · ¥800; with Ninomaru ¥1,300
- 23 min · transport or taxi
Gion
· 1 h 30 min · Free
- Lunch · 1 h
- 6 min on foot
Yasaka Shrine
· 30 min · Free
- 24 min · transport or taxi
Philosopher's Path
· 1 h · Free
Day 3 · Kyoto09:30–16:07 · 3 places · 6 h 40 min
Sanjusangen-do
· 45 min · About ¥600
- 36 min · transport or taxi
Ryoan-ji
· 45 min · ¥600
- Lunch · 1 h
- 31 min · transport or taxi
Arashiyama
· 3 h · Free
What the route costs
5 of 10 are free; 5 charge entry — prices below, check them on site.
| 2 | Kiyomizu-dera | 51 | 1 h 30 min | ≈ ¥500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Kinkaku-ji | 48 | 45 min | ¥500 |
| 4 | Nijo Castle | 44 | 1 h 30 min | ¥800; with Ninomaru ¥1,300 |
| 8 | Sanjusangen-do | 38 | 45 min | about ¥600 |
| 9 | Ryoan-ji | 37 | 45 min | ¥600 |
| Other 5 places | 8 h | Free | ||
| Total | 13 h 20 min | 5 of 10 free |
Sources and fact-check
- Prices, opening hours and time on site come from each place's page, with its own sources and check date
