basic information

How to travel between Iga Ueno and Kyoto

1) Take the JR Nara Line from Kyoto to Kizu (35 minutes by rapid train)
2) Take the JR Kansai Line from Kizu to Kamo (5 minutes)
3) Continue along the JR Kansai Line from Kamo to Iga-Ueno (35 minutes)
4) Take the Iga Tetsudo Iga Line from Iga-Ueno to Ueno-shi (5 minutes)

The whole trip with transfers takes about two hours and costs 1360 Yen (1110 Yen for the JR part and 250 Yen for the Iga Tetsudo part).

Above fees and schedules are subject to change. For the current Yen exchange rate, click here.
 

Orientation

Iga Ueno's most centrally located railway station is Ueno-shi Station along the Iga Tetsudo Iga Line (formerly know as Kintetsu Iga Line). From the closest JR station, Iga Ueno Station, Ueno-shi Station can be reached in a 7 minute train ride along the Iga Line (250 Yen one way).

All of Iga Ueno's major attractions, including the Ninja Museum, Ueno Castle and the Basho Memorial Museum, are located in Ueno Park, a short walk north of Ueno-shi Station.

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