How Do You Get to Ine Funaya Village From Kyoto and Get Around?

Published 2026-10-04 · Sources checked 2026-10-04 · Treasure Hunting Co., Ltd.

This guide is for visitors who want to reach Ine, the fishing village of boathouses on the Tango Peninsula in northern Kyoto Prefecture, and move around it. It uses the English pages of the Ine Tourist Information site and three English pages of the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO). All pages were read on 2026-10-04. The pages are not dated, so bus and timetable details may have changed.

None of the pages gives a bus fare or a timetable, so this guide cannot say when the first or last bus leaves.

The short answer

Ine is remote. JNTO says the village is accessible only by car or bus from Amanohashidate Station, the station for the famous pine-covered sandbar. The usual route is a train from Kyoto Station to Amanohashidate Station, then a local bus to Ine.

By train and bus

JNTO says to take a JR Hashidate limited express train from Kyoto Station to Amanohashidate Station. A JNTO feature on northern Kyoto says that it takes just over two hours to reach Amanohashidate Station, and that traveling on to Ine requires a bus ride of approximately one hour. Another JNTO page says Amanohashidate Station is about 130 minutes from Kyoto Station, and that visitors can take the bus from the station straight to Ine.

JNTO's Ine page says buses run between Amanohashidate Station and Ine about once per hour and that the ride takes about 60 minutes. The Ine tourist association says the whole journey by train and local bus takes approximately three and a half hours. It tells visitors to get on the local bus bound for Ine, Kyogamisaki or Kamanyu, and it links to the timetable of the bus company, Tango Kairiku Kotsu. Use that timetable, not our summary, because small-town bus services change.

By car

The Ine tourist association says Ine is about 2 hours by car from Kyoto city and 2 and a half hours from Osaka city. JNTO's feature says to take the Kyoto-Jukan Expressway and get off at the Miyazu-Amanohashidate Interchange, and it gives approximately two hours from the city of Kyoto to Ine. The sources do not give the road distance from the interchange to the village. JNTO notes that the towns of Ine and Miyazu are approximately twenty-four kilometers apart, though another page says Ine is about 15 kilometers north of Amanohashidate. The difference probably comes from what is measured, such as a straight line or the coastal road.

Parking and the narrow road

The Ine tourist association gives clear advice about cars. It says the main road around the funaya area is very narrow and two cars cannot go through at the same time. The road is the only way for residents and the bus. It asks visitors to park in the town-run parking lot and not on private land. It also asks drivers to turn off the engine while the car is left in the lot. The sources do not give the parking fee or the size of the lot.

Getting around in the village

JNTO describes Ine as a small town of about 1,900 people, tucked tightly between the mountains and Ine Bay. The tourist association gives about 1,800 and says this is the second smallest population in Kyoto Prefecture. The funaya stretch along five kilometers of coastline, according to JNTO, so walking is possible but long. The tourist association's site also lists bicycle options, including electric-assisted bicycles for rent and a community cycle scheme. It says the community bicycles cannot be reserved in advance, and gives a small number of 13 bicycles. Check the association's site for the current rules before you plan a ride around the bay.

A JNTO traveler's blog suggests stopping at Funayanosato Park, a rest stop right before you enter the village, for a panoramic view of the funaya. JNTO's own Ine page says a park perched on a hill above Ine has an observation deck and more restaurants and shops than Ine itself. The sources may be describing the same park or two different ones, so check the name on the day.

How long to stay

JNTO says that due to its remoteness you should plan for an entire day by the Ine seaside, or even an overnight visit. It adds that your visit can be combined with a visit to Amanohashidate. Because the bus ride alone is about an hour each way, a day trip from Kyoto means a long day on trains and buses. Staying overnight is the option the sources recommend, and the tourist association's page on lodging says that most places can be booked up to three months in advance.

What we could not verify, and therefore left out

• Bus fares, the timetable and the last bus back to Amanohashidate Station.
• Parking fees and the capacity of the town-run lot.
• Rental prices and opening days of the bicycles.
• Whether the hilltop park on the JNTO page and Funayanosato Park are the same place.

Related guides

• What Are the Ine Funaya Boathouses, in a Working Fishing Village?
• What Should You Know Before Visiting Ine? Manners, Boat Tours and Lodging

Sources

All URLs retrieved 2026-10-04.

1. Ine Fishing Village (JNTO) — (car or bus only, hourly bus, 60 minutes, population, five kilometers, one day)
2. A Different Side of Kyoto (JNTO) — (just over two hours, bus about one hour, expressway, 24 km)
3. Another Kyoto (JNTO) — (130 minutes, bus to Ine)
4. Main Attractions of Seaside Village Ine No Funaya (JNTO traveler's blog) — (Funayanosato Park)
5. Access to Ine town (Ine Tourist Information) — (driving times, local bus destinations, three and a half hours)
6. To Ine's visitors (Ine Tourist Information) — (population, narrow road, parking)
7. English (Ine Tourist Information) — (bicycle listings)
8. Accommodation (Ine Tourist Information) — (booking three months ahead)