Kyoto to Mount Fuji: price, time and JR Pass

The short answer

Budget ¥8,200 (about $52) per person and about 9 h 30 to 10 h. It is both the cheapest option and the fastest. The Japan Rail Pass covers none of the options on this trip.

Kyoto and Mount Fuji are 375 km (233 miles) apart by road.

The only priced option

Bus

Fujiyama Liner overnight expressway bus (Kintetsu Bus and Fujikyu Bus)

Kyoto (Hachijoguchi exit) → Kawaguchiko, direct

¥8,200 about $52 · per person

about 9 h 30 to 10 h overnight

Japan Rail Pass: no A private company, so the pass never applies.

Who runs it: Fujikyu A small private company, from Otsuki to Kawaguchiko at the foot of Mount Fuji. Its section is always paid on top of the pass, even on a direct JR train. Source

A direct overnight bus with no change, which carries on to Osaka afterwards. A seat in a row of three, more comfortable because it stands on its own, costs ¥10,200 (about $65). Fare source

Last checked August 11, 2026. The dollar figure is worked out at the exchange rate of the site's last update and is never stored beside the yen.

This trip inside your whole itinerary

One trip on its own never tells you whether the Japan Rail Pass is worth it. That depends on every other leg of the journey, and on the regional passes, which are far cheaper and cover only their own area.

See what the passes cost

Where to sleep: Kyoto.