************************************************************************ Trafic Information between Kyoto - Hida ************************************************************************ * Kyoto -> Hida Kyoto Maibara 10:30 ------> 11:43 Gifu 11:53 ------> 12:38 Takayama 13:02 ------> 14:59 (JR Super Express "HIDA") 15:30 | Taya | Douden 16:35 <-----+ (Nou-hi Bus) 16:45 ------> 16:40 (Nou-hi Bus) * Hida -> Kyoto 1) Economy (01 Apr. <-> 31 Dec.) Douden Kamioka 12:25 ------> 13:03 (Nou-hi Bus) Toyama 13:15 ------> 14:35 (Nou-Hi Bus) Kyoto 15:09 ------> 18:07 (JR Super Express "Hakutyoh") 2) Expensive Douden Takayama 16:30 ------> 17:45 (Nou-Hi Bus) Gifu Nagoya 18:27 ------> 20:19 ------> 20:40 (JR Super Express 20:53 "HIDA-16") | | Kyoto <-------+ 12:36 (NewSuper Express "HIKARI") The number of bus between Douden and Takayama is only two per a day. So, necessarily, choices are limitted. If you can use a car, we recommend going with the car. It takes about 5 hours between Kyoto and Hida. This is not quite different from the case of using trains. In this case, the one-way cost (gas and high-way fare) is about 6000 yen.