Hi. Can you travel from Kyoto to Koyasan without having to go to Osaka first? I read that you can go to Hashimoto but what is the route by train from Kyoto to Hashimoto and is it shorter than going from Kyoto to Osaka/Namba and then using the Nankai railway to Koyasan?
Also, does anyone know if the damaged train line between Hashimoto and Koyasan will be fixed by April 2018?
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The only realistic way is through Osaka. But if you were to try and take JR trains all the way to Hashimoto, it would take about 2 hours 15 minutes minimum, and force you to make 3 transfers along the way.
The Koyasan World Heritage Ticket is a better way to go. It also includes discounts to several places at Koyasan.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2358_012.html
http://www.nankaikoya.jp/en/stations/ticket.html
Although depending on your plans around going to Koyasan, you might find the Kansai Thru Pass to be appealing.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2357_005.html
http://www.hyperdia.com/en/cgi/en/search.html?dep_node=KYOTO&arv_node=HASHIMOTO(WAKAYAMA)&via_node01=YOSHINOGUCHI&via_node02=&via_node03=&year=2018&month=03&day=16&hour=07&minute=10&search_type=0&search_way=&transtime=undefined&sort=0&max_route=1&faretype=0&ship=off&lmlimit=null&search_target=route&facility=reserved&sum_target=7
Nankai Koya line will be recovered in next April. No date is announced yet.
https://response.jp/article/2017/12/28/304271.html
Until then, you need to take a bus.
http://www.nankai.co.jp/traffic/info/transfer.html
By taking the Yoshino route, you could drop at Mt Yoshino to enjoy cherry blossoms there in April. Highly recommended.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4152.html
http://www.hyperdia.com/en/cgi/en/search.html?dep_node=KYOTO&arv_node=YOSHINO(NARA)&via_node01=&via_node02=&via_node03=&year=2018&month=03&day=16&hour=08&minute=45&search_type=0&search_way=&transtime=undefined&sort=0&max_route=1&faretype=0&ship=off&lmlimit=null&search_target=route&facility=reserved&sum_target=7
https://world.jorudan.co.jp/mln/en/?p=0&xpd=1&from=Kyoto&to=Yoshino(Nara)&date=02/21/2018&time=07:10&ft=0&ic=0&us=1&up=0&ut=0&nzm=0&sub_lang=nosub&estf=Kyoto&estt=Yoshino(Nara)
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kyoto+Station/Yoshino+Station+Japan/?hl=en-US
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Yoshino+Station+Japan/Hashimoto+Station+Japan/?hl=en-US
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kyoto+Station/Hashimoto+Station+Japan/?hl=en-US