Kyoto: where should you sleep for the shortest travel?

Chosen: Fushimi Inari, Kiyomizu-dera, Gion, Kinkaku-ji, Arashiyama Bamboo Grove. Over 3 nights, sleeping in Kawaramachi gives the shortest travel. Return trips add up to 4 h 11 min, which is 42 min less than Arashiyama, the longest base for the same choice. Next shortest are Gion and Kyoto Station.

1. #1Kawaramachi4 h 11 min of round trips in totalOne way from Kawaramachi: Fushimi Inari 28 min, Kiyomizu-dera 19 min, Gion 15 min, Kinkaku-ji 33 min, Arashiyama Bamboo Grove 48 min
2. #2Gion4 h 12 min of round trips in total
3. #3Kyoto Station4 h 18 min of round trips in total

Chosen: Fushimi Inari, Kiyomizu-dera, Gion. Over 2 nights, sleeping in Higashiyama gives the shortest travel. Return trips add up to 1 h 36 min, which is 2 h 19 min less than Arashiyama, the longest base for the same choice. Next shortest are Gion and Kyoto Station.

1. #1Higashiyama1 h 36 min of round trips in totalOne way from Higashiyama: Fushimi Inari 25 min, Kiyomizu-dera 13 min, Gion 16 min
2. #2Gion1 h 42 min of round trips in total
3. #3Kyoto Station1 h 45 min of round trips in total

Chosen: Fushimi Inari, Kiyomizu-dera, Gion, Kinkaku-ji, Arashiyama Bamboo Grove. Over 3 nights, sleeping in Kawaramachi gives the shortest travel. Return trips add up to 8 h 33 min, which is 28 min less than Arashiyama, the longest base for the same choice. Next shortest are Kyoto Station and Gion. The transfer to and from Kansai is counted in both directions.

1. #1Kawaramachi8 h 33 min of round trips in totalOne way from Kawaramachi: Fushimi Inari 28 min, Kiyomizu-dera 19 min, Gion 15 min, Kinkaku-ji 33 min, Arashiyama Bamboo Grove 48 min
2. #2Kyoto Station8 h 34 min of round trips in total
3. #3Gion8 h 36 min of round trips in total