Cheapest€11.88
- 近畿日本鉄道 S-175406:0130m06:31Ōtsu StationYao Station
Door to door 1h 14mCO2 1.8 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Ōtsu to Yao costs €11.88 at the cheapest and takes 1h 12m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 56 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 56 km
- Fastest
- 1h 12m
- Average
- 1h 14m
- Services per day
- 6
- Cheapest
- €11.88
- CO2 per passenger
- 1.8 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 14, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 1h 14m | 30m | 44m | €11.88 | 1.8 kg | 6 |
- 1h 14mFastest, by Train
- €11.88Cheapest, by Train
- 1.8 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 56 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 14, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Ōtsu to Yao | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €15.19 | €16.84 | €12.99 | €11.88 | €11.89 | €11.89 | €11.89 | €12.44 | €11.88 | €12.44 | €11.88 | €11.88 | €11.89 | €11.88 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-14 · €11.88
The train gets you into Yao. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Yao
Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.
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When to book Ōtsu to Yao
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €11.8890 days
- €11.8860 days
- €11.8845 days
- €11.8830 days
- €11.8821 days
- €11.8814 days
- €11.897 days
- €12.993 days
- €15.191 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 28 percent. The most expensive point is €15.19, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 14 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €12.44Sun
- €11.88Mon
- €11.88Tue
- €11.89Wed
- €11.88Thu
- €12.44Fri
- €11.88Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €11.89Sep
- €11.88Oct
- €11.88Nov
- €11.88Dec
- €11.88Jan
- €11.88Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 56 km against 49 km in a straight line, a detour of 14 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Akashi, Yokkaichi, Tsu, Matsusaka. The gap between arriving and leaving is 63 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Ōtsu at 06:01 and the last at 07:30, across 6 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Ōtsu
Rail
- Ōtsu Station
- Ōtsukyō Station
- Fudanotsuji Station
Bus
- びわ湖浜大津;浜大津
- 大津駅
Ferry
- Midera
Yao
Rail
- Yao Station
- Kintetsu-Yao Station
- Onji Station
Bus
- JR八尾駅前
- 近鉄八尾駅前
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €8.99 | 76% |
| Taxes | €0.90 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 17% |
| Total you pay | €11.88 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Yao well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Baggage storage near Yao Station
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Ōtsu to Yao
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Ōtsu to Yao?
The fastest journey from Ōtsu to Yao takes 1h 12m door to door, of which 30m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 1h 14m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Ōtsu to Yao?
The cheapest fare from Ōtsu to Yao is €11.88, checked on September 14, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €11.89. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Ōtsu to Yao?
The cheapest way from Ōtsu to Yao is by Train, at €11.88 for one passenger on September 14, 2026. That journey takes 1h 14m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Ōtsu to Yao?
Fares from Ōtsu to Yao bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 28 percent, measured on September 14, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Ōtsu to Yao?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Ōtsu to Yao, at €11.88. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 14, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Ōtsu to Yao?
October is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Ōtsu to Yao, at €11.88 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Ōtsu to Yao?
2 operators sell services from Ōtsu to Yao across 1 modes: West Japan Railway, 近畿日本鉄道. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Ōtsu to Yao?
33 percent of the services we sell from Ōtsu to Yao are direct. The rest connect at Akashi, Yokkaichi, Tsu, Matsusaka, with about 63 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Ōtsu to Yao use?
Services from Ōtsu to Yao by Train leave from Ōtsu Station and arrive at Yao Station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Ōtsu to Yao?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Ōtsu to Yao allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Ōtsu to Yao on September 10, 2026: 56 km of route against 49 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 1h 12m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Yao is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Yao
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Yao, with free cancellation on most of it.
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Other ways to make this journey
Arriving in Yao
Leaving Yao
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- 1Countries
- 3Operators
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