Hostels in Kyoto
How many there are, what guests score them, which district they sit in, and a live search that returns hostels only.
Book a hostel in Kyoto
Live dorm and private-room availability from our booking partner, hostels only, booked and paid for here. Free cancellation is marked where it applies.
Hostels are sold here by AirOrSeaTravel through our booking partner, Nuitée, which takes the payment; the reservation is held with the hostel. The search returns hostels only, not hotels with a cheap room. How this works, and who to contact.
Our booking partner lists 79 hostels in Kyoto, out of 3,110 places to stay of every kind — 2.5% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Across 40 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.4 out of 10, 0.6 below the 9.0 its hotels average. Guests have left 28,035 reviews across them.
By postal code, hostels here cluster in 601-8004 (2), 605-0981 (2), 605-0846 (2). The city’s hotels are densest in 600-8216 instead — worth knowing before you book, because the two districts are rarely the same walk from the station.
| Hostel | Reviews | Score | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piece Hostel Kyoto | 4,808 | 9.1 | 601-8004 |
| K's House Kyoto -Travelers Hostel | 3,026 | 8.6 | 600-8142 |
| R Star Hostel Kyoto | 2,700 | 8.3 | 600-8436 |
| Ryokan Hostel Gion | 2,263 | 8.9 | 605-0089 |
| Wise Owl Hostels Kyoto | 1,843 | 8.7 | 601-8416 |
| HARUYA Umekoji | 1,744 | 7.7 | 600-8834 |
| Len Kyoto Kawaramachi | 1,566 | 8.5 | 600-8028 |
| Gion Kyoto Miyagawacyo Guesthouse HANAKANZASHI | 1,061 | 8.5 | — |
| Guest House Ga-Jyun | 1,001 | 9.2 | 605-0033 |
| Iwatoyama Hostel | 967 | — | 600-8445 |
Review counts and scores are the partner’s, recorded when this page’s data was compiled. They rank properties; they are not a substitute for reading recent reviews before you book.
If none of them suit
Kyoto has 3,110+ places to stay of every kind. A private room in a hostel and the cheapest room in a small hotel often cost about the same, and which is better depends on whether you want the common room or the quiet. Every kind of stay in Kyoto.
Common questions
How many hostels are there in Kyoto?
79 are listed by our booking partner for Kyoto, out of 3,110 places to stay of every kind — 2.5% of everywhere the partner lists there.
Are hostels in Kyoto any good?
Guests score them an average of 8.4 out of 10 across 40 hostels with 50 or more reviews, against 9.0 for the city’s hotels. A gap that size is worth reading the reviews over: check whether the complaints are about noise and cleanliness or about the fittings, which a hostel is not sold on.
Which part of Kyoto has the most hostels?
Postal code 601-8004 has the most (2), followed by 605-0981 (2). Check that against where you actually want to be at night; the cheapest cluster is not always the one near the stations you will use.
Can I book a hostel in Kyoto on this site?
Yes. The search on this page shows live dorm and private-room availability for hostels only, and the booking is completed here; payment is taken by our booking partner and the reservation is held with the hostel.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.