To go to a destination on either the Biwako Line or the Kosei Line via the Keihan Line, the usual route in the past was to transfer to the Keihan Keishin Line at Sanjo Station and change again at Yamashina Station (Keihan Yamashina Line) to the Biwako Line or Kosei Line; however, as operations west of Goryo Station on the Keishin Line were discontinued and fares hiked after the Kyoto Municipal Subway Tozai Line began operations, it is assumed that some users have chosen to walk the distance between Shichijo Station and Kyoto Station (nevertheless, city buses continue to operate between the two stations).
京阪線から琵琶湖線・湖西線方面はかつては三条駅から京阪京津線に乗り換え、山科駅（京阪山科駅）で琵琶湖線・湖西線に乗り換えるのが普通だったが、京津線の御陵駅以西廃止、京都市営地下鉄東西線開通以降は運賃が高くなったことから、七条駅-京都駅の徒歩乗り換えに切り替えた人もいると思われる（それでも、市バスでの両駅間相互連絡は一応ある）。