Although Yawatashi Station is supposed to be the main entrance of the city, roads around it are so small that many bus lines within Yawata City arrive in and depart from Kuzuha Station in Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture.
八幡市駅が当市の玄関駅であるが、駅付近の道が狭いこともあり、八幡市内のバス路線の多くは大阪府枚方市にある樟葉駅に発着する。