Before the subway was opened to traffic, except for the Keihan Keishin Line, route buses that seldom ran according to schedule were the only means of transportation; however, the inauguration of the subway has drastically improved the traffic convenience.
地下鉄開業前は、京阪京津線などを除くと時間の読めない路線バスしか選択肢がなかったが、地下鉄開業により大幅にアクセスが改善された。