The mountain is a popular area for hikers and a toll road provides access by automobile to the top of the mountain; there are also buses that connect the mountaintop to town a few times a day. There are also two routes of funiculars: the Eizan Cable from the Kyoto side to the connecting point with an aerial tramway (ropeway) to the top, and the Sakamoto Cable from the Shiga side to the foot of Enryaku-ji.