Bus 205 to Kinkaku Temple at 8.30am Saturday?

Hi,

Will the buses be very busy around that time? We have 4 people, is it better to use taxi instead?

Thanks

If you want to leave the Kyoto Station to 8:30, there is a bus departure to 8:31. The next departure is 8:41 AM.
http://www.arukumachikyoto.jp/timetable.php?name=%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E9...

If you are planning in an inner-city area of Kyoto, you get three or more times a bus or Kyoto Kyoto City Bus, it is recommended that you buy a day pass.
https://www.city.kyoto.jp/koho/eng/access/transport.html

Thanks for the reply, however, I meant to ask if the buses will be crowded and slow at that time? And it may be better to take a taxi instead?

It takes 40 minutes on the timetable you go by bus to Kinkakuji from Kyoto Station.
http://www.arukumachikyoto.jp/search_result.php?fn=Kyoto&tn=Kinkakuji%...
I think that if you want to save time, it is good to ride a taxi. I never went to Kinkakuji in its route actually. I think that there is road congestion of tourists.