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Getting around Korea: fares at a glance
Subway, bus, taxi, airport and intercity fares from each operator's or city's official table. Open a page for the full rules, calculators and dates.
The figures below are the headline numbers from each page, copied from that page's summary. Each page has the conditions, exceptions, official sources and any disagreement between sources — check it before you rely on a number.
| Page | Headline figures | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Seoul subway and bus fares, with a transfer calculator | ₩1,550 Subway, adult, transit card ₩1,500 Trunk / branch bus, adult, card ₩3,000 Rapid (red) bus, adult, card | 2026-10-19 |
| Seoul Climate Card: pass prices and whether it saves you money | ₩5,000 1-day pass ₩10,000 3-day pass ₩20,000 7-day pass | 2026-10-19 |
| Seoul taxi fares: meter rates, night surcharge and airport fixed fares | ₩4,800 Sedan base fare, daytime, first 1.6 km ₩100 / 131 m Sedan distance fare, daytime ₩6,700 Sedan base fare, 11 PM to 2 AM | 2026-10-19 |
| AREX Airport Railroad fares: Incheon Airport to Seoul Station, express or all-stop | ₩13,000 Express, adult (standard fare ₩18,100 to T1, ₩18,700 to T2) ₩4,750 All-stop, Seoul Station to Terminal 1, transit card ₩5,350 All-stop, Seoul Station to Terminal 2, transit card | 2026-10-19 |
| KORAIL PASS for foreign visitors: prices, what it covers and a group cost calculator | ₩131,000 Adult, 2-day select pass ₩275,000 Adult, 5-day select pass 10 days Window to pick your 2–5 travel days | 2026-10-19 |
| Seoul Ttareungi public bike: day pass prices, overtime fees and how visitors pay | ₩1,000 Day pass, 1-hour rentals ₩2,000 Day pass, 2-hour rentals ₩3,000 Day pass, 3-hour rentals | 2026-10-19 |
| Busan Metro (subway) fares: section 1 and 2, card vs QR ticket, passes and transfers | ₩1,600 Adult, section 1, card or mobile ticket ₩1,800 Adult, section 2, card or mobile ticket ₩1,700 Adult, section 1, one-time QR ticket | 2026-10-19 |
| Express and intercity bus fares in Korea: sample routes, seat classes and how to book | ₩29,100 Seoul Gyeongbu to Busan, standard class, adult ₩43,300 Seoul Gyeongbu to Busan, deluxe class, adult ₩56,200 Seoul Gyeongbu to Busan, premium class, adult | 2026-10-19 |
| Jeju Island bus fares: ordinary, express and airport limousine, plus the transfer rules | ₩1,150 Adult, ordinary bus, transit card ₩1,200 Adult, ordinary bus, cash ₩2,000 Adult, express bus base fare (card) | 2026-10-19 |
| Airport limousine bus fares from Incheon and Gimpo into Seoul: every route and its fare | ₩18,000 Routes 6701 (City Hall), 6702, 6703 (Gangnam/COEX), 6705 ₩17,000 Most 6000-series routes (e.g. 6001, 6015 Myeongdong, 6020 Yeoksam) ₩16,000 6003 Daerim Stn and 6014 Gwangmyeong | 2026-10-19 |
| Gyeonggi-do and Incheon city bus fares compared with Seoul: regular, express and M-bus | ₩1,650 Gyeonggi regular bus, adult, card (since 25 Oct 2025) ₩3,200 Gyeonggi direct-seat or wide-area express, adult, card ₩1,500 Incheon trunk bus, adult, card | 2026-10-19 |
| Hangang Bus (Han River ferry bus): fares, piers and the August 2026 timetable | ₩3,000 Adult, one way ₩1,800 / ₩1,100 Adolescent / child, one way +₩5,000 Climate Card with Hangang Bus: unlimited rides | 2026-10-19 |
| Busan taxi fares: base fare, distance and time rates, night surcharge and worked examples | ₩4,800 Medium taxi, first 2 km 132 m / ₩100 Distance rate after 2 km 30% / 20% Night: 00:00 to 02:00 / 23:00 to 24:00 and 02:00 to 04:00 | 2026-10-19 |
| T-money card for visitors: price, where to buy, top-up limit and refund fee | ₩4,000 Tmoney Travel Card price (convenience stores, Incheon airport bus ticket office) ₩1,000 to ₩90,000 One top-up, in ₩1,000 units ₩500,000 Most the card may hold | 2026-10-19 |
| How much is the subway in Daegu? Flat fare by card or single ticket, and bus transfers | ₩1,500 Adult, transit card, any distance ₩1,700 Adult (and teen) one-time token ticket ₩850 Teen card fare | 2026-10-19 |
| How much is the subway in Daejeon? Distance zones, card vs ticket fares and bus transfers | ₩1,550 Adult, card, zone 1 (up to 10 km) ₩1,650 Adult, card, zone 2 (over 10 km) ₩1,700 Adult, single ticket, zone 1 | 2026-10-19 |
| How much is the subway in Gwangju? Flat fare, transfers, fare-support cards and delay payments | ₩1,250 Adult, transit card, any distance ₩1,400 Adult single-use ticket ₩900 Teen (13 to 18), transit card | 2026-10-19 |
| How much is the Incheon subway? Base fare, distance surcharge and transfers to Seoul | ₩1,550 Adult, card, first 10 km ₩1,650 Adult, one-time transit card, first 10 km ₩100 Adult extra per 5 km after 10 km (to 50 km) | 2026-10-19 |
| Expressway tolls in Korea: how they are calculated, Hi-pass and sample tolls from Seoul | ₩18,600 Seoul to Busan, class 1 (regular car), official lookup ₩900 + ₩44.3/km Closed-system formula, class 1 (passenger car) ₩8,200 Seoul to Daejeon, class 1 | 2026-10-19 |
| Incheon Airport parking fee per day: short-term, long-term and reserved lots, T1 and T2 | ₩24,000 Short-term lot, maximum per day ₩9,000 Long-term or reserved lot, maximum per day ₩1,000 Long-term or reserved lot, per hour | 2026-10-19 |