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Seoul City Tour Bus (Tiger Bus): ticket prices, day and night courses, stops and times
Numbers checked against the official source on 2026-10-19
The daytime hop-on hop-off "Downtown, Palaces & Namsan Course" (Tour 01) is listed on the operator's Korean site at from ₩27,000 for an adult and ₩19,000 for a child, shown next to a struck-through list price of ₩36,000 and ₩22,000. The evening "Han River Namsan Night Tour" (Tour 04) is from ₩25,000 adult and ₩16,000 child (struck-through ₩29,000 and ₩18,000). The day bus makes 15 stops from Gwanghwamun, leaves every 25 minutes between 09:20 and 16:50, and does not run on Mondays.
Prices for every tour
The operator's tour list shows each product with two prices per passenger type: a struck-through figure and a larger figure next to the word "from" (부터). The page does not say what the struck-through figure is or why the two differ, so both are shown as printed. The "from" figure can be the lowest price of the product and may not be the price for every date.
| Tour | What it is | Adult listed | Adult from | Child listed | Child from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour 01 — Downtown, Palaces & Namsan Course (day) | Hop-on hop-off, 15 stops | 36,000 | 27,000 | 22,000 | 19,000 |
| Tour 04 — Han River & Namsan Night Tour | Non-stop, 90 minutes, 25-minute photo stop at N Seoul Tower | 29,000 | 25,000 | 18,000 | 16,000 |
| Exclusive: Zombie Attack day | Hop-on hop-off, 15 stops | 40,000 | 30,000 | 29,500 | 22,000 |
| Exclusive: Zombie Attack night | Non-stop, 90 minutes | 47,000 | 35,000 | 47,000 | 35,000 |
| Exclusive: City & Nature Tour with Bukhansan National Park | About 6 hours at Bukhansan, plus a Tour 01 ticket | 70,000 | 35,000 | 56,000 | 27,000 |
| Exclusive: Glow Up in Seoul | Tour 01 ticket plus a welcome travel kit | 36,000 | 28,000 | 26,000 | 20,000 |
| Exclusive: Sejong Backstage Tour (Korean guide) | 70-minute backstage tour plus a Tour 01 ticket | 71,000 | 35,000 | 57,000 | 27,000 |
The English-language pages list the same tours in U.S. dollars (for example Tour 01 at "from $33.00" and $22.00). The two language versions therefore show different currencies for the same product; this page uses the won figures. Before you pay, look at the total on the booking page itself.
Cost example: a family on the day bus
Two adults and one child (age 10) on Tour 01 at the "from" prices: 2 × ₩27,000 + ₩19,000 = ₩73,000 (derived arithmetic). At the struck-through list prices the same group would be 2 × ₩36,000 + ₩22,000 = ₩94,000 (derived arithmetic).
Tour 01: Downtown, Palaces & Namsan Course (day, hop-on hop-off)
| Item | What the operator says |
|---|---|
| Starts at | Gwanghwamun ticket booth, 68-2 Taepyeong-ro 1-ga, Jung-gu (about 100 m from Exit 6 of Gwanghwamun Station, Line 5, or a 300 m straight walk from Exit 3 of City Hall Station, Lines 1 and 2) |
| Departures | First bus 09:20, last bus 16:50, every 25 minutes |
| Stops | 15 hop-on hop-off stops; the boarding pass is valid for the whole day |
| Full loop | About 1.5 hours without getting off |
| Closed | Mondays; if Monday is a public holiday the bus runs and the closure moves to Tuesday |
| Audio guide | 12 languages, one earphone pair per seat |
| Seats | Unreserved, first come first served; if the bus is full you take the next one |
| Bus type | Open-top double-decker (70 seats), glass-top double-decker (71 seats) or semi-open single-decker (45 seats), assigned by the operator; you cannot choose |
Stops and departure times
| No. | Stop | First bus | Last bus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwanghwamun Station (departure) | 9:20 | 16:50 |
| 2 | Myeong-dong | 9:29 | 16:59 |
| 3 | Namsangol Hanok Village | 9:31 | 17:01 |
| 4 | Ambassador Seoul Pullman Hotel | 9:37 | 17:07 |
| 5 | Shilla Hotel, Jangchungdan Park | 9:40 | 17:10 |
| 6 | N Seoul Tower | 9:50 | 17:20 |
| 7 | Hyatt Hotel | 9:59 | 17:29 |
| 8 | Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), Dongdaemun Market | 10:08 | 17:38 |
| 9 | Daehak-ro | 10:16 | 17:46 |
| 10 | Changgyeonggung Palace | 10:21 | 17:51 |
| 11 | Changdeokgung Palace | 10:25 | 17:55 |
| 12 | Insa-dong, Bukchon | 10:29 | 17:59 |
| 13 | Cheongwadae (Blue House) | 10:33 | 18:03 |
| 14 | Gyeongbokgung Palace, Folk Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art | 10:36 | 18:06 |
| 15 | Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Gwanghwamun Square | 10:40 | 18:10 |
| End | Gwanghwamun Station (arrival) | 10:50 | 18:20 |
Several stops are at sites with their own entry fees: see palace admission fees, Seoul museum admission and hours and Namsan tower and cable car prices. The bus ticket covers only the bus.
Tour 04: Han River & Namsan Night Tour
| Item | What the operator says |
|---|---|
| Departure | Once a day from in front of the Gwanghwamun ticket booth: 19:00 from 1 Jan to 30 Apr, 19:30 from 1 May to 31 Aug, 19:00 from 1 Sep to 31 Dec |
| Boarding | Boarding opens 40 minutes before departure; on-site boarding and services close at departure time |
| Length | 90 minutes, non-stop except one 25-minute stop at N Seoul Tower |
| Closed | Mondays; if Monday is a public holiday the bus runs and the closure moves to Tuesday |
| Same-day booking | Not available online; call 02-777-6090 to ask about remaining seats |
| Seats | Unreserved; double-decker buses are assigned first in booking order, then the semi-open single-decker, and the type is only known on the day |
How to buy and board
- Book online until the day before your ride, or buy a same-day ticket at the Gwanghwamun ticket booth (day course). Same-day online booking is not available.
- Collect your boarding pass. If you booked online, give the booth staff the name on the booking and they issue the pass.
- Show the pass to the driver when you board. The day pass lets you get on and off freely at all 15 stops that day.
- Arrive early. For the night course the operator recommends arriving at least 40 minutes before departure.
- Child fare: from 48 months old up to age 18. Children under 48 months ride free, one per accompanying adult, without a seat.
- On board: no coffee, drinks or food; no standing on the upper deck of the open-top bus; no pets.
- Delays: protests, events and traffic control can delay buses.
- Partner discounts: showing a ticket on the day of the ride can unlock discounts at partner shops, cafés and attractions; the operator says partners may not always offer them.
Common questions
Is there a pass that lets me ride several days?
The operator's tour list shows only the products above, each as a single ticket; the pages read do not describe a multi-day pass.
What does the bus cost compared with a subway ride?
A single adult subway ride in Seoul is ₩1,550 by card (see the Seoul fare page), so the day ticket at ₩27,000 only makes sense if you will hop on and off at many of the 15 stops (derived arithmetic: about 17 single subway rides).
The tour list prints no revision date; it was read on 2026-10-19. Not covered: cancellation and refund rules, partner-discount lists, the English-language dollar prices, and limited-run packages beyond their list prices.
Official sources
- Seoul City Tour Bus — tours (Korean site, won prices) — price list for all seven tours, with struck-through list price and 'from' price; no revision date printed (read on 2026-10-19) (checked 2026-10-19)
- Seoul City Tour Bus — Downtown, Palaces & Namsan Course (English) — day course times, stops, rules, child age, closing day (checked 2026-10-19)
- Seoul City Tour Bus — Han River Namsan Night Tour (English) — night course departure times, length, booking rule (checked 2026-10-19)
- Seoul City Tour Bus — tours (English site, dollar prices) — same products priced in U.S. dollars; used only to note the currency difference (checked 2026-10-19)
- Seoul City Tour Bus — partner discounts — same-day-only partner discounts (checked 2026-10-19)
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