Arriving in South Korea for the first time? Here is some advice

After you have landed, the airport can seem like a big place but fear not, there are many different ways you can get to your school.

 

If you need to exchange money, here are a list of banks available in Incheon Airport

 

Transport from the airport
 

First: Airport Bus

 

From Incheon terminals 1 and 2 and Gimpo Airport, there are direct buses going to all areas of Korea. You can see the map of the bus stops and where to buy the tickets here.

 

Second: Subway

 

If you are going to a school in Seoul/Incheon/Gyeonggi-do, we would suggest taking the subway as it is the quickest and cheapest way to get there.

 

Here is a map and some other information

 

There are two types of tickets: first is a single use ticket (which is outlined in the provided link). This can be bought from the machines next to the subway gates.

 

Second type is a T-Money card. These are bought at convenience stores such as GS25 or 7-11. In order to use these cards, you need to put credit on them using cash only (currently only a couple of subway stations accept Korean cards so it is best to have some cash on you for this).

The card normally costs around 3,000 won and we suggest putting at least 20,0000 won onto the card so you won’t be caught short of credit.

Above are some convenience stores in the airports that you can buy and put money onto the cards.

Some more information

 

Terminal 2 Arrival’s hall:

 

 

You can download the kakaoT app here

• You can pay in cash or with your foreign card, but be aware that there is a slight upcharge if you do use your card.

 

Here you can see the taxi stops for each terminal

 

 

Third: Airport Express (Apex) train.

 

 Incheon Airport to Seoul Station takes around 45 minutes.

 

Apex Train Reservation:

 

From Seoul Station to other parts of the city, you can either taxi or subway/bus. There usually is a really long taxi line at Seoul Station.

 

From Seoul Station to other parts of Korea, you can just catch another high-speed train to your destination.

 

 

Entrance to the Express Train at Terminal 1

Fourth: Taxi.

 

You can use uber in Korea but there is a limited supply of available cars so we would recommend using KakaoT.

 

There are 4 types of taxi: local, international, uber and luxury. Local is the cheapest and international taxis are much more expensive but the drivers speak english. Most taxis are used to tourists so having the map with the location or google translate up is good. Warning: taxis dont accept foreign credit cards so use a t money card or cash.  There are airport taxis and ‘foreign friendly’ taxis but these have such a large upcharge that they are not worth it.

 

 

 

 

Normal Taxi, Private Taxi & ‘International Taxi’

 

 

Kakao T Taxi