2017년 5월 2일 화요일

[Living in Korea] How to ride the Seoul Metro (Subway) & Places you must check out & Recommended Cities in Korea

<How to ride the Seoul Metro (Subway) & Places you must check out & Recommended Cities in Korea> 




[Utilization the Subway App]

Seoul city area can be classified as the north region and the south resion by the Han-gang River.
The famous song 'Gangnam Style' is from this area. And there is an administrative distric which is called 'Gangnam' in the Gangnam area. (Image : Google Earth)

For Seoul, there are several subway (Metro) lines and those look very complicated. However, if you are the first-time visitor, you need to know the Yellow green (Light green) line is the main line.


If you use the Yellow green line (Line Number 2), you can go to almost every place in Seoul easily by the transfer. It costs 1,250 KRW (Approximately 1 USD). And it is added by the distance. But, it costs under 2 USD if you are in Seoul City area.

You can download the English Version of the any Subway App. For me, I used the App on the top.


You can search the name of the subway station in English.



[How to buy the Ticket and use the Subway?]


 - Every station has ticket machine. First, you can buy the ticket (Card) at the machine. The deposit of the card is 500 KRW (about 50 cents). And you need to charge the card by inserting the cash. And then, you can pass the ticket barrier. You should walk to the train platform. You need to check if the train heads to your destination. After you get to the destination, you can receive the deposit. But, if you want to use Subway during your stay in Seoul, you can keep it. So, you don't need to give it back.


[Places you must check out]

I introduce some nice places to visit. You can refer to the Names of the Subway Stations  here.

1. Gyeongbokgung Station

 - You can visit to 'Gyeongbokgung' Palace which is the one of the representative symbols. This palace was built in the early Joseon period (The last Dynasty in Korea which is centuries-old dynasty). And Hanyang (Old name of Seoul) was the capital of the Joseon. You can see the beuty of Korean traditional construction. And you can also walk the large scale of the gorgeous garden decorated as Korean Style.
Additionally, there is a village consisted of only Korean Style house also. The name of the village is 'Bukchon hanok Village'

2. Jamsil Station

- You can visit to Lotte World Tower which is the third heighest Building in the world. And you can go shopping in the shoping center here. In addition, there is a beautiful lake called 'Seokchon lake'. I have wrote about this lake and the tower at another article. You can refer to the article.

3. Myeong-dong Station

 - If you want to go to the Namsan Tower (Seoul Tower), this station and Hoehyeon Station are the closest stations. The tower is located at the top of the Namsan Mountain. If you want to look down the Seoul city, this tower is the proper place.
In order to get there. you should take Taxi or Bus at the station. If you take Taxi, it would cost about 5$. And Bus 'No. 2' goes to the Tower.


[If you want to go to the other cities?]


For the transportation to go to the other cities, there are 2 ways to go. You can choose and go to the proper station by your or purpose or budget.

 - Intercity Bus Terminal : Express Bus Terminal Station, Nambu Bus Terminal Station, Gangbyeon Station
 Express Bus costs less than Express Train (KTX or SRT). Generally, the cost is half of the Express train and similar to Common train. But, the travel time is almost double. For example, it takes 4~5 hours to go to the Busan (Pusan) which is one of the furthermost city from Seoul. For Busan, it costs about 25,000 KRW (22~23 USD).


 - Express Train (KTX, SRT) : Seoul Station (KTX), Yongsan Station (KTX), Yeongdeunpg Station (KTX), Incheon International Airport (KTX), Suseo Station (SRT).
You can take common or slower trains at the Express Train station. But, I would like to recommend you to take the KTX or SRT if you want to save your time. If you take KTX, you can get to the Busan (Pusan) about 2 and a half hour. For Busan, it costs about 52,000 KRW (45~46 USD).


[Recommended Cities in Korea]

 - Gyeongju, Busan, Jeju Island, Suncheon, Gangneung, Sokcho, Pyeongchang.
 * Specific explanation will be written at other articles.

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