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GirlyGal
Joined: 16 Apr 2003 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2003 11:47 am Post subject: Can I use a KORAIL Pass? |
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I am an American living in Korea. Does anyone know if I am able to purchase and use a KORAIL Pass? I�ve checked the website and it seems that I can�t (since I�m living in country), but I�m not entirely positive. I�d appreciate anyone�s feedback on this. The last time I headed to Pusan, I drove and it was exhausting. This time I�d simply like to kickback and relax. Hopefully, someone can share their knowledge with me� |
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rudyflyer
Joined: 26 Feb 2003 Location: pacing the cage
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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2003 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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not worth it, even told that to people coming over for the world cup last year. They are only good for 7 consectutive days max and the price you pay in dollars in way out of line when you convert it over to won. Max fare is like 35-40,000 won each way for Samaeul first class
Besides unless you are trying to leave Seoul on a Sat there are usually plenty of seats available. If not the first class buses are pretty good.
The KORAIL pass is the Korean way of gouging foreign tourists |
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IconsFanatic
Joined: 19 Jan 2003
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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2003 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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If you're staying in Korea for a while, you might want to buy a Barota card (see www.barota.com), which allows you to reserve tickets online far in advance, and pay upon pick-up.
It costs 20,000won, which I believe is refundable upon return of Barota card. |
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elmer
Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Location: cowtown
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 8:17 am Post subject: |
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IconsFanatic wrote: |
If you're staying in Korea for a while, you might want to buy a Barota card (see www.barota.com), which allows you to reserve tickets online far in advance, and pay upon pick-up.
It costs 20,000won, which I believe is refundable upon return of Barota card. |
true true.
and you get a small discount (2%, I think) and you get "train miles" that add up if you travel a bit.
highly recommended. The web site is in Korean (there's English too, but I don't think you can make reservations from the English part), but after you learn once you can do it by yourself later. |
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GirlyGal
Joined: 16 Apr 2003 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 9:50 am Post subject: I'll Check It Out... |
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Thanks everyone for the advice... I will definitely take a peek at www.barota.com. It sounds like a good deal. Hopefully, I can still read Korean... took a year at Yonsei, but slowly I'm forgetting it all. If I have more questions, you just might be hearing from me again! |
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magill
Joined: 18 Feb 2003 Location: kyongbuk
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