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[Tarnce]

I'm looking into a job that would have me living and teaching in Gyeonggi-do. The recruiter has asked me for a list of places in Gyeonggi-do that I would want to be placed in. My main concern is being as close to Seoul as possible, and general ease of getting to Seoul. From what I can tell from maps I've been looking at, Guri seems like the closest I can get while still being in Gyeonggi-do. Is this accurate? If you had to pick the top 3 places in Gyeonggi-do while trying to be as close to Seoul as possible, what would your choices be? Any information would be greatly appreciated, thanks so much.

[reactionary]

seeing as gyeonggi-do surrounds seoul, a lot of places are equally near seoul.

depends on what part of seoul you want to be near.

[pianowill]

Tell them Bundang (pronounced boon-DONG). I've lived here for 2 weeks so far. First time in Korea. I like this place a lot.

[Clockout]

Anyang is decent. Ridiculous amount of foreign teachers there too. Can't imagine a higher concentration anywhere in Gyeonggi.

[Clockout]

But really, all the first-tier Seoul suburbs are going to be a lot of the same.

[Tarnce]

Thank you all for your quick replies, could you give me an estimated travel time to say, Hongdae for instance from where you guys are living in Gyeonggi-do?

[Ukon]

Go to seoul.....screw gyeonggi-do unless you love to commute.

[pianowill]

Bundang to Itaewon (popular place in Seoul):
Walking from my apartment to subway station - less than 5 minutes
Waiting for train - 1-10 minutes
Riding to first stop - 15-20 minutes
First stop to second stop - 30 minutes
Second stop to third stop - 5-10 minutes

I can get to Itaewon in 1 hr 30 min by subway.

Took the bus from Itaewon to Bundang once. Took 30-45 minutes. But I didn't know which stop to get off at, so I got off at a random one, found the subway, took that to my part of Bundang. Ended up taking as long as the subway would have took to begin with.

[nathanrutledge]

Like someone else said, everything is equally close/far from seoul. I would say your best bet is to find something along the train line, or make sure there are express buses nearby. I live in Osan/Suwon area and I can catch the train to Seoul and be there in 29 minutes. Just because there is a subway line does not mean it is accessible. I.E., Imjingang station to Seoul Station takes 1 hour and the trains only leave 1 per hour. Not the most accessible place.

[Draz]

[NatalieIlsan]

The bus from Ilsan to Hongdae takes about 30-45 min. From Hongdae, a taxi to my place (near Daewha) takes about 20 min. and costs 23,000 won.

It takes exactly 1 hour to get to Seoul Station by bus.

[bikefast]