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[leftx47]

Can anyone recommend a good website for planning travel by public transit in South Korea? For those of you who've been to Japan, I'm thinking of basically a Hyperdia for Korea. Google Maps gives routes, but doesn't list fare information.

Sorry if this has been asked recently or frequently, but Dave's search is giving me a blank screen...

[Jake_Kim]

If you can type in or cpoy/paste destinations in Korean texts, then '길찾기' function of http://local.daum.net/map/index.jsp or '빠른길찾기' function of http://map.naver.com/ gives you the most reliable projection. There are various other DBs I'd use in combination to check the details depending on the itinerary, but you need to know what you're looking for beforehand to use other engines.

[leftx47]

[Zyzyfer]

My brief stint with the Congnamul route finder was also less than impressive. The site only considered door-to-door transportation and, when you already know some new routes you can get to by walking 10 minutes to a different bus stop, there's simply no comparison.

Cheonan to Incheon Airport should be straightforward: go to the bus terminal and take the airport bus, or go to whichever train station you prefer and catch a train to Seoul Station, then transfer to AREX (50 minute ride) which is several floors down in the same building. KTX + AREX might get you down to 90 minutes if you make a seamless transfer, not sure because I don't really do KTX. Normal train + AREX would be around 2 hours. Bus depends totally on traffic, if you're leaving at a low-traffic time of day and can get to the bus station easily it's a good bet.

[Jake_Kim]

[leftx47]

Okay, thanks guys. It sounds like there's no one-stop-shop for Korean public transit, but you've given me a nice list of websites to peruse when planning.