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Ballerina2012



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:09 pm    Post subject: Bus? Reply with quote

When arriving at Seoul airport, is it easy to find the buses to other cities? I am going to Kwangju.. TY.
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CP



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 5:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes.
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea

PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 6:10 pm    Post subject: Re: Bus? Reply with quote

Ballerina2012 wrote:
When arriving at Seoul airport, is it easy to find the buses to other cities? I am going to Kwangju.. TY.


Pick a bus - maps, routes, times, prices:
http://www.airport.kr/airport/traffic/bus/busList.iia?flag=E

Scroll down the page for your destination. Pic at the top is bus loading zones at ICN.

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Ballerina2012



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 7:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you.. Is there a Gwangju near Seoul?

It's all very confusing, except I know the Gwangju I want is about 3-4 hours on a bus.. lol
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Lazio



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 8:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ballerina2012 wrote:
Thank you.. Is there a Gwangju near Seoul?

It's all very confusing, except I know the Gwangju I want is about 3-4 hours on a bus.. lol


Yes, there is another Gwangju in the same province as Seoul. It's quite a bit smaller than the Gwangju down south. Make sure you go to the right one.
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YTMND



Joined: 16 Jan 2012
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 10:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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It's all very confusing, except I know the Gwangju I want is about 3-4 hours on a bus.. lol


The furthest one will be more than 3-4 hours, and the closer one should only be about 2 hours give or take traffic issues.

If you don't have a lot of luggage, you could take the subway. Sometimes buses get crowded at the airport and you can't be near your bags (they stick them in the front). I wouldn't want to do that from a ride to either Gwangju. However, there are many transfers by subway if you are going to the closer one. Up to you which you feel more comfortable with.

I think you would want to go to Yatap station and perhaps meet your school there. They should be able to take you the rest of the way. I am not too familiar with that area though. There might be a better place to meet them.

If you go the bus route, it looks like you'll want "1층(1st Floor) 7A" based on this info http://www.airport.kr/airport/traffic/bus/busList.iia?flag=E

The other Gwangju is listed further down.

More information on the closer one can be found at http://wikitravel.org/en/Gwangju_%28Gyeonggi%29 and http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=200212

Seems like everyone has their own theory Wink
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Ballerina2012



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 5:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

There seems to be some kind of Limo service too, has anyone done that? I wouldn't mind paying extra, except I can't tell if it's the Gwangju that I need to get to..
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YTMND



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 5:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ballerina2012 wrote:
There seems to be some kind of Limo service too, has anyone done that? I wouldn't mind paying extra, except I can't tell if it's the Gwangju that I need to get to..


Assuming you are going to the Gyeonggido one, it only shows "Cross-country". Looks like this is the result of the way the highways are set up. Traveling on the west of Korea seems to have more options. When I lived in Andong, I could only take 1 bus. It appears they have extended this to the airport as well.

Look at the bus for Seongnam(Shinheung-Dong)(5300), maybe you could take the limousine bus there and either transfer or meet someone from your school there. Maybe a taxi would do. Ask about the costs.

Also look into the one listed before, Boondang(Ori Stn)(5400)
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Ballerina2012



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 5:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am going to the Kwangju at the bottom of this map..

http://www.ezilon.com/maps/asia/south-korea-maps.html
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matty022



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 5:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm about to do the same. Bus ride from Incheon to Gwanju, Jeollanamdo. I'm carrying the name of the city and province in Hangul so at the very least I can just show it to someone and they can point me in the right direction.
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YTMND



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 5:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Forget what I said earlier. The bus for the southwestern Gwangju does have limousine service, 1층(1st Floor) 9C
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isitts



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 5:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ballerina2012 wrote:
There seems to be some kind of Limo service too, has anyone done that? I wouldn't mind paying extra, except I can't tell if it's the Gwangju that I need to get to..


Laughing If it's the Airport Limosine, that's a bus...which is fine. But just so you know.
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