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[D.D.]

I would like to know about Hwaseong in Gyeonggi-do province. They say it is 20 minutes from Jebu Island. What is it like living out there? Is it easy to commute to Seoul from there?

[aliciarc416]

i'm going there in a two weeks, i will let you know when i get there but i wouldnt mind knowing this information too if anyone wouldnt mind sharing some information.

[aliciarc416]

Ohh have you tried this site. Its the official city site. http://www.hscity.net/english/04_industry/industry09.jsp
seems seoul is like a bit over an hour if im reading the site right. hope this helps.

[The Hammer]

Not here

[aliciarc416]

[ttompatz]

[DongtanTony]

Since most schools in Hwaseong are located near Byeongjeom station....or out in Dongtan...find out your proximity to Byeongjeom station first.

Hwaseong is pretty rural for the most part...but you're two subway stops from Suwon station...and plenty of city buses run to other busier districts of Suwon regularly.

The subway isn't always the best option for going to Seoul.

Bus 1560 runs every 20 minutes or so bound for Gangnam station. At the right time with decent traffic...you can make Gangnam in about 45 minutes flat.

For the subway...wait for the Yongsan express train. It doesn't stop at every little station and takes about 30 minutes or less to Yongsan station.

Personally...I liked the area. Quiet for the work-week but it has all your basic needs...and a little more in terms of outdoor recreation than a lot of other areas.

If you're the social type...do a facebook search for Dongtan Clan...they're a bunch of my old co-workers and friends we hang out with on a pretty regular basis.

Good luck out there. PM me if you ever need any specific info from someone who just finished a year there.

[I-am-me]

It not a bad area. You might want to buy a car. You would be about 90 minutes by train to seoul and 10 minutes to Suwon. Going south its about 15 minutes to Songtan which has a lot of foreign food restaruants and many Americans GI's.

[Otherside]

20 minutes from Jebu-do sounds like Namyang.

That's 45-50 minutes by bus to either Suwon station or GeumJeong Station.

From Geumjong its about 30mins to South West Seoul by Subway.

There's a lot of action by Suwon station.

I work about 10-15minutes closer to Suwon (on the same bus route) and its alright...

[aliciarc416]

Though i did not put the originally post, i have found this to be very helpful Thank you all

[The Hammer]

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[aliciarc416]

I'm in hwaseong, its possible I lucked out because i live in the middle of a lot of stuff. There is an internet cafe across the street. I dominos like 20 feet away and pizza hut lots of resturant. The Byeongjeom station is about 5 min aways and seoul and itawoen is abit far like an hour. I like it, its a bit noisy during rush hour but other then that, i havent found it to be too bad. i like the quite and i havent seen the farmland that people have sopke of. I guess its a big area. Its all dependent on what you want. Also Anyang isnt too far.

[Samantha]

[aliciarc416]

[pkjean]

I've lived in Namyang for two years going on my third.
It's a pretty small town although it has everything you need.
The only commercial shops are Lotteria and the Tour le Jours bakery.
It's a 30 minute bus ride to Jebudo and a 30-40 minute bus ride to Suwon station depending on the bus and traffic.
The school I teach at, Seosin Elementary School which is ten minutes from Jebudo, is completely rural.
It does suck going to Seoul though.
After the 30-40 minutes to Suwon Station another 30-60 minutes to get to your destination in Seoul.
But living in humungous cities all my life in the states, I wanted a break.
Like was stated by someone else, it all depends on what you want I guess.