supertopoz
10-25-2005, 04:05 AM
Planes.
In Korea you can catch planes from Seoul Gimpo Airport to all major cities.
This is the most expensive from of travel. And not always the fastest.
Trains. :doh: want to travel at the weekend, book one week in advance.
KTX
very fast, and stops at most major cities from seoul to Busan.
Hint:
If you arrive at a KTX station with out pre booking (pre booking by phone or interenet) and you want to go somewhere, but the information board says no seats aviliable don't believe it. Go to the window and ask for your desternation, and tell the person behind the counter you don't mind changing seat during the journey.
(Trains from Seoul from Busan, might appear to be full, but then every one gets off at Chunan).
Korea Rail. :o
A little cheaper than KTX, but quite a bit slower. But more stops. A good choice for last minute booking. (use the above hint if no seats seem to be availiable).
Subway.
Some larger cities have subway systems.
I have been on the one in Seoul, Busan and Dague.
What a very clean, fast way and cheap way to get around.
All Korean subways are of the best quality, and super cheap.
In seoul you can even go to the mountains be Subway, Insubong and Suningbong.
Bus.
Highway busses.
Fast, comfortable and very cheap. Most cities and towns are served by this form of transport. There is no problem, catching busses into seoul as there are bus lanes that by pass and major traffic ques.
Intercity busses.
The same as highway busses but serve local towns.
country busses.
If you find a village you want to go to by bus then, find a town near it and then take a local bus. Many towns have tourist information about which bus to catch. busses go everywhere in Korea.
City busses.
These are dangerous, hang on tight. But cheap and most likely will get you somewhere. Not sure which bus to take, hop on a few and see where they go. That is how I learnt to get about.
Taxis. :car:
Most taxis are pretty cheap. But, you should know the place you are going. Get some one to write it down. Some taxis have a free interpritation service.
They are great for rainy days when you don't want to walk.
Private cars. :rip:
Don't know much about this. I always go somewhere in a friends car, and it scares the day lights out of me. Especially if the owner has a GPS and Radar system. They got the system because they had a few speeding tickets. Now the GPS means they can go at 200km and know when a camera is coming.
AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! scary, put your seat belt on no matter what anyone else thinks.
Bike.
This is my favourite form of transport. Lean, mean, and green. Take a bike open your eyes and go for it. Once out of town, I feel this is the altermate way to explore the quite, hidden delights of korea. Highly recomeneded.
Walking.
Next best to a bike.
In Korea you can catch planes from Seoul Gimpo Airport to all major cities.
This is the most expensive from of travel. And not always the fastest.
Trains. :doh: want to travel at the weekend, book one week in advance.
KTX
very fast, and stops at most major cities from seoul to Busan.
Hint:
If you arrive at a KTX station with out pre booking (pre booking by phone or interenet) and you want to go somewhere, but the information board says no seats aviliable don't believe it. Go to the window and ask for your desternation, and tell the person behind the counter you don't mind changing seat during the journey.
(Trains from Seoul from Busan, might appear to be full, but then every one gets off at Chunan).
Korea Rail. :o
A little cheaper than KTX, but quite a bit slower. But more stops. A good choice for last minute booking. (use the above hint if no seats seem to be availiable).
Subway.
Some larger cities have subway systems.
I have been on the one in Seoul, Busan and Dague.
What a very clean, fast way and cheap way to get around.
All Korean subways are of the best quality, and super cheap.
In seoul you can even go to the mountains be Subway, Insubong and Suningbong.
Bus.
Highway busses.
Fast, comfortable and very cheap. Most cities and towns are served by this form of transport. There is no problem, catching busses into seoul as there are bus lanes that by pass and major traffic ques.
Intercity busses.
The same as highway busses but serve local towns.
country busses.
If you find a village you want to go to by bus then, find a town near it and then take a local bus. Many towns have tourist information about which bus to catch. busses go everywhere in Korea.
City busses.
These are dangerous, hang on tight. But cheap and most likely will get you somewhere. Not sure which bus to take, hop on a few and see where they go. That is how I learnt to get about.
Taxis. :car:
Most taxis are pretty cheap. But, you should know the place you are going. Get some one to write it down. Some taxis have a free interpritation service.
They are great for rainy days when you don't want to walk.
Private cars. :rip:
Don't know much about this. I always go somewhere in a friends car, and it scares the day lights out of me. Especially if the owner has a GPS and Radar system. They got the system because they had a few speeding tickets. Now the GPS means they can go at 200km and know when a camera is coming.
AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! scary, put your seat belt on no matter what anyone else thinks.
Bike.
This is my favourite form of transport. Lean, mean, and green. Take a bike open your eyes and go for it. Once out of town, I feel this is the altermate way to explore the quite, hidden delights of korea. Highly recomeneded.
Walking.
Next best to a bike.