Why I made it
A friend from abroad was planning a trip to Korea.
My friend said Korean transit was too complex.
My friend also said the information was scattered and hard to find.
So I looked into it myself. Even for me, a Korean, it wasn't easy.
I wanted to give people thinking about a trip to Korea an easier way, so I made this site.
I don't know how many people will find this site. Still, I hope it helps a lot.
For now, it covers Seoul and Busan.
What does it show?
- Trip plan: the cheapest option: transit card, single-ride ticket, or pass
- Buy & refund: where to buy cards and passes, how to add money and get refunds
- Compare passes: each pass's price and what it covers
- Airport → Station: how to get from the airport to the nearest station
- Transfers: fare rules when you switch trains or buses
- FAQ: questions travelers often ask
- How we calculate: our method and our sources
How we collect data
- We use only official sites. We look only at fare tables from transit operators and info from card and pass sellers. We do not use blogs or other people's posts.
- We check fares 3 times. We check the same fare 3 times and post it only if all 3 match.
- We show when we checked. At the top of every page, we show the last check time in Korea time.
- We show how we calculate. How we calculate and our sources are all in How we calculate.
- We fix mistakes quickly. When a fare changes or we find a mistake, we fix it and update the check time.
Good to know
- TransitPick is not a Seoul or Busan city government site.
- It is also not run by a transit operator or a card or pass seller.
- Results are for reference only. Before you buy, please check the seller's info again.
- Ads pay for this site. Ads do not change the results.
Who runs it?
The TransitPick team makes and runs it. Please tell us about wrong fares or things to fix. You can send them from Contact.