Seoul National University Hotel

Re: Travel guidance

by olddude

probably the easiest and most cost effective (not the cheapest) would be to take one of the limousine buses from the airport. Since you didn't mention a hotel, but a subway stop in the area, probably your best bus to take would be the #6015 headed for Myeongdong. Here are the links with information for it here:

http://www.airport.kr/airport/traffic/bus/busList.iia?flag=E&fake=1237796451136
http://www.airport.kr/airport/traffic/bus/busView.iia?seq=124&flag=E

The first link will tell you how to catch the buses at the airport and the cost. If you scroll down and look for the 6015 bus, you can click on it (the second link is what you should get) and it will show you the stops that bus makes. Listen carefully for your stop as some driver do not speak clearly. If you print a copy of the route map, you will get an idea when your stop is coming up.

I think the fare for this bus is still 10,000 yen (about $10 US) and runs about every 20-30 minutes from the airport. Using the light rail from Incheon to Gimpo and switching to the subway for a ride to Chungmuro Station would be slightly cheaper, but a lot less convieniant; especially if you have luggage and it is rush hour in Seoul when you arrive. The bus will be faster too.

You could take a taxi and he would drop you right at the address (maybe), but it would be very expensive compared to the bus. I said maybe, because addresses aren't exactly that easy to find in Seoul so most taxi drivers will need an area to go to; not an exact address as they navigate a lot by landmarks (GPS is little use in Seoul for exact locations). So if you do decide to take a taxi, if he doesn't understand the address, just tell him "Chungmuro" If you are really lucky, you might get an English-speaking driver.