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Transportation

Busan Metro

The Busan Metro consists of subway lines 1–4, the Busan-Gimhae Light Rail Transit (BGL), and the Donghae Line, connecting major city areas across Busan, Gimhae, and Yangsan in Gyeongsangnam-do.
It is a convenient way to reach your desired destination. It operates from 05:00 to 23:59. The schedule for the first and last trains varies depending on the subway station. The intervals also vary depending on the time zone. For more details, please refer to the website or the subway schedule inside the station.

Tickets

  • QR승차권

    QR Ticket (single use)
    Available for Adults, Teenagers, Multi-child families, Children, and Preferential Ticket holders

  • 모바일승차권

    Mobile Pass
    Available for Adults, Teenagers, and Children

  • 정기승차권

    Commuter Pass
    (1-day, 3-day, 30-day)
    * Not valid on other transportation such as Donghae Line and Busan-Gimhae Light Rail Transit

  • 교통카드

    Public transit card
    Available for Adults, Teenagers, and Children

Pass options include QR tickets, mobile passes, commuter passes, and public transit cards.
Commuter passes are available for 1-day, 3-day, and 30-day durations. QR tickets, mobile passes, and public transit cards have fares that vary based on distance, while commuter passes have fixed rates regardless of distance.
Single-use QR tickets can be purchased at ticket dispensing machines located within the stations. Mobile passes can be used by downloading the ‘Busan Subway' application from Google Play Store or Apple App Store.

Bus

Busan’s buses often travel up and down the mountains due to the topographical features of the city with a number of mountains.
Highly experienced bus drivers, for whom driving along narrow paths in an old town is a piece of cake, will help you get to your destination in a safe and fast way.
There are several bus types: regular bus, city bus with guaranteed seats, express city bus with guaranteed seats, and shuttle bus.
You can recognize the bus type by looking at the bus number. Regular buses have numbers ranging from 1 to 500, city bus in 58-1, 203, 221, or 3nn, regular express city bus in 1nnn, and non-stop express city bus in 2nnn. There is no separate night bus. Please note that an extra charge will occur once it is past 23:40.

Airport Limousine

There is a bus route connecting the Gimhae International Airport to Haeundae New Town. Airport Limousine is a fast way to reach Haeundae from the airport through the Dongseo Expressway and Hwangnyeongsan Tunnel. It has the same route from the Gimhae International Airport to the Haeundae Beach of Bus No. 307; nevertheless, it stops in Namcheon-dong, Gwangan-dong, and at Suyeong Junction. It takes about an hour, which is about the same when you use the Busan Metro. If you find it difficult to drag your luggage and transfer to another subway line, the Airport Limousine would be a better choice.

Transfer

You can get transfer discounts, limited to twice per travel, if you transfer within a time limit of 30 minutes to a different or the same mode of transportation (such as intracity bus, subway, and shuttle bus) with a different route. To get discounts, you must hold a transit pass and bring it into contact with a fare reader on your way out of an intracity bus or a subway station. As for the Busan Metro, transfer discounts are available only when you stay inside the subway platform. Please note that there is no transfer discount available for the Airport Limousine.

Transit Pass

A transit pass is an electronic payment method used for transportation. You can also make a payment with it just like cash at any place such as a convenient store if the transit pass payment system is available. After purchasing a transit pass, you can add as much money as you want to your pass. Every time you use it, the amount comes off from your original balance. If you have a transit pass, you can also get transportation and transfer discounts.
Hanaro Card is the official transit pass used in Busan although you can also get transfer discounts by using other regional Mybi, T-money, and Cashbee cards including the Gimhae-for-you Card along with the deferred payment transit passes.
You can add money to your transit pass by using a ticket machine inside the Busan Metro stations and the railway stations along the Donghae Line or at convenience stores and Busan Bank branches.

From the Airport to Downtown Busan

Gimhae International Airport is where all the international and domestic flights for Busan arrive. It is located about an hour away from downtown Busan. There are many convenient ways to reach downtown Busan from the airport.

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Bus You can take an intracity bus, airport limousine, express intracity bus, shuttle bus, and intracity bus. The fares vary depending on the bus type and your destination.
Subway Taking light rail transit at the airport and transferring at Sasang Station (Busan Metro Line 2) or Daejeo Station (Busan Metro Line 3) is the best and cheapest way to get to downtown Busan.
Taxi 시Busan has three major taxi types: regular, deluxe, and large taxis. Although deluxe and large taxis costs 50% more compared to a regular taxi, they are larger in size and more luxurious. ※The actual travel duration and fare may be subject to change.
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