6 of the best · Seoul, South Korea
Incheon and Gimpo airports, the AREX railway, the metro, KTX and SRT trains to the rest of Korea.
Our 6 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Three Seoul moments we keep going back to: Gyeongbokgung at opening time, a bowl of naengmyeon at Woo Lae Oak, and the city wall over Naksan at dusk.
The back story
One of the world’s great metro systems, AREX from Incheon, KTX and SRT trains to Busan and Jeonju, a T-money card and Kakao T: how to move through Seoul.
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Seoul’s main international airport, on Yeongjongdo, linked to the city by AREX.
The colour-coded lines
The city’s metro, with English signs and announcements; tap in and out with T-money.
The metro, AREX and the KTX, explained.
The back story
One of the world’s great metro systems, AREX from Incheon, KTX and SRT trains to Busan and Jeonju, a T-money card and Kakao T: how to move through Seoul.
Arriving in Seoul.
Incheon to Seoul Station
The airport railway from Incheon, by express or all-stop train, to Seoul Station.
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The city airport in the west of Seoul, for domestic flights and short routes in the region.
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Seoul’s main international airport, on Yeongjongdo, linked to the city by AREX.
The metro.
The colour-coded lines
The city’s metro, with English signs and announcements; tap in and out with T-money.
Out of the city.
To Busan and Jeonju
Korea’s high-speed trains, from Seoul and Yongsan stations to Busan, Jeonju and beyond.
