✈️ Incheon Airport → Seoul: your options
Most STAY land at Incheon. Here are the official fares and times so you can choose speed, price or luggage comfort.
Step by step
- AREX Express: fastest to Seoul StationNon-stop with reserved seats: 43 min from T1, 51 min from T2. Adult ₩13,000, child ₩9,500.
- AREX All-stop: cheapestWith a transit card: ₩4,750 from T1 or ₩5,350 from T2 to Seoul Station (59 / 66 min). It also stops at Gimpo Airport, Hongik Univ. (Hongdae) and Gongdeok.
- Airport limousine busAbout 60–80 min depending on route and traffic. Tickets at counters (T1 1st floor; T2 basement for Seoul/Gyeonggi buses), kiosks, or the T-money bus website/app. Fares vary by route.
- Regular taxiMetered from a ₩4,800 base, plus the ₩7,900 airport expressway toll. Night surcharge: +20% 22:00–23:00, +40% 23:00–02:00, +20% 02:00–04:00. Stands: T1 5C/6C/6D, T2 7C.
- International TaxiDrivers speak English, Japanese or Chinese. Flat sedan fares to Seoul by zone: ₩70,000 (Gangseo) up to ₩95,000 (Songpa, Gangdong and more). Stands: T1 4C, T2 3C; booking 1644-2255.
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Before you go
- A Climate Card can't be used to board AREX at Incheon (you can only get off there).
- Use official taxi stands only: the airport warns about call vans posing as taxis and overcharging.
- WOWPASS machines are in the Incheon T1 and T2 train stations.
Routes
First-day classics: Myeongdong to the Han River
Handprints in Myeongdong, Felix's patbingsu in Insadong, then sunset by the river where 'S-Class' was filmed.
Star Avenue, Lotte Myeongdong Cafe Wednesday (Suyoil), Insadong Yeouido Hangang Park
Half dayFirst dayLow budget
Landed late? Stray Kids spots open all night
Sundae soup where three members sat, 24-hour seolleongtang next to JYP, or hot pot until 3 a.m. — pick the one nearest your hotel.
Hoseokchon Pujuok Seolleongtang Haidilao COEX
Night owlFirst dayRainy day OK
Checked Sep 26 · Sources: www.airportrailroad.com · www.airportrailroad.com · www.airportrailroad.com · english.seoul.go.kr · www.airport.kr · www.airport.kr · english.seoul.go.kr · english.seoul.go.kr · wowpass.oopy.io
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