Jinju: Connecting to Korea’s Airports
By Heike Hermanns
Incheon International Airport to Jinju
There are many different ways to get to Jinju from Incheon, it depends on your preferences, arrival time and where you live in Jinju.
The direct buses to Jinju Gaeyang 5 way intersection (and Masan and Changwon) leave at 10.30am and 1.20pm.
Gangnam Express Bus Terminal to Jinju
The easiest way to Jinju is to take the airport bus to Gangnam Express Bus Terminal in Seoul. It’s about one hour, depending on traffic. There is the more expensive limousine bus and the cheaper red buses (6020 leaving from exit 11B). You can buy tickets (15,000 won I think) at a counter or on the bus (some traffic cards may work as well). At the airport, people generally help with ticket buying and loading the luggage (giving you a little receipt if you leave it under the bus so keep it to show when you pick up your luggage at your destination). When you get off the bus in Seoul cross the road then enter the terminal and go to the far end for the ticket counter for Jinju (in the Gyeongbu 경부 Terminal). From there, buses to Jinju go every 20 minutes until at least 10 pm. The buses all come via the Gaeyang 5 Way intersection (near GNU) and go on to the Express Bus Terminal.
You can also take the airport train and subway (line No 9 also runs express trains) to the express bus terminal. Changing at Gimpo Airport is just a dash to the opposite platform but the subway stop at the Express Bus Terminal is a rabbit warren and can be very confusing.
Inter City Bus Terminal
You may reach the Inter City Bus Terminal by either taking buses 11,19,26,26-1,26-3,26-5,35,35-1,70,70-1 and getting off at시외버스터미널stop (Shi wo bus-su ter-min-nal ) (Bus stop information provided by map.naver.com)
You also also tell a taxi driver “시외버스터미널(Shi wo bus-su ter-min-nal ga joseyo)”
Here’s the Bus timetable:
| Destination | Stopover | Times | Prices |
| Busan | No | 05:50 to 21:10 (10-20 minutes) * Late night bus: 22:00, 23:00, 24:00 |
KRW 7,300Late bus KRW 8,000-9,700 |
| Incheon International Airport (note- this bus leaves from GNU area!) | No | Departs Jinju 3:20, 5:10 Departs Incheon 10:30, 13:20 |
KRW 35,00 |
| Incheon | No | 10:20 13:00 18:30 16:30 | KRW 21,200 |
| Daejeon (Dongbu Intercity Bus Terminal) | No | 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 (09:30 Friday, Saturday and Sunday runs) 10:00 (10:30 Friday, Saturday and Sunday runs) 11:00 12:00 (12:30 Friday, Saturday Sunday, driving) 13:00 13:30 14:00 (14:30 Friday, Saturday and Sunday runs), 15:00 (15:30 Friday, Saturday and Sunday runs) 16:00 16:30 17:00 18:00 (18:30 Friday, Saturday and Sunday runs) 19:00 19:30 21:00 | KRW 10,700 |
| Seoul | No | 05:00 05:20 05:40 06:00 06:30 07:00 07:30 08:00 08:20 08:40 09:00 09:20 09:40 10:00 10:30 11:00 11: 30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20 : 00 20:30 – 21:00 (midnight) 22:30 24:00 <20 minutes Friday 18:00 to 20:00. 20 minutes Saturday 13:00 to 14:00. Sunday 13:00 to 19:00 every 20 minutes> Sunday 05:00 to 06:00 every 30 minutes. |
KRW 19,400Late Bus KRW 21,300 |
| Daegu | No | 07:00 (07:50 via 합천경유 Hapcheon) 08:40 09:20 09:45 10:30 11:10 11:50 (12:30 via합천경유 Hapcheon) 13:50 14:30 15:10 16:20 15:40 (via합천경유 Hapcheon 17:10) 17:40 18:20 19:45 18:50 | KRW 8,600 |
| Okjong/Gongyang | Yes | 07:50 09:20 10:30 11:30 12:40 13:50 16:20 20:00 18:40 | Gonyang KRW 2,000 Okjong KRW 3,900 |
| Jangsuengpo (GEOJE- GOHYEON) | Yes | 06:00 06:30 06:45 07:32 09:03 (10:03 to Gohyeon station) 10:43 11:03 11:27 11:51 12:15 13:03 13:51 15:27 14:51 16:00 17:15 17:40 18:15 20:15 19:10 | Gohyeon KRW 10,200 Janseugpo KRW 12,300 |
| Gimhae | No | 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:10 14:10 15:10 16:10 17:10 19:10 18:10 | KRW 6,300 |
| Changwon | Yes | 06:35 06:50 07:05 07:20 07:35 07:50 08:30 09:15 09:50 10:20 10:50 11:10 11:35 12:20 12:50 13:20 13: 50 14:20 14:50 15:20 15:40 16:00 16:20 16:45 17:10 17:50 18:20 19:10 19:40 (* Jinhae through 7:20, 15:40) |
Changwon KRW 4,900 Jinhae KRW 6,700 |
| Goseong/Tongyeong | Yes | 07:20 08:10 09:00 09:50 10:40 11:30 12:20 13:10 14:00 15:20 16:10 17:00 17:50 18:50 | Goseong 3,500KRWTongyeong 4,700KRW |
| Tongyeong (Direct) | No | 07:00 07:50 08:40 09:30 10:20 11:10 12:00 12:50 13:40 14:30 15:00 15:50 16:40 17:30 18:20 19:20 | 4,700KRW |
| Tongyeong via Sacheon, Goseong, Gyeongyu | Yes (1:30 minutes to Tongyeong) | 06:10 07:30 09:10 10:10 11:00 11:40 12:10 13:20 14:10 15:05 16:00 17:10 18:00 19:10 20:00 20:50 | Sacheon 1,700KRWGoseong 5,100KRWTongyeong 7,100KRW |
| Nam Masan | No | 05:50 to 20:30 (30 to 40 minutes) 5:50 6:40 7:10 7:20 7:50 8:15 8:45 9:15 9:35 10:00 10:50 11:40 12:20 13:10 13:50 14:10 14:40 15:35 16:30 17:35 18:15 18:55 20:30 19:40 | KRW 6,700 |
| Masan | No | 05:55 to 21:50 (10 to 20 minutes interval) * Masan, Changwon late bus: 22:30, 23:20, 24:10, 01:00 | KRW 4,400 |
| Haman | No | 07:00 18:25 | KRW 3,400 |
| Ulsan/Yangsan | Yes/No | 07:40 08:40 10:20 11:10 12:00 13:00 14:50 15:40 17:30 19:00 Direct Ulsan 06:40 09:30 14:00 18:10 16:30 20:00 | Yangsan KRW 7,400Ulsan KRW 10,900 |
| Donglae/Nopodong | Yes | 06:30 07:30 08:30 09:25 10:15 11:00 11:45 12:35 13:50 14:40 15:30 16:20 17:00Dongnae via Nopodong 07:00 06:00 08:00 09:00 09:50 10:40 11:20 12:10 13:00 13:25 14:15 15:05 15:55 16:40 17:25 17:50 18:15 18:40 19: 05 19:30 20:00 20:30 | Dongnae KRW7,400Nopo dong KRW 8,500 |
| Daebyeong/HagHaHageum | Yes | Daebyeong 08:30, 10:00, 11:10, 12:20, 13:20, 14:30, 16:10, 17:30, 20:10 Hageum 11:10, 14:30 (19:20 Sonhang) |
Daebyeong KRW 5,700Hageum KRW 6,000 |
| Haeinsa (via Habcheon) | Yes | 09:40 14:10 | Habcheon KRW6,400Haeinsa KRW 11,100 |
| Geochang | No | 6:50 7:35 7:40 8:29 8:41 (high) 09:54 10:34 10:51 11:25 12:03 (high) 12:31 12:36 13:10 (high) 13: 14:04 48 (high) 14:34 15:40 (high) 16:10 16:40 (high) 16:45 16:57 17:12 17:18 (high) 18:34 19:47 18:55 | KRW 9,500 |
| Seosang | No | 08:55 10:58 17:25 11:39 | KRW 9,400 |
| Cheonggyecheon /Yangcheonsa | Yes | Cheonggyecheon: 08:25 13:15 16:55 19:45 yangcheonsa: 10:30 20:00 |
Cheonggyecheon KRW 3,800Yangcheonsa KRW 3,900 |
| Sancheong/Hamyang | Yes | 06:00 to 21:30 (10 to 20 minutes interval) | Sancheong KRW 3,900 Hamyang KRW 6,400 |
| Sangju/Mijo | Yes | 07:45 09:30 13:40 18:30 14:30 | Sangju KRW 7,700 Mijo KRW 8,600 |
| Namhae | No | 06:40 07:00 07:30 07:45 08:20 08:50 09:30 10:00 10:20 10:55 11:30 11:45 12:05 12:35 13:05 13:40 14: 10 14:30 14:50 15:10 15:30 15:50 16:20 16:50 17:20 18:00 18:30 18:50 20:00 19:20 | KRW 5,400 |
| Samcheonpo | No | 05:30 to 22:30 (15 to 20 minutes interval) * Sichuan, Samcheonpo late bus: 23:00, 23:30, 24:00 |
KRW |
| Samcheonpo (slow) | No | 05:30 to 22:30 (15 to 20 minutes interval) * Sichuan, Samcheonpo late bus: 23:00, 23:30, 24:00 |
KRW |
| Cheonghakdong | No | Cheonghakdong: 07:10 – 15:00 (Deoksan, via Jungsanri 8,000 won) 15:50 Ha Dong: 11:20 |
KRW 7,800 |
| Ssanggyesa | No | 14:05 06:35 08:35 | KRW 7,300 |
| Naedae/Georim (Via Jungsanri) | Yes | 09:05 12:05 17:05 15:00 | Naedae KRW 5,700 Georim KRW 6,500 |
| Deoksan/ Jungsanri | Yes | Jungsanri: 06:10 07:05 08:00 09:05 10:00 11:00 12:05 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:05 17:05 18:00 19:05 21:10 20:00 | Deoksan KRW 3,800 honggye KRW 5,000 (via Daewonsa) Jungsanri KRW 5,500 |
| Gwanjeong | No | 13:15, 16:55 | KRW 3,300 |
| Hadong | No | 06:35 07:10 07:59 08:13 08:35 08:55 09:20 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:31 11:52 12:10 12:40 13:25 14:05 14: 40 15:29 16:00 16:45 17:30 18:15 19:10 19:40 21:00 20:20 | KRW 4,700 |
| Chungju (via Cheongju) | Yes | 16:30 | KRW 13,800 |
| Cheongju | No | 08:10 11:30 14:10 19:00 16:30 | KRW 13,800 |
| Osan / Suwon /Ansan / Bucheon | Yes | 17:50 10:45 15:50 | Osan KRW 16,500 Suwon KRW 17,900 Anshan KRW20,100 Bucheon KRW 22,200 |
| Gwangyang | Yes | 07:55 08:55 (10:25 donggwangyang) 11:40 14:50 18:30 16:10 | Dongwangyang KRW 4,800 Gwangyang KRW 4,800 |
| Sucheon | No | 07:00 07:55 09:00 (10:40 Sunday Bus) 11:25 11:55 12:30 13:20 14:25 14:55 16:10 16:50 17:50 19:50 18:20 | KRW 6,200 |
| Janggye | No | 08:55 10:58 17:25 | KRW 11,400 |
| Jinan (via Janggye) | No | 10:58 17:25 | KRW 13,700 |
| Jeonju (via Namwon) | Yes | 07:30 08:02 08:32 09:15 09:30 10:16 11:12 11:57 12:19 13:14 13:33 14:27 15:21 15:43 16:50 17:29 17: 43 18:02 19:01 |
Namwon KRW 11,400 Jeonju KRW 17,800 |
| Gyeongju/Pohang | Yes | 08:00 10:00 (11:20 Sat, Sun) 12:00 14:00 (15:20 Sat, Sun) 16:00 18:30 (19:30 Saturday and Sunday) | Gyeongju KRW 11,000 Pohang KRW 14,200 |
| Gwangju (via Gwangyang) | Yes | 08:55 18:30 | Gwangyang KRW 4,800 Gwangju KRW 9,800 |
| Gimcheon | No | Regular 9:54, 18:34 Express 13:10, 14:04, 15:40 |
KRW 16,900 |
| Gumi | No | 09:10 12:10 18:30 15:10 | KRW 11,600 |
| Yuseong | No | 10:00, 15:00 | KRW 12,000 |
Yo Jinju! 