Local : In Daejeon City

Information on Public Transportation in Daejeon City

Living in Daejeon

Travel Outside of Daejeon

1. Express Bus (Express Bus Terminal)

Daejeon Complex Terminal is located about 20-30 minutes from Woosong University bus stop. Buses are divided into high-end seats with fewer seats and better facilities, and regular seats with more seats and cheaper prices.

Location: Daejeon Terminal Complex (대전복합터미널) - 대전광역시 동구 동서대로 1689

Bus Tickets Purchase: Bus tickets can be purchased on online ticketing websites, via mobile apps or directly at ticket offices in bus terminals. Check the platform number of your bus through a monitor or screen in the terminal’s waiting area and then board the bus at that platform. Typically, you can board a bus starting five minutes prior to the time of departure.

• On-Site Purchase: Visit the Daejeon Terminal Complex and use one of the Ticket Machine (English Available)
• Online Purchase: https://www.kobus.co.kr (Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese)

2. KTX Train

Daejeon Station is a 20-minute walk from Woosong University. You can buy tickets at the ticket office at Daejeon Station to catch the train or use the mobile app Korail Talk or Let's Korail site.

Location: Daejeon Station (대전역) - 대전광역시 동구 중앙로 215

• On-Site Purchase: Visit the Daejeon Station
• Online Purchase: https://letskorail.com/ or Korail Talk App

A traffic card is convenient when using public transportation.

One can take the urban railway, bus, or taxi with this card. Discounts are also offered when one pays with this card instead of cash. In addition, when transferring to a bus, an urban railway, the traffic card must be scanned at the end of each leg of the journey which allows free transfers of up to three times.

Types of Travel Card

Deferred Payment Type

• This is a credit card embedded with a travel card issued by a bank. To be eligible for this card, a high credit rating is required.
• One as a credit card, another as a check card/travel card
• The credit card(billed on a monthly) or check card(billed immediately)