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

Trains in Korea are divided into three kinds: KTX (Korea Train Express), Saemaeul-ho, and Mugunghwa-ho.

Tickets can be purchased from train stations, online, travel agencies, etc. Advanced reservation required for a trip during weekends or holidays.

Daejeon Station

Trains bound for Seoul, Dongdaegu, Busan, Ulsan, and Pohang are available. If the fastest train, KTX, will be used, one can get to Seoul in about 50 min. and Busan in 2.5 hours.

Seo Daejeon Station

For traveling to Jeolla-do area, you must start from Seodaejeon Station, not Daejeon Station. The high-speed railway (KTX) operates eight on weekdays and nine on holidays.

• Honam Line :
  • Gyeorong
  • Nonsan
  • Iksan
  • Kimje
  • JeongEup
• Jeolla Line :
  • Gyeorong
  • Nonsan
  • Iksan
  • Jeonju
  • Namwon
  • Gokseong
  • Gurye
  • Suncheon
  • Yeocheon
  • Yeosu

Ticket Reservation

• KORAIL Customer Center : 1544-7788, 1588-7788
• Let’s Korail Website : (Korean, English, Chinese, and Japanese)