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CAR RENTAL - CARS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO DRIVE
IN KOREA, BUT IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU HIRE A DRIVER.
DRIVING SAFELY IN KOREA TAKES SOME PRACTICE, DUE TO
DIFFERENT TRAFFIC LAWS AND UNFAMILIARITY WITH ROADS.
BUSES - BUS SYSTEMS DIFFER FROM CITY TO CITY. THERE ARE TWO
TYPES OF BUSES, LOCAL AND EXPRESS. SIGNS ARE WRITTEN ONLY
IN KOREAN. LOCAL CITY BUSES ARE THE MOST COMMON MEANS OF
TRANSPORT IN SEOUL. YOU BUY YOUR TICKETS FROM KIOSKS
LOCATED NEAR THE BUS-STOP. THE FARE IS THE SAME NO MATTER
HOW FAR YOU TRAVEL. TO GET OFF THE BUS YOU MUST PRESS THE
BUZZER. CITY EXPRESSES ARE GREEN BUSES CALLED JWASEOK IN
KOREAN. THEY ARE COMFORTABLE, HEATED IN THE WINTER AND AIR-
CONDITIONED IN THE SUMMER. FARE KRW 600 (APPROX) REGARDLESS
OF DISTANCE.
INTERCITY BUSES - KOREA HAS EXTENSIVE INTERCITY BUS
SERVICES, CONNECTING VIRTUALLY ALL CITIES AND TOWNS. NO
SCHEDULES ARE AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH.
LONG DISTANCE EXPRESS BUSES, ARE FAST AND RELIABLE,
CONNECTING MOST OF THE COUNTRY.
TAXIS - ABUNDANT. METERED COLOURED YELLOW OR GREEN.
APPROX. KRW 600 FOR THE FIRST 2KMS AND KRW100 FOR EACH
168 MTS THEREAFTER. FARES INCREASE 20% BETWEEN MIDNIGHT-0400
IN THE COUNTRYSIDE AGREE A PRICE BEFORE DEPARTURE.
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RAIL
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PASSENGER TRAINS ARE OPERATED BY THE KOREA NATIONAL
RAILROAD AND ARE FAST, REASONABLE AND RELIABLE. THERE ARE
FOUR TYPES OF TRAINS, SUPER EXPRESS - SAEMAUL; EXPRESS -
MUGUNGHWA; ORDINARY - TONG-IL; PIDULGI STOPPING AT EVERY
STATION.
SAEMAUL TRAINS ARE THE FASTEST, MOST COMFORTABLE TRAINS,
WITH AIR-CONDITIONING IN THE SUMMER AND HEATING IN THE
WINTER. YOU NEED TO RESERVE WELL IN ADVANCE.
BE ABLE TO RECOGNISE THE NAMES OF CITIES IN KOREAN
CHARACTERS AS TIMETABLES ARE ONLY PRINTED IN KOREAN.
SUBWAYS - THE SUBWAY SYSTEM IS EXCELLENT IN SEOUL, PUSAN,
DAEGU & INCHEON. IT IS THE MOST EFFICIENT & CONVENIENT WAY TO
TRAVEL. STATION NAMES ARE IN ENGLISH AND KOREAN. FARES TEND
TO BE CHEAP. THE FIRST SUBWAY IS AT FIVE IN THE MORNING
RUNNING NON-STOP UNTIL HALF TWELVE AT NIGHT.
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AIR
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KOREAN AIR IS THE ONLY DOMESTIC CARRIER. THERE IS A GOOD
NETWORK LINKING MAIN CITIES AND TOURIST AREAS. YOU ARE NOT
ALLOWED TO TAKE A LOADED CAMERA ON DOMESTIC FLIGHTS.
SHOULD BE MADE IN ADVANCE.
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SEA
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BOAT TRAVEL IS ONE OF THE MOST PLEASANT WAYS TO TRAVEL
AROUND KOREA. FREQUENT FERRY SERVICES PLY THE WATERWAYS,
BETWEEN MAINLAND PORTS AND ISLANDS.
HAN-GANG RIVER CRUISES:
THE HAN-GANG RIVER MEANDERS THROUGH THE HEART OF SEOUL
BISECTING THE CAPITAL AND PASSING MANY ATTRACTIONS ALONG
ITS WAY.
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