Sunday, November 3, 2013

Busan Airport and Busan Train Station

We arrived at Busan International Airport at around 9pm. 


Image credit to KAC (Korea Airport Corporation)

Getting our baggages was a breeze, however we had to quickly go to Busan train station to catch the Mugunghwa to Seoul. 

You have to first change your money at the forex located inside the airport. Be sure to get smaller bills. 


The usual rate is 1,000KRW to 1USD. Give or take a few. 




Travel to Busan Train Station

We were lucky enough to catch the last limousine bus headed for Busan Train Station. The fee was 10,000 KRW per person. 

You can ask the Tourist guide desk for information. 

There are also a place to keep luggage in the bus. but try to pack light so you won't have to lug so many bags, which will come in handy when you tackle the stairs from hell.

Yep, Korea has a lot of stairs in their subway. So, unless you can carry all those bags with you on their stairs, be prepared.

Busan Train Station.

Images courtesy of Wikipedia


When you go up those stairs, you'll see the ticket counters at your immediate right. 
We already have prior reservations, so it was just a case of exchanging your printed out reservations with actual tickets. 

There are 3 trains that go to Seoul

1. KTX =53,300 KRW
2. Mugunghwa=27,300 KRW
3. Saemaeul=40.700KRW

Since we arrived at the station at pretty much 11pm. We opted to go with the cheapest fare-  Mugunghwa and sleep through the 5 hour journey.