I love it too, just hated taking the line 2 during rush hour everyday to work. Or when I had to take the Line 1 from Suwon to Sadang, man, you can experience folklore in that line. Sometimes I take a short subway trip just as a hobby these days.

Best part of Seoul by far. Efficient clean transport anywhere in the city without hauling tons of steel along with each passenger is amazing.

I miss the Seoul subway—and the songs they played. They changed them around COVID, right? 🥲

I make a 30-minute trip on line 5 twice a week. It's a toss up on whether I have to stand the whole time or not. 🥲

Station with no aircon getting onto a subway car with "weak air conditioning" - definition of hell.

I feel miserable in City Hall during summer, so much that I changed my trip to avoid that station

I miss the alert jingle. I miss the food. I miss how green it is in the urban sprawl. I miss Korea

The Papago app is useful for foreigners.

If you have any trouble with existing/entering, press call button and say anything. Korean/English, doesn’t matter. 80% of the time they just let you go through.

Am i stupid or 6.2 doesn't make any sense?

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How do temperatures change depending on the elders liking but are never more then the next

seouls metro system is scared of me because i searched up r34 train art

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Hi so I’m travelling to Seoul next week and I’m a little bit confused about the subway system. I’ve seen people recommend some subway apps and I have them all downloaded - KakaoMetro, Subway Korea, Naver Map, Kakao Map, Korea subway bus etc.

In the attached picture, I know the one highlighted in yellow means the carriage that I should be in for quick transfer/quick exit. I know the green one indicates the direction of the subway line but is it always the last stop of the subway line?

for the yellow one, it shows you the fastest route. It is not mandatory:)

Can you friend meet you at the airport maybe? It might be good to install a travel eSIM so you can contact him on WhatsApp or other app. At the same time you avoid roaming costs of daily travel pass costs from your provider. I travel frequently to Asia, including SK and install an eSIM from Yesim. I just have to turn it on when the plane has landed, and the phone is connected.

Mind you I am a tourist in the country. I took the train from Seoul to Busan yesterday and someone recommended that I book first class. The price difference was not that much compared to where I am from and I must say that it was a really pleasant trip. So if you can afford it, go for it. Plenty of room for luggage (although that could change from train to train).

We had 2 medium suitcases with us while travelling to Busan. The storage area was full so we stored it overhead. My husband had injured his hand so a kind stranger even helped us store it! No hassle!

As someone said before, try to come in early and store in the luggage section. Please note that large luggage bags are difficult to store overhead from what I observed.

Be aware regarding rail tickets - Korail sets aside a special booking window—typically 3 to 5 days in advance of chuseok (October 6,2025) for those with Korean residency status. This allows residents priority access to seats before the general booking opens. Tourists can’t book in the chuseok window. You would need a Korean phone number or payment method linked to a Korean bank.

I will fly back to Seoul October 4th, I did not want to risk not getting train/bus tickets back during the holidays so flight is already booked. But I want to take the train down to Busan around September 29th, so that should be ok? Or is it already affected by the holidays?

Its the luck of the draw really. I've been on KTX where the luggage storage was relatively free and some that are completely full. The carriage for standard seats seems worst off, whereas the stirage next to the first class carriage does not seem as congested.

The larger suitcase will have be stored near the toilets/entrance doors as there is a luggage space there (but not much) The smaller one can be stored on overhead above seat ! My advice - get on train early as soon as it arrives to get the luggage space ! (I’m English and live in Seoul and been to Busan many times 😊)

To be honest, the system seems pretty good as it is and while I might be able to find a few specific stations where transfer directions could be improved, they do a good job at making it as clear as they can.

If I needed to name something, it would be the ending time.

Transferring is the #1 most confusing part, especially when there’s a random detour because of construction of maintenance. Notices are often just put up in Korean which is fine, Papago exists, but I think it could be really hard for tourists/foreigners in Seoul.

#2 is not strictly connected to being a foreigner, but accessibility in the stations isn’t great. Especially if you have a stroller or you can’t take the stairs, sometimes it becomes extremely difficult to make a transfer. This combined with the first difficulty can really suck.

Most difficult is not knocking over people that try to rush onto the train car while I'm exiting. Like, just wait a fucking second.

Please find a way to stop the social media lie that people are respectful on the subway just because they line up outside the doors.

beware of zombies :)

If you're talking about KTX, it's better to book in advance. You may also want to check out Gimpo Airport since flights are often cheaper than the train.

Line 6 car doorframes must be a few cm lower than others because I keep hitting my head. But overall also lots of party people and students on the 6. Especially the first 6 of the day has the former

I am going to Seoul tomorrow and tempted to get on it for the shits and giggles. I’ve read so many interesting experiences on this subreddit lol

The contrast between line 1 and the rest of the network is actually quite infuriating. The stations on line 1 need some serious investment - they're falling to pieces, and they've barely got a dozen escalators between them. It's no wonder they're a draw for the mentally dispossessed. There needs to be a moratorium on building new lines until every station on line 1 has had a lick of paint and some sort of deodorizing spray system is installed at every ticket gate.

The trains and stations on line 1 needs to be checked for some kind of gas leak or something. People get weird on that line.

Everyone talks about all the fighting on line 1. I took it to work and back for a long time, but never saw any fights.