Routes & Tickets

*Find the current KTX high-speed trains timetables, travel times, and prices on Rail.Ninja. Below you can find the preliminary information about the main KTX high-speed train routes. Please note that the departure and arrival times as well as the number of daily departures may vary depending on the day of the week. The "summer' and "winter" train schedule changes too. 

​Route	Travel time	Route line	Travel distance	Tickets & Timetables
KTX Seoul - Busan	2 h 15 min	Gyeongbu line	​417 km	Seoul - Busan tickets
​KTX Busan - Seoul	​2 h 15 min	Gyeongbu line	​417 km	Busan - Seoul tickets
​KTX Seoul - Daegu​	​1 h 35 min	Gyeongbu Line	​310 km	Seoul - Daegu tickets
​KTX Daegu​ - Seoul	​​1 h 35 min	Gyeongbu Line	​310 km	​​Daegu - Seoul​ tickets
KTX Seoul- Daejeon	​50 min	Gyeongbu (Daejon) or Honam (Seodaejeon) Line	160 km	Seoul - Daejeon tickets
KTX Daejeon - Seoul	53 min	​Gyeongbu Line	160 km	Daejeon - Seoul tickets
​KTX Seoul - Gangneung​	​​1 h 52 min	Gangneung Line	​229 km	​​Seoul - Gangneung tickets
​KTX Gangneung​ - Seoul	​​1 h 53 min	​Gangneung Line	229 km	​Gangneung​ - Seoul tickets
​​KTX Seoul - Gwangju​	​1 h 45 min	​Honam Line	357 km	​​Seoul - Gwangju​ tickets
​​KTX Gwangju​ - Seoul	​​1 h 45 min	​​Honam Line	​357 km	Gwangju​ - Seoul tickets
​KTX Seoul - Jeonju	​​1 h 35 min	Jeolla line	237 km	Seoul - Jeonju tickets
​KTX  Jeonju - Seoul	1 h 43 min	Jeolla Line	237 km	Jeonju - Seoul tickets
KTX Iksan - Seoul	1 h 20 min	​Honam Line	215 km	Iksan - Seoul ​tickets
​KTX Suwon - Busan	2 h 33 min	​Gyeongbu Line	​377 km	Suwon - Busan tickets
​KTX ​Pyeongtaek - Busan	3 h 50 min	​Gyeongbu Line	348 km	Pyeongtaek - Busan ​tickets
​KTX ​Pohang - Seoul	2 h 21 min	​Donghae Line	386 km	Pohang - Seoul ​tickets
​KTX ​Pyeongtaek - Daegu	2 h 29 min	​Gyeongbu Line	217 km	Pyeongtaek - Daegu ​tickets
​​KTX Changwon - Seoul	2 h 39 min​	​Gyeongjeon Line	382 km	Changwon - Seoul ​tickets
​​KTX Seoul - Gangneung	1 h 49 min	Gyeonggang Line	229 km	Seoul - Gangneung ​tickets
​​KTX Seoul - Gyeongju	1 h 59 min	​Jungang line	335 km	Seoul - Gyeongju ​tickets
​KTX ​Seoul - Yeosu	2 h 59 min	Jeolla Line	382 km	Seoul - Yeosu ​tickets
​KTX ​Jinju - Seoul	3 h 15 min	​Gyeongjeon Line	445 km	Jinju - Seoul ​tickets
​KTX ​Daejeon - Busan	1 h 23 min	​Gyeongbu Line	258 km	Daejeon - Busan ​tickets

*Please note that the route information can change due to your chosen departure date and time.

KTX Train Lines & Routes

The most popular route is connecting Seoul and Busan, but there are other, very important and convenient routes starting in Seoul that operate on 5 different lines: Gyeongbu, Honam, Gyeongjeon, Jeolla, and Gangneung. Check all KTX lines.

• Gyeongbu  • Honam  • Gyeongjeon  • Jeolla  • Gangneung

Most popular KTX train routes

KTX Route Seoul - Busan

Traveling by KTX train from Seoul to Busan is very easiest and fast, as it can take as short as 2 hours 15 minutes. This is definitely smoother than air travel, and more convenient than taking a plane.

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KTX Route Seoul - Ulsan

The distance between the capital of Korea, Seoul, and Ulsan is 404 km. Train journey between the cities takes approximately 2 hours, and brings very nice experiences, as you travel in comfort and ease.

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ktx route Seoul - Daegu

The distance from Seoul to Daegu is 310 km, and travel time is around 1 hour and 30 minutes by ktx train, operated by Korail. It is also the quickest and most comfortable way.

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ktx route Seoul - Daejeon

KTX high-speed train from Seoul to Daejon has more than 50 daily departures. It takes approximately 50 minutes to travel between the 2 cities. The distance is 160 km.

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KTX Route Seoul - Jeonju

The journey from Seoul to Jeonju by a ktx train takes approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes. The distance between cities is 237 km. It is a very comfortable way to reach the western part of Korea.

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KTX Route Seoul - Gwangju

There are multiple daily departures for Seoul to Gwangju (and reverse route). The distance between the two cities is 357 km, and it takes around 1 hour and 45 minutes to travel.

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