Bus is the major transportation in Korea. Bus is based on a flat rate and you can pay bus fares with cash or transportation card. You can get a discount when you use transportation cards. Especially if you pay fares with a transportation card, you don't need to bring cash, keep changes and buy subway ticket. You can find transportation cards in convenient stores and you can also pay with credit card. Additionally, you can save a cost because discount fare will be applied when you use the transportation card. As there are two kinds of transportation cards, they are Prepaid rechargeable card which can be recharged as much as you need in advance and post-paid card using with bank card side by side which can be paid later. ※ When getting off, the transportation card users must contact the card terminal with card then the transfer application and the process of use completion is finished.
※ Subject to a free ride for city bus: the bus fare will not be charged to child who is under 6years old accompany with parents.
Incheon bus fare (2023. 10. 7. ~)
| Sort | Card | Cash | Route | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Bus | Trunk | Adult | 1,500 | 1,600 | [Trunk Bus] 1 to 93, 103, 103-1, 111-2, 112, 202 to 206, 221, 223 [Exp. Bus] 91, 95, 97, 99 [Town bus] Muui 1 | |
| Student | 1,050 | 1,100 | ||||
| Child | 600 | 600 | ||||
| Feeder | Adult | 1,200 | 1,300 | [Feeder Bus] 5XX, 1111, 2201, 4401, 4402, 9701, 9901 [Circ. Bus] 41, 42, 43, 46, 51, 52, 54, 56, 83 56, 83 [GRT Bus] 701, 702 [Town Bus] 533, 534 [e-Eum Bus] 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, 22, 31, 45, 53, 55, 61, 71, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89 | ||
| Student | 850 | 900 | ||||
| Child | 500 | 500 | ||||
| Seated bus | To other city/district | Adult | 1,550 | 2,300 | [To Gimpo Airport] 60-5, 9731 [To Yeongheungdo] 790 [To Ganghwado] 800, 801 | |
| Student | 1,100 | 1,600 | ||||
| Child | 650 | 900 | ||||
| To Yeongjong (downtown) | Adult | 1,900 (1,500) | 2,600 (1,600) | [To Yeongjong] 117, 304, 320 [To Airport] 111, 302, 303, 303-1, 306, 307, 308, 310, 330 ※ Downtown Yeongjong fare only applied to 111, 117, 307, and 320 Other buses are scheduled to apply the same fare in the future | ||
| Student | 1,350 (1,050) | 1,800 (1,100) | ||||
| Child | 800 (600) | 1,000 (600) | ||||
| Direct Bus (Seated) | Adult (early bird) | 3,000 (2,400) | 3,000 | [Seoul Station] 1000, 1100, 1101, 1200, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1400, 1500, 1601 [Gwangmyeong Station] 6770 [Gangnam Station] 9100, 9200, 9201, 9300 [Citizen’s Forest, Yangjae Flower Market] 9500, 9501, 9802 [Sinchon Station] 3000 ※ 3000: Gyeonggi-do’s seated bus fare applied for a limited time | ||
| Student (early bird) | 1,650 (1,320) | 1,650 | ||||
| Child (early bird) | 1,200 (960) | 1,200 | ||||
| M bus (Metro Exp.) | Adult (early bird) | 2,800 (2,240) | 2,900 | [Gangnam Station] M6405, M6457, M6462 [Yeoksam Station] M6439 [Sinchon Station] M6628 [Samseong Station] M6450 [Seoul Station] M6724 [Citizen’s Forest, Yangjae Flower Market] M6458 [Gongdeok Station] M6751 | ||
| Student (early bird) | 2,000 (1,600) | 2,100 | ||||
| Children (early bird) | 1,600 (1,280) | 1,600 | ||||
| Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) | Adult | 2,600 | 2,600 | [Cheongna↔Gangseo] 7700 | ||
| Student | 1,600 | 1,600 | ||||
| Child | 1,200 | 1,200 | ||||
| Night Bus | Adult | 1,900 | - | [Songnae Station] N50 [Geomam Station] N80 [Cheongna Station] N81 [Gyeyang Station] N90 | ||
| Student | 1,350 | |||||
| Child | 800 | |||||
Fare incremented according to distance (trunk/feeder: based on distance after transfer; seated/direct: based on distance after first ride)
- Trunk/feeder: (upon transfer) basic fare for 10 km; +₩100 every 5 km (10–40 km), +₩100 after exceeding 40 km
- Seated: (regardless of transfer) basic fare for 10 km; +₩100 every 5 km (10–40 km), +₩100 after exceeding 40 km
- Direct/M Exp.: (regardless of transfer) basic fare for 30 km; +₩100 every 5 km (30–60 km), +₩100 after exceeding 60 km
Early bird discount
- Direct/M Exp.: 20% off first ride before 6:30 AM (must use card)
Child: ages 6–12, Student: ages 13–18
- Up to 3 accompanied children (ages 6 and under) are exempt from fare (excluded when seats are requested)
Dual fare system for seated buses (to Yeongjong) as of Oct. 7, 2023
- General fare: Yeongjong ↔ downtown Incheon; when getting on or off in downtown Incheon area
- Downtown Yeongjong: Only when getting on or off in downtown Yeongjong area
Information for convenient bus use
- Incheon bus information management system website: bus.incheon.go.kr
- Smartphone app for bus
