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Please check out if you need a visa to enter South Korea (Republic of Korea) at your earliest convenience. If you do need one, please contact an embassy of Republic of Korea in your region and confirm the visa application procedure. Please inform us if you need documents, such as an invitation letter, from us.
To come to South Korea from abroad by air, you can take an international flight to either Incheon International Airport near Seoul, Gimhae International Airport near Busan, or Gimpo International Airport near Seoul. Among them, Incheon is the largest hub airport in South Korea. Gimhae is the nearest international airport to Pohang. Gimpo serves domestic flights to Pohang Airport. From these international airports, you can continue your domestic travel by air, train, and/or bus.
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Below is an overview of routes from each of the international airports to POSCO International Center (PIC). You can find more details in the file, routes_to_POSTECH_v000.pdf, and on external web pages.
Incheon International Airport (near Seoul) |
bus (about 30 minutes, about 7,000 KRW) or AREX train (33 minutes, 3,550 KRW) |
Gimpo Airport (near Seoul) |
flight (about 50 minutes) |
Pohang Airport |
taxi (about 20 minutes, 10,000 KRW-12,000 KRW) |
PIC |
Incheon International Airport (near Seoul) |
bus [about 5 hours, 42,200 KRW (46,400 KRW for late-night bus)] |
Pohang Inter-city Bus Terminal |
taxi (about 10 minutes, about 4,000 KRW) |
PIC |
Incheon International Airport (near Seoul) |
AREX train (Non-stop express: 43 minutes, 8,000 KRW. Commuter: 53 minutes, 4,050 KRW) |
Seoul Station |
KTX train (about 2 hours, about 43,800 KRW) |
Singyeongju Station |
bus (about 40 minutes, 5,000 KRW) |
Pohang Inter-city Bus Terminal |
taxi (about 10 minutes, about 4,000 KRW) |
PIC |
Gimhae International Airport (near Busan) |
bus (about 2 hours, 11,000 KRW) |
Pohang Inter-city Bus Terminal |
taxi (about 10 minutes, about 4,000 KRW) |
PIC |
Gimhae International Airport (near Busan) |
taxi (about 1.5 hours, 120,000 KRW-150,000 KRW) |
PIC |
Gimpo International Airport (near Seoul) |
flight (about 50 minutes) |
Pohang Airport |
taxi (about 20 minutes, 10,000 KRW-12,000 KRW) |
PIC |
Gimpo International Airport (near Seoul) |
bus (40-45 minutes, 7,000 KRW) or AREX train (20 minutes, 1,350 KRW) |
Seoul Station |
KTX train (about 2 hours, about 43,800 KRW) |
Singyeongju Station |
bus (about 40 minutes, 5,000 KRW) |
Pohang Inter-city Bus Terminal |
taxi (about 10 minutes, about 4,000 KRW) |
PIC |
The Pohang Inter-city Bus Terminal is sometimes called Pohang Cross-Country Bus Terminal. In Korean, it is called Siwoe Bus terminal.
There is another bus terminal in Pohang, which is called Express Bus Terminal or Gosokku bus terminal in Korean. This one is not relevant for the routes listed above.
For more information, please refer to POSTECH's web site and navigate through 'ABOUT POSTECH -> Visit POSTECH' in the menu at the top left part of the web page.
Here is a POSTECH Campus Map and PIC location information.