There are 4 ways to get from Seoul to Suwon by train, car, taxi, or subway
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Train
best- Take the train from Yongsan Station to Suwon StationSaemaeul Seoul / ...
33 min₩2,100–9,000Drive 35.7 km
- Drive from Seoul to Suwon35.7 km
32 min₩7,784–11,243Taxi
- Take the taxi from Seoul to Suwon35.7 km
32 min₩44,000–55,000Line 1 subway
- Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Guro Station1
- Take the subway from Guro Station to Hwaseo Station1
51 min₩3,128–4,371
Seoul to Suwon by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Suwon is to line 1 subway which costs ₩3,100 - ₩4,400 and takes 51 min.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Suwon is to drive which takes 32 min and costs ₩7,500 - ₩12,000.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Yongsan Station station and arriving at Suwon Station station. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 33 min.
The distance between Seoul and Suwon is 38 km. The road distance is 35.7 km.
The best way to get from Seoul to Suwon without a car is to train which takes 33 min and costs ₩2,100 - ₩9,000.
The train from Yongsan Station to Suwon Station takes 33 min including transfers and departs every 30 minutes.
Seoul to Suwon train services, operated by Korail, depart from Yongsan Station.
Seoul to Suwon train services, operated by Korail, arrive at Suwon Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Seoul to Suwon is 36 km. It takes approximately 32 min to drive from Seoul to Suwon.
There are 343+ hotels available in Suwon.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Suwon, South Korea?
Korail operates a train from Yongsan Station to Suwon Station hourly. Tickets cost ₩4,800–9,000 and the journey takes 33 min. Korail Mugunghwa also services this route hourly.
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Yongsan Station to Suwon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩4,800–9,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩6,000–9,000
- Non-reserved
- ₩4,800–6,500
- First Class
- ₩6,000–9,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Yongsan Station to Suwon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩2,100–2,900
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- ₩2,100–2,600
- Economy Class
- ₩2,500–2,900
- Phone
- +82 1577 1234
- Website
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Yongsan Station to Guro Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩1,500–2,100
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Guro Station to Hwaseo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩1,600–2,300
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Estimated price
- ₩44,000–55,000
Kakao taxi
- Website
- kakaocorp.com
International Taxi
- Phone
- +82 1644 2255
- Website
- intltaxi.co.kr
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