Seoul Metro Line9

Subway Fares

Fare Structure

Calculation of Fare(by the minimum travel distance base)

If passenger only takes subway inside of metropolitan area or outside of metropolitan area, Fare is calculated by the distance. But, If passenger takes subway in both areas, Fare is calculated inside of metropolitan area first and additional fare outside of metropolitan area is added by the following fare table for every 4km.

• If you use same as the one below subway route
  • Apply independent fare structure of AREX(cheongna~Incheon Int’l Airport Terminal 2).
  • Apply Additional fare 700KRW for Sinbundang Line(Sinsa~Gangnam).
  • Apply Additional fare 1,000KRW for Sinbundang Line(Gangnam~Jeongja or Jeongja~Gwanggyo).
  • Apply Additional fare 1,700KRW for Sinbundang Line(Both Sinsa~Gangnam and Gangnam~Jeongja).
  • Apply Additional fare 1,500KRW for Sinbundang Line(Both Gangnam~Jeongja and Jeongja~Gwanggyo).
  • Apply Additional fare 2,200KRW for Sinbundang Line(Sinsa~Gangnam~Jeongja~Gwanggyo).
  • Apply Additional fare 300KRW for Uijeongbu LRT(Balgok~Tapseok).
  • Apply Additional fare 200KRW for Yongin LRT(Giheung~Everland).

Only transportation card user

20% discount of fare from first train to 6:30 : Only transportation card user

Except the case that passenger already takes other transportation before subway

Transfer Fare

If you transfer from subway to bus or village bus, the fare will be calculated based on the Integrated Distance System.

• Basic fare by 10km, Additional fare is adde After 10km by travel distance
• Regardless of type of transportation and number of transfers (up to 5 admissions), only base fare is charged for the base distance (10km) (free transfers).
• If the total distance of travel after transfer(s) exceeds the base distance, additional fare by the above fare table is added for every 5km.
• If the integrated fare is greater than the sum of fares of each type of transportation used, the latter is applied.

(There is no charge for transfers. Fares are calculated based on distance only.)

Types of Transportation

• Seoul Bus (Arterial, Local, Circulation, Village, Metropolitan), Gyeonggi Bus (Local, Village, Seated Local, Seated Nonstop), Incheon bus, Transfers between Subways

How to Transfer

• Contact Transportation Card on Terminal when getting on and getting off.

  If Card is not read before getting off, your free transfer will be lost (must pay separate fares for each type of transportation).

• Must get on the next transportation within 30 minutes to receive the integrated fare. (After 30 minutes, it will be considered a separate trip.)

  Between 21:00 and 07:00, transfer time is extended to 60 minutes.

Penalty

Amount of Penalty

• Required fare for the trip plus 30 times that fare.

Object of penalty

• One that enters the gate without a ticket.
• One that alters the information on the ticket or uses an expired ticket.
• One that unlawfully uses Special Ticket or Discounted Ticket without meeting the qualifications.
• One that uses someone else’s periodical pass.
• One that refuses to present the ticket to the attendant.
• When a group larger than the maximum number admitted by Group Ticket gets on without additional tickets or when adults get on with children using Group Ticket for children.
• One that uses an invalid Transportation Card or Transportation Card that is reported for theft, loss
• One that attempts to use or uses other unlawful measures to use public transportation etc.

Commutation Ticket