Within Daejeon                                                                              

From Daejeon Government Complex bus stop to Graytone Hotel

For traveling within Daejeon, taxis are the simplest option (no English services at the public transport). Please print these directions for Graytone Hotel to show them to the taxi driver.

The public transportation fare is usually 1,400 KRW (1,250 KRW with T-money card), on the bus to be paid directly to the driver (coins and 1,000 KRW bills), whereas metro tickets (shaped like a plastic coin) can be purchased at the stations. The buses serviced by a given stop are listed on blue sign board and (optionally) LED displays. For more information about T-money card (transportation card), please refer to: http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/TR/TR_EN_5_4.jsp

1-1. By taxi

Cost ca. 3,500 KRW, 10 min ride.

1-2. By metro

Take the metro towards Pan-am (판암), and get off at City Hall (시청) station (2 min ride). At City Hall station, take Exit 5 and walk straight for 200 m. Graytone Hotel will be on your right – cf. the street view below.

     

                      Toward Graytone Hotel from Exit 5                                                                Graytone Hotel

From Daejeon Station to Graytone Hotel

2-1. By taxi

Cost ca. 9,000 KRW, 25 min ride.

2-2. By metro

Take the metro towards Banseok (반석), and get off at City Hall (시청) station (16 min ride). At City Hall station, take Exit 5 and walk straight for 200 m. Graytone Hotel will be on your right – cf. the street view below.

     

                      Toward Graytone Hotel from Exit 5                                                               Graytone Hotel

From Graytone Hotel to the PCS

3-1. By taxi

Cost ca. 5,500 KRW, 13 min ride. Please print these directions for the PCS to show them to the taxi driver. A taxi can be arranged at the reception.

3-2. By bus

No. 705: Take the bus No. 705 at 시청역 (City Hall) stop, get off at 무역전시관 (DIME Exhibition Center) – cf. the map above (DIME Exhibition Center is the next stop after the indicated 엑스포아트홀 (Expo Art Hall) and more convenient) and the street view below.

    

                                Bus stop: City Hall (시청역)                                                 Bus stop: DIME Exhibition Center (무역전시관)

No. 911: Take the bus No. 911 at 대전광역시청 (Daejeon Metropolitan City Hall) stop, and get off at 무역전시관 (DIME Exhibition Center) stop – cf. the map above and the street view below.

      

        Bus stop: Daejeon Metropolitan City Hall (대전광역시청)                         Bus stop: DIME Exhibition Center (무역전시관)

Center for Theoretical Physics of Complex Systems (PCS)

PCS is located at the 3rd floor of the Theory Building (이론동).

From Hotel Graytone to ICN airport

1. By airport bus

Buses operate frequently from 3:29 to 19:25, the journey takes ca. 3 – 3.5 hours and costs 22,100 KRW ~ 26,500 KRW. Tickets can be purchased at the bus stop’s ticket counter (4:00 - 21:00, only cash and Korean credit cards accepted). Reservations ahead of time are highly recommended, especially for Fridays and Saturdays.

The nearest stop is Daejeon Government Complex, and can be reached by

① Taxi: cost ca. 3,500 KRW, 5 min ride. Please print these directions for Government Complex bus stop to show them to the taxi driver.

② Bus No. 705: Take the bus no. 705 at 시청역 (City Hall) stop, get off at 정부대전청사서문 (Government Complex West Gate) – cf. the map below.

  

   Daejeon Government Complex bus stop for airport limousines      Graytone Hotel to Daejeon Government Complex bus stop

2. By train

2-1. via Seoul Station

KTX trains to Seoul Station operate frequently from 5:55 to 23:56. Reservations ahead of time are recommended for early morning and late evening trains. Incheon airport can be reached from Seoul Station also with AREX All Stop Train and AREX Express Train. Tickets can be purchased at AREX train platform KTX reservation is available at: http://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizBfTicketSearch.do

Please print these directions for Daejeon Station to show them to the taxi driver.

2-2. Via Gwangmyeong Station

KTX trains to ICN (transfer to shuttle bus at Gwangmyeong Station) operate frequently from 5.55 am to 7.18 pm. KTX reservation is available at: http://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizBfTicketSearch.do
City Airport Terminal: for the details please refer to http://www.letskorail.com/docs/foreign/en/city_airport_terminal_guidebook.pdf

Please note that you should present the printed ticket on the train.

                     Daejeon Station                              Ticket counters at Daejeon Station                 Ticket counters at Seoul Station

                      Seoul Station                                   Entrance to AREX train platform                  AREX All Stop Train ticket vending

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