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• Andong Mask Dance Festival 2026: It Opens on Chuseok Eve, the Station Moved, and Half of It Is Free

  The Andong Mask Dance Festival runs 24 September to 4 October 2026 across the old station grounds in the city centre and Hahoe Village. The gate ticket is 8,000 won and comes with a 2,000 won coupon; the street parade and Hahoe's daily mask dance cost nothing. Seoul is two and a half hours by bus, 24,400 won, but the first three days are the Chuseok holiday. Checked on the city's and the operators' pages, 18 September 2026.

  17 Sep 2026 · 7 min

• Jinju Lantern Festival 2026: Getting There From Seoul, When the River Lights Up, and the Last Train Home

  The Jinju Namgang Yudeung Festival runs 3 to 18 October 2026, with lanterns lit from 18:00 to midnight along the river below the fortress. Entry was free last year. Seoul is three and a half hours away by KTX at 52,700 won or by express bus at 34,500, and the last train back on opening night leaves at 20:05. Checked on the operators' pages, 17 September 2026.

  17 Sep 2026 · 6 min

• Getting Around Outside Seoul: Your Card Works Everywhere, the Rules Reset in Every City

  The T-money card from Seoul works on the Busan subway, the Jeju buses and the Daegu metro. What changes is the fare table and the transfer clock, which every city sets for itself. Busan, Jeju, Daegu, Daejeon and Gwangju, with fares from each operator, checked 16 September 2026.

  16 Sep 2026 · 6 min

• T-money: Where to Buy It, How to Top It Up, and Which Foreign Cards Can Load It

  A plain T-money card is bought and topped up with cash, and that has not changed. Since March 2026 a phone version can be loaded with a foreign Mastercard, Amex, UnionPay or JCB. The station kiosks that now take foreign cards will sell you a ticket or a Climate Card pass, but they will not top up a T-money card. Checked on the operators' pages, 16 September 2026.

  16 Sep 2026 · 8 min

• Intercity Buses in Korea: Two Systems, Two Websites, and Foreign Cards Only Since August

  Korea runs express buses and intercity buses as separate networks with separate booking sites and, often, separate terminals. Both only started taking foreign-issued cards this autumn, which is why older guides tell you it cannot be done.

  15 Sep 2026 · 4 min

• Did You Know There Is Still a Boat From Fukuoka to Busan?

  Japan and Korea are close enough to sail between, and one ferry still does it daily. The three-hour hydrofoil everyone remembers is gone for good, and the reason it went is worse than a timetable change.

  14 Sep 2026 · 5 min

• Kakao Map in English: Good for Buses, and Only Two Languages Deep

  Kakao Map does work in English, and its bus tracking is the reason locals keep it. What it does not do is Japanese or Chinese, which decides whether it is your first map app or your second.

  14 Sep 2026 · 3 min

• Seoul on Wheels: What “Every Station Is Step-Free” Actually Covers

  In December 2025 Seoul finished putting a step-free route into all 338 stations it runs — but that figure stops at the city's own lines. Here is what it covers, what it leaves out, and the free accessible van service that foreign visitors can book but almost nobody writes about.

  11 Sep 2026 · 4 min

• Seoul Buses: What the Colours Mean and Why You Board With a Card

  Blue crosses the city, green feeds the subway, red leaves it, and N runs all night. Card fares from 1,200 to 3,000 won, 183 routes take no cash at all, and the free transfer has two rules. The half of Seoul transit most visitors never use, decoded.

  3 Sep 2026 · 3 min

• Incheon Airport to Seoul: Train, Bus or Taxi, Decided by Where You Are Sleeping

  The all-stop train is 4,750 won and stops at Hongdae. The express is 13,000 won and 43 minutes to Seoul Station. The 6001 bus is 17,000 won to the door in Myeongdong, and since March 2026 Terminal 2 makes you buy the ticket first. Taxis, night options and the flat-rate International Taxi, with fares from the operators' pages on 1 September 2026.

  1 Sep 2026 · 5 min

• Can foreigners buy KTX tickets online in 2026?

  Yes on Korail's English site with a passport — the payment step is the wall. Seoul–Busan is ₩54,400 from 1 September 2026. Checked 1 September 2026.

  1 Sep 2026 · 4 min

• Luggage Lockers in Korea: Sizes, Prices, and Which One Fits Your Bag

  Almost every Seoul subway station has lockers in three sizes, from 2,200 won for four hours. What each size actually holds, what weekends cost, the staffed counters for anything bigger, and same-day delivery to Incheon Airport. Prices from Seoul Metro's own pages, checked 1 September 2026.

  1 Sep 2026 · 6 min

• Taxis in Korea Without Getting Overcharged

  Most Korean taxis are metered, cheap and honest. The exceptions cluster in one place: the arrivals hall at Incheon. What the fare should be, what the surcharges are, and how to report a driver. August 2026.

  30 Aug 2026 · 2 min

• The Seoul Subway Bits That Confuse Everyone

  Which way the Line 2 loop goes, when an express train helps, which lines quietly cost more, and the 15-minute rule that gets you back through the gate for free. Correct as of August 2026.

  30 Aug 2026 · 4 min

• WOWPASS: One Card, Two Wallets, and the Gate That Won't Open

  WOWPASS exchanges your money and pays in shops, and it carries a transit chip. But the two balances are separate, and the exchange never touches the transit one. Fees and limits as of August 2026.

  27 Aug 2026 · 3 min

• How to ride buses and the subway in Korea (2026)

  Foreign credit cards won't open the gates, so get T-money. Tap out on buses too, or lose the free transfer (30 min, up to 4 a day). Checked Sep 2026.

  25 Aug 2026 · 5 min