Seoul to Gwangju by train and bus

Official timetables list 58 high-speed trains, 6 other trains, and 76 express buses a day from Seoul to Gwangju. Fastest: High-speed train (KTX), 1 h 36 min.

Options at a glance

High-speed train (KTX)
Timetable for Nov 16, 2026 (Mon)
Departures a day
58
Fastest
1 h 36 min
Typical
1 h 58 min
First – last departure
05:08 – 22:55
Departs from
Yongsan Station용산역, Suseo Station수서역, Seoul Station서울역
Arrives at
Gwangju Songjeong Station광주송정역
Standard adult fare
₩37,500–₩42,400
Other trains (ITX, Mugunghwa)
Timetable for Nov 16, 2026 (Mon)
Departures a day
6
Fastest
3 h 41 min
Typical
3 h 58 min
First – last departure
08:44 – 19:11
Departs from
Yongsan Station용산역
Arrives at
Gwangju Songjeong Station광주송정역
Standard adult fare
Not in the data
Express bus
Timetable for Nov 16, 2026 (Mon)
Departures a day
76
Fastest
3 h 20 min
Typical
3 h 20 min
First – last departure
01:00 – 23:50
Departs from
Central City Terminal (Seoul)센트럴시티(서울), Dong Seoul Bus Terminal동서울
Arrives at
Gwangju Bus Terminal (U-Square)광주(유·스퀘어)
Adult fare by class
₩22,700–₩52,200

Timetables change. Confirm times and fares on the operator’s site before you travel.

Adult fares as returned by the official data for the timetable date: for trains the standard fare of each train type, for buses the fare of each class. Discounts and passes are not shown.

Where the official data gives different classes of train the same fare on one route, no fare is shown for them: one number cannot be the fare of each class.

Departures from Suseo Station: check both SRT and Korail.

Timetables and tickets: Korail · SRT · Kobus

Stations and departures

High-speed train (KTX)

High-speed train (KTX) – Stations and departures
From	To	Per day	First	Last	Fastest	Fare
FromYongsan Station용산역	ToGwangju Songjeong Station광주송정역	Per day29	First05:08	Last22:23	Fastest1 h 36 min	Fare KTX ₩42,000 KTX-Sancheon ₩37,500–₩42,000 KTX-Sancheon (A) ₩37,500–₩42,000 KTX-Sancheon (B) ₩42,000 KTX-Cheongryong ₩42,000
FromSuseo Station수서역	ToGwangju Songjeong Station광주송정역	Per day23	First05:08	Last22:55	Fastest1 h 36 min	Fare KTX-Sancheon ₩40,900 KTX-Sancheon (A) ₩40,400–₩40,900 KTX ₩40,400–₩40,900 KTX-Sancheon (B) ₩40,900
FromSeoul Station서울역	ToGwangju Songjeong Station광주송정역	Per day6	First06:22	Last19:29	Fastest2 h 3 min	Fare KTX-Sancheon (A) ₩42,400 KTX-Sancheon (B) ₩42,400 KTX ₩42,400 KTX-Sancheon ₩41,800

All 29 departures: Yongsan Station → Gwangju Songjeong Station

All 29 departures: Yongsan Station → Gwangju Songjeong Station
Departs	Arrives	Duration	Type	Fare
05:08	07:07	1 h 59 min	KTX-Sancheon (A)	₩42,000
05:48	07:46	1 h 58 min	KTX-Sancheon (B)	₩42,000
06:29	08:28	1 h 59 min	KTX	₩42,000
07:13	09:51	2 h 38 min	KTX-Sancheon	₩41,500
07:37	09:25	1 h 48 min	KTX	₩42,000
07:43	10:22	2 h 39 min	KTX-Sancheon (A)	₩41,500
07:47	09:42	1 h 55 min	KTX-Sancheon (A)	₩42,000
08:20	10:09	1 h 49 min	KTX-Sancheon (B)	₩42,000
09:19	11:05	1 h 46 min	KTX	₩42,000
09:44	11:45	2 h 1 min	KTX-Sancheon (B)	₩42,000
10:03	11:58	1 h 55 min	KTX	₩42,000
10:40	12:35	1 h 55 min	KTX-Sancheon (A)	₩42,000
12:45	14:53	2 h 8 min	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,100
12:50	14:42	1 h 52 min	KTX	₩42,000
14:08	16:12	2 h 4 min	KTX-Sancheon	₩42,000
14:38	17:25	2 h 47 min	KTX-Sancheon	₩41,500
14:48	16:46	1 h 58 min	KTX	₩42,000
15:33	17:33	2 h	KTX	₩42,000
16:08	17:44	1 h 36 min	KTX-Cheongryong	₩42,000
16:38	18:35	1 h 57 min	KTX-Sancheon (B)	₩42,000
17:10	20:04	2 h 54 min	KTX-Sancheon (A)	₩37,500
17:10	20:04	2 h 54 min	KTX-Sancheon	₩37,500
17:44	19:36	1 h 52 min	KTX-Sancheon	₩42,000
18:31	20:31	2 h	KTX	₩42,000
19:41	21:41	2 h	KTX-Sancheon (B)	₩42,000
20:09	22:07	1 h 58 min	KTX-Sancheon (A)	₩42,000
21:09	23:44	2 h 35 min	KTX-Sancheon	₩41,500
21:18	23:08	1 h 50 min	KTX	₩42,000
22:23	00:21(next day)	1 h 58 min	KTX-Sancheon	₩42,000

All 23 departures: Suseo Station → Gwangju Songjeong Station

All 23 departures: Suseo Station → Gwangju Songjeong Station
Departs	Arrives	Duration	Type	Fare
05:08	06:50	1 h 42 min	KTX-Sancheon (A)	₩40,900
05:38	07:28	1 h 50 min	KTX-Sancheon	₩40,900
05:38	07:28	1 h 50 min	KTX-Sancheon	₩40,900
06:39	08:37	1 h 58 min	KTX-Sancheon	₩40,900
07:40	09:16	1 h 36 min	KTX-Sancheon (A)	₩40,900
07:40	09:16	1 h 36 min	KTX-Sancheon	₩40,900
08:30	10:29	1 h 59 min	KTX-Sancheon	₩40,900
09:39	12:23	2 h 44 min	KTX	₩40,400
10:20	12:16	1 h 56 min	KTX-Sancheon (A)	₩40,900
11:00	12:43	1 h 43 min	KTX-Sancheon (A)	₩40,900
12:20	14:02	1 h 42 min	KTX-Sancheon (B)	₩40,900
13:09	15:06	1 h 57 min	KTX-Sancheon	₩40,900
14:09	15:55	1 h 46 min	KTX-Sancheon	₩40,900
15:20	17:12	1 h 52 min	KTX-Sancheon	₩40,900
16:11	18:42	2 h 31 min	KTX-Sancheon (A)	₩40,400
17:09	19:03	1 h 54 min	KTX-Sancheon (A)	₩40,900
18:05	19:54	1 h 49 min	KTX	₩40,900
19:08	21:09	2 h 1 min	KTX-Sancheon	₩40,900
19:40	21:28	1 h 48 min	KTX-Sancheon	₩40,900
21:08	22:58	1 h 50 min	KTX-Sancheon	₩40,900
22:20	00:06(next day)	1 h 46 min	KTX-Sancheon	₩40,900
22:20	00:06(next day)	1 h 46 min	KTX-Sancheon (A)	₩40,900
22:55	00:42(next day)	1 h 47 min	KTX	₩40,900

All 6 departures: Seoul Station → Gwangju Songjeong Station

All 6 departures: Seoul Station → Gwangju Songjeong Station
Departs	Arrives	Duration	Type	Fare
06:22	08:28	2 h 6 min	KTX	₩42,400
07:05	09:51	2 h 46 min	KTX-Sancheon	₩41,800
07:39	09:42	2 h 3 min	KTX-Sancheon (A)	₩42,400
10:32	12:35	2 h 3 min	KTX-Sancheon (A)	₩42,400
16:29	18:35	2 h 6 min	KTX-Sancheon (B)	₩42,400
19:29	21:41	2 h 12 min	KTX-Sancheon (B)	₩42,400

Other trains (ITX, Mugunghwa)

Other trains (ITX, Mugunghwa) – Stations and departures
From	To	Per day	First	Last	Fastest	Fare
FromYongsan Station용산역	ToGwangju Songjeong Station광주송정역	Per day6	First08:44	Last19:11	Fastest3 h 41 min	Fare ITX-Saemaeul Not in the data ITX-Maeum Not in the data Mugunghwa Not in the data

All 6 departures: Yongsan Station → Gwangju Songjeong Station

All 6 departures: Yongsan Station → Gwangju Songjeong Station
Departs	Arrives	Duration	Type	Fare
08:44	12:43	3 h 59 min	ITX-Saemaeul	Not in the data
09:47	13:31	3 h 44 min	ITX-Maeum	Not in the data
12:07	16:08	4 h 1 min	ITX-Saemaeul	Not in the data
17:18	20:59	3 h 41 min	ITX-Maeum	Not in the data
18:10	22:36	4 h 26 min	Mugunghwa	Not in the data
19:11	23:08	3 h 57 min	ITX-Saemaeul	Not in the data

Express bus

Express bus – Stations and departures
From	To	Per day	First	Last	Fastest	Fare
FromCentral City Terminal (Seoul)센트럴시티(서울)	ToGwangju Bus Terminal (U-Square)광주(유·스퀘어)	Per day69	First01:00	Last23:50	Fastest3 h 20 min	Fare Deluxe (Udeung) (우등) ₩33,500 Premium (프리미엄) ₩43,500 Standard (고속) ₩22,700 Late-night Deluxe (Udeung) (심야우등) ₩40,200 Late-night Premium (심야프리미엄) ₩52,200
FromDong Seoul Bus Terminal동서울	ToGwangju Bus Terminal (U-Square)광주(유·스퀘어)	Per day7	First07:00	Last19:30	Fastest3 h 40 min	Fare Deluxe (Udeung) (우등) ₩36,300

All 69 departures: Central City Terminal (Seoul) → Gwangju Bus Terminal (U-Square)

All 69 departures: Central City Terminal (Seoul) → Gwangju Bus Terminal (U-Square)
Departs	Arrives	Duration	Type	Fare
01:00	04:20	3 h 20 min	Late-night Deluxe (Udeung) (심야우등)	₩40,200
01:30	04:50	3 h 20 min	Late-night Deluxe (Udeung) (심야우등)	₩40,200
02:00	05:20	3 h 20 min	Late-night Deluxe (Udeung) (심야우등)	₩40,200
05:30	08:50	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
05:40	09:00	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
06:15	09:35	3 h 20 min	Standard (고속)	₩22,700
06:45	10:05	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
06:55	10:15	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
07:00	10:20	3 h 20 min	Premium (프리미엄)	₩43,500
07:45	11:05	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
08:20	11:40	3 h 20 min	Standard (고속)	₩22,700
08:25	11:45	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
08:45	12:05	3 h 20 min	Standard (고속)	₩22,700
08:50	12:10	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
09:00	12:20	3 h 20 min	Premium (프리미엄)	₩43,500
10:00	13:20	3 h 20 min	Premium (프리미엄)	₩43,500
10:15	13:35	3 h 20 min	Standard (고속)	₩22,700
10:35	13:55	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
10:45	14:05	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
10:50	14:10	3 h 20 min	Standard (고속)	₩22,700
11:00	14:20	3 h 20 min	Premium (프리미엄)	₩43,500
11:10	14:30	3 h 20 min	Standard (고속)	₩22,700
11:30	14:50	3 h 20 min	Premium (프리미엄)	₩43,500
12:00	15:20	3 h 20 min	Premium (프리미엄)	₩43,500
12:15	15:35	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
12:20	15:40	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
12:50	16:10	3 h 20 min	Standard (고속)	₩22,700
13:00	16:20	3 h 20 min	Premium (프리미엄)	₩43,500
13:15	16:35	3 h 20 min	Standard (고속)	₩22,700
13:20	16:40	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
13:25	16:45	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
14:00	17:20	3 h 20 min	Premium (프리미엄)	₩43,500
14:10	17:30	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
14:25	17:45	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
14:30	17:50	3 h 20 min	Premium (프리미엄)	₩43,500
14:45	18:05	3 h 20 min	Standard (고속)	₩22,700
15:10	18:30	3 h 20 min	Standard (고속)	₩22,700
15:15	18:35	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
15:20	18:40	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
15:30	18:50	3 h 20 min	Premium (프리미엄)	₩43,500
15:55	19:15	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
16:00	19:20	3 h 20 min	Premium (프리미엄)	₩43,500
16:40	20:00	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
16:50	20:10	3 h 20 min	Standard (고속)	₩22,700
17:00	20:20	3 h 20 min	Premium (프리미엄)	₩43,500
17:10	20:30	3 h 20 min	Standard (고속)	₩22,700
17:25	20:45	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
17:55	21:15	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
18:00	21:20	3 h 20 min	Premium (프리미엄)	₩43,500
18:05	21:25	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
18:10	21:30	3 h 20 min	Standard (고속)	₩22,700
18:35	21:55	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
18:45	22:05	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
19:00	22:20	3 h 20 min	Premium (프리미엄)	₩43,500
19:05	22:25	3 h 20 min	Standard (고속)	₩22,700
19:40	23:00	3 h 20 min	Standard (고속)	₩22,700
19:55	23:15	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
20:00	23:20	3 h 20 min	Premium (프리미엄)	₩43,500
20:15	23:35	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
20:45	00:05(next day)	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
21:00	00:20(next day)	3 h 20 min	Premium (프리미엄)	₩43,500
21:30	00:50(next day)	3 h 20 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩33,500
22:00	01:20(next day)	3 h 20 min	Late-night Premium (심야프리미엄)	₩52,200
22:10	01:30(next day)	3 h 20 min	Late-night Deluxe (Udeung) (심야우등)	₩40,200
22:20	01:40(next day)	3 h 20 min	Late-night Deluxe (Udeung) (심야우등)	₩40,200
23:00	02:20(next day)	3 h 20 min	Late-night Deluxe (Udeung) (심야우등)	₩40,200
23:20	02:40(next day)	3 h 20 min	Late-night Premium (심야프리미엄)	₩52,200
23:40	03:00(next day)	3 h 20 min	Late-night Deluxe (Udeung) (심야우등)	₩40,200
23:50	03:10(next day)	3 h 20 min	Late-night Deluxe (Udeung) (심야우등)	₩40,200

All 7 departures: Dong Seoul Bus Terminal → Gwangju Bus Terminal (U-Square)

All 7 departures: Dong Seoul Bus Terminal → Gwangju Bus Terminal (U-Square)
Departs	Arrives	Duration	Type	Fare
07:00	10:40	3 h 40 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩36,300
09:10	12:50	3 h 40 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩36,300
11:30	15:10	3 h 40 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩36,300
13:30	17:10	3 h 40 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩36,300
15:30	19:10	3 h 40 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩36,300
17:30	21:10	3 h 40 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩36,300
19:30	23:10	3 h 40 min	Deluxe (Udeung) (우등)	₩36,300

Getting to the stations

Yongsan Station용산역
Subway: Yongsan station guide
Gwangju Songjeong Station광주송정역
Subway: Gwangju Songjeong station guide
Suseo Station수서역
Subway: Suseo station guide
Seoul Station서울역
Subway: Seoul station guide
Central City Terminal (Seoul)센트럴시티(서울)
Subway: Express Bus Terminal station guide
Gwangju Bus Terminal (U-Square)광주(유·스퀘어)
Dong Seoul Bus Terminal동서울
Subway: Gangbyeon station guide

Places to visit in Gwangju

All places in Gwangju

KTO photo
Culture Local Experience Gwangju
Asia Culture Center (ACC)
국립아시아문화전당 (ACC)
Asia Culture Center is a world-class subterranean cultural sanctuary designed by Kyu Sung Woo on the historic May 18 Gwangju Uprising site, featuring cutting-edge arts and sunken plazas.
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Nature National Park Gwangju
Mudeungsan National Park (Jusangjeolli)
무등산국립공원 (주상절리대)
Mudeungsan National Park is a UNESCO Global Geopark soaring 1,187 meters above Gwangju, world-famous for its colossal 87-million-year-old polygonal volcanic columnar joints.
KTO photo
Culture Art & Mural Village Gwangju
Yangnim-dong & Penguin Village
양림동 역사문화마을 (펭귄마을)
Yangnim-dong is Gwangju’s premier modern history and arts quarter, blending 120-year-old Western missionary brick manors with the whimsical upcycled junk-art alleys of Penguin Village.
KTO photo
Market Traditional Market Gwangju
1913 Songjeong Station Market
1913 송정역시장
1913 Songjeong Station Market is a centenarian heritage marketplace transformed into a hip retro culinary destination, preserving vintage storefronts alongside artisanal street food.
KTO photo
Culture Art & Mural Village Gwangju
Gwangju Art Street
광주 예술의 거리
Gwangju Art Street is the creative soul of the City of Light, a 300-meter bohemian promenade preserving traditional Southern Korean ink-wash painting, antique curio shops, and galleries.
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Heritage Historic Landmark Gwangju
May 18th National Cemetery & Memorial Park
5·18 기념공원
May 18 Memorial Park is a solemn 205,000-square-meter urban memorial sanctuary preserving the spirit of Gwangju’s historic democratization movement through monumental statues and tranquil forests.