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The Seoul City Tour Bus provides organized shuttle tours to the city's most popular attractions. For the price of just a single ticket, you can spend all day hopping on and hopping off the *bus as it follows a circular route connecting Seoul's top sightseeing destinations. For first-time visitors, there is no better way to discover the city.
*Night Courses run without stops.
The company offers audio guides of Seoul in 11 different languages. At first, the audio guide was only available in Korean, English, Japanese, and Chinese. Service has since expanded to include French, German, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian,and Malaysian. The Seoul City Tour Bus company is currently working on adding more languages for the convenience of visitors and Italian, Arabic, Hindi, and Portuguese will be available in the future.
Single-use headphones are provided for each passenger upon boarding the bus. The open-air double-decker buses have rain and snow covers to keep passengers dry and warm even in inclement weather.
Seoul City Tour Buses follow a variety of theme-based routes.
This 22-stop course takes you past not only Seoul's historic royal palaces, but also to popular tourist destinations, such as Namsan Seoul Tower, Myeong-dong, Itaewon, Namdaemun Market, and the National Museum of Korea.
Get some sweeping views of Seoul from this 14-stop tour that takes you to Namsan, Cheonggyecheon Stream, the Hangang River, and other scenic spots.
Spend a romantic evening cruising around the city. This course lets you enjoy Seoul's electrifying nighttime vistas, both from above (Namsan Seoul Tower) and below (along the Hangang River).
Enjoy the sights of Gangnam riding a comfortable trolley bus. This course will take you to all the major sites and attractions like Seonjeongneung Royal Tomb, COEX, Lotte World Tower, Sebitseom Island, Seorae Village, and more.
Open Top Bus
Double Decker Bus
Trolley Bus
※The Seoul City Tour Bus is a transportation service popular among tourists for their upgraded buses and tour routes to Seoul's major attractions.
Ride the open top double decker bus through lively traditional markets, such as Gwangjang Market and Tongin Market, try on a hanbok and enjoy Korean food, and visit Jongmyo Shrine, Deoksugung Palace, and other traditional attractions.
Visit Hangang River cutting through central Seoul, the highest building, Lotte World Tower, and the modernized district of Gangnam.
View the beautiful night scenery atop the double decker bus.
Open Top Double Decker Bus
Half Top Double Decker Bus
Regular Double Decker Bus
Tiger Bus | Seoul City Courses | |||
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City Palace Course | Seoul Panorama Course | Night View Course | Around Gangnam Course | |
Departure | Gwanghwamun Dongwha Duty Free Shop, (Subway Line 5 Gwanghwamun Station Exit 6) | Line 2 Gangnam Station Exit 11 200M Ticket Box | ||
Hours of Operation | 9:00-17:20 (Weekdays) | Temporarily Suspended due to Coronavirus | 19:30 (September 16 -December 31) | Temporarily Suspended due to Coronavirus |
Frequency | Every 60 min. | - | Once daily | - |
Holidays | Mondays ※ If Monday is a public holiday, operate under normal operation hours ※ No off-days during Summer Vacation Season (4th week of July to August 15th) |
Yellow Balloon City Bus | Traditional Culture Course | Hangang Jamsil Course | Night Course |
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Departure | Dongdaemun Design Plaza Announcement Center A3 | ||
Hours of Operation | 9:30-18:20 (last bus at 17:00) | Temporary suspension of operation | 19:00(From September 14) |
Frequency | Every 40 min(Weekdays); Every 30 min(Weekends) | Every 160 min. | Once daily |
Holidays | - | Monday-Friday (Only open on Saturdays and Sundays) | - |
※ The Han River Jamsil course is not scheduled to resume operation for the time being.
※ The night course won’t be conducted for less than eight people.
Tiger Bus | Seoul City Tour Courses | | |||
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City Palace Course | Seoul Panorama Course | Night View Course | Around Gangnam Course | | |
Adult (KRW) | 24,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 16,000 | |
High School Students and Younger (KRW) | 15,000 | 13,000 | 14,000 | 10,000 | |
Discover Seoul Pass Holder | Free | Free | Free | Free | |
Ticket Booth | Ticket box next to Gwanghwamun Koreana Hotel, Seoul Station, Yongsan Station or purchase directly from bus driver | Gangnam Station Exit 11 ticket box or purchase directly from bus driver | | ||
Phone Inquiries | +82-2-777-6090 | | |||
Website | www.seoulcitybus.com | |
Yellow Balloon City Bus | Traditional Culture Course | Hangang Jamsil Course | Night Course | |
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Adult (KRW) | 20,000 | 20,000 | 15,000 | |
High School Students and Younger (KRW) | 15,000 | 15,000 | 12,000 | |
Temporary discounted fare (KRW) (April to June) | Adults: 14,000 Children: 10,000 | Adults: 14,000 Children: 10,000 | Adults: 12,000 Children: 10,000 | |
Discover Seoul Pass Holder | Free | Free | Free | |
Ticket Booth | Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) ticket office, Seoul Station, Sejong Center, or at each Bus Station | Ticket office in front of Dongdaemun Design Plaza | | |
Phone Inquiries | +82-2-1544-4239 | | ||
Website | https://www.seoulcitytourbus.co.kr/en/ | |