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Seoul City Tour Bus Guide and Usage

About the Seoul City Tour Bus

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.

Courses

Seoul City Tour Buses follow a variety of theme-based routes.

Downtown Palace Namsan Course

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.

Panorama Course

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.

Night Course

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).

Around Gangnam Course

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. 

 

 

Traditional Culture Course

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.

Hangang/Jamsil Course

Visit Hangang River cutting through central Seoul, the highest building, Lotte World Tower, and the modernized district of Gangnam.

Night View Course

View the beautiful night scenery atop the double decker bus.

Open Top Double Decker Bus

Half Top Double Decker Bus

Regular Double Decker Bus

 

Runs and Departures

 

Tiger Bus Runs and Departures - Tiger Bus, Seoul City Courses(City Palace Course, Seoul Panorama Course , Night View Course, Around Gangnam Course

Tiger Bus	Seoul City Courses
	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)

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Yellow Balloon City Bus Runs and Departures - Yellow Balloon City Bus, Traditional Culture Course, Hangang/Jamsil Course, Night View Course

Yellow Balloon City Bus	Traditional Culture Course	Hangang Jamsil Course	Night Course
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.

 

 

Cost and Further Information

Tiger Bus Cost and Further Information - Tiger Bus, Seoul City Courses(City Palace Course, Seoul Panorama Course , Night View Course, Around Gangnam Course

Tiger Bus	Seoul City Tour Courses
	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 Cost and Further Information - Yellow Balloon City Bus, Traditional Culture Course, Hangang Jamsil Course, Night Course

Yellow Balloon City Bus	Traditional Culture Course	Hangang Jamsil Course	Night Course
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/

※ Free for kids under 5.