There are 8 ways to get from Gwangju to Daegu by train, bus, car, plane, or subway
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Train via Dongtan Station
best- Take the train from Dongtan SRT to Dongdaegu Stationtrain SRT Suseo / ...
2h 31m₩30,789–71,053Train #2
cheapest- Take the train from Suwon Station to Daegu Stationtrain ITX-Saemaeul Seoul / ...
4h 26m₩19,367–64,623Bus
- Take the bus from Dong Seoul Bus Terminal to Dongdaegu Terminalbus
5h 16m₩23,789–38,453Drive 243.7 km
- Drive from Gwangju to Daegucar 243.7 km
2h 42m₩48,020–69,362Bus to Incheon International Airport, fly to Daegu International Airport
- Take the bus from Sinnonhyeon and Gangnam Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1bus
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane ICN - TAE
4h 12m₩250,200–524,468Train
- Take the train from Suseo SRT to Dongdaegu Stationtrain SRT Suseo / ...
2h 50m₩40,689–70,953Subway, subway to Gimpo International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, bus
- Take the subway from Gyeonggi Gwangju Station to Pangyo Stationsubway
- Take the subway from Pangyo Station to Sinnonhyeon Stationsubway
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane GMP - PUS
- Take the bus from Gimhae Int'l Airport to Dongdaegu Terminalbus
5h 35m₩66,400–142,968Subway, subway to Gimpo International Airport, fly to Ulsan Airport, train
- Take the subway from Gyeonggi Gwangju Station to Pangyo Stationsubway
- Take the subway from Pangyo Station to Sinnonhyeon Stationsubway
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Ulsan Airport (USN)plane GMP - USN
- Take the train from Ulsan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
5h 42m₩75,400–188,968
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Daegu International Airport (TAE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Gwangju to Daegu is to bus which costs ₩23,000 - ₩39,000 and takes 5h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Gwangju to Daegu is to train via Dongtan Station which takes 2h 31m and costs ₩30,000 - ₩75,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Gwangju station to Daegu. However, there are services departing from Suseo Station Exit5 and arriving at Dongdaegu Terminal via Dong Seoul Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Gwangju station to Daegu station. However, there are services departing from Gyeonggi Gwangju Station and arriving at Jungangno Station via Seongnam Station, Dongtan SRT and Dongdaegu Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 31m.
The distance between Gwangju and Daegu is 277 km. The road distance is 243.7 km.
The best way to get from Gwangju to Daegu without a car is to train via Dongtan Station which takes 2h 31m and costs ₩30,000 - ₩75,000.
It takes approximately 2h 31m to get from Gwangju to Daegu, including transfers.
Gwangju to Daegu bus services, operated by Ko Bus, depart from Dong Seoul Bus Terminal station.
Gwangju to Daegu train services, operated by Suseo High Speed Railway, depart from Dongtan SRT station.
The best way to get from Gwangju to Daegu is to train via Dongtan Station which takes 2h 31m and costs ₩30,000 - ₩75,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ₩23,000 - ₩39,000 and takes 5h 16m.
What companies run services between Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea and Daegu, South Korea?
Suseo High Speed Railway operates a train from Dongtan SRT to Dongdaegu Station hourly. Tickets cost ₩32,000–63,300 and the journey takes 1h 26m. Korail also services this route hourly. Alternatively, Ko Bus operates a bus from Dong Seoul Bus Terminal to Dongdaegu Terminal hourly. Tickets cost ₩19,000–32,000 and the journey takes 3h 40m.
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩55,000–260,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Ulsan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩90,000–220,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩55,000–120,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Daegu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–420,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩65,000–260,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Ulsan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩55,000–220,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩50,000–110,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩90,000–210,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Dongtan SRT to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩32,000–63,300
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩32,000–45,000
- First Class
- ₩47,000–55,000
- First
- ₩62,800–63,300
- Standard
- ₩42,900–43,400
Train from Suseo SRT to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩36,000–46,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩36,000–46,000
- First Class
- ₩50,000–65,000
Train from Ulsan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩11,000–37,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩11,000–37,000
- First Class
- ₩17,000–30,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Dongtan SRT to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩26,000–55,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩26,000–36,000
- First Class
- ₩38,000–55,000
Train from Suwon Station to Daegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩29,000–60,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩29,000–39,000
- First Class
- ₩41,000–60,000
Train from Ulsan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩10,000–18,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩10,000–15,000
- First Class
- ₩12,000–18,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Suwon Station to Daegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩16,700–17,100
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩16,700–17,100
- Phone
- +82 1577 1234
- Website
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Gyeonggi Gwangju Station to Pangyo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩1,600–2,200
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Pangyo Station to Sinnonhyeon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩1,600–2,300
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Gyeonggi Gwangju Station to Pangyo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩1,600–2,200
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Pangyo Station to Sinnonhyeon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩1,600–2,300
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 1644 9030
- Website
- kobus.co.kr
Bus from Dong Seoul Bus Terminal to Dongdaegu Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩19,000–32,000
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- ₩28,000–32,000
- Economy
- ₩19,000–23,000
- Phone
- +82 2 577 1343
- Website
- seoulairbus.com
Bus from Sinnonhyeon and Gangnam Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩17,000
- Schedules at
- seoulairportbus.com
- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- Bus Tago
Bus from Gimhae Int'l Airport to Dongdaegu Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩11,000–15,000
- Website
- Bus Tago
- Road
- ₩11,000–15,000
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Booking & Getting There
Gwangju to Daegu bus services, operated by Ko Bus, arrive at Dongdaegu Terminal station.
Gwangju to Daegu train services, operated by Suseo High Speed Railway, arrive at Dongdaegu Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gwangju to Daegu is 244 km. It takes approximately 2h 42m to drive from Gwangju to Daegu.
There are 253+ hotels available in Daegu.