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Arriving in Korea
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There are five international airports in Korea: Incheon, Gimhae,
Cheongju, Daegu and Jeju International Airports. Incheon International
Airport is located 52 km west of Seoul, with flights to parts all
around the world. The others serve only Asia.
Airport tax is 15,000 won for international flights, and 3,000 or
4,000 won for domestic flights.
Incheon
International Airport
Incheon International airport completed with state-of-the-art equipment
and facilities aimed at offering comfortable and convenient passenger
services. Its modern facilities are not only designed for air transport
but will also fulfill diverse needs such as business and leisure
facilities, and hotel : accommodations.
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immigration Procedures |
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Incoming passengers will go through passport
and immigration formalities on the second floor, then proceed
to the ground floor to claim their luggage and report to customs
officials before exiting to Welcome Hall. Departing passengers
will complete the embarkation process, including seat assignment
and baggage check-in, security and passport check, on the third-floor
departure lounge in the passenger terminal before boarding their
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Transit Passenger Hotel:
Accommodation |
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Hotel: accommodations for transit passengers
are available on the terminal's fourth floor.
The transit hotel: has 90 rooms, 6 lounges, 2 game rooms, and
2 business centers.
Transfer(Transit) passenger who are in bonded area or who completed
the CIQ(Customs/Immigration/Quarantine) procedures for Departure
on that day may use the facility. (Except for the passengers
within non-CIQ area or passengers who will depart the next day).
- For more information : +82-32-743-3000 |
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Duty-free Shops and Other
Facilities |
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Four duty-free shops are open on the third floor,
of which DUTY FREE KOREA is run by the Korea National Tourism
Organization and the others by duty-free businesses such as
Lotte, AK and DFS. On the ground floor, there is also a bonded
area where arrival passengers can do some shopping while waiting
for their luggage.
Other facilities include eight money exchanges on the ground
floor and nine others on the third floor, and a fitness center,
sauna, bowling alley, pharmacy and nurse's office, beauty parlor,
laundry, etc., on the first basement level. There are a post
office and an information/communications center on the second
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Connection to Domestic
Flights |
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Domestic flights connect from Incheon to Busan
and Jeju. To reach other areas in Korea, take a limousine or
non-stop bus to Gimpo Airport. It is necessary first to observe
normal immigration procedures and then to go, via the Welcome
Hall, to the third floor departure lounge for transit to Gimpo.
Luggage must clear international customs and then be checked
in again at a domestic flight counter.
- For more information, visit www.airport.or.kr
or www.airport.co.kr
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Korea City
Air Terminal (KCAT)
The Korea City Air Terminal (KCAT), located in the extensive World Trade Center Seoul (WTCS) Complex, provides check-in service and passport inspection for passengers who are departing from Incheon International Airport and flying Asiana Airline, Korean Air or any of 10 foreign airlines including Northwest, Kufthansa, Singapore, American, Cathay Pacific, etc. A limousine bus service operates between KCAT and Incheon Airport.
- Location : 159-6, Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
- Tel : +82-2-551-6102
- Fax : +82-2-55103740
- http://www.kcat.co.kr .
Gimpo City
Air Terminal
In addition to the City Air Terminal in Gangnam district, another such terminal with passenger-and-luggage check-in facilities for international flights at Incheon International Airport started its operation in May 2, 2001.
- Tel : +82-2-660-2114
- http://gimpo.airport.co.kr.
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Busan (previous spelling "Pusan") is the country's largest port
and second-largest city. This international seaport is the main
gateway to Korea for visitors who arrive by ship, usually from Japan.
Another international port is Incheon which features service to
China.
The Bugwan Ferry (Tel : 02-738-0055),
Korea Ferry (Tel : 02-775-2323), and
Korea Marine Express (Tel : 02-730-8666)
provide regular services between Korea and Japan, while the Weidong
Ferry (Tel : 02-3271-6753) and Jinchon
Ferry (Tel : 02-517-8671), etc. provide
regular service to China. High-speed hydrofoil services have also
begun between Busan and Hakata, Fukuoka.
Temporary entry is allowed for private cars with proper documentation
belonging to all visitors to Korea arriving by ferry.
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Korea - China Through-ticket |
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This ticket provides travel between the two countries
with discount rides on the Saemaeul train in Korea, a luxury
train in China and a ferry operating between Incheon in Korea
and Tianjin in China. The ticket is valid for 20 days from the
first ride.
Reservation Office
- Dae-a Travel Agency : Seoul Tel : 02-514-6226
Fax : 02-514-8053
- Hwaun Travel Agency : Beijing Tel :
10-6322111 |
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Korea - Japan Through-ticket |
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This ticket enables the holder to
travel around Korea and Japan by train, transferring via the
ferry crossing between Busan and Shimonoseki. The system is
jointly operated by Hong Ik Travel Agency in Korea, and Nippon
Travel Agency in Japan.
Reservation Office
- Hong-ik Travel Agency : Seoul Tel :
02-717-1002
- Nippon Travel Agency : Osaka Tel : 06-6312-1253 |
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