Seoul metro
Numbered, colour-coded lines with signs in English, Korean, Chinese and Japanese; AREX runs to Incheon Airport and Line 2 loops round the centre.
All cities · Seoul Metro (Lines 1–9) · Korail · AREX · Shinbundang Line · checked 2026-09
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Last train
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Plan for another night
After midnight counts as the night before: Saturday 01:30 is still Friday night's service.
Typical last trains from central stations; the ends of a line stop earlier, and holidays use their own timetable. Check the operator's app on the night.
Lines and key stations
Schematic, not to scale: only the stations visitors use most, in order along the line.
Line 1
Colour: dark blue · Soyosan – Incheon / Sinchang
- Seoul StationRail stationKTX, AREX
- City HallInterchange
- Jonggak
- Jongno 3-gaInterchange
- DongdaemunSights
Line 2
Colour: green · Loop
- City HallInterchange
- Euljiro 1-ga
- Dongdaemun History & Culture ParkInterchangeDDP
- SeongsuSights
- JamsilSightsLotte World
- GangnamSights
- Hongik Univ.InterchangeHongdae, AREX
Line 3
Colour: orange · Daehwa – Ogeum
- GyeongbokgungSightspalace
- AngukSightsBukchon
- Jongno 3-gaInterchange
- ChungmuroInterchange
- Express Bus TerminalInterchange
Line 4
Colour: light blue · Jinjeop – Oido
- HyehwaSightsDaehangno
- DongdaemunInterchange
- Myeong-dongSights
- HoehyeonSightsNamdaemun
- Seoul StationInterchange
- SamgakjiInterchangeLine 6 to Itaewon
AREX (Airport Railroad)
Colour: blue · Seoul Station – Incheon Airport T2
- Seoul StationInterchange
- Hongik Univ.Interchange
- Digital Media City
- Gimpo AirportAirport
- Incheon Airport T1Airport
- Incheon Airport T2Airport
Line 9
Colour: gold · Gaehwa – VHS Medical Center
- Gimpo AirportAirport
- YeouidoSightsHangang parks
- Express Bus TerminalInterchange
- SinnonhyeonSightsGangnam
- BongeunsaSightsCOEX
Also: Lines 5–8, Shinbundang, Gyeongui–Jungang, Suin–Bundang and GTX-A.
First and last trainscheck
| System | Days | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Seoul subway | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | 05:30 – 01:005:30 AM – 1:00 AM |
| Seoul subway | Sat, Sun | 05:30 – 00:005:30 AM – 12:00 AM |
About 05:30 until roughly 01:00 on weekday nights and until about 00:00 on weekends and holidays (check); last trains depend on direction, and the apps (Naver Map, KakaoMap) show them exactly.About 5:30 AM until roughly 1:00 AM on weekday nights and until about 12:00 AM on weekends and holidays (check); last trains depend on direction, and the apps (Naver Map, KakaoMap) show them exactly.
How oftencheck
- Rush hour
- 2–4 min
- Off-peak
- 5–8 min
Airport rail linkcheck
Incheon (ICN)
AREX all-stop train to Seoul Station (about 60 min) or the non-stop express (about 45–50 min).
Last departure: All-stop train about 23:30 from T1, express earlier (check); airport limousine and late-night buses afterAll-stop train about 11:30 PM from T1, express earlier (check); airport limousine and late-night buses after
Gimpo (GMP)
Lines 5 and 9, AREX, Gimpo Goldline.
Last departure: About 23:30–00:00 (check)About 11:30 PM–12:00 AM (check)
Farescheck
Base fare about ₩1,400–1,550 with a distance add-on; free transfers to buses within 30 min (check). See the transit-cards tool.
Card to use: T-money (or Climate Card for unlimited rides)
Stations to know
- AirportGimpo AirportAREX (Airport Railroad), Line 9
- AirportIncheon Airport T1AREX (Airport Railroad)
- AirportIncheon Airport T2AREX (Airport Railroad)
- Rail stationSeoul Station — KTX, AREXLine 1
- SightsDongdaemunLine 1
- SightsSeongsuLine 2
- SightsJamsil — Lotte WorldLine 2
- SightsGangnamLine 2
- SightsGyeongbokgung — palaceLine 3
- SightsAnguk — BukchonLine 3
- SightsHyehwa — DaehangnoLine 4
- SightsMyeong-dongLine 4
- SightsHoehyeon — NamdaemunLine 4
- SightsYeouido — Hangang parksLine 9
- SightsSinnonhyeon — GangnamLine 9
- SightsBongeunsa — COEXLine 9
Step-free accesscheck
Nearly all stations have lifts to the platform; some older transfers still involve stairs.
Etiquette and rulescheck
- Pink seats are for pregnant women; leave them free.
- Priority seats at car ends are for older passengers.
- Phone calls quietly; no eating on trains.
After the last traincheck
- Late-night 'N' buses (Owl buses) run roughly 23:30–06:00 on main corridors.Late-night 'N' buses (Owl buses) run roughly 11:30 PM–6:00 AM on main corridors.
- Taxis via Kakao T or Uber; late-night surcharge applies.
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Everything marked check — hours, fares, last departures, rules — changes with timetables, works and holidays; confirm with the operator before you rely on a last train. Line colours are the operators' own, always shown with a name; diagrams are schematic. Written from Voykit's own notes; checked 2026-09.