Recommended Places for Travel in Korea Donghae City, How to get by Public Transportation

ecommended Places for Travel in Korea Donghae City, How to get by Public Transportation

In Korea, which has three sides of the sea, the East Sea is the first place where the horizon and long white sand beach come to mind. However, Gangwon-do is considered to be a place with a rugged mountainous terrain, less developed, a good natural environment, and is often recognized as quite far from Seoul and a hard place to go. However, with the recent development of highways and tunnels, and the opening of high-speed railways, Gangwon Province is no longer recognized as far from Seoul. Let's find out how to get to Donghae-si, Gangwon-do based on Seoul.

Donghae City Information

In Korea, the East Sea has endless horizon and many beaches. In particular, there is a large beach called Mangsang Beach in Donghae City with a wide sandy beach. In addition, there is also a naval fleet command, so Gangwon-do has a well-established local infrastructure. Tourist attractions include Mangsang Beach, Mureung Valley, and Cheongok Golden Bat Cave.

When using high speed train (KTX)

There are four KTX trains a day that depart from Seoul Station and arrive at Donghae City, and six trains a day from Cheongnyangni Station to Donghae City.
It takes approximately 2 hours and 10 minutes to 2 hours and 40 minutes.
The fare is 31,300 won for the Seoul Station-Donghae route and 29,700 won for the Choyali-Donghae route

Sortation	Departure from Seoul Station	Arriving at Donghae Station
Seoul Station-Donghae Station	07:01	09:42
	11:01	13:38
	15:01	17:40
	18:26	21:01
Sortation	Departure from Cheongnyangni Station	Arriving at Donghae Station
Cheongnyangni Station-Donghae Station	07:22	09:42
	09:45	11:58
	11:22	13:38
	13:00	15:13
	15:22	17:40
	18:47	21:01

When using a regular train (Mugunghwa)

It takes about 5 hours from Cheongnyangni Station to Donghae City, and the fare is about 10,000 won cheaper than KTX.

KTX  Donghae Station to Mangsang Beach

It is about 12km away from Donghae Station (high-speed railway) to Mangsang Beach, and there is a disadvantage of having to use a taxi because the bus stops moving. The taxi fare is about 15,000 won, and it is expected to take about 20 minutes.

If you can drive, you can also easily move by Socar from the parking lot of Donghae Station.

     * Socar : Socar Online to Offline (O2O) car sharing service

When using the express bus

If you don't go to the bathroom often, you can use the express bus. Express buses are available on the Seoul Express Bus Terminal Gyeongbu Line and drop off at Donghae City General Bus Terminal.
These days, tunnels and highways are very developed in Gangwon-do, so you can reach Donghae City from the Seoul Express Bus Terminal in about 3 hours. Express buses are also operated with honors or premium buses, not uncomfortable general grades, so you can relax and enjoy express bus travel.

Departure time at Seoul Express Terminal	grade	Adult fare
6:20	honors	27,100won
7:10	Premium	35,200won
8:00	honors	27,100won
8:50	Premium	35,200won
9:40	express	18,400won
10:30	honors	27,100won
11:30	Premium	35,200won
12:10	honors	27,100won
12:40	Premium	35,200won
13:20	honors	27,100won
14:00	Premium	35,200won
14:50	honors	27,100won
15:30	honors	27,100won
16:20	honors	27,100won
17:10	Premium	35,200won
18:30	honors	27,100won
19:30	Premium	35,200won
20:30	honors	27,100won
21:40	honors	27,100won
22:30	Premium	38,700won

Move from Donghae Bus Terminal to Mangsang Beach

It is about 9km from the terminal to the beach and takes about 15 minutes. The fare is expected to be around 12,000 won. Unfortunately, it is difficult to go to the beach by bus from the terminal due to the long bus dispatch time.

conclusion

Using public transportation, you can easily travel from Seoul to Donghae by KTX or express bus. However, it is not easy to use public transportation to look around tourist attractions in Donghae City. Therefore, it is recommended to use a taxi or rent a car such as Socar.

location of Donghae City