• How to get to KAIST

By City Bus

City buses going via KAIST

There are numerous bus routes in Daejeon. Note that the service guide is fully in Korean and drivers cannot speak English at all. Bus frequency can be really bad sometime with irregular intervals. So it is not recommended for first time traveler and in the rush hour situation. However, it is a very cheap way to get around and have fun to explore

Cost for a bus ride is 900 won to 1,500 won regardless the travelling distance. Around KAIST, you can catch the bus right in front of the Main Gate.

Transportation cards

Hankkumi Card

The Hankkumi Card is an “electronic cash card,” created by Hana Bank, which can be used in the Greater Daejeon Area and on Daejeon city buses. The Hankkumi Card can be used to pay for bus fares, also as a credit card, digital certificate (form of ID), debit card, and for accessing the Hana Bank Internet banking. The initial fee to register for a Hankkumi Card is 4,000 won (rechargeable).

T-money Card

A T-Money card is like a pre-paid card and can be use for bus and subway (and even for taxi in the near future), everywhere in Korea. It can also be used to pay for public parking lots and tours of culture facilities such as old palaces and museums.

Initial purchase of the card costs 11,500 won including 9,000 won for your travel. The card is rechargeable. You can get it at any GS25 convenience store or subway ticket counters.

Seat bus No. 104 (Sutonggol ↔ Tanbang Station)

	First Station	Sutonggol		Final Station	Tanbang Station
Buses Stop Every:	Weekdays:	16~18 minutes	Saturday:	17~19 minutes	Sunday:	18~20 minutes
Stations	Sutonggol → Hanbat University → Samsung → Gooam dong 8th Neighborhood → State Cemetery Station → Yuseong Market → Jangdae Middle School → Chungnam Nat’l University → Yuseong District Office → KAIST → Daejeon Regional Meteorological Office → National Science Museum → West District Public Health Center → Mugunghwa Apartments → Hanareum Apartments → Seongryong Elementary School → Nuri Apartments: Rear Entrance → Galma Station → Doonsan Girl’s High School → Galleria Time World → Daejeon City Hall → Nokwon Apartments → Tanbang Station

Seat bus No. 121 (Tabrib District ↔ Songrim Village)

	First Station	Tabrib District		Final Station	Songrim Village
Buses Stop Every:	Weekdays:	18~20 minutes	Saturday:	19~21 minutes	Sunday:	20~22 minutes
Stations	Tabrib Neighborhood → Tabrib Bridge → Water Resources Training Center → Daedok Park → Jeonmin dong Neighborhood Office → Jeonmin 4th Street → Expo Apartments → MBC Broadcasting Station → National Science Museum → Daejeon Regional Meteorological Office → KAIST → Yuseong District Office → Chungnam Nat’l University → Yuseong Hot Springs Station → Yuseong Inter-city Bus Terminal → ‘Sky Hill’ Orphanage → Memorial Station → Noeun Agricultural Market → Noeun Station → Hagi Middle School → Songrim Village

Seat bus No. 604 (Jaeun Neighborhood ↔ Shinheung Neighborhood)

	First Station	Jaeun dong Neighborhood		Final Station	Shinheung dong Neighborhood
Buses Stop Every:	Weekdays:	15~17 minutes	Saturday:	16~18 minutes	Sunday:	17~19 minutes
Stations	Jaeun Neighborhood → Korean Institute of Machinery and Materials → Daedok University → Korean Research Institute of Chemical Technology → Daejeon Public Observatory → Korean Aerospace Research Institute → Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology → KAIST → Daejeon Regional Meteorological Office → National Science Museum → West District Public Health Center → Doonsan Police Station → Keunmaeol Apartments → Tanbang 4th Street → Yongmun dong Neighborhood Office → Dongseoro 4th Street → Oryong Station → Hansarang Apartments → Joongchon 4th Street → Daejeon Girl’s Commerical High School → Choongmoo Gymnasium → Hyo dong Neighborhood Office → Shinheung Intersection → Shinheung dong Neighborhood