For more detailed information, please refer to the Airport Website
Airport Limousine Bus (From Terminal 1)
After collecting your luggage, make an exit from Gate 9D or 11E.
Find a ticket stall for bus tickets. Purchase a ticket to the Daejeon Government Complex (Jeong-bu Cheong-sa). Fare: KRW 23,700/ Night Fare: KRW 26,100.
Go to Bus Stop 11 and get on the bus. Check the bus time on your ticket to board the right bus.
Get off the bus at the Daejeon Government Complex (Jeong-bu Cheong-sa).
The trip will take about 3 hours and 20 minutes.
From there, take a taxi to the KAIST main campus. It will cost about KRW 5,000.
Airport Limousine Bus (From Terminal 2)
After collecting your luggage, go to the transit center on B1.
Find a bus ticket stall and purchase a ticket to the Daejeon Government Complex (Jeong-bu Cheong-sa). Fare: KRW 23,700/ Night Fare: KRW 26,100
Go to Bus Stop 5 and get on the bus. Check the bus time on your ticket to board the right bus.
Get off at the Daejeon Government Complex (Jeong-bu Cheong-sa). The trip will take about 3 hours and 40 minutes.
From there, take a taxi to the KAIST main campus. It will cost about KRW 5,000.
From Gimpo International Airport to Daejeon
Airport Limousine Bus
After collecting your luggage, make an exit at Gate 2, 11-1. To check the bus schedule , go to the airport website > Transport > To & From Airport > Buses > Bus Search > Daejeon,
Please take an Airport Town Bus.
After buying a ticket, please find bus stop number 11-1 at the domestic bus terminal and get on the bus.
Please get off the bus at Government Complex (”Jeong-boo Cheong-sa” in Korean).
After arriving in Daejeon, the bus will be firstly stopped at Daedeok Convention Center. The second stop is Daejeon Government Complex, at which you must get off.
It takes about 2 hours and 20 minutes from the Gimpo International Airport to Daejeon Government Complex
From there, take a taxi to the KAIST main campus. It will cost about KRW 5,000.
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Subway (Estimate Time: approximately 30 minutes)
Board the subway at Daejeon Train Station → Get off at Wolpyeong Station → Take the taxi (approximately 1.7km)
*Shuttle bus from Wolpyeong Station on weekdays (excluding holidays and weekends)
Shuttle bus operating hours (Wolpyeong Station → KAIST )
08:28, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00
Boarding Location : Wolpyeong Station Exit #3→ 50m → Next to city bus stop
Bus (Estimate Time: approximately 40 minutes)
Go 300m to the right from the station square and board bus #606 in front of Shin Ophthalmology
Get off at Seo-gu public health center and transfer
Board bus #104 and get off at KAIST main gate or board bus #604 and get off at KAIST back gate
Taxi (Estimate Time: approximately 25 minutes) Use the taxi stand to the right of the station squre
West Daejeon Train Station (Seo-Daejeon Station)
Subway (Estimate Time: approximately 40 minutes)
Board the subway at Oryong subway station → Get off at Wolpyeong subways station → Take a taxi
(approximately 1.7km) / You may use the shuttle bus to KAIST (Refer to the shuttle bus schedule)
Taxi (Estimate Time: approximately 20 minutes)
Walk past the station square and cross the street to board the taxi
From Inter-city Bus Terminals
By Subway
By Car
North Daejeon IC After exiting from North Daejeon IC, make a left at the three-way intersection towards Yoosung/Dadeok Innopolis → Go straight at the Hwaam four-way intersection → Make a right at the Doryong three-way intersection(in front of the Daedok Science and Cultural Center) towards City Hall and Daejeon Government Complex → Make a right at the Science Park four-way intersection toward Yoosung/KAIST → Go straight for about 700m from Goosung three-way intersection -> Arrive at KAIST main gate à E3 Information & Electronics B/D
Sintanjin IC After exiting Sintanjin IC make a right towards Daejeon Train Station (Daejeon Government Complex) → Make a right onto the Gapchun intercity expressway → Merge right on Gapchun intercity expressway towards Jungni-dong (Wonchon-dong) → Make a right on Gapchun intercity expressway towards City Hall → Make a left at Wonchon three-way intersection towards Expo Science Par → Go straight for about 700m from Goosung three-way intersection → Arrive at KAIST main gate à E3 Information & Electronics B/D
Yoosung IC After exiting Yoosung IC make a right at Yoosung IC three-way intersection → Make a right towards Choongnam National University at World Cup Stadium four-way intersection → After going straight at Goong-dong four-way intersection, merge right onto the road and avoid underpass → Make a slight left at the main entrance of Choongnam National University five-way intersection → Pass Yoosung District Office → Arrive at KAIST main gate à E3 Information & Electronics B/D
