KORAIL Pass

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We could not read the issuer's own page for this scheme, so the detail below comes from what could be established elsewhere and should be checked with the issuer before you rely on it.

What it covers

A pass for foreign travellers giving unlimited use of most Korail-operated passenger trains within Korea, including KTX high-speed services, for a fixed number of days. It does not cover Seoul Metro/subway lines or Korail's separately-operated tourist trains.

Who can buy it

Restricted to foreign passport holders; per third-party summaries of Korail's own terms, it is intended for foreigners who have been resident in Korea for less than six months, and a passport must be shown at each use since the pass is registered to one named traveller.

How long it lasts

Sold as a Select Pass (2 or 4 days of use within a 10-day window), a Consecutive Pass (3 or 5 consecutive days), and a Saver Pass (group discount for 2 or more travelling together).

What it costs

price varies, no stable figure published. Reported figures for adult passes from secondary sources range roughly from KRW 131,000 (2-day Select) to KRW 244,000 (5-day Consecutive), but I could not load the official korail.com pricing table directly in this session to confirm these against the issuer's own current table, so they should be treated as indicative only, not verified.

Seat reservations

not verified directly from the official source; third-party guides state that reserved-seat trains such as KTX require booking a specific seat in advance even though the pass itself covers travel cost, and that a limited number of reservations can be held on the pass at one time.

What catches people out

Every attempt to fetch korail.com and letskorail.com pages directly in this session failed at the network level (connection refused), so none of the pricing or rule detail above comes from a page I actually loaded; it is reported from search-result summaries of the official site and should be re-verified against korail.com/global/eng/passengerGuide/ticketTypes/korailpass before being treated as authoritative. Common traveller pitfalls reported by secondary sources: the pass excludes the Seoul subway network entirely, and reserved seats on popular KTX departures can sell out even though the pass itself is valid, so late reservation can leave a pass holder without a seat.

SourceOpen the page at KorailRead on the issuer's own page on 2026-09-06. Terms and prices change, so check before you buy.