Hwaseong-si to Gwangju runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:26 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €13.38 and €28.94, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 2h 35m over 263 km, on services run by 2 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 6 October 2026
€13.38 to €28.94
- 159%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Hwaseong-si
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:26First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 20%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €26.03Mon21
- about €22.73Tue22
- about €30.43Wed23
- about €26.58Thu24
- about €23.83Fri25
- about €32.63Sat26
- about €29.33Sun27
- about €16.68Mon28
- about €16.68Tue29
- about €17.78Wed30
- about €22.73Thu1
- about €18.33Fri2
- about €22.18Sat3
- about €18.88Sun4
- about €14.48Mon5
- about €13.38Tue6
- about €17.23Wed7
- about €19.98Thu8
- about €17.23Fri9
- about €18.88Sat10
- about €18.33Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Gwangju for the night the coach gets in
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When to book Hwaseong-si to Gwangju
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €21.0890 days
- €18.8860 days
- €11.7345 days
- €13.9330 days
- €18.3321 days
- €18.8814 days
- €29.337 days
- €30.433 days
- €26.031 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €11.73.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 159 percent. The dearest point is €30.43, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Hwaseong-si to Gwangju and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
263 km
228 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south.
Who lives at each end
640,890 → 1,401,235
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 263 km against 228 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Jeonju, Sejong, Iksan, Cheonan. The gap between arriving and leaving is 53 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
Who runs this route
The coach gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Gwangju Station
Most of the points near Gwangju Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Hwaseong-si to Gwangju
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Hwaseong-si to Gwangju?
The fastest journey from Hwaseong-si to Gwangju takes 2h 35m door to door, of which 1h 51m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 3h 34m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Hwaseong-si to Gwangju?
The cheapest fare from Hwaseong-si to Gwangju is €13.38, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €29.69. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Hwaseong-si to Gwangju?
The cheapest way from Hwaseong-si to Gwangju is by coach, at €13.38 for one passenger on 6 October 2026. That journey takes 4h 32m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
What is the fastest way to get from Hwaseong-si to Gwangju?
The fastest way from Hwaseong-si to Gwangju is by train, at 2h 35m door to door. Only 1h 51m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €28.94.
When should I book Hwaseong-si to Gwangju?
Fares from Hwaseong-si to Gwangju bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €11.73. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 159 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Hwaseong-si to Gwangju?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Hwaseong-si to Gwangju, at €16.68. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Hwaseong-si to Gwangju?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Hwaseong-si to Gwangju, at €13.38 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Hwaseong-si to Gwangju?
Korea Railroad, 금호고속 publish service areas covering both Hwaseong-si and Gwangju, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Hwaseong-si to Gwangju?
33 percent of the services we sell from Hwaseong-si to Gwangju are direct. The rest connect at Jeonju, Sejong, Iksan, Cheonan, with about 53 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Hwaseong-si to Gwangju produce?
Travelling from Hwaseong-si to Gwangju by train produces about 8.7 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Coach produces about 8.9 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Hwaseong-si to Gwangju use?
Services from Hwaseong-si to Gwangju by train leave from Hyangnam station and arrive at Gwangju Station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Hwaseong-si to Gwangju?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Hwaseong-si to Gwangju allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Hwaseong-si to Gwangju on 20 September 2026: 263 km of route against 228 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €13.38, and 2h 35m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The coach is the simple part. What you do once you are in Gwangju is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Gwangju and across South Korea
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The two ends, compared
Hwaseong-si reaches 19 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 42 to 307 km. Gwangju reaches 42 places in 6 countries, from 51 to 2,779 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Hwaseong-si
- 19Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators
Arriving in Gwangju
Leaving Gwangju
- 42Places you can leave for
- 6Countries
- 10Operators