Cheapest€27.84
- Korea Railroad KR632214:411h 48m16:29Seoul StationDaegu Station
Door to door 2h 32mCO2 7.8 kgChanges 0Refundable
Seoul to Daegu train
Trains from Seoul to Daegu start at €34.44 and take 2h 32m at their fastest.
The Trains from Seoul to Daegu starts at €34.44 and takes 2h 32m door to door, run by 1 operator over 237 km, with around 6 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 2h 32mDoor to door
- 1h 48mMoving
- €34.44From
- 7.8 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Rail operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Korea Railroad | €27.84 | 2h 24m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
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When to book Seoul to Daegu
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €31.4190 days
- €22.3460 days
- €30.0445 days
- €30.5930 days
- €37.7421 days
- €38.8414 days
- €41.597 days
- €48.193 days
- €62.091 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €22.34.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 178 percent. The most expensive point is €62.09, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €42.62Sun
- €34.44Mon
- €34.99Tue
- €35.54Wed
- €38.84Thu
- €39.39Fri
- €42.03Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Seoul
Rail
- Seoul Station
- Guri Station
- Mangu Station
Daegu
Rail
- Daegu Station
- Seodaegu station
- Dongdaegu Station
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 43% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 57% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 237 km against 237 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Sejong, Pyeongtaek, Cheongju-si, Cheonan. The gap between arriving and leaving is 52 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.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Seoul at 06:28 and the last at 14:41, across 6 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 32m | 1h 48m | 44m | €34.44 | 7.8 kg | 6 |
| Flight | 3h 55m | 45m | 3h 10m | €36.72 | 60.0 kg | 1 |
Questions about Seoul to Daegu
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 the Train from Seoul to Daegu take?
The Train from Seoul to Daegu takes 2h 32m door to door, of which 1h 48m is spent moving. The route runs 237 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Seoul to Daegu cost?
The Train from Seoul to Daegu starts at €34.44 for one passenger, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare is €37.74. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Seoul to Daegu?
1 operators run the Train from Seoul to Daegu: Korea Railroad. Between them they file around 6 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Seoul to Daegu use?
The Train from Seoul to Daegu leaves from Seoul Station and arrives at Daegu Station. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Seoul to Daegu?
The Train is both the cheapest and the fastest way from Seoul to Daegu, at €34.44 and 2h 32m door to door, against 1 other modes that also run the corridor. On this route there is no trade to make between the money and the hours.
When should I book the Train from Seoul to Daegu?
Fares for the Train from Seoul to Daegu bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €22.34. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 178 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Seoul to Daegu produce?
The Train from Seoul to Daegu produces about 7.8 kg of CO2 per passenger over 237 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Seoul to Daegu?
Operators on the Train from Seoul to Daegu publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 2h 32m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Seoul to Daegu on September 10, 2026: 237 km of route against 237 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €34.44, and 2h 32m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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