Re: Bus cards

I Neglected to mention the refillable cards before on the forum. They work for most all buses and the Subway and trains.
I got mine from the Subway Ticket window. It is called Korea Smart Card, and the only English on it is "T money". After you learn how to ride the train/subway it is a great convenience! And saves 100 won each use. Just ask for "CARD-DU" if they don't speak English, and give them 10.000 won to start. They will credit the card, and you are on your way.
This is very important:
SUBWAY:
When you figure out how to tell directions and use the NUMBERS on the stations, then start your adventure. Go with a Korean the first few times.
Place the card on the RIGHT side of the turnstile with a BLUE LIGHT.
If magnetic strip is DOWN it will deduct 800 won. When you get to your destination, do the same upon EXIT only. The Screen will show what you have remaining on your card. If you go from Songtan to Yongsan, for instance, it will deduct ANOTHER 800 won also, because of the distance involved.
(But you just saved a LOT over the Post /Base Bus fare, as you only paid a total of 1600 won for the one way trip!)

BUS: Enter the BUS from the front, SWIPE YOUR CARD ***Don't FORGET to EXIT from the rear, and SWIPE YOUR CARD AGAIN!!! If you get off and don't swipe your card again, Bad things can happen. I don't know what- but I am told that your card may be charged Double! I really don't know if that occurs the same day or not. There is a time limit, and you can transfer buses freely, within that hour or so, and not be charged of you use the card on ENTRY and EXIT.
Anyone more knowledgeable on the subject, please help.

I love this card. There is also a U Pass that does the same thing just from a different company than the T Card.. The first time I bought the card and used the bus I did have a Korean friend with me. She told me that you only have to swipe your card as you exit the bus if you are going to get onto another bus. It's supposed to give you a slight discount if you board another bus within 30 minutes. I don't swipe my card if I don't plan on getting onto another bus and it's never charged extra or caused any other problems. You can look for the T Card or U Pass logo on stores for other locations to buy the card. The card is very convenient, I recommend anyone who uses the public transportation to get one.

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Do you know if the card is just good in the Seoul area?

I've gone from Camp Red Cloud down to Humphreys and over to Inchon. Don't know more than that.

I have one too... very handy little tool!