Buying Train Tickets
Learn these essential Korean phrases to buy tickets, find your platform, and ask about the train schedule.
Key Phrases
부산 표 주세요.
neutralbusan pyo juseyo
A ticket to Busan, please.
Use 'destination + pyo juseyo' as the standard way to buy a ticket.
부산 표 부탁합니다.
politebusan pyo butakamnida
One ticket to Busan, please.
A slightly more polite way to speak to the ticket agent.
편도예요.
neutralpyeondoyeyo
It is one-way.
Answer with this when the staff asks what kind of ticket you need.
왕복이에요.
neutralwangbogieyo
It is round-trip.
Answer with this to get a return ticket.
일반실 주세요.
neutralilbansil juseyo
Standard class, please.
Standard class is the default for most Korean trains.
특실 주세요.
neutralteuksil juseyo
First class, please.
Use this for wider, more comfortable seats on high-speed trains like the KTX.
다음 기차는 몇 시예요?
neutraldaeum gichaneun myeot siyeyo
What time is the next train?
Use this to check the upcoming schedule.
플랫폼은 어디예요?
neutralpeullaetpomeun eodiyeyo
Where is the platform?
Ask station staff this to find where to board your train.
플랫폼 몇 번이야?
casualpeullaetpom myeot beoniya
What platform is it?
Only use this casual form with friends you are traveling with.
기차가 늦어요?
neutralgichaga neujeoyo
Is the train delayed?
Ask staff this if you suspect your train is running late.
기차 늦어?
casualgicha neujeo
Is the train late?
Use this casual form to check with your travel companion.
표 여기 있어요.
neutralpyo yeogi isseoyo
Here is my ticket.
Say this when showing your ticket to the conductor.