Hongcheon to Seoul bus timetable
Buses from Hongcheon to Seoul run 46 times a day across 1 terminal pairs. First bus 06:00, last bus 21:30, fares from 8,800 KRW, fastest trip 70 min. As of 2026-11-05
Hongcheon
→ Seoul
Cheapest8,800 KRW홍천 06:00 · Standard
Fastest70 min홍천 06:00 · Standard
First bus06:00홍천 06:00 · Standard
Last bus21:30홍천 21:30 · Standard
- 0600Std10Std40Dlx
- 0730Std
- 0800Std10Std30Std40Std
- 0900Dlx10Std15Std30Std
- 1000Dlx40Std50Std
- 1110Std30Std45Std
- 1210Std20Dlx40Std
- 1310Std30Std
- 1400Std10Std40Std
- 1500Dlx10Std30Std
- 1600Dlx10Std30Std
- 1700Std10Std30Std45Std
- 1800Std30Dlx40Std
- 1900Std30Std
- 2010Std25Std30Std
- 2100Std30Std
Bus class: Standard Deluxe
Terminal names are shown in Korean because that is how they appear on tickets, signs and booking sites. Fares are adult one-way. Express buses (고속버스) are booked on KOBUS, intercity buses (시외버스) on T-money or Bustago.
Paying with a foreign card
Checked 2026-10-21. Rules change, so confirm on the payment screen.
Intercity buses (시외버스)
- Ticket counter at the terminal: Foreign Visa, Mastercard, JCB and UnionPay cards were announced as accepted at all 243 intercity terminals from July 2024. Busy departures can sell out.
- Go Hanpass: App in many languages, sign-up with passport and email. You top up a won wallet with a foreign card, then pay from it. Lists express and intercity buses.
- T-money and Bustago websites: Their guides do not say whether foreign cards work. Bustago suspended foreign-card payments in October 2025 and has posted no restart notice, although a software vendor reported in October 2026 that its app accepts them again. Not confirmed.
All departures
| Departs | Terminals (Korean names) | Type · class | Arrives | Fare (KRW) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 07:10 | 8,800 | 70 min |
| 06:10 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 08:25 | 8,800 | 135 min |
| 06:40 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Deluxe | 07:50 | 11,500 | 70 min |
| 07:30 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 08:40 | 8,800 | 70 min |
| 08:00 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 09:10 | 8,800 | 70 min |
| 08:10 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 10:25 | 8,800 | 135 min |
| 08:30 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 09:40 | 8,800 | 70 min |
| 08:40 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 09:50 | 8,800 | 70 min |
| 09:00 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Deluxe | 10:10 | 11,500 | 70 min |
| 09:10 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 11:25 | 8,800 | 135 min |
| 09:15 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 10:25 | 8,800 | 70 min |
| 09:30 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 10:40 | 8,800 | 70 min |
| 10:00 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Deluxe | 11:10 | 11,500 | 70 min |
| 10:40 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 12:55 | 8,800 | 135 min |
| 10:50 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 12:00 | 8,800 | 70 min |
| 11:10 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 12:20 | 8,800 | 70 min |
| 11:30 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 12:40 | 8,800 | 70 min |
| 11:45 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 12:55 | 8,800 | 70 min |
| 12:10 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 14:25 | 8,800 | 135 min |
| 12:20 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Deluxe | 13:30 | 11,500 | 70 min |
| 12:40 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 13:50 | 8,800 | 70 min |
| 13:10 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 15:25 | 8,800 | 135 min |
| 13:30 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 14:40 | 8,800 | 70 min |
| 14:00 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 15:10 | 8,800 | 70 min |
| 14:10 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 16:25 | 8,800 | 135 min |
| 14:40 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 15:50 | 8,800 | 70 min |
| 15:00 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Deluxe | 16:10 | 11,500 | 70 min |
| 15:10 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 17:25 | 8,800 | 135 min |
| 15:30 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 16:40 | 8,800 | 70 min |
| 16:00 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Deluxe | 17:10 | 11,500 | 70 min |
| 16:10 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 18:25 | 8,800 | 135 min |
| 16:30 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 17:40 | 8,800 | 70 min |
| 17:00 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 18:10 | 8,800 | 70 min |
| 17:10 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 19:25 | 8,800 | 135 min |
| 17:30 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 18:40 | 8,800 | 70 min |
| 17:45 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 18:55 | 8,800 | 70 min |
| 18:00 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 19:10 | 8,800 | 70 min |
| 18:30 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Deluxe | 19:40 | 11,500 | 70 min |
| 18:40 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 20:55 | 8,800 | 135 min |
| 19:00 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 20:10 | 8,800 | 70 min |
| 19:30 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 20:40 | 8,800 | 70 min |
| 20:10 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 22:25 | 8,800 | 135 min |
| 20:25 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 21:35 | 8,800 | 70 min |
| 20:30 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 21:40 | 8,800 | 70 min |
| 21:00 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 23:15 | 8,800 | 135 min |
| 21:30 | 홍천 → 동서울 | intercity bus · Standard | 22:40 | 8,800 | 70 min |
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first and last bus from Hongcheon to Seoul?
As of 2026-11-05, the first bus leaves 홍천 at 06:00 and the last leaves 홍천 at 21:30, with 46 buses a day in total.
How much is the bus from Hongcheon to Seoul?
As of 2026-11-05, adult one-way fares run from 8,800 KRW to 11,500 KRW. The cheapest is the 06:00 standard bus from 홍천.
How long does the bus from Hongcheon to Seoul take?
As of 2026-11-05, the fastest bus takes 70 min, leaving 홍천 at 06:00.