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See DebConf/24/ShortTrips for information on tour spots near the venue.

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Taxi

The address of the venue, to show the driver or paste into the taxi-hailing app:

• 목적지: 부경대학교 대연캠퍼스 공학1관 <=> Destination: Pukyong National University Daeyeon Campus Engineering 1 Building.

Show the driver the following directions to reach the venue, as the entire campus has the same street address:

기사님, 부경대학교 대연캠퍼스 정문으로 들어오셔서 바로 우회전 해주세요. 그리고 직진하시면 주차장 말고 좌회전 하시면 오른쪽에 이마트24 편의점이 있습니다. 거기서 내려주세요.

The fare from Busan station to the venue will be ~13,000 KRW.

If someone approaches you offering a taxi ride, politely decline. Take legitimate taxis, which can be recognised by the sign on top 빈차(vacancy), from one of the taxi ranks outside the station. Uber is also available, but functions as a taxi-hailing app in Busan.

CIQ: Customs Immigration Quarantine

Chat-bot: National Secretary Guppy (For a traveler immigration support): LINK

• Languege change: Up-Right corner.

Customs

Website: LINK

• Quick Info: We will guide you through alcohol customs clearance. 2 bottles of alcoholic beverages, up to a total of 2L, up to a total of 400 USD are tax-free. It is possible to bring in items within the scope recognized for personal use, but any excess is subject to tax. The scope of duty exemption is the same for samples and miniature alcohol.

Immigration

in DebConf24 Website pages:

• About-Visas

Website: LINK | Check Stay permit expiry date: LINK

• SeS: Smart entry Service. Mutual use: USA(SeS-GE), Hong Kong(e-Channel), Macao(APC), Taiwanese(e-Gate), German(EasyPASS).
• K-ETA: Korea Electronic Travel Authorization:

  • Notice on Temporary Exemption of K-ETA (as of April 1, 2023): K-ETA will be temporarily exempted to the 22 countries/regions listed Visa starting from April 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024.

Quarantine

Website: LINK

• Q-Code: Quarantine Information Pre-entry System: LINK

Useful information

Major Metro stations (Busan Metro Lines)

• No. 212-Kyungsung Univ.·Pukyong National Univ.
• No. 113-Busan Station.

• Busan-Gimhae LRT No. 4-Gimhae International Airport.

• No. 134-Nopo. Transfer Busan Central Bus Terminal.

• Busan-Gimhae LRT No. 1/No. 227-Sasang. Transfer between Busan Metro Line 2 and Busan-Gimhae LRT. Transfer Busan Seobu Inter-City Bus Terminal.

• No. 119./No. 219.-Seomyeon. Transfer between Line 1 and Line 2.

Recommend Site/Apps

Korea Travel Help Line 1330

Provided services: Tourist Information, Tourist Interpretation, Tourist Complaints, Tourist Police

Phone helpline: 1330

• Operating Hours:
  • 24 Hour / 7 Days: English, Korea, Japanese, Chinese, Russian
  • 08:00 ~ 19:00 (KST, UTC+09) / 7 Days: Vietnamese, Thai, Malay/Indonesian
• Supported Languages (8): English, Korea, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Vietnamese, Thai, Malay/Indonesian
• How to call: (Domestic) 1330, (Overseas) +82-2-1330.
• Note for Telephone Area codes: 02 Seoul, 032: Incheon, 051: Busan

Chat helpline (Website): LINK

• Operating Hours: 24 Hour / 7 Days
• Supported Languages (4): English, Korea, Japanese, Chinese

Maps & GPS Apps

Road Name Address (도로명주소)-Search adresses and translate between Korean and English languege: LINK

• NOTE: If you like walking tours, recommend to read the Introduction and Publication > leaflet on the website.

Maps & Transportation (All-in-One):

• Naver Map: GooglePlay, AppStore

Maps:

• ?KakaoMap-many information provided only Korean languege: GooglePlay, AppStore

Transportation:

• ?KakaoBus-many information provided only Korean languege: GooglePlay, AppStore

• ?KakaoMetro-many information provided only Korean languege: GooglePlay, AppStore

Welcome to Korea

in DebConf24 Website pages:

• About-Visas

• About-Venue

안녕하세요.

From ICN or GMP

CALLOUT: If you are transferring flights in PUS, SKIP this paragraph and refer to the paragraph From PUS below.

ICN; Incheon International Airport is the most well-known airport in Korea. Sometimes, the arrival/departure point is GMP; Gimpo International Airport. You can access to AREX; Airport Railroad, vise-versa.

Route 1. using AREX->KTX

Mobile Data Warning AREX Website's user guide: LINK Image Included.

After department, board the AREX to Seoul station, board the KTX for from Seoul station to Busan station.

• AREX Lines divided 2 Lines. Orange Color(#F97600) Direct Line and Ocean Color(#0090D2) All stop Line. You cannot transfer between Direct Line and All stop Line at midway stations.
• AREX ICN Termianl 1/2 station offers Express Train and All stop Train, AREX GMP station offers All stop Train only, but offers many Seoul Metropolitan Metro Lines.

ICN Terminal 1/2

Towards Seoul station:

• Arrival floor at ICN: Terminal 1-1F, Terminal 2-1F.
• ICN Terminal 1-To the Transportation Center: Go down to the B1. Note: The passenger terminal guidance signs 'AREX' is marked in yellow letters for following up.
• AREX ICN Terminal 1 station-B1: Ticket office or Vending machine.
• AREX ICN Terminal 1 station-B4: Ride Direct Train to Seoul station.
• ICN Terminal 2-To the Transportation Center: Go down to the B1.

• AREX ICN Terminal 2 station-B1: Ticket office or Vending machine. If you go to ICN Terminal 1, using All stop Train instead of Direct Train.

• AREX ICN Terminal 2 station-B3: Ride Direct Train to Seoul station.

GMP

Note: Curfew is 23:00 ~ 06:00(+1Day).

You can transfer to PUS. Please check your flight career's minimum transfer times, before planning and ticketing.

Towards Seoul station:

• Arrival floor at International Terminal-1F: For go to the Domestic Terminal, using underpass or go to the Gate 1 and ride Airport Shuttle Bus (Bus Stop No. 5).
• Domestic Terminal-1F: Go down To the B1.
• AREX GMP station-B1: The ticketing method is similar to the Seoul Metropolitan Metro. Recommand using a public transportation card, e.g. T-Money, EZL(former Cashbee), etc. You can also use this Busan.
• AREX GMP station-B3: Ride All stop Train to Seoul station.

Seoul station

• Seoul station B7-AREX Platform: When you arrive at Seoul Station by AREX, it is your current location.
• Seoul station B3-AREX All stop Train Ticket Office: If you need to going back AREX GMP station. Or transfer to Seoul Metropolitan Metro Line 1 Blue Color(#0052A4), Line 4 Sky Color(#00A423) for into the City.
• Seoul station B2-AREX Express Train Ticket Office, City Airport Terminal (도심공항터미널): If your departure flight career is listed below, City Airport Terminal service available via Express Train Tickets. Express Train is only stops the AREX ICN 1/2 Terminal station. If you need to go to the GMP station, ask seperatly at the AREX counter.

  • * City Airport Terminal available career: Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, T'way Air, AIRSEOUL, AIRBUSAN, Jin Air LINK.

• AREX Seoul Station-2F(or Korail Seoul station-1F): Please refer paragraph Railway.

Route 2. using KTX Airport Limousine Bus

27 seats Limousine Bus, serviced by Korail. Seats are non-reserved and first-come, first-served basis.

• Operation hours: towards Gwangmyeong station-06:00 ~ 22:30, towards ICN-05:00 ~ 20:30.
• Service Frequency: 20 ~ 40 mins.
• Luggage: TBD.

Towards Gwangmyeong station

• Ticketing: Ticket office, Vending machine, KOBUS Website (Express/Inter-City Bus, also T-Money-based App is available in Korean languege).

Towards ICN

• Ticketing: Korail serviced station, ?KorailTalk (Korail's Mobile App).

From PUS

Transferred from ICN

Airport Website's Guide: LINK

TEDF operated by Korean Air: Transit Exclusive Domestic Flights are domestic flights operated for passengers with international flight connections.

• Korean Air Website's Guide: LINK

• For connecting international flights operated by Korean Air: TEDF tickets must be booked and issued using the SAME PAYMENT METHOD as their connecting international flight (cash or mileage).
• For connecting international flights operated by other airlines: Please check with the ticketing office of the connecting international flight on the possibility of purchasing tickets together with a Korean Air TEDF.

Transferred from GMP

Note: If you interested in aviation, National Aviation Museum of Korea is near the GMP.

Route. using Metro

• Busan-Gimhae LRT: Get on at No. 4-Gimhae International Airport.

• via 3 stations.

• Transfer: Busan-Gimhae LRT No. 1-Sasang to Busan Metro Line 2 No. 227-Sasang.

• via 15 stations.

• Busan Metro Line 2: Get off at No. 212-Kyungsung Univ.·Pukyong National Univ.

From Korail Busan Station

How to transfer to other transportation:

• 2F-Find the Exit 7: Easy to find it by the yellow background outstanding sign on the ceiling.
• 2F to 1F: Using near escaltor or elevator.
• 1F-Find the Exit 3/4: Exit to outdoor, front of the station.

Route 1. using Metro:

• Outdoor-Front of the statoin: Using escalator (just in front) or elevator (corner 5m ahead to the right).
• B1 Passway to Busan Station-Busan Station Underground Shopping Center: Keep going through stores.

• Metro Line 1 Busan Station: Please refer below Route 1 and paragraph Metro.

Route 2. using Intra-City Bus:

• Outdoor-Front of the station: Find Bus Stop No. 03720-Busan station, located in the center of the road Jungang-daero. For outbound route on the right side of the road, closer to Busan Station.

• Bus Stop: Please refer below Route 2 and paragraph Intra-City Bus.

Route 1. using Metro

• Line 1: Get on at No. 113-Busan Station.

• via 6 stations.

• Transfer: Line 1 No. 119.-Seomyeon to Line 2. No. 219.-Seomyeon.

• via 7 stations.

• Line 2: Get off at No. 212-Kyungsung Univ.·Pukyong National Univ.

Route 2. using Intra-City Bus (Less walk, Low-Floor Bus: particially operating)

• No. 27: Get on at No. 03720-Busan station.

• via 18 bus stops.

• No. 27: Get off at No. 07012-Pukyong National Univ. Daeyeon Campus.

Public Transportation

Busan Metropolitan City Website's guide: LINK.

Public Transportation Card

CALLOUT: suggested T-Money or EZL(former Cashbee).

Note: Why only T-Money and EZL(former Cashbee) are suggested? There are(and/or have been) many different types of transportation cards in Korea. Unfortunatly, it became available One Card All Pass (nationwide usability) about 10 years ago. Some transportation cards have been discontinued as the project progresses. Nevertheless, it is still difficult to recharge other than the above two types in both the Seoul metropolitan area and Busan.

Note: You can easily see the OPPA CARD(a.k.a. My Transportation Card; 나메네카드) Vending machine on Korail's station. Those cards are Rail+ type transportation card operated by Korail. It can be used in the same way as the T-Money and EZL. But charging within Busan is only possible in Storyway CVS at Korail stations, CU CVS, and emart24 CVS.

Can be used not only in transportation! Also in below list, including CVS.

• T-Money: LINK(Korean).

• EZL(former Cashbee): LINK(Korean).

Where to buy and recharge?

Please prepare KRW; Korean Won CASH for recharge.

You can rechage the card in the unit of 1,000 KRW.

• CVS: GS25, CU, 7-Eleven, MINISTOP.
  • If you are under 18 (Children: 6 to 12, Youth: 13 to 18), please register your date of birth at a convenient store. You can get discount on transportation fare.
  • Note: senior(over 65) fare only apply to citizens or permernat residents.
• Metro stations (recharge only):Ticket vending machine. (Guide based on Busan)
  • You select [traffic card/a season ticket recharging] button on your left side.
  • You put up your card to be recharged or insert it.
  • Select the top-up amount from the buttons on the right, or press the [Enter manually] button to key in your preferred amount.
  • You insert a bill or coins according to the price you select.
  • After recharging is completed, please, select [receipt output] or [end] button and take back the card.
  • The use of a single paper ticket, transportation card, or commuter pass cannot be shared by two or more people. (One ticket per person)

Railway

KTX: Korea Train eXpress. Opertated by Korail.

• Note: Inquery Korail Customer Center for English language: 1599-7777. Operation hours-08:00 ~ 20:00 / 7 Days.

Ticket Reservation

• It is possible to search the train timetable and purchase tickets from 1 month before the date of travel.
• After the train has departed, you should request a ticket refund at the station ticket counter.
• A refund fee is imposed based on the time of the refund. (See Korail pages' Refund Fee section)
• Tickets are valid until the train arrives at the destination. (You cannot refund the ticket after the train has arrived at the destination.)

• Website: Korail-PC, Korail-Mobile.

  • You should make payment immediately after ticket reservation.
  • Your reservation is confirmed when payment is complete and the ticket is issued.
  • You cannot reserve tickets for a train departing in 20 minutes or less from the time of reservation on Website.
  • As you purshase a ticket, a confirmation of the reservation will be sent to the e-mail you wrote. You can check your reserved ticket via link in the e-mail or on the website.

• Mobile App: ?KorailTalk. GooglePlay, AppStore

  • cf. many feature of the foreign language version are omitted, but it provides a very simple interface.

  • For oversease credit card, please use the foreign langueage version of the ?KoreailTalk App. Korean version App may not support it.

• rail.ninja is a scam. They sell tickets twice more expensive.

SRT: Super Rapid Train. Operated by SR.

TBD. Departing from Suseo station.

AREX: Airport Railload EXpress, Operated by Airport Railroad Co.,Ltd.

AREX Lines divided 2 Lines. Orange Color(#F97600) Direct Line and Ocean Color(#0090D2) All stop Line. You cannot transfer between Direct Line and All stop Line at midway stations.

Transfer between Seoul Metropolitan Metro and AREX All stop Line

TBD. Fare:

• ① Metropolitan section (Seoul ~ Cheongna International City Station)
• ② Independent fare (Cheongna Internationl City Station ~ ICN Terminal 1)
• ③ ICN Terminal 1 ~ ICN Terminal 2

Ticket Reservation (Direct Line ONLY)

• Website: AREX-Reservation

• Mobile App: GooglePlay, AppStore

Metro (도시철도)

Busan Transportation Corporation Website: LINK

• Humetro is their brand.

• Their's official English word Urban rail is equivalent to the Korean word 도시철도. But Metro is used in this Wiki for convenience.

• Note: Donghae Line is Metropolitan Railway (광역철도) line operated by Korail, NOT Metro line.

Intra-City Bus (시내버스)

In this paragraph:

• Ordinary Bus (일반버스) is type of Intra-City Bus, Light Blue color.

• Express Bus (급행버스) is type of Intra-City Bus, Light Orange color. NOT same of Express/Inter-City Bus. Please note and be careful not to get confused.

Currently, related official websites are only available in Korean languege. For this reason, please using Third-party App such as NAVER Map (All-in-One) and/or ?KakaoMap·?KakaoBus·?KakaoMetro Apps instead.

Transfer between Metro and Intra-City Bus

• When to transfer: Transfer to the other type public transportation system within 30 minutes.
• How often to transfer: Until twice (three times is available when to use the other type public transportation system).
• Total fare: The highest fare out of used public transportation systems.

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