How to Get to Muju from Seoul

Muju Ski Resort Hotel Tirol Side Resort

Muju is famous for its skiing and snowboarding. It has one of the best slopes in Korea and isn’t too far from Seoul. There are a few different ways on how to get to Muju that you can choose from depending on your time and budget.

To keep the post from being to confusing and long-winded I put them in tabs for you. Hopefully, that makes planning the trip easier for you :).

TIP: Except for some holidays, locals buy their train/bus tickets on the day of. So if you get overwhelmed just go down an hour before and purchase a ticket![

Wondering how to get to Muju from Seoul in the fastest possible way. It’s a bit expensive but we put together the fastest possible route there if you time it all correctly,

Here is a timetable of the current routes and times offered from Seoul to Daejon. Here you can see the train types, indicated by the color, its origin, its departure time and arrival time.

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KTX Ticket Prices

Division Travel time about 1 hour
1st class Standard class Standing/Not assigned
Adult Child Adult Child Adult Child
Preceding
33,200
21,300
23,700
11,800
22,500
11,200
Escorting
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–
–
–
–
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Saemaeul Ticket Prices

Division Travel Time almost 2 hours
1st class Standard class Standing/Not assigned
Adult Child Adult Child Adult Child
Preceding
19,600
11,600
16,000
8,000
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–
Escorting
–
–
–
–
–
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Mugunghwa Ticket Prices

Division Travel time about 2 hours
1st class Standard class Standing/Not assigned
Adult Child Adult Child Adult Child
Preceding
–
–
10,800
5,400
9,200
4,600
Escorting
–
–
–
–
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You’ll still need to take a bus from Daejeon to Muju so you can take the one below. It comes about every 45 minutes so you have to wait a bit if your train comes in right after you leave.

 Leaving from Daejeon Dongbu Intercity Bus Terminal – Arriving at Muju Bus Terminal
Type of Bus First Bus Last Bus Intervals Fare
(won)		 Distance
(km)		 Duration
(h:m)
Non-Stop Bus 07:10 21:00 17 times/day 3900 50.0 1:00

Still need to take one last bus/taxi to get to the resort. Scroll down to the bottom for the details.[/tab]

The cheapest way on how to get to Muju from Seoul is taking a direct bus. It leaves from Nambu Bus Terminal and takes about 3.5 hours. First bus leaves at 8:30 and every bus leaves about an hour and 45 minutes after that. Last bus leaves at 2:35pm.

Leaves from Seoul Nambu Terminal – Arrives at Muju Bus Terminal
Type of Bus First Bus Last Bus Intervals Fare
(won)		 Distance
(km)		 Duration
(h:m)
Express Bus 08:30 14:35 5 times/day 12200 255.3 03:20

Last step. From Muju Terminal, the resort offers a bus shuttle service that will pick you up for free if you are a guest. If not, you will need to take a taxi. Be sure to call them before hand, otherwise you may not get on the bus and will have to pay the $23 cab ride like us :(.

Muju Terminal <–> Deogyusanresort.
Deogyusan departure Deogyusanresort departure Remark
10:30 09:30   – Inquiry 82-63-322-9000- Fare (Free)
– Travelling Time(45~50Min.)
* The above information is subject to change without notice.
Places
– Muju: In front of Jeil-hospital by terminal
– Deogyusanresort : In front of Manson House
14:00 13:00
16:30 15:30
19:10 18:00
21:30 20:30
   

This is the easiest way on how to get to Muju from Seoul if your going on the weekend.  It also might be the cheapest if you are not staying at the resort because you need a taxi ride from Muju Bus Terminal to the final destination that is over 20$. If your just making a day trip, this is the ideal way.

■ Seoul -> Deogyusan resort (Traveling time : approximately 3 hours
Price – ￦20,000(Adult) ￦12,000(Child)
Phone number –  82-2-575-7710 / 82-2-2201-7710
Times and Departures – Sadang (8:00) Apgujeong (8:30) Jamsil (9:00)

How to get to Muju from Jeonju. This is the route we took. We came from Jeonju and took the bus below. Luckily it comes quite often and our bus was almost completely empty!

Leaves from Jeonju Intercity Bus Terminal – Arrives at Muju Bus Terminal
Type of Bus First Bus Last Bus Intervals Fare
(won)		 Distance
(km)		 Duration
(h:m)
Express Bus 06:20 20:30 17 times/day 7600 85.8 2:30

Last step. From Muju Terminal, the resort offers a bus shuttle service that will pick you up for free if you are a guest. If not, you will need to take a taxi. Be sure to call them before hand, otherwise you may not get on the bus and will have to pay the $23 cab ride like us :(.

Muju Terminal <–> Deogyusanresort.
Deogyusan departure Deogyusanresort departure Remark
10:30 09:30   – Inquiry 82-63-322-9000- Fare (Free)
– Travelling Time(45~50Min.)
* The above information is subject to change without notice.
Places
– Muju: In fornt of Jeil-hospital by terminal
– Deogyusanresort : In front of Manson House
14:00 13:00
16:30 15:30
19:10 18:00
21:30 20:30
   

We made a whole round trip of it visiting the traditional Hanok Village of Jeonju, then heading via bus to Muju. If you want to find a place to stay we checked out the famous Hotel Tirol that offers huge discounts on skiing/snowboarding and other great things.

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