Incheon International Airport is about an hour's ride away from Seoul. There are 3 ways to commute to Seoul -- by taxi, train or bus.
Taking the taxi is the most expensive option. When we were exiting the airport, a middle aged man approached us and offered to take us to Seoul for 80,000 won. I guess we really looked touristy because, then, one of our co-passengers approached us and helped us out. He said that he was a Christian who has been working in Cebu for several years already and that he already saw us when we were still in Mactan. He helped us buy tickets for the airport limousine (bus) to Seoul because it was a cheaper option.
Anyway, if you do decide to take a taxi, it's always best to let the meter run and not pay a fixed price.
Option number 2 is to take the train. South Korea's metro-rail system is very efficient and has a wide network. We had considered taking the train because when we asked our hotel for directions, they advised us to take the train from the airport to Seoul station and to ride a taxi from there. However, my father's sister-in-law advised us against taking the train because Seoul station, she said, was very big and we were bringing our huge luggage bags. :s
Option number 3, the option we took, is the airport limousine (bus). The ticket counter is just near the exit of the airport.
Just indicate your stop. Ours was Nandaemun Market. We paid 10,000 won each.
After getting our tickets, we went to the bus stop. The ticket will indicate the bus stop location and the bus number. Just look for your bus number in the bus stop and wait for the bus.
Our bus -- 6015 -- has several stops, including Nandaemun Market, where we will get off. Make sure to tell the driver what stop your getting off. We've heard some stories of people missing their stop because the driver thought no one was getting off there.
To Seoul we go --
When we got off the bus, we tried to hail a taxi. Tried. A word of advice. Mind what day of the week it is when you fly in. We flew in on a Friday night and it was almost impossible to get a taxi! Sure, there were was one or two vacant taxi's but we weren't able to get in because we had difficulty communicating to the driver the location of the hotel. After about 30 minutes of trying (in the cold) and with the help of some friendly English-speaking locals, we decided to just walk to the hotel, which was luckily not thaaat far away.
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