Mokpo Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Train

KTX provides a fast service to Yongsan station, Seoul (W38, 000, 3¼ hours, 11 daily), as well as Saemaul (W34, 200, 4½ hours, two daily) and Mugunghwa (W23, 100, 5½ hours, five daily) services. Infrequent but cheap trains run to Gwangju, Boseong and Yeosu.

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Boat

Mokpo’s boat terminals handle ferries to Jejudo and the smaller islands west and southwest of Mokpo. From Ferry Terminal 1, the Continental fast ferry runs to Jeju-si at 8am daily, takes 3½ hours and costs W45, 200. From the International Ferry Terminal, slower car ferries run to Jeju-si leaving at 9am (Tuesday to Sunday) and 3pm (Monday to Saturday), and take 4¼ hours. Fares start at W21, 800, with children under 12 half-price.

Four Season Cruise (243 6633; fare W125, 000) runs between Mokpo and Shanghai, departing on Monday at 5pm and Friday at 2pm.

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Air

Flights operate on the Gimpo–Mokpo route and sometimes on the Jejudo–Mokpo route, but the airport is 22km from the city.

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