When we first set foot in Korea, the very first public transport that we used was taxi. I’ve been reading a lot of articles about how expensive it is to take the cab but since we didn’t know how to go about that moment, we took one nonetheless.
Similar to the Philippines where taxis normally haggle about the price (by not using the conventional meter), it is also a common practice within the airport zone. While we were still deciding on how to get to the hotel (by Airport Limousine / Bus, Arex or Taxi), about 3 ajussi drivers approached us. Each was charging not less than W60,000. Being new and innocent (kk^^) we opted to go the legal way. We walked towards the taxi queue and took one. It never occurred to us that it would cost more to use the meter, we ended up paying W85,000! From then on, we frantically vowed to use the subway.
Contrary to the subways in Manila which has 3 lines, Korail has 8 (including Arex) which travels around South Korea. They are convenient, quick and always on time. When we got our Visa from the embassy in Abu Dhabi, we’ve been provided with a tourist map which included the lines, connections and routing of all subways. I didn’t partake in map reading. My 깅깅 did all the analyzing on how to proceed from one point to another. All I did was follow and believe me, I was still confused^^
Depending on the destination, the fare ranges between W1100 to W3600, nearest to farthest point respectively.
But perhaps the most challenging part of our holiday was the trip to Sido-ri (an island outside Seoul) where we practically utilized all kinds of transport systems known in Korea! An article about that memorable journey will be posted… next.
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