Autumn is the good season and everyone knows it, so the useful part is booking. These are the official booking and information sites, with nothing copied from them.
Booking intercity travel
Rail and express bus are booked on separate systems, and holiday tickets are released on a separate schedule from ordinary ones.
Korail — national rail bookingKTX and regular rail booking, timetables and holiday ticket notices.korail.comHoliday seats open on an announced date and hour. Check the notice board rather than guessing.
Kobus — express bus bookingBooking for intercity express buses nationwide.kobus.co.krWhen rail is sold out this usually is not, and it reaches towns the train does not.
Transit cards and weather
One card covers subway, bus and most taxis nationwide. And autumn here swings ten degrees between morning and afternoon, so check before you pack.
T-money — transit cardBalance, refunds, registration and where the card is accepted.tmoney.co.krRegister the card. An unregistered card that you lose cannot be refunded.
Korea Meteorological AdministrationOfficial forecasts, warnings and typhoon tracking.weather.go.krThe source every weather app is pulling from, and the first place warnings appear.
What is on
Most regional festivals land in October and November, and the English listings are better than people expect.
VISITKOREA - Imagine Your KoreaKorea Tourism Organization Official website provides various information on all things about Korea.english.visitkorea.or.krFilter by month and region. Festival dates move year to year, so trust this over an old blog post.
Holiday ticket releases follow their own calendar and sell out in minutes. Check the official notice for the release time rather than refreshing blindly.
Where are you going once the holiday traffic clears?
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