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Gimpo International Airport (GMP)
GMP to Seoul: AREX or subway Line 9 straight into the city in 30 minutes; use Gimpo for Tokyo Haneda, Osaka and Taipei Songshan flights.
Key facts
- Default ride
- AREX train to Seoul Station
- Ride time
- 28–38 min
- p50–p90
- Fare
- KRW 2,000 (≈ US$2)
- Late night after
- 22:00
- last printed 23:30
Rules in force · 8Bukchon and many guesthouse lanes are steep
- East Asia ↗Every border in East Asia is a full international border, Hong Kong and Macau included: an entry permission for one never covers the next.
- East Asia ↗Ferries between Korea, Japan and China cancel in rough seas and typhoons; keep a flight or a spare day behind every sea leg.
- South Korea ↗Check K-ETA and visa status on the official sites before you fly; the list of nationalities exempted from registering online changes year by year.
- South Korea ↗Google Maps gives poor walking and driving directions in Korea; use Naver Map or Kakao Map for routes.
- South Korea ↗Buy a T-money card (or use a phone-based transit pass) for subway and buses; it also pays at convenience stores and many taxis.
- Seoul Capital Area ↗Dec–Feb in the capital area is dry and very cold (−10 to 3°C): pack a windproof layer and warm socks.
- Seoul ↗Bukchon and many guesthouse lanes are steep: large suitcases go from the car or subway exit straight to the door.
- Seoul ↗The subway stops around midnight; after that use taxis and check the last train in your map app.
--:--local time in Seoul
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Plan
Your landing time, your bags, your bed
Lock your path to bed
feasibledesk 24hlandside ready ~23:30 (p90)
Take AREX train to Seoul Station at 23:30. Bed by ~00:36 (+1) (p90).
Last printed AREX: 23:30Last viable for this bed: 23:30 (land by 22:00)
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On the groundHideSteps from the gate, and what to do if it breaks
On the ground
Step by step from the gate, and what to do if it breaks
Zero-brain vs precision
- Daytime default
- AREX to Seoul Station, then subway Line 4 (Myeongdong); or stay on AREX to Hongik Univ.
- Precision
- Gimpo has one international terminal; the AREX station is inside the airport building (field-verify).
- Late-night threshold
- 22:00
Steps from landing
5 / 10 min
Gate to immigration
all arrivals15 / 40 min
Immigration (arrival card; K-ETA if required)
only intl checked, intl cabin12 / 25 min
Baggage claim + customs
only intl checked, domestic checked8 / 15 min
SIM and T-money, then the AREX platform
all arrivals28 / 38 min
AREX train to Seoul Station
every 10 min · first 05:30 · last printed 23:30 · KRW 2,000 (≈ US$2)
If it breaks
- Check the last AREX departure on the platform board.
- A taxi from Gimpo to central Seoul is short but pricier after 22:00 because of the night surcharge.A taxi from Gimpo to central Seoul is short but pricier after 10:00 PM because of the night surcharge.
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Sources
| Field | Value | Source type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary.last | 23:30 | secondary | 40% |