HwaCheon-Gun

Bus

Hwacheon-bound Bus

• Take express bus bound for Hwacheon at Dongseoul Terminal.
• 12 buses daily, travel time: 2 hours 40 minutes, Fare: 10,400 won
• Dongseoul Terminal homepage: http://www.ti21.co.kr/
• Take express bus bound for Hwacheon at Sangbong Terminal
• 10 buses daily, travel time: 2 hours 20 minutes, Fare: 10,100 won
• Sangbong Bus Terminal TEL: 02-435-2129

Hwacheon-bound bus from Chuncheon Bus Terminal

• Take express bus bound for Hwacheon at Chuncheon Terminal.
• Bus hours: 06:50 am ~ 21:20 pm / every 30 minutes
• Travel time: 1 hour, Fare: 3,300 won
• Chuncheon Express Bus Terminal homepage: http://www.chterminal.co.kr/
• Chuncheon-bound express buses can be caught at the following bus terminals.
• (Seoul-Dongseoul/Sangbong Terminal, Busan, Daegu, Ulsan, Pohang, Gwangju, Gimpo Airport, Incheon Airport, Incheon, Anyang, Jeonju, Cheonan, Weonju, Sokcho, Gangneung, Yeongweol, Seongnam, Ansan, Suwon, Goyang, Uijongbu)

Tranin

When coming from Seoul..

• Take Gyeongchun line from Cheongnyangni or Seongbuk Station.
• Travel time: 1 hour 40 minutes~2 hours, Fare: 5,200 won
• Korail homepage: http://www.korail.go.kr/
• Get off at Chuncheon station and go to the bus stop next to the train station to catch a Hwacheon-bound bus that leaves the Chuncheon Express Bus Terminal every 30 minutes.
• Round-trip train tickets to Chuncheon can get sold out on the weekends, so make sure to make reservations

When coming from other parts of Korea...l

• Get off at Weonju station and take an express bus to Chuncheon.
• Direct buses take 1 hour from Weonju Bus Terminal to Chuncheon and 1 hour 30 minutes for non-direct buses.
• Buses come every 30 minutes.

Driving

Seoul → Hwacheon

• Start from Seongsan-daegyo (Br.) → Naebu Expressway → Guri → Namyangju → Daeseong-ri → Chuncheon → Hwacheon
• Start from Cheonho-daegyo (Br.) → Bukbu Expressway → Namyangju Police Station (Donong samgeori) → Daeseong-ri → Chuncheon → Hwacheon
• Start from Misari → Paldang-daegyo (Br.) → Route 6 to Yangpyeong → After passing tunnel, go towards Cheongpyeong → Seoul Film Set → Saetteo samgeori → Daesong-ri → Chuncheon → Hwacheon

Using Jungang Expressway

• Jungang Expressway → Weonju → Chuncheon → Get off expressway and go straight (for about 5km) → Soyang 2-gyo (Br.) → Hwacheon (The easiest way from the end of the expressway to downtown Chuncheon is to just go straight)

Using Yeongdong Expressway

• Yeongdong Expressway → Manjong Junction (Weonju) → Jungang Expressway towards Chuncheon

Using Jungbu Expressway

• Jungbu Expressway → Hobeob Junction → Yeongdong Expressway towards Gangneung → Manjong Junction (Weonju) → Jungang Expressway towards Chuncheon
• Jungbu Expressway → Hobeob Junction → Right after Gyeongan IC → Paldang Dam (Paldang Dam under construction) → Route 6 towards Yangpyeong → Once tunnel ends, get off towards Cheongpyeong → Seoul Film Set → Saetteo samgeori → Daeseong-ri → Chuncheon → Hwacheon

Using Gyeongbu Expressway

• ) Gyeongbu Expressway → Shingal Junction → Yeongdong Expressway towards Gangneung → Manjong Junction (Weonju) → Jungang Expressway towards Chuncheon
• Gyeongbu Expressway → Pangyo Junction → Seoul Outer Circle Expressway towards Guri

When using Seoul Outer Circle Expressway

• Seongnam Toll Gate → Topyeong IC → Deokso → Namyangju Police Station (Donong samgeori) → Daesong-ri → Chuncheon → Hwacheon
• Seongnam Toll Gate → Namyangju IC → Namyangju Police Station (Donong samgeori) → Daeseong-ri → Chuncheon → Hwacheon
• Songnam Toll Gate → Guri IC → Namyangju → Daeseong-ri → Chuncheon → Hwacheon

Northern Gyeonggi

• Pocheon → Cheolweon → Hwacheon
• Pocheon → Sachang-ri (Hwacheon) → Hwacheon
• Songnam Toll Gate → Guri IC → Namyangju → Daeseong-ri → Chuncheon → Hwacheon

Incheon and Western Gyeonggi

• Gyeongin Expressway → Seongsan-daegyo (Br.) → Naebu Expressway
• Gyeongin Expressway → Olympic Freeway towards Cheonho-daegyo (Br.)
• 2nd Gyeongin Expressway → Iljik Junction → Seongsan-daegyo → Naebu/Olympic Freeway
• 2nd Gyeongin Expressway → Anhyeon Junction → Seoul Outer Circle Expressway towards Guri

Enjoying a drive to Chuncheon

• Gangchon → Uiam Dam → Chuncheon Dam → Jiam-ri → Shinpori Checkpoint → Hwacheon (Romantic drive course driving along Bukhangang (Riv.) to the right)
• Chuncheon → Chuncheon Dam → Gotan → Hwacheon(Typical mountain course of Gangweon-do, this is the fastest way, but be careful when driving because the roads are dangerous)
• Chuncheon → Soyang Dam → Oeum samgeori → Oeum-ri → Hwacheon