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Guide for Foreign Visitors to CDSL

By Administrator on February 13, 2018

Transportation

Route A: Get to Hoam Faculty House from Incheon International airport (ICN)

  1. At the airport, take the BUS number “6017”. (It is often called “Limousine Bus 6017”.) If you are from Terminal 1, the bus stop number is “6”. If you are from Terminal 2, it is “27” at the transportation center. (Before taking the bus, buy the ticket at the booth located near the bus stop. As of Jan 2026, it is KRW 17,000.)
  2. Stay in the bus until it reaches the final destination, which is Hoam Faculty House.
    (It may take around 75 min.)
  3. The lobby is located in the main building. The lobby looks like lobby, so it should be easy to find.

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Route B: Get to Get to Hoam Faculty House from Gimpo International airport (GMP)

  1. At the airport, take the BUS number “6003”. (It is often called “Limousine Bus 6003”.) If you are from International Terminal, the bus stop number is “6”. If you are from Domestic Terminal, it is “4”. (Before taking the bus, buy the ticket at the booth located near the bus stop. As of Jan 2026, it is KRW 8,000.) Be careful not to confuse the direction. Do not take the bus towards Incheon Airport. You should take towards Daelim stn, which is the final destination.
  2. Stay on the bus until it reaches the final stop, Daerim Station (about 75 minutes). Then transfer to Subway Line 2 (the green line) at Daerim subway station. You can see the entrance of Daerim subway station when you get off the shuttle bus. Take the outer-circle train (toward Sadang, Seoul National University, and Gangnam).
  3. Get off at Naksungdae Station and exit through Exit 4. You will see a gas station—walk to the left side of the gas station, and you’ll find the Gwanak 02 village bus stop. Take that bus to Seoul National University. For the Hoam Faculty House, get off at the Hoam Faculty House stop.
  4. The lobby is located in the main building. The lobby looks like lobby, so it should be easy to find.

Tips for Wifi/LTE/5G connections

If you don’t subscribe data roaming from your country and if you want to go around the city of the country, there are two options waiting for you

  1. Purchasing and installing an eSIM on your phone is a convenient way to access LTE/5G. However, the requirements for a phone to support eSIM can be quite strict, so some phones may not support eSIM. In that case, you can use an EGG device, which is explained right below.
  2. Another option is to rent a device called “EGG” at the airport (ICN or KMP). This is a small portable device which convert LTE/5G to wifi so that your phone/labtop can use as if you are under the coverage of wifi AP. Rental fee and data cost is not expensive.

We have two major careers; SKT(T world), or KT. Please follow the link below and visit the booth at the airport.

https://www.skroaming.com/ (on the webpage, select either “eSIM” or “WiFi Router,” depending on your preference.)

http://roaming.kt.com/rental/eng/product/wibro.asp (on the webpage, select either “eSIM” or “WiFi Router,” depending on your preference.)

However, if you will just stay around the campus, you may not need it since the Hoam Faculty House and our center provide free wifi service of course.

Learn how to read Korean characters in 90 minutes?

Yes, it is possible. Of course, you won’t understand Korean language, but you can read the Korean characters which may be helpful enough for hanging around Seoul reading signs.

An example site for learning is https://www.koreanclass101.com/learn-hangul/ or https://www.90daykorean.com/how-to-learn-the-korean-alphabet/.

(Added on 2023) There is another site which insists the time is not 90 min but 15 min: https://www.ryanestrada.com/learntoreadkoreanin15minutes/.

And here’s a Youtube clip (which now says it takes 30 min :-): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85qJXvyFrIc

(Added on 2026) Maybe… Using Generative AI would be helpful. Or just ask for CDSL members:)

Use Naver Map (App) instead of Google Map

Google maps does not provide detailed information in Korea. Instead, we recommend Naver Map. Please refer to https://blog.naver.com/PostView.naver?blogId=naver_map&navType=tl&logNo=223572349536.

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