Getting around Korea: city to city

Daegu to Seoul by train, bus or plane

How to get from Daegu to Seoul. By train it takes 1 h 55 min (fastest 1 h 39 min), with 110 trains a weekday from 05:38 to 22:57.

How	Time	Per day	First and last	Fare (adult, one way)	From
Train	1 h 55 min	110	05:38–22:57	from ₩31,400	Dongdaegu Station

Timetable from Korea's national transport data (TAGO), checked 10 October 2026. Times change with the season and holidays: confirm when you book.

Daegu to Seoul by train

Trains leave from Dongdaegu Station and arrive at Seoul Station. 89 of the 110 weekday trains are high-speed (KTX or similar); the rest are slower trains that cost less.

Which train is which

KTX, KTX-Sancheon, KTX-Cheongryong, KTX-Eum: high-speed trains, the fastest option.
ITX-Saemaeul and ITX-Maeum: intercity trains, slower and cheaper.
Mugunghwa: the slowest and cheapest, stopping at many stations.

All 110 departures on a weekday

Leaves	Arrives	Type	Fare
05:38	07:29	KTX	₩38,900
05:52	07:49	KTX	₩38,800
05:57	07:53	KTX	₩38,900
06:06	07:57	KTX	₩38,900
06:17	08:01	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,800
06:17	08:01	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
06:22	10:25	ITX-Saemaeul	₩31,400
06:27	08:25	KTX	₩38,900
06:31	08:43	KTX	₩38,400
06:55	08:53	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
06:59	11:15	Mugunghwa	₩31,400
07:02	09:05	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
07:33	09:35	KTX	₩38,800
07:39	11:07	ITX-Saemaeul	₩31,400
07:46	09:43	KTX	₩38,900
07:56	09:52	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
07:56	09:52	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,800
08:05	12:11	Mugunghwa	₩31,400
08:15	10:16	KTX	₩38,400
08:36	10:33	KTX	₩38,900
09:08	11:34	KTX	₩32,400
09:19	11:19	KTX	₩38,300
09:26	13:15	ITX-Saemaeul	₩31,400
09:32	11:24	KTX	₩38,900
09:38	11:28	KTX	₩38,900
09:43	13:22	ITX-Saemaeul	₩31,400
09:53	11:49	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
09:54	13:31	ITX-Saemaeul	₩31,400
10:07	11:53	KTX	₩38,400
10:25	12:15	KTX	₩38,900
10:39	12:25	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,800
10:39	12:25	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
10:43	12:33	KTX	₩38,900
10:51	12:48	KTX	₩38,900
11:09	13:04	KTX	₩38,400
11:21	13:11	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
11:26	15:32	Mugunghwa	₩31,400
11:45	13:36	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
11:45	13:36	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,800
11:48	13:48	KTX	₩38,900
11:54	15:59	Mugunghwa	₩31,400
12:48	14:51	KTX	₩38,900
12:57	14:56	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,300
13:15	15:00	KTX-Cheongryong	₩38,900
13:16	16:59	ITX-Saemaeul	₩31,400
13:33	15:19	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
13:33	15:19	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,800
13:52	15:38	KTX	₩38,800
13:56	15:47	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
13:56	15:47	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
14:05	16:34	KTX	₩32,400
14:10	18:10	Mugunghwa	₩31,400
14:29	16:22	KTX	₩38,400
14:35	18:15	ITX-Saemaeul	₩31,400
14:44	16:41	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,800
14:44	16:41	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
14:48	16:45	KTX	₩38,900
15:00	19:25	Mugunghwa	₩31,400
15:07	16:53	KTX	₩38,900
15:24	17:15	KTX	₩38,900
15:35	17:28	KTX	₩38,400
15:59	19:58	ITX-Maeum	₩31,400
16:06	17:50	KTX	₩38,800
16:12	17:56	KTX	₩38,900
16:25	20:21	ITX-Saemaeul	₩31,400
16:37	18:40	KTX	₩38,800
16:46	18:47	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,400
16:46	18:47	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,300
16:54	21:02	Mugunghwa	₩31,400
17:02	18:59	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
17:02	18:59	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,800
17:09	19:05	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
17:16	19:13	KTX	₩38,900
17:30	19:18	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,800
17:30	19:18	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
17:42	19:34	KTX	₩38,900
17:48	19:44	KTX	₩38,900
18:07	20:04	KTX	₩38,900
18:14	21:47	ITX-Maeum	₩31,400
18:37	20:33	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
18:43	21:11	KTX	₩32,400
18:45	22:29	ITX-Saemaeul	₩31,400
18:49	20:52	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
18:49	20:52	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
19:09	20:56	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
19:12	21:05	KTX	₩38,400
19:19	22:53	ITX-Saemaeul	₩31,400
19:25	21:24	KTX	₩38,900
19:35	21:31	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
19:51	23:54	Mugunghwa	₩31,400
19:53	21:35	KTX	₩38,900
19:58	22:00	KTX	₩38,900
20:08	22:07	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,300
20:08	22:07	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,300
20:31	22:21	KTX	₩38,900
20:35	23:02	KTX	₩32,400
20:35	00:02	ITX-Saemaeul	₩31,400
20:57	22:47	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,800
21:10	23:12	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,400
21:13	23:06	KTX	₩38,900
21:28	23:23	KTX	₩38,900
21:50	23:50	KTX	₩38,300
21:53	23:44	KTX	₩38,900
22:17	00:07	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
22:17	00:07	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,800
22:21	00:11	KTX	₩38,900
22:29	00:21	KTX	₩38,900
22:48	00:27	KTX	₩38,900
22:53	00:38	KTX	₩38,800
22:57	00:42	KTX	₩38,900

How to book

Trains: in the Korail+ app or on letskorail.com in English, with a foreign card. Tickets go on sale a month ahead; weekends and holidays sell out, so book a few days early. The Korea Rail Pass gives unlimited rides for foreign visitors.

Questions

How long is the train from Daegu to Seoul?

About 1 h 55 min on a typical high-speed train; the fastest takes 1 h 39 min.

How many trains are there from Daegu to Seoul?

110 on a weekday and 127 on a Saturday. The first leaves at 05:38 and the last at 22:57.

How much is the train from Daegu to Seoul?

About ₩38,900 for a standard adult seat on the high-speed train; slower trains from ₩31,400.