Getting around Korea: city to city

Seoul to Daegu by train, bus or plane

How to get from Seoul to Daegu. By train it takes 1 h 53 min (fastest 1 h 36 min), with 109 trains a weekday from 05:03 to 22:58.

How	Time	Per day	First and last	Fare (adult, one way)	From
Train	1 h 53 min	109	05:03–22:58	from ₩31,400	Seoul Station

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

Seoul to Daegu by train

Trains leave from Seoul Station and arrive at Dongdaegu Station. 88 of the 109 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 109 departures on a weekday

Leaves	Arrives	Type	Fare
05:03	06:46	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,800
05:03	06:46	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
05:13	06:56	KTX	₩38,900
05:18	07:01	KTX	₩38,800
05:27	07:22	KTX	₩38,900
05:38	07:31	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
05:38	07:31	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,800
05:54	09:40	ITX-Saemaeul	₩31,400
05:58	07:54	KTX	₩38,400
06:03	08:02	KTX	₩38,900
06:12	10:13	ITX-Saemaeul	₩31,400
06:33	08:27	KTX	₩38,900
06:43	08:32	KTX	₩38,900
06:57	08:51	KTX	₩38,900
07:02	10:33	ITX-Saemaeul	₩31,400
07:15	11:24	Mugunghwa	₩31,400
07:27	09:20	KTX	₩38,900
07:50	09:31	KTX	₩38,900
07:54	12:09	Mugunghwa	₩31,400
07:58	09:52	KTX	₩38,900
08:08	10:02	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
08:08	10:02	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,800
08:12	10:39	KTX	₩32,400
08:23	10:19	KTX	₩38,400
08:35	10:18	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
08:35	10:18	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
08:49	12:23	ITX-Maeum	₩31,400
08:58	10:34	KTX-Cheongryong	₩38,900
09:04	10:58	KTX	₩38,800
09:23	11:11	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
09:28	11:17	KTX	₩38,800
09:33	11:30	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,400
09:33	11:30	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,400
09:58	11:52	KTX	₩38,900
10:07	12:01	KTX	₩38,800
10:12	12:41	KTX	₩32,400
10:23	14:05	ITX-Saemaeul	₩31,400
10:28	12:26	KTX	₩38,900
10:43	12:36	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,800
10:43	12:36	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
10:48	14:21	ITX-Maeum	₩31,400
10:58	12:47	KTX	₩38,900
11:58	13:47	KTX	₩38,900
12:02	15:37	ITX-Saemaeul	₩31,400
12:16	14:10	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,800
12:16	14:10	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
12:22	16:05	ITX-Maeum	₩31,400
12:39	14:22	KTX	₩38,900
12:58	14:53	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
12:58	14:53	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
13:02	17:17	Mugunghwa	₩31,400
13:02	17:17	Mugunghwa	₩31,400
13:13	15:15	KTX	₩38,300
13:18	15:11	KTX	₩38,900
13:38	15:29	KTX	₩38,400
13:49	15:37	KTX	₩38,900
13:53	17:29	ITX-Saemaeul	₩31,400
13:58	15:47	KTX	₩38,900
14:02	18:04	Mugunghwa	₩31,400
14:19	16:07	KTX	₩38,900
14:28	16:16	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
14:28	16:16	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
14:33	16:30	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,300
14:49	18:40	Mugunghwa	₩31,400
14:58	16:58	KTX	₩38,900
15:23	17:05	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,800
15:39	19:17	ITX-Saemaeul	₩31,400
15:45	17:21	KTX	₩38,900
15:50	17:28	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
15:50	17:28	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
15:56	17:37	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
16:02	18:35	KTX	₩32,400
16:18	18:06	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
16:18	18:06	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,800
16:33	18:11	KTX	₩38,900
16:47	18:30	KTX	₩38,900
16:50	20:16	ITX-Saemaeul	₩31,400
16:55	20:42	ITX-Saemaeul	₩31,400
16:59	18:52	KTX	₩38,900
17:13	18:56	KTX	₩38,800
17:23	19:17	KTX	₩38,900
17:29	21:45	Mugunghwa	₩31,400
17:33	19:27	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,800
17:33	19:27	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
17:58	19:47	KTX	₩38,900
18:03	20:00	KTX	₩38,400
18:13	20:07	KTX	₩38,900
18:24	20:19	KTX	₩38,900
18:41	20:47	KTX	₩38,300
18:53	21:26	KTX	₩32,400
19:20	21:01	KTX	₩38,900
19:25	22:54	ITX-Saemaeul	₩31,400
19:35	21:22	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
19:35	21:22	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
19:58	21:50	KTX	₩38,900
20:09	23:47	ITX-Saemaeul	₩31,400
20:28	22:12	KTX	₩38,400
20:38	22:31	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
20:38	22:31	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,800
20:49	22:44	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,300
20:58	22:51	KTX	₩38,900
21:28	23:17	KTX	₩38,900
21:33	23:21	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
21:38	23:34	KTX	₩38,300
21:58	23:54	KTX	₩38,400
22:08	23:56	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,800
22:18	00:06	KTX-Sancheon	₩38,900
22:28	00:16	KTX	₩38,900
22:58	01:05	KTX	₩38,400

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 Seoul to Daegu?

About 1 h 53 min on a typical high-speed train; the fastest takes 1 h 36 min.

How many trains are there from Seoul to Daegu?

109 on a weekday and 127 on a Saturday. The first leaves at 05:03 and the last at 22:58.

How much is the train from Seoul to Daegu?

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