About the Seoul City Tour Bus(서울시티투어버스)
The Seoul City Tour Bus provides organized shuttle tours to the city's most popular attractions. For the price of just a single ticket, you can spend all day hopping on and hopping off the bus* as it follows a circular route connecting Seoul's top sightseeing destinations. For first-time visitors, there is no better way to discover the city.
*Night Courses run without stops.
The company offers audio guides of Seoul in 11 different languages. At first, the audio guide was only available in Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese. Service has since expanded to include French, German, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Malaysian. The Seoul City Tour Bus company is currently working on adding more languages for the convenience of visitors and Italian, Arabic, Hindi, and Portuguese will be available in the future.
Single-use headphones are provided for each passenger upon boarding the bus. The open-air double-decker buses have rain and snow covers to keep passengers dry and warm even in inclement weather.
Courses
Seoul City Tour Buses follow a variety of routes, divided by theme.
Downtown Palace Namsan Course
This 22-stop course takes you past not only Seoul's historic royal palaces but also to popular tourist destinations such as Namsan Seoul Tower, Myeong-dong, Itaewon, Namdaemun Market and the National Museum of Korea.
Visit Gwanghwamun(광화문)
Panorama Course
Get some sweeping views of Seoul from this 14-stop tour that takes you to Namsan, Cheonggyecheon Stream, the Hangang River, and other scenic spots.
Visit Sebitseom(세빛섬)
Night Course
Spend a romantic evening cruising around the city. This course lets you enjoy Seoul's electrifying nighttime vistas, both from above (Namsan Seoul Tower) and below (along the Hangang River).
Around Gangnam Course
Enjoy the sights of Gangnam riding a comfortable trolley bus. This course will take you to all the major sites and attractions like Seonjeongneung Royal Tomb, COEX, Lotte World Tower, Sebitseom Island, Seorae Village, and more.
Visit Lotte World Tower
Traditional Culture Course
Ride the open-top double-decker bus through lively traditional markets like Gwangjang Market and Tongin Market, wear hanbok and try out Korean food, and visit Jongmyo Shrine, Deoksugung Palace, and many other traditional attractions.
Visit Tong In Outdoor Market(통인시장)
Hangang/Jamsil Course
Visit Hangang River cutting through central Seoul, the highest building Lotte World Tower, and the modernized district of Gangnam.
Night View Course
View the beautiful night scenery atop the double-decker bus.
Visit Dongdaemun Design Plaza(동대문 디자인 플라자)
Seoul City Tour Bus Course Map
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[Source: 서울특별시청(Seoul Metropolitan Government)]
