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Can I use Seoul’s Climate Card short-term pass as a visitor?

Short answer

Yes. It gives unlimited subway and bus rides in Seoul for 1–7 days (₩5,000–₩20,000). The 30-day pass ended on 1 October 2026; short-term passes are still sold.

What to do
  1. Buy the card at a machine in a Line 1–8 station (₩3,000; overseas cards accepted).
  2. Charge the pass on the day you use it (no advance charging).
  3. Register the card on the T-money Card & Pay website (no refund without it).
Check before relying on this
  • Prices: 1 day ₩5,000 · 2 days ₩8,000 · 3 days ₩10,000 · 5 days ₩15,000 · 7 days ₩20,000
  • Not covered: Sinbundang Line, stations outside Seoul, express and airport buses
  • At Incheon Airport stations you can only get off, not board.
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Full steps

Yes. The Climate Card short-term pass gives unlimited subway and bus rides in Seoul for 1, 2, 3, 5 or 7 days (₩5,000–₩20,000). The 30-day pass ended on 1 October 2026, but short-term passes continue. iPhone users buy a physical card (₩3,000) from a new card machine in a Line 1–8 station. 1. Check that your trips are covered: subway stations within Seoul (including Gimpo Airport Station), Seoul-licensed city and village buses including late-night and circular buses, and getting off at Incheon Airport Terminal 1 or 2 on the Airport Railroad. 2. Get the card. On Android 12 or later you can issue a mobile card in the Mobile T-money app. On an iPhone, buy a physical card for ₩3,000 at a new transit card vending machine in a Seoul Metro Line 1–8 station, or at a convenience store near a Line 9, Ui-Sinseol or Sillim Line station. 3. Charge the pass on the day you start. The pass starts on the day you charge it and cannot be charged in advance. It runs from the first train (04:00) on the first day to the last train of the last day. Since 17 March 2026, the new machines accept overseas credit and debit cards such as Visa and Mastercard, with an average fee of about 3.7%. 4. Register a physical card on the T-money Card & Pay website using the QR code on the back. Without registration you cannot get a refund. 5. Tap the card when you board and when you get off, on both the subway and the bus.

More to know

• Prices: 1 day ₩5,000; 2 days ₩8,000; 3 days ₩10,000; 5 days ₩15,000; 7 days ₩20,000. The physical card costs ₩3,000 extra. Seoul bike (Ttareungi) and the Hangang Bus are not included. • Not covered: the Sinbundang Line, GTX, subway stations outside Seoul, express (red) and airport buses, and buses licensed in other regions. If you get off at a station outside Seoul, staff will charge the fare from your boarding station. At Incheon Airport you can only get off; you cannot board there with the pass. • Refund: the amount you charged minus the fares you actually used and a ₩500 fee. Apply within the usage period; no refund after it ends. Visitors without a Korean bank account get a cash refund by visiting T-money’s head office. • Questions: Dasan Call Center 02-120 (policy), T-money Customer Center 1644-0088 (charging, refunds and errors).

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