Icheon

Icheon is a city in Gyeonggi-do Province.

Understand
A small city south east of Seoul, Icheon is a center for Korean ceramics and holds the annual Icheon Ceramic festival - the largest ceramic culture festival in Korea.

By bus
There is an intercity coach service between Seoul Express Bus Terminal (Metro Line 3) and. The journey is 2300 KWN each way (as of May 2015), with a bus departing every 30 minutes and takes just over an hour if you can avoid the heavy traffic period. You can pick up tickets at the ticket office if needed as the ticket machines only present locations in Hangeul and there are plenty of refreshments and food available at the station for travelers who skipped breakfast that morning.

By Taxi

 * You can take a taxi at the taxi stand. The taxi stand is usually near the bus stop.


 * As of July 2023, the basic fare for regular taxis is ₩4,800 (₩5,800 at night), with a surcharge of ₩100 applied according to time and distance. (The basic fare is up to 1.6 km (1 mi), plus ₩100 per 135 m.)

Maps
There is a well stocked tourist information center located at the entrance of Seolbong Park with maps available in English, Korean or Chinese.

Go next

 * Sansooyou village is just north of Icheon and offers a few temples and Naksujae Waterfall