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KTX Seoul to Gyeongju: 1h 57m, From ₩39,600, Last 21:33

Revised October 27, 2026 · data refreshed November 5, 2026

Seoul → Gyeongju by train, today (2026-11-05). Answers from the national timetable, rebuilt every morning; the full timetable is further down.

Key facts — As of 2026-11-05 · Korail/SRT schedule via MOLIT TAGO

  • The fastest train from Seoul to Gyeongju on 2026-11-05 takes 1h 50m (SRT, 13:55 from Suseo Station).
  • Adult standard-class train fares from Seoul to Gyeongju start at ₩39,600 (cheapest high-speed: KTX from Seoul Station).
  • There are 52 trains from Seoul to Gyeongju on 2026-11-05: the first leaves at 05:13 and the last at 21:33.
  • The last high-speed train from Gyeongju back to Seoul on 2026-11-05 leaves at 22:51 and arrives at 01:06.
  • Fastest: 1h 50m — SRT at 13:55 from Suseo Station, arriving 15:45. Most high-speed trains take about 2h 12m.
  • Cheapest: high-speed from ₩39,600 (KTX from Seoul Station). Adult standard-class fares; they vary a little by train — each train’s fare is in the timetable.
  • First and last: first 05:13 (KTX), last 21:33 (KTX-Sancheon, arrives 23:44).
  • How often: 52 trains today — 50 high-speed, 2 slower; between 07:00 and 21:00 a high-speed train leaves about every 15 minutes. By time of day
  • Which Seoul station: Seoul Station 29 (KTX) · Suseo Station 17 (SRT) · Cheongnyangni Station 11 (KTX, ITX-Maeum) — 52 trains in all; some stop at two of these stations, so you can board at either. Seoul Station is on subway lines 1 and 4, AREX; Suseo Station is on subway line 3 and the Suin–Bundang line; Cheongnyangni Station is on subway line 1.
  • KTX or SRT? Both are high-speed. KTX (Korail) leaves from Seoul Station / Cheongnyangni Station: 33 trains, ₩39,600–₩49,300, fastest 1h 57m. SRT leaves from Suseo in south-east Seoul: 17 trains, ₩42,600–₩42,900, fastest 1h 50m. Pick the station closer to where you stay.
  • Train or bus? Express bus (11/04 schedule): 10 departures, from ₩24,700, 3h 30m; train from ₩39,600, 1h 50m. Compare
  • Back to Seoul: 46 trains, first 05:47, last high-speed 22:51 (arrives 01:06 at Suseo Station), fastest 1h 50m. Timetable
  • Day trip: the earliest high-speed train arrives 07:15; the last one back that reaches Seoul before midnight leaves 21:49 (arrives 23:39) — up to 14h 34m in Gyeongju.
  • Tickets: KTX, ITX and Mugunghwa on Korail (letskorail.com or the KORAIL Talk app); SRT on etk.srail.kr or the SRT app. How to book

KTX, SRT or a slower train?

Train Leaves from Trains Fastest Usual time Adult fare First – last
KTX Seoul Station 29 1h 57m 2h 13m ₩39,600–₩49,300 05:13 – 21:33
SRT Suseo Station 17 1h 50m 2h 04m ₩42,600–₩42,900 05:30 – 21:00
KTX Cheongnyangni Station 9 2h 37m 2h 43m ₩42,900 05:40 – 19:00
ITX-Maeum Cheongnyangni Station 2 4h 02m 4h 03m ₩42,900 06:38 – 14:48

Slower ITX-Maeum trains are cheaper but take longer; KTX and SRT are the high-speed trains.

How often — trains by time of day

Leaving High-speed Slower Back from Gyeongju
Before 08:00 10 1 7
08:00–12:00 13 0 10
12:00–17:00 15 1 14
17:00–20:00 8 0 8
After 20:00 4 0 7

Train or express bus?

Train Express bus
Departures 52 (11/05) 10 (11/04)
Fastest 1h 50m 3h 30m
Adult fare ₩39,600–₩49,300 ₩24,700–₩45,800
First – last 05:13 – 21:33 06:50 – 22:00

Bus figures are from our express bus page (11/04 schedule). Bus times are scheduled and grow with traffic on Fridays, Sundays and holidays.

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Full timetable: Seoul → Gyeongju today

High-speed — KTX & SRT (55)

Departs From Arrives Time Train Adult fare
05:13 Seoul Station 07:15 2h 02m KTX #00001 ₩49,300
05:27 Seoul Station 07:41 2h 14m KTX #00003 ₩49,300
05:30 Suseo Station 07:31 2h 01m SRT #00301 ₩42,900
05:40 Cheongnyangni Station 08:17 2h 37m KTX-Eum #00701 ₩42,900
06:27 Cheongnyangni Station 09:19 2h 52m KTX-Eum #00703 ₩42,900
06:33 Seoul Station 08:46 2h 13m KTX #00009 ₩49,300
07:05 Suseo Station 09:17 2h 12m SRT #00307 ₩42,900
07:25 Suseo Station 09:28 2h 03m SRT #00309 ₩42,900
07:50 Seoul Station 09:50 2h 00m KTX #00015 ₩49,300
07:58 Seoul Station 10:11 2h 13m KTX #00017 ₩49,300
08:05 Suseo Station 10:17 2h 12m SRT #00313 ₩42,900
08:12 Seoul Station 10:58 2h 46m KTX #00121 ₩39,600
08:57 Seoul Station 11:55 2h 58m KTX-Eum #00705 ₩44,600
09:05 Suseo Station 11:16 2h 11m SRT #00371 ₩42,600
09:18 Cheongnyangni Station 11:55 2h 37m KTX-Eum #00705 ₩42,900
09:20 Suseo Station 11:26 2h 06m SRT #00317 ₩42,900
09:33 Seoul Station 11:49 2h 16m KTX-Sancheon #00023 ₩48,900
09:58 Seoul Station 12:11 2h 13m KTX #00025 ₩49,300
10:00 Suseo Station 12:04 2h 04m SRT #00319 ₩42,900
10:12 Seoul Station 13:00 2h 48m KTX #00123 ₩39,600
10:50 Suseo Station 12:50 2h 00m SRT #00323 ₩42,900
10:58 Seoul Station 13:06 2h 08m KTX #00029 ₩49,300
10:59 Seoul Station 14:14 3h 15m KTX-Eum #00707 ₩44,600
11:20 Cheongnyangni Station 14:14 2h 54m KTX-Eum #00707 ₩42,900
11:58 Seoul Station 14:06 2h 08m KTX #00031 ₩49,300
12:28 Suseo Station 14:34 2h 06m SRT #00325 ₩42,900
12:55 Seoul Station 15:54 2h 59m KTX-Eum #00709 ₩44,600
12:58 Seoul Station 15:18 2h 20m KTX-Sancheon #00035 ₩49,300
13:00 Suseo Station 15:04 2h 04m SRT #00329 ₩42,900
13:16 Cheongnyangni Station 15:54 2h 38m KTX-Eum #00709 ₩42,900
13:55 Seoul Station 16:56 3h 01m KTX-Eum #00711 ₩44,600
13:55 Suseo Station 15:45 1h 50m SRT #00333 ₩42,900
13:58 Seoul Station 16:06 2h 08m KTX #00041 ₩49,300
14:17 Cheongnyangni Station 16:56 2h 39m KTX-Eum #00711 ₩42,900
14:28 Seoul Station 16:36 2h 08m KTX-Sancheon #09045 ₩49,300
14:28 Seoul Station 16:36 2h 08m KTX-Sancheon #00045 ₩49,300
14:40 Cheongnyangni Station 17:23 2h 43m KTX-Eum #00713 ₩42,900
16:02 Seoul Station 18:54 2h 52m KTX #00125 ₩39,600
16:11 Seoul Station 19:23 3h 12m KTX-Eum #00715 ₩44,600
16:21 Suseo Station 18:21 2h 00m SRT #00343 ₩42,900
16:32 Cheongnyangni Station 19:23 2h 51m KTX-Eum #00715 ₩42,900
16:33 Seoul Station 18:30 1h 57m KTX #00053 ₩49,300
16:59 Seoul Station 19:11 2h 12m KTX #00057 ₩49,300
17:23 Seoul Station 19:36 2h 13m KTX #00059 ₩49,300
17:30 Suseo Station 19:29 1h 59m SRT #00347 ₩42,600
18:00 Suseo Station 19:54 1h 54m SRT #00349 ₩42,900
18:24 Seoul Station 20:38 2h 14m KTX #00065 ₩49,300
18:24 Suseo Station 20:31 2h 07m SRT #00351 ₩42,900
18:53 Seoul Station 21:45 2h 52m KTX #00127 ₩39,600
19:00 Cheongnyangni Station 21:44 2h 44m KTX-Eum #00717 ₩42,900
19:20 Seoul Station 21:20 2h 00m KTX #00067 ₩49,300
20:28 Suseo Station 22:45 2h 17m SRT #00359 ₩42,900
20:58 Seoul Station 23:10 2h 12m KTX #00075 ₩49,300
21:00 Suseo Station 23:01 2h 01m SRT #00361 ₩42,900
21:33 Seoul Station 23:44 2h 11m KTX-Sancheon #00079 ₩49,300

Slower and cheaper — ITX-Maeum (2)

Departs From Arrives Time Train Adult fare
06:38 Cheongnyangni Station 10:40 4h 02m ITX-Maeum #01601 ₩42,900
14:48 Cheongnyangni Station 18:52 4h 04m ITX-Maeum #01603 ₩42,900

One row per boarding station — a train that stops at two Seoul stations appears twice. “+1” = arrives the next day.

Full timetable: Gyeongju → Seoul today

46 trains back to Seoul (44 high-speed, from ₩39,600); first 05:47, last 22:51.

Departs From Arrives in Seoul Time Train Adult fare
05:47 Gyeongju 07:57 Seoul Station 2h 10m KTX #00004 ₩49,300
06:02 Gyeongju 08:03 Suseo Station 2h 01m SRT #00304 ₩42,900
06:33 Gyeongju 08:53 Seoul Station 2h 20m KTX-Sancheon #00008 ₩49,300
06:44 Gyeongju 09:05 Seoul Station 2h 21m KTX-Sancheon #00010 ₩49,300
07:04 Gyeongju 10:19 Seoul Station 3h 15m KTX-Eum #00704 ₩44,600
07:04 Gyeongju 09:57 Cheongnyangni Station 2h 53m KTX-Eum #00704 ₩42,900
07:21 Gyeongju 09:29 Suseo Station 2h 08m SRT #00308 ₩42,900
07:57 Gyeongju 10:16 Seoul Station 2h 19m KTX #00014 ₩48,900
08:39 Gyeongju 12:56 Cheongnyangni Station 4h 17m ITX-Maeum #01602 ₩42,900
09:14 Gyeongju 11:24 Seoul Station 2h 10m KTX #00018 ₩49,300
09:17 Gyeongju 11:58 Cheongnyangni Station 2h 41m KTX-Eum #00706 ₩42,900
09:29 Gyeongju 11:24 Suseo Station 1h 55m SRT #00316 ₩42,900
10:22 Gyeongju 13:28 Seoul Station 3h 06m KTX-Eum #00708 ₩44,600
10:22 Gyeongju 13:07 Cheongnyangni Station 2h 45m KTX-Eum #00708 ₩42,900
10:24 Gyeongju 12:33 Seoul Station 2h 09m KTX #00028 ₩49,300
10:41 Gyeongju 12:43 Suseo Station 2h 02m SRT #00320 ₩42,900
11:08 Gyeongju 13:08 Suseo Station 2h 00m SRT #00322 ₩42,900
11:12 Gyeongju 14:33 Seoul Station 3h 21m KTX-Eum #00710 ₩44,600
11:12 Gyeongju 14:11 Cheongnyangni Station 2h 59m KTX-Eum #00710 ₩42,900
11:29 Gyeongju 13:48 Seoul Station 2h 19m KTX #00032 ₩49,300
12:47 Gyeongju 14:52 Suseo Station 2h 05m SRT #00326 ₩42,900
13:16 Gyeongju 16:04 Cheongnyangni Station 2h 48m KTX-Eum #00712 ₩42,900
13:19 Gyeongju 15:23 Suseo Station 2h 04m SRT #00330 ₩42,600
13:38 Gyeongju 15:47 Seoul Station 2h 09m KTX-Sancheon #09038 ₩49,300
13:38 Gyeongju 15:47 Seoul Station 2h 09m KTX-Sancheon #00038 ₩49,300
14:03 Gyeongju 16:04 Suseo Station 2h 01m SRT #00332 ₩42,900
14:35 Gyeongju 17:41 Seoul Station 3h 06m KTX-Eum #00714 ₩44,600
14:35 Gyeongju 17:19 Cheongnyangni Station 2h 44m KTX-Eum #00714 ₩42,900
14:48 Gyeongju 16:53 Seoul Station 2h 05m KTX #00042 ₩49,300
14:59 Gyeongju 17:01 Suseo Station 2h 02m SRT #00338 ₩42,900
15:06 Gyeongju 17:15 Seoul Station 2h 09m KTX #00044 ₩49,300
15:56 Gyeongju 19:13 Seoul Station 3h 17m KTX-Eum #00716 ₩44,600
15:56 Gyeongju 18:49 Cheongnyangni Station 2h 53m KTX-Eum #00716 ₩42,900
16:32 Gyeongju 18:47 Suseo Station 2h 15m SRT #00346 ₩42,900
16:50 Gyeongju 19:05 Seoul Station 2h 15m KTX-Sancheon #00050 ₩49,300
16:50 Gyeongju 20:56 Cheongnyangni Station 4h 06m ITX-Maeum #01604 ₩42,900
17:18 Gyeongju 19:26 Suseo Station 2h 08m SRT #00348 ₩42,900
17:24 Gyeongju 19:34 Seoul Station 2h 10m KTX #00056 ₩49,300
17:29 Gyeongju 20:15 Cheongnyangni Station 2h 46m KTX-Eum #00718 ₩42,900
17:49 Gyeongju 20:04 Seoul Station 2h 15m KTX #00060 ₩49,300
18:25 Gyeongju 21:11 Seoul Station 2h 46m KTX #00126 ₩39,600
18:39 Gyeongju 20:47 Suseo Station 2h 08m SRT #00352 ₩42,900
19:07 Gyeongju 21:24 Seoul Station 2h 17m KTX #00064 ₩49,300
19:26 Gyeongju 21:29 Suseo Station 2h 03m SRT #00354 ₩42,900
20:13 Gyeongju 22:21 Seoul Station 2h 08m KTX #00070 ₩49,300
20:22 Gyeongju 22:58 Cheongnyangni Station 2h 36m KTX-Eum #00720 ₩42,900
21:35 Gyeongju 23:44 Seoul Station 2h 09m KTX #00076 ₩49,300
21:49 Gyeongju 23:39 Suseo Station 1h 50m SRT #00362 ₩42,900
22:03 Gyeongju 00:11 +1 Seoul Station 2h 08m KTX #00078 ₩49,300
22:38 Gyeongju 00:42 +1 Seoul Station 2h 04m KTX #00084 ₩49,300
22:51 Gyeongju 01:06 +1 Suseo Station 2h 15m SRT #00366 ₩42,600

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How this page works

Every train between the two stations comes from the national public transport data service (TAGO) for the date shown: KTX, SRT and the slower Mugunghwa/ITX trains. From that list we work out the fastest and cheapest trains, the first and last departures, how many trains run and the usual gap between them. Fares are the adult standard-class fares the feed reports; Korail’s own booking site is the final word. The page is rebuilt twice a day (around 09:15 and 21:15 Korea time) and republished only when the numbers change.

What changed in the update of 2026-11-05

  • The fastest train from Seoul to Gyeongju on 2026-11-05 takes 1h 50m (SRT, 13:55 from Suseo Station).
  • There are 52 trains from Seoul to Gyeongju on 2026-11-05: the first leaves at 05:13 and the last at 21:33.
  • The last high-speed train from Gyeongju back to Seoul on 2026-11-05 leaves at 22:51 and arrives at 01:06.
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FAQ

How long is the KTX from Seoul to Gyeongju?

The fastest train in this schedule (2026-11-05) takes 1h 50m (SRT, 13:55 from Suseo Station). Most high-speed trains take about 2h 12m, depending on stops. Slower ITX-Maeum trains take 4h 02m or more.

How much is the KTX from Seoul to Gyeongju in won?

Adult standard-class fares in the 2026-11-05 schedule: KTX ₩39,600–₩49,300, SRT ₩42,600–₩42,900, ITX-Maeum ₩42,900. Fares differ slightly by train and boarding station. First-class fares and discounts are not in this data feed.

What time is the first train from Seoul to Gyeongju?

05:13 from Seoul Station (KTX), arriving 07:15.

What time is the last train from Seoul to Gyeongju?

21:33 from Seoul Station (KTX-Sancheon), arriving 23:44.

SRT vs KTX to Gyeongju — what is the difference?

Both are high-speed trains. KTX is run by Korail from Seoul Station and Cheongnyangni Station; SRT is a separate operator from Suseo Station in south-east Seoul, booked on its own site/app. In this schedule KTX costs ₩39,600–₩49,300 and SRT ₩42,600–₩42,900; the fastest are 1h 57m and 1h 50m.

Is the bus or the train better from Seoul to Gyeongju?

The train is faster (1h 50m at best vs 3h 30m by express bus); the express bus is cheaper (bus from ₩24,700, train from ₩39,600). Times are scheduled; buses are slower on Fridays, Sundays and holidays.

Which Seoul station do I leave from?

Trains to Gyeongju in this schedule leave from Seoul Station (29), Suseo Station (17), Cheongnyangni Station (11). The "From" column in the timetable shows each one. Seoul Station is on subway lines 1 and 4, AREX; Suseo Station is on subway line 3 and the Suin–Bundang line; Cheongnyangni Station is on subway line 1.

How do I book KTX as a foreigner?

Book KTX, ITX and Mugunghwa trains on Korail — letskorail.com or the KORAIL Talk app — and SRT trains on etk.srail.kr or the SRT app; seats can be booked one month ahead with an overseas card. Friday evening, Sunday and holiday trains sell out first.

Where does this timetable come from?

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s TAGO train information service (Korail and SRT schedules and adult base fares), queried for 2026-11-05 and rebuilt every morning. Schedules can change — check the Korail or SRT app before you travel.

Source: MOLIT TAGO train information (data.go.kr) — Korail and SRT schedule for 2026-11-05, adult base fares; figures above are calculated from it · page rebuilt 2026-11-05. Schedules and fares can change — confirm in the Korail or SRT app.

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