South Korea

Jeju

A volcanic island off Korea's south coast, centred on Mount Hallasan. No rail at all; the bus is how Jeju moves.

Jeju beoseu (제주버스)

No Jeju bus takes cash. Buy a prepaid transit card at a convenience store, or pay at the on-board terminal with a contactless card from abroad or a QR app. You tap off too, and on the express that adds distance.

Updated 10 days ago

How to ride

  1. 1
    Get a transit card before you ride
    Buy a nationwide prepaid transit card at a convenience store and load it - no bus here takes cash.
  2. 2
    Read the first digit of the route number
    A leading 1 is a distance-based express; the 2-7 series and 810/820 are flat-fare, but airport limousines 600 and 800 are zoned.
  3. 3
    Tap as soon as you board
    Hold the card to the on-board reader; paying by QR means scanning the sticker inside the bus with your phone.
  4. 4
    Tap again as you get off
    With a transit card you tap off as well - on the express that adds the distance, and the 40-minute transfer window starts here.

Fares

Single fares4

Trunk, branch and tourist loop buses (단일요금)
Card fare; the 2-7 series and the 810/820 tourist loops charge this whatever the distance
1,150 KRW ≈ $0.8
Express bus, base fare (up to 20 km)
The 1-series express - this comes off as you board, and the distance charge is added when you tap off
2,000 KRW ≈ $1
Express bus, maximum fare (over 40 km)
The ceiling for an express ride over 40 km, however much further you go
3,000 KRW ≈ $2
Village bus (마을버스)
The small village buses of Dongbok-ri, Chuja and Udo; card fare
950 KRW ≈ $0.7

Add-ons & fees1

Express bus, distance charge (on tap-off)
Added in 5 km steps and fixed at 1,000 won beyond 20 km; the transfer discount never waives it
200〜1,000 KRW ≈ $0.1–0.7

Estimates use exchange rates as of September 18, 2026

Payment

Tap to ride The ON Nara Pay terminal on board, since August 2025
VISA
A contactless card issued abroad works on the bus itself
IC card
At the gates: The nationwide prepaid transit cards; convenience stores sell and load them
App tickets Unverified
No official page says whether mobile transit cards work here
QR ticketing
In the wallet: Scan the QR sticker inside the bus with your phone to pay
Paper tickets
At machines: There are no paper tickets; you pay as you board
Cash
On board: Fare boxes were pulled out of every bus in October 2024

Quick facts

Fares from
1,150 KRW+

Heads-up

  • Same route number, no transfer discount

    The transfer discount runs for 40 minutes from your tap-off and covers two transfers, but two buses showing the same number on the LED sign never qualify - round trips included. The tourist loops 810-1 and 810-2, and the ten township loop pairs the province lists by number (702-1/-2 through 792-1/-2), share a three-digit stem and count as one route, so the return leg costs the full fare.

  • Route numbers keep moving

    The province rebuilt the whole bus network in August 2024 and has kept adjusting lines and adding vehicles in stages ever since. New numbers appeared during 2026 and others disappeared, so route numbers printed in older maps and articles cannot be trusted. Check both the number and the destination on the stop's sign, or on the province's bus information system, before you board.

Timetable

Typical duration The island has no rail at all; the 1-series express routes and the flat-fare trunk and branch buses are what link the airport with the rest of Jeju
Check the official site for the latest times and service status
Editor Naotaka