‘Tourist Train Fares Reduced by Up to 50%’ Korea Railroad Supports Domestic Tourism Revitalization

Provided by Korea Railroad Corporation

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) is conducting a special discount event on train travel packages in time for the holiday season, which adds to the recovery of daily life. The strategy is to attract travelers using trains in line with the government's domestic tourism revitalization policy.

On the 24th, Korea Railroad announced that it will hold a special discount event on train travel packages from July 1 to July 22. June is designated as the ‘2022 Travel Month’ by the government to promote domestic tourism, and KORAIL’s event is expected to complement the government’s policy effectively.

KORAIL will first offer a 50% discount on train fares for KTX-linked travel packages during the event period. The target travel packages include ▲Busan Family Tour ▲Jecheon Premium Gourmet Tour ▲Gangneung Donghae TV Famous Spots Selection ▲My Nth Gyeongbuk Trip, totaling 271 packages. Prices vary from around 40,000 KRW depending on train type, departure area, and package composition.

Tourist trains operating next month can also be used at up to 50% off the regular fare. The target trains are the five-belt tourist trains: ▲Donghae Santa Train (Gangneung~Buncheon) ▲Baekdudaegan Canyon Train (Yeongju~Buncheon~Cheoram) ▲West Sea Golden Train (Yongsan~Onyang Oncheon~Iksan) ▲Namdo Marine Train (Seoul~Yeosu Expo, Busan~Gwangju Songjeong) ▲Jeongseon Arirang Train (Cheongnyangni~Mindungsan~Auraji).

During the event period, the rail free travel pass ‘Naeillo’ will also be discounted by 10,000 KRW. The Youth pass (for those aged 29 and under) is available for 60,000 KRW for a continuous 7-day pass and 50,000 KRW for a selectable 3-day pass. The Adult pass, with no age restrictions, is available for 100,000 KRW for a continuous 7-day pass and 90,000 KRW for a selectable 3-day pass.

Additionally, KORAIL offers discount coupons from partner companies to customers using car sharing, accommodation, and admission tickets through the ‘KORAIL Talk Total Travel Service’.

Representative partner services include a 50% discount coupon for ‘Green Car,’ a Starbucks gifticon from ‘Yanolja,’ and immediate discounts of 25-30% at ‘Aqua Planet (Seoul, Yeosu, Ilsan).’

Reservations for packages are available from the 24th on the Let’s KORAIL website, nationwide travel centers, and the mobile app ‘KORAIL Talk.’ However, the discount promotion may end early if the budget is exhausted.

For more details, visit the Let’s KORAIL website and the ‘2022 Travel Month’ website.

KORAIL President Na Hee-seung said, “KORAIL has fully resumed tourist train operations and prepared special discount packages in line with the government’s tourism revitalization policy. We will do our best to ensure safe operation and customer service so that the public can conveniently and safely travel to domestic attractions by train.”