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Incheon Airport Late Arrival: Night Bus, Last AREX Train or Taxi?

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Sources are listed at the end.

Quick answer

  • Last AREX (airport rail) train to Seoul Station: 23:38⁠[1] from T1, 23:32⁠[1] from T2.
  • Later: a night bus or a taxi. No bus leaves T1 from 02:10 to 03:40 (T2: 01:50–03:20). [2, 3]
  • Count from when you are out of the terminal, not from landing: allow 1–2 hours for immigration. [4]
Terminal 1 to Seoul at night: trains, night buses and taxi surchargeWeekday train times, the same at weekends. Public-holiday timetables are not checked. Check the operator's notice on the day. Sources⁠[1]⁠[2]⁠[5]
Terminal 1 to Seoul at night: trains, night buses and taxi surcharge AREX all-stop train to Seoul Station: last 23:38, first 05:14. AREX express train to Seoul Station: last 22:48, first 05:24. Night buses N6000, N6002, N6701, N6703: 21 departure times from 23:40 to 04:50; no night bus after 02:10 until 03:40. Taxi night surcharge (Seoul and Incheon taxis): 20% 22:00–23:00, 40% 23:00–02:00, 20% 02:00–04:00; no surcharge from 04:00. AREX all-stop train to Seoul Station · until last train AREX all-stop train to Seoul Station · from first train AREX all-stop train to Seoul Station · first 05:14 AREX express train to Seoul Station · until last train AREX express train to Seoul Station · from first train AREX express train to Seoul Station · first 05:24 No night bus · after 02:10 until 03:40 N6703 · 23:40 N6701 · 23:50 N6002 · 00:00 N6000 · 00:10 N6703 · 00:20 N6002 · 00:30 N6701 · 00:40 N6000 · 00:50 N6002 · 01:00 N6703 · 01:05 N6000 · 01:30 N6002 · 01:40 N6701 · 01:40 N6703 · 01:45 N6000 · 02:10 N6000 · 03:40 N6701 · 03:45 N6703 · 03:50 N6002 · 04:00 N6000 · 04:20 N6002 · 04:40 N6701 · 04:40 N6703 · 04:50 No surcharge · from 04:00 20% · 22:00–23:00 40% · 23:00–02:00 20% · 02:00–04:00 AREX all-stop train to Seoul Station last 23:38 first 05:14 AREX express train to Seoul Station last 22:48 first 05:24 Night buses N6000, N6002, N6701, N6703 23:40 04:50 No night bus 02:10–03:40 Taxi night surcharge (Seoul and Incheon taxis) 20% 40% 20% No surcharge from 04:00 22:0000:0001:0002:0003:0004:0006:00
The same times as a list
  • AREX all-stop train to Seoul Station: last 23:38, first 05:14⁠[1]
  • AREX express train to Seoul Station: last 22:48, first 05:24⁠[1]
  • Night buses N6000, N6002, N6701, N6703: N6703 23:40, 00:20, 01:05, 01:45, 03:50, 04:50; N6701 23:50, 00:40, 01:40, 03:45, 04:40; N6002 00:00, 00:30, 01:00, 01:40, 04:00, 04:40; N6000 00:10, 00:50, 01:30, 02:10, 03:40, 04:20; no night bus after 02:10 until 03:40⁠[2]
  • Taxi night surcharge (Seoul and Incheon taxis): 20% 22:00–23:00, 40% 23:00–02:00, 20% 02:00–04:00; no surcharge from 04:00⁠[5]

Pick your situation

Pick your situation
When you are out of the terminalTakeDepartures [1]
Before the last expressAREX express (fast, few stops) to Seoul StationLast: T1 22:48⁠[1], T2 22:40⁠[1]
Before the last all-stopAREX all-stop (stops everywhere) to Seoul StationLast: T1 23:38⁠[1], T2 23:32⁠[1]
After that, but before the night's last trainA later all-stop; it ends at Digital Media City, before it reaches Seoul StationT1 23:56⁠[1], T2 23:50⁠[1]
After the last train, until 02:10 (T2: 01:50)A night bus or a taxiBus stops and fares are below
In the gap: T1 02:10–03:40, T2 01:50–03:20A taxi from the stand (not a call van), or waitFirst AREX all-stop: T1 05:14⁠[1], T2 05:08⁠[1]
After the gapA night busTables below
Going to Gyeonggi, the province around SeoulA Gyeonggi night busTwo departures a night, T1 only
You want a bedDarakhyu capsule hotel or a hotel nearbyLate-arrival hotels and capsule rooms

Sources: [1]

AREX Express train concourse at Incheon Airport Terminal 1 Station
The AREX Express concourse at Terminal 1 Station (2024). Photo: MNXANL / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)
Platform of Incheon Airport Terminal 2 Station with an AREX train at the open platform doors and the direction sign for Seoul Station, Hongik Univ. and Gimpo Airport
The AREX platform at Terminal 2 Station (2018). Photo: *Youngjin / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (resized)

Night buses to Seoul

Pick your destination and read across for the departures; each time is a listed departure.

From Terminal 1

From Terminal 1
Goes to (route, T1 stop) 23:30–00:59 01:00–02:59 03:00–05:00
Seoul Station, Euljiro 1-ga (N6701, stop 3B) 23:50, 00:40 01:40 03:45, 04:40
Hongdae (N6002, stop 6A) 00:00, 00:30 01:00, 01:40 04:00, 04:40
Gangnam Express Bus Terminal (N6000, stop 6A) 00:10, 00:50 01:30, 02:10 03:40, 04:20
COEX in Gangnam (N6703, stop 3B) 23:40, 00:20 01:05, 01:45 03:50, 04:50

Sources: [2]

From T1 the airport lists 60 minutes to Seoul Station, 45 to Hongdae and 70 to Gangnam Express Bus Terminal. No night bus leaves T1 between 02:10 and 03:40. [2]

Airport Bus Ticket Office sign on the arrivals floor of Incheon Airport Terminal 1, with a round bus pictogram over the counter area
The Airport Bus Ticket Office sign inside Terminal 1 (2024). Photo: Narubaru7 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (cropped, faces blurred, resized)

From Terminal 2

Buses leave from the bus terminal on Basement 1 of the Transportation Center at T2. N6701 uses stop 20 on the airport's stop map and stop 18 in its bus data; its operator lists stops 18 and 19 for its buses. Check the sign. [6]

From Terminal 2
Goes to (route, T2 stop) 23:20–00:59 01:00–02:59 03:00–05:00
Seoul Station, Euljiro 1-ga (N6701, stop 20 or 18) 23:30, 00:20 01:20 03:25, 04:20
Hongdae (N6002, stop 30) 23:40, 00:10, 00:40 01:20 03:40, 04:20
Gangnam Express Bus Terminal (N6000, stop 28) 23:50, 00:30 01:10, 01:50 03:20, 04:00
COEX in Gangnam (N6703, stop 19) 23:20, 23:58, 00:45 01:25 03:30, 04:30

Sources: [3, 7, 8]

For N6703 the airport's T2 timetable shows 00:00 where its bus data shows 23:58. [3, 8]

Bus lane under the arrivals roof at Incheon Airport Terminal 2, with a red airport bus at the far end and the zebra crossing in front
A bus lane at Terminal 2 (2024). Photo: Narubaru7 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (resized)

Route numbers and fares

The sign at the stop shows the route number.

Route numbers and fares
Route Goes on to Adult fare · child fare
N6000 Gangnam Express Bus Terminal ₩17,000 · ₩10,000
N6002 Hongdae, then Cheongnyangni ₩17,000 · ₩10,000
N6701 Seoul Station, Euljiro 1-ga Station (Lotte Hotel Seoul), then Dongdaemun Design Plaza ₩18,000 · ₩12,000
N6703 COEX in Gangnam, then Gwangnaru Station ₩18,000 · ₩12,000

Sources: [2, 9]

No N6701 stop is named Myeongdong; check on a map whether Seoul Station or Euljiro 1-ga Station is nearer your hotel. [9]

  • Child fare: ages 6 to 12 on N6701 and N6703, by their operator. Airport Limousine (N6000, N6002) lets one child under 6 ride free with a paying passenger if the child needs no seat of its own; its page does not give the age range for the child fare. [9, 10]
  • Luggage, free with each ticket: 2 items up to 40 kg in total on N6701 and N6703; 2 bags including carry-on, up to 20 kg each, on N6000 and N6002. Each extra bag costs half the fare. [6, 10]

Taxi: where to stand and what it costs

Follow the taxi signs out of arrivals to the numbered stand for your kind of taxi. Stand numbers are from the airport's taxi page. [5]

Taxi: where to stand and what it costs
Taxi [5, 11]Stand at T1Stand at T2Fare
Standard (a mid-sized car)5C, 6C, 6D7C to Seoul, 6D to Gyeonggi, 5D to Incheon₩4,800 to start, then the meter; the airport gives no total
Deluxe 9-seater, for a family or big luggage7C, 8C7D₩7,000 to start, then the meter
International Taxi4C3CFlat fare by Seoul zone: ₩70,000–95,000 standard (3 passengers, 3 bags), ₩100,000–140,000 deluxe or large
Smart Taxi4C3CFlat fare in Seoul; amount not published

Sources: [5, 11]

On the meter, the night surcharge is 40% from 23:00 to 02:00 and 20% from 22:00 to 23:00 and from 02:00 to 04:00 (20% from 22:00 to 04:00 for the deluxe 9-seater). International Taxi takes cash or Visa, Amex and Mastercard; book 24 hours ahead or use its information booth at T1 or T2. Call vans (unofficial taxis) that approach you inside the terminal are not official. [5, 11]

A blue signpost outside Incheon Airport Terminal 1 listing the arrival hall, buses, the long-term parking shuttle, International Taxi 4C-4D, Standard Taxi 5C-6D, Deluxe/Jumbo Taxi 7C/8C and Hailing Taxi 14C, with two parked buses behind it
Terminal 1 (2024): the taxi signpost outside arrivals, with the distance to each stand. For International Taxi, follow the 4C–4D arrow and wait at stand 4C. Photo: Narubaru7 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (resized)
A lit blue signpost at Incheon Airport Terminal 2 with the arrivals hall arrow and a taxi pictogram, listing Seoul, Gyeonggi, Incheon, Yeongjongdo and Deluxe/Jumbo taxis, International Taxi and Call Van, with a zebra crossing beside it
Terminal 2 (2024): the taxi signpost splits the stands by where you are going (Seoul, Gyeonggi, Incheon, Yeongjongdo, deluxe/jumbo) and points to International Taxi. Photo: Narubaru7 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (faces blurred, resized)

Pre-booked transfers: See Airport Transfers on Trip.com Ad. Prices and pick-up points are set by the provider, so check both for your date.

Gyeonggi night buses

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Ten routes to Gyeonggi, the province around Seoul, leave T1 at 00:30 and 04:10 only. The airport page gives no fare; it points to each operator. The airport page lists T1 departures only. [12]

Gyeonggi night buses
Goes to Route T1 stop
Suwon/Anyang N4000 8A-2
Seongnam N5300 9A-3
Goyang/Paju N5700 9B-2
Ansan/Siheung N7000 8A-5
Bucheon/Siheung N7001 8A-4
Uijeongbu N7200 10B-1
Gwangju/Gwacheon N8842 9A-4
Guri/Namyangju N8843 8B-3
Namyangju N8844 8B-3
Yongin/Suwon N8877 7A-5

Sources: [12]

Stops come from the airport's stop map; N8843 and N8844 share stop 8B-3.

Paying for night buses and trains

Paying for night buses and trains
RouteOperator (its own site)Buy atPay with [2, 3, 13]
Gangnam, Hongdae (N6000, N6002)Airport LimousineMachines (24 hours); booths T1 05:40–22:20 (booth No. 4 all night except 01:30–03:30), T2 04:00–24:00Machines and counters take foreign cards
Seoul Station, COEX or Gwangnaru (N6701, N6703)Korea Airport LimousineBooths at T1 Gate 4, T2 west; machines (hours not published); Tmoney GO appForeign cards work too; the Tmoney GO app is listed only for these two
Seoul Station by AREXAREXTicket machines and countersBuy the ticket with a foreign card; the card itself cannot tap the gate
Anywhere, by taxiTaxiThe stand, not a call vanForeign cards are accepted in taxis

Sources: [2, 3, 13]

Where to buy and booth hours come from each operator's page. [6, 14] The last column comes from the Korea Tourism Organization's payment chart for airport limousine buses, AREX and taxis; it does not list the night routes one by one. A Tmoney card (Korea's prepaid transit card) also pays for buses and trains; convenience stores sell it, and the airport lists 24-hour CU stores in T1's public 1F area (near Exits 2 and 13 and arrival gates B and E); whether they stock Tmoney is not confirmed. [15, 16] More in how to pay for transport with a foreign card.

If you decide to wait at the airport

The airport lists these as open 24 hours: KB Bank and Woori Bank currency exchanges on 1F, the roaming centers of the three mobile carriers on 1F, and the Capsule Hotel Darakhyu in the Transportation Center (Basement 1 on the airport's list, 1F on the hotel's page: follow the signs). The two shower rooms in the 4F transfer lounges are listed 05:00–23:00, so they are not an overnight option. [17, 18]

Darakhyu's own page lists weekday overnight rates from ₩69,000; weekends and holidays may differ. Its notice says Terminal 1 stays on or after 18 Jan 2027 cannot be booked; Terminal 2 keeps operating. [19, 20] At T2, Darakhyu's branch is on B1 of the Transportation Center, with reception and showers open 24 hours and the same weekday overnight rates from ₩69,000. [21, 22] For regular hotel rooms with a free shuttle, see hotels near the terminals, or all of the Incheon Airport hotels side by side.

Hotels near the airport, by date: See hotels near Incheon Airport on Trip.com Ad. Prices and rooms depend on your dates, so check them there.

Arrivals hall of Incheon Airport Terminal 1: the meeting area behind the exit doors, travelers small in the bright hall
Terminal 1 arrivals hall (2023). Photo: ノボホショコロトソ / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (cropped, resized)
Arrivals hall of Incheon Airport Terminal 2 with a flight-information board and blue pillar sign A
Terminal 2 arrivals hall (2024). Photo: Narubaru7 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (resized)

Common traps

  • Counting from landing instead of from when you are out of the terminal. [4]
  • Boarding a later all-stop expecting Seoul Station: the night's last all-stop from T1 and T2 ends at Digital Media City. [1]
  • Trusting an old train time: AREX changed its timetable on 23 Oct 2026. [23]
  • Assuming T2 is the same as T1: its bus departures and last trains differ.

Updates

  • — First published.

Sources

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  1. Incheon Airport Corporation's public data — AREX operation info API: scheduled arrival and departure times per train and station (D-3 to D+3) (in Korean) · checked · data.go.kr · to check it yourself: airportrailroad.com ↩︎
  2. Incheon International Airport Corporation — Late-night buses from Incheon Airport · checked · airport.kr ↩︎
  3. Incheon International Airport Corporation — Seoul late-night buses from Terminal 2 · checked · airport.kr ↩︎
  4. Incheon International Airport Corporation — Public transportation, Terminal 1: bus ticket booths and notices · checked · airport.kr ↩︎
  5. Incheon International Airport Corporation — Taxi guide: base fares, night surcharge, pickup numbers · checked · airport.kr ↩︎
  6. Korea Airport Limousine — operator of night buses N6701 and N6703 — Incheon Airport boarding locations and ticket purchase locations; fares; FAQ (operator pages, English) · checked · klimousine.com ↩︎
  7. Incheon International Airport Corporation — Public transportation, Terminal 2: bus ticket booths and notices · checked · airport.kr ↩︎
  8. Incheon Airport Corporation's public data — Airport bus information API (getBusInfo): routes, first and last buses, timetables and boarding places (in Korean) · checked · data.go.kr · to check it yourself: airport.kr ↩︎
  9. Korea Airport Limousine — operator of night buses N6701 and N6703 — N6701 (night, to Gangbuk): fares, first and last buses and stops (operator route page, English) · checked · klimousine.com ↩︎
  10. Airport Limousine — operator of night buses N6000 and N6002 — Standard Terms of Carriage: Article 11 (payment of fares) and Article 24 (free baggage) (operator page, English) · checked · airportlimousine.co.kr ↩︎
  11. Seoul Smart Co., Ltd. (International Taxi, Seoul City designated taxi service) — International Taxi: Seoul area fare guide, booking and payment · checked · intltaxi.co.kr ↩︎
  12. Incheon International Airport Corporation — Gyeonggi late-night buses from Terminal 1 · checked · airport.kr ↩︎
  13. Korea Tourism Organization — International visitors' use of public transportation and booking/payment services (infographic PDF, June 2026) · checked · english.visitkorea.or.kr ↩︎
  14. Airport Limousine — operator of night buses N6000 and N6002 — Boarding locations and ticket offices: ticket counter operating hours (operator page, English) · checked · airportlimousine.co.kr ↩︎
  15. Tmoney Co., Ltd. — Tmoney foreigner guide: transfer discount, top-up, refund, where to buy · checked · pay.tmoney.co.kr ↩︎
  16. Incheon International Airport Corporation — General shopping list in Korean: convenience stores at Terminal 1, locations and hours (in Korean) · checked · airport.kr ↩︎
  17. Incheon International Airport Corporation — Convenience and public facilities (Terminal 1 list) · checked · airport.kr ↩︎
  18. Walkerhill (SK Networks) — Darakhyu Capsule Hotel — Darakhyu Capsule Hotel: Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 location overview (official hotel page) (hotel's own site) · checked · walkerhill.com ↩︎
  19. Walkerhill (SK Networks) — Darakhyu Capsule Hotel — Darakhyu Terminal 1: Single Bed + Shower room page with the rate table (official hotel page) (hotel's own site) · checked · walkerhill.com ↩︎
  20. Walkerhill (SK Networks) — Darakhyu Capsule Hotel — Darakhyu Capsule Hotel Terminal 1: home page with the January 2027 reservation notice (official hotel page) (hotel's own site) · checked · walkerhill.com ↩︎
  21. Walkerhill (SK Networks) — Darakhyu Capsule Hotel — Darakhyu Terminal 2: facilities and location pages (official hotel pages) (hotel's own site) · checked · walkerhill.com ↩︎
  22. Walkerhill (SK Networks) — Darakhyu Capsule Hotel — Darakhyu Terminal 2: Single Bed room page with the rate table (official hotel page) (hotel's own site) · checked · walkerhill.com ↩︎
  23. AREX (Airport Railroad Co.) — Press release on more express trains and timetable changes from 23 October 2026 (in Korean) · checked · arex.or.kr ↩︎
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