Transit Card Picker
T-money or a short-term Climate Card? Enter a few details about your trip to see which card fits, and what a pass would save you.
A rough estimate from the figures you enter. Real fares, transfer discounts and card prices can differ, so check the current price before you buy. Nothing you type is stored.
How it works
Which transit card fits your short visit: T-money, or a short-term Seoul Climate Card pass. It goes by where you travel, how long, and how often. Add details and it estimates how much a 1–7 day pass saves versus paying per trip.
T-money is a prepaid card you tap and top up as you go, and it works on buses and subways nationwide. The visitor Climate Card gives you unlimited subway and bus rides inside the Seoul coverage area for 1, 2, 3, 5 or 7 days. It only works in Seoul.
One journey from A to B. A transfer between bus and subway within about 30 minutes usually does not add a new base fare, so count journeys, not individual taps.
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Questions visitors ask
Don’t plan on it yet. Seoul is adding tap-to-pay with ordinary bank cards (“open-loop”) on buses first, then the subway, with the wider metro area planned in phases through 2030. Until then, carry T-money or a Climate Card.
You cannot board with it at Incheon Airport Terminal 1 or 2. Since September 2024 you can only get off there if you boarded inside the pass area. Use T-money or cash to and from the airport, then switch to the Climate Card inside Seoul.
This picker leaves monthly passes out on purpose. The 30-day Climate Card has ended: the last top-up was August 31, 2026 and the last day of use was September 29, 2026. Its successor, Climate Card Plus (기후동행패스), is built on the national K-Pass scheme (now called Everyone’s Card, 모두의카드) and is aimed at Seoul residents. For an 8+ day visit, start with T-money. The 1–7 day visitor passes continue unchanged.
Buy at convenience stores (CU, GS25, 7-Eleven) and station booths. Top up with cash at stores or station machines. You can refund the remaining balance, up to 20,000 KRW, at a convenience store, minus a small fee. The card price itself is not refundable.