Can I buy KTX tickets as a foreign visitor?

Yes. Tickets are sold on KORAIL’s official site and app, at ticket offices and kiosks, and through some partner apps, from about one month ahead. Foreigners can also buy a KORAIL Pass. Which payment cards work depends on the channel.

• ✓You can buy from 07:00 one month before the travel date until 20 minutes before departure.
• ✓Channels include ticket offices, the KORAIL website and the KORAIL+ app, kiosks, Naver Train Booking and KakaoT.
• ✓The KORAIL Pass is only for international travelers and covers KTX.
• •The KORAIL customer center (+82-1599-7777) answers in English from 08:00 to 20:00.
• △Foreign card and phone-number requirements vary by channel and notice; we could not confirm them from the pages we opened, so test your card before travel day.

• •A card or cash
• •Your passport if you buy a KORAIL Pass

• •KORAIL Pass for foreigners
• •Station ticket counters (Seoul Station has interpretation support)

• 🚇Can I travel from Seoul to Busan by train?Yes. The KTX high-speed train runs between Seoul and Busan in about 2 hours 15 minutes, and tickets are booked on KORAIL’s official site and app, at stations and in some partner apps.✓YESTransportView answer →
• 🚇Can I use T-money as a tourist?Yes. T-money is sold at convenience stores and works on subways, city and express buses, taxis and trains across Korea. Tourist-only cards also exist.✓YESTransportView answer →

• KORAIL: official site for foreigners
• KORAIL (Let’s Korail)
• VisitKorea: Train

Card and phone-number rules for foreigners could not be confirmed from official pages. This answer states only what the sources say.