Can I drive in Korea with an international driving permit?

Yes. Short-term visitors can rent a car with an international driving permit: you must be over 21, show your passport and pay with a credit card in your name. Some companies also ask for your home license.

• ✓Tourists on a short stay may rent a car with an international driver’s license; class B covers cars with 9 seats or fewer.
• △Drivers must be over 21 and in Korea for less than one year.
• •You need your passport (or alien registration card); some companies also request your home-country license.
• •A credit card in the driver’s own name is required for payment.
• •Jeju Airport has rental car companies, though some sites are Korean-only.

• •Your IDP together with your national driver’s license
• •Your passport
• •A credit card in your name

• •Showing only a foreign license without an IDP at the rental desk

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• VisitKorea: Driving in Korea
• KOROAD: International Driving Permit

Which permit conventions Korea accepts is on the KOROAD page, which could not be opened on the check date. Confirm with the rental company and KOROAD.