My parents and I were on the 8 am Singapore Airlines flight from Singapore to Seoul. The flight was uneventful and in spite of a poor night's sleep, I managed to get through 3 in-flight movies. Hence by the time we arrived in Incheon Airport, I was so glad I had settled our transport to the hotel as I was exhausted.
There are several options available from Incheon Airport to Seoul; the obvious taxi to various airport buses and private car hires. If specifically from Incheon to my hotel, Ibis Ambassador Seoul Myeongdong, which I reviewed in the earlier post, the following are your options:
- Bus no 6015 - Stop at Ibis Myeongdong. Click here for more information on how to get tickets for bus no 6015
- Subway to Euljiro 1(IL) Ga station. Click here for details about the train route. An alternative is to stop at Myeongdong station, that's the subway line line 4 (blue) 6.
- KAL Limousine Bus: City Hall Line 1 to Sogongdong.
I eventually decided to go for the KAL Limousine Bus. The bus timing suited my estimated arrival time at Incheon, plus I found I could purchase discounted tickets from Klook at just about $15 per pax.
As planned, our SQ flight arrived promptly at Incheon Terminal 1 and after collecting our luggage, my parents followed me at a leisurely pace to the KAL kiosk located near Gate 4. I was too tired and hence forgot to take a picture of the kiosk but honestly, its not difficult to locate it. Easy matter thereafter to exchange my vouchers for the bus tickets. We were also given clear instructions in English as to where to wait and what time our bus is, which was a less than 10-minute wait for us. Like I mentioned earlier, the scheduled bus timing suited our needs.
By the way, printed vouchers is A MUST if you purchase from Klook! So please remember to print them out before your flight. I've read online that they do not accept mobile versions.
Our bus rolled around promptly at about 4:37 pm as indicated and after tickets were checked, the staff assisted us in loading our luggage before we boarded. The interior of the bus was clean and the seats were comfortable with sufficient leg space. In fact, good enough that I fell asleep mid-way through the journey. However, I was surprised the journey took a while though. On one travel planning site, it indicated that my ride should take about 50 minutes. However, by the time we reached our destination, it was slightly past 6 pm.
To get to Ibis Ambassador Seoul Myeongdong, we alighted at Westin Chosun hotel. From there it was a short 3-minute walk; facing out from the Westin Chosun's lobby, turn to the left and round the corner of the building. Continue straight until the main intersection and you should be able to see the Lotte departmental stores. The Ibis hotel is directly across the street from the Lotte stores.
The only unfortunate thing during this short walk, was that we had to use the underpass to get to our hotel. And in Korea, elevators and lifts ain't a common thing with the underpasses. Dear daughter (me) ended up having to carry 3 bulky pieces of luggage up and down the flights of stairs to get through the underpass. Thankfully on the last flight up, there were 2 kind oppas who took pity and helped us with the luggage. Thank you kind souls!
All in, apart from the weight exercise through the underpass, the KAL Limousine bus transfer was fuss-free, budget friendly and comfortable. Definitely something I would reconsider in future if I only had my own luggage to deal with.
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Website: https://www.kallimousine.com/eng/main/
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