Korea Travel Pass UPDATE 2025 - What You NEED to know!

Korea Travel Pass 2025
UPDATE - Seoul has released a Climate Card Tourist Pass that allows travellers UNLIMITED rides on all subways and buses from 2 DOLLARS a day!

But how does the Climate Card compare with other existing Korea travel passes?

In this video I am going to provide an update on what the climate card tourist pass is before telling you when using a Discover Seoul, WOWPass, MPass, Namane and TMoney Pass is STILL a better option!

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00:00 Introduction/ Why Watch this Video?
02:13 What is Climate Card Tourist Pass?
04:34 Climate Card Versus Metropolitan Pass (MPass)
05:26 Climate Card Versus Discover Seoul Pass
06:34 Climate Card Versus WOWPass or Namane
07:58 Climate Card Versus TMoney
09:09 COMBINING Travel Passes to maximise savings!
10:09 Outro

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FINALLY an update on whether or not the Climate Card Tourist Pass is reusable - the ANSWER is YES!

① 30-day pass
- Before expiration of the usage period: You cannot select the usage start date or change the type of card (Automatically extended to the expiration date + 30 days; whether the Seoul public bike [Ttareungi] is included cannot be changed)
(Reloading the card before expiration is available from 5 days before the expiration date to the date of expiration. However, reloading before expiration is not available between 12:00 AM and 04:00 AM.)
- After expiration of the usage period: You can select the start date and card type at the same time as when you reload funds.
② Short-term pass
- Reloading the card is possible only after expiration of the usage period.

[brittanybrosseau]

This was extremely helpful! Thank you! Traveling to SK in 3 weeks!😊

[tillmannmonika]

Thanks for the super contents of yours ☺️
I was in April in Seoul for a month. There was Climate Card already "on probation" period from 27th January. I used that. There are some exceptions, where you can't use it (for example not from Airport to Seoul, and some internal trains Seoul. There are the names in the regulation), but it was super easy to travel with. And I did not need to bother myself, how expensive it will be. There was just the month card. Ideal for me 😎
For every other transportation I had the T-Money card, and a T-Money card within my WowPass

Recommend to everybody the Climate Card
Even locals were changin T-Money card for this within Seoul. Gives soooo much freedom 🎉😊

[kaitlynriley]

This video was so incredibly helpful! It covered everything we were worried about / wondering about. Thank you so much!!!

[caratbella]

Love your videos! Always very informative. Kudos on the effort doing research, filming and outlining all the tips. ❤

[maisiemao]

Your info is great, so clearly explained. I am traveling there in December and everything you have said helps. Cheers!!

[sunnysun]

Thank you so much. This was very helpful, especially because I'm going to visit Seoul spontaneously on the 16th of September. 😅

[ChienNguyen-sybp]

Hello again. Is there anyway to see where the boundaries (North, South, East, West) for the Climate Card is limited to?

[TehAzner]

Another useful and informative video! Cheers for the research insights Steve! 😊

[ToraNorth]

….but the Discover Seoul Card does not include transportation. It just works as a T-money card, but you still have to top up the card with money, to use it for transportation. The price you pay is only for the attractions.

[imranianchua]

Very helpful and informative for people like us who are planning to visit Korea. Big thanks!

[josiasnffloriano]

Well done!! Thanks for sharing!! I'm planning my visit to Seoul and Tokyo by 25/04 and this video was very usefull. from SaoPaulo/Brazil.

[Xia-hu]

I think the issue with the climate card is that it really limits your stay to the inner circle of Seoul. which is fine if you are only there for a few days. but if you want to go hiking for example or go to Suwon or anywhere outside of Seoul, you cannot use this card anymore. Even within Seoul you really need to pay attention where you get on and off, because if the destination station is outside of the climate pass circle, you have to pay and additional fee... and it's a whole long list of stations that constitute the border of the usage pass, you need to keep it with you and make sure on the map that you are not crossing it over. and you cannot use it on Sinbundang either.

[mertozgun]

First of all thanks for the video! I was very confused after watched the video. We'll be staying in Seoul for 3 days. After watching your video, we decided to buy climate card but it doesn't sell at the Incheon Airport right? What do you suggest us for transportation from Incheon Airport to Seoul center? Should we buy one way AREX train ticket or buy a tmoney card and paid with it. After we arrive at Seoul, buy climate cards? Thanks.

[elenamaes]

If we travel to Seoul, and get a naname card it would cover our public transportation and the AREX as well? But we's like to purchase a korail pass for 2 (so the group version i guess?) to travel to Busan. Is that an ok option? We're lost. Thx for your advice 🙂

[usersname]

Thank you for this amazing video very informative🙌👍🏻🥰 + Can you please make a video about jeju free pass and jeju all pass and how we can use it and where to buy it❤️😺

[notniko]

Hello steve thank you for your very helpful information, but i want to ask if i redeem my discover seoul pass, but only use it for the T-money part for the first 3 days, and then go to the discover seoul pass( 72 hour pass ) attraction
in day 4, will my discover seoul pass begin in day 4 or will i loss my duration, thank you steve

[randomcomment]

Thank you I just picked mine up I landed today

[julasA-ks]

Hi, thanks for your amazing info! maybe you can help me out cause im a little bit confuse on whats best for visiting seoul for 4 days and on the 5th day going to Busan for 3 day and then jeju por another 3 days before flying to japan. what's the cheapest and better card to move around in seoul and see atractions and then be able to go to Busan by train and then in Busan to the airport to go to jeju? thanks!

[LittleSister]

Hi Steve, thanks for the info. I am travelling to Seoul beginning of April and was hoping to get ths Climate Card at the airport to use the public transport to get to my accommodation close to SNU, but looks like I won't be able to get it at Incheon Airport? ☹️