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Daegu
Daegu (대구, 大邱), also spelled Taegu, is the third largest city in South Korea.
Get in
By plane
Daegu Airport (TAE) has some services to Seoul, Jeju, China and Bangkok.
By train
Daegu is on the KTX line between Seoul and Busan. Note that KTX services stop only at the new Dongdaegu (East Daegu) station.
By car
By bus
There is an extensive intercity bus system in South Korea. Buses go directly from Daegu to Seoul in just under 4 hrs. They only have 3 seats in a row allowing for larger and more comfortable seats than on a normal North American bus.
Get around
Subway:
Daegu has a two-line subway network that intersects at the main downtown stop Banwoldang.
Line 1 ( red line) runs from Daegok to Ansim and Line 2 ( green line) runs from Munyang to Sawol. Stops are announced in both Korean and English. Subways typically run from 5:30am to 11:30pm. Tickets can be purchased from machines or at a customer service booths. To enter the subway, scan your token and HOLD ON TO IT because you will need to insert your token as you exit. There are ticket machines marked " complimentary tickets" but these are for people with specific ID cards.
Taxi:
Taxis are cheap and easy to find. Be aware that people in Daegu do not use street addresses. To give directions, you should give the nearest landmark to your destination such as a department store, hotel, or movie theater.
PDA Rental Service:
You can barrow the PDA from Tourist Information Center at Daegu Airport, Daegu Tourist Information Center and some hotels for your trip. It will help you to travel in Daegu because it has contents for
tourist information such as map, transportation, tourist sites, accomandation, restaurants and shopping, and GPS service. In addition, it also provides usful expressions in Korean, English and Japanese, and has a '119' key which will be used for emergency situation.
If you have ID card (or passport for foreigners) and credit card, you can use the PDA for free but you need to pay the Communication fee.
Tel :053-803-3633
http://mobile-tour.daegu.go.kr
City Tour:
When you have a difficulty to look around many places, you can use the City Tour Bus. It shows you many cultural remains and tour places. It opens throughout the year and starts at 10:00 everyday from Daegu Tourist Information Center, Dongdaegu Train Station and Banwoldang. It costs about 5 dollar for adult, 4 dollar for middle and high school student and 3 dollar for elementary school students.
See
Palgongsan : Pangongsan is the mountain which is located north-eastern of Daegu and about 20km far from the downtown. It has Birobong which is 1,192m peak in the center and also has some peaks such as Dongbong ans Seobong. Although it belongs to Daegu City as a addimision boundary, it contains 4 other cities and its total size is 30,593km². It looks like a sacred ground of Buddhism because there are many Buddhist statues, pagodas and rock cliffs Buddha in Palgong Mountain. Especially, Gatbawi which is believed to grant one’s wish once...
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