Teenager Fare on the Seoul Subway
CONNECT ON Inc. · How we verify · sources read SEP 6, 2026
Highlights
The short answer
How much does a teenager pay for a single 서울교통공사 (Seoul Metro) subway ride with a transportation card? ₩900 This applies to any traveler in the teenager fare bracket riding within the short-distance band, tapping a transportation card rather than buying a paper ticket. For a younger child instead, ₩550 Checked against Seoul Metro's own fare guidance. This holds whether you're checking before departure or during the trip itself, and the details above were checked directly against the operator's own current page rather than a summary of it.
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Fare classes narrow by age, and the teenager rate sits between the child and adult prices most travelers already know.
How much does a teenager pay per ride?
₩900
How does that compare to the child and adult fares?
₩550 ₩1,550
What if the ride goes beyond the short-distance band?
100 KRW for every 5km between 10 and 50km; 100 KRW for every 8km beyond 50km
Questions people ask
Does the teenager fare apply automatically, or does the card need to be registered?
The source material for this page confirms the fare amount but does not describe a registration step, so treat that detail as unconfirmed.
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