100 Essential Korean Transportation Words You Need to Know! 🚍🚇

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Whether you're hopping on the bustling subway in Korea, catching a bus to a cozy café, or navigating a taxi ride to the KTX station, knowing the right transportation vocabulary is your ticket to thriving in Korea!
As someone who's been zipping around this vibrant country, I’ve curated 100 must-know Korean words to make your daily commutes and weekend getaways a breeze.
From subways to ferries, tickets to traffic lights, this guide has it all—complete with pronunciations, meanings, and practical example sentences to help you sound like a local.
Let’s hit the road (or tracks)! 🚍✨

No	Korean	Pronunciation	English	Example Sentence
1	지하철	jihacheol	Subway	지하철을 타고 갑니다. (Jihacheoreul tago gamnida.) I’m going by subway.
2	버스	beoseu	Bus	버스가 늦어요. (Beoseuga neujeoyo.) The bus is late.
3	택시	taeksi	Taxi	택시를 불러주세요. (Taeksireul bulleojuseyo.) Please call a taxi.
4	기차	gicha	Train	기차역에 가야 해요. (Gichayeoge gayahhaeyo.) I need to go to the train station.
5	KTX	KTX	High-speed train	KTX 티켓을 사세요. (KTX tikkeoseul saseyo.) Buy a KTX ticket.
6	비행기	bihaenggi	Airplane	비행기 시간이 언제예요? (Bihaenggi sigani eonjeyeyo?) What time is the flight?
7	배	bae	Ferry/Boat	배를 타고 섬에 가요. (Baereul tago seom-e gayo.) I go to the island by ferry.
8	자전거	jajanggeo	Bicycle	자전거를 빌려요. (Jajanggeoreul billyeoyo.) I rent a bicycle.
9	차	cha	Car	차를 운전해요. (Chareul unjeonhaeyo.) I drive a car.
10	오토바이	otobai	Motorcycle	오토바이를 타지 마세요. (Otobair-eul taji maseyo.) Don’t ride a motorcycle.
11	역	yeok	Station	서울역이 어디예요? (Seoul-yeogi eodiyeyo?) Where is Seoul Station?
12	정류장	jeongnyujang	Bus stop	버스 정류장이 가까워요. (Beoseu jeongnyujangi gakkawoyo.) The bus stop is close.
13	공항	gonghang	Airport	인천공항으로 가세요. (Incheon-gonghang-euro gaseyo.) Go to Incheon Airport.
14	터미널	teomineol	Terminal	버스 터미널에 도착했어요. (Beoseu teomineor-e dochakhaesseoyo.) I arrived at the bus terminal.
15	출구	chulgu	Exit	3번 출구로 나가세요. (Sabeon chulgu-ro nagaseyo.) Exit through number 3.
16	입구	ipgu	Entrance	입구가 어디예요? (Ipguga eodiyeyo?) Where is the entrance?
17	플랫폼	peullaetpom	Platform	5번 플랫폼으로 가요. (Obeon peullaetpom-euro gayo.) Go to platform 5.
18	게이트	geiteu	Gate	게이트 번호를 확인하세요. (Geiteu beonhoreul hwakinsaseyo.) Check the gate number.
19	티켓	tikket	Ticket	티켓을 사야 해요. (Tikkeseul sayahhaeyo.) I need to buy a ticket.
20	교통카드	gyotongkadeu	Transit card	교통카드로 결제해요. (Gyotongkadeuro gyeoljehaeyo.) Pay with the transit card.
21	요금	yogeum	Fare	요금이 얼마예요? (Yogeumi eolmayeyo?) How much is the fare?
22	할인	harin	Discount	학생 할인을 받을 수 있어요. (Haksaeng harineul badeul su isseoyo.) I can get a student discount.
23	환불	hwanbul	Refund	티켓 환불을 해주세요. (Tiket hwanbureul haejuseyo.) Please refund the ticket.
24	현금	hyeongeum	Cash	현금으로 지불해요. (Hyeongeum-euro jibulhaeyo.) Pay with cash.
25	카드	kadeu	Card	카드로 결제 가능해요. (Kadeuro gyeolje ganeunghaeyo.) Card payment is possible.
26	무료	muryo	Free	이 버스는 무료예요. (I beoseuneun muryo-yeyo.) This bus is free.
27	직진	jikjin	Go straight	직진하세요. (Jikjinhaeseyo.) Go straight.
28	좌회전	jwahwejeon	Turn left	좌회전 후에 멈춰요. (Jwahwejeon hue meomchwoyo.) Stop after turning left.
29	우회전	uwhwejeon	Turn right	우회전하세요. (Uwhwejeonhaeseyo.) Turn right.
30	환승	hwanseung	Transfer	여기서 환승하세요. (Yeogiseo hwanseunghaseyo.) Transfer here.
31	지도	jido	Map	지도를 보여주세요. (Jidoreul boyeojuseyo.) Show me the map.
32	길	gil	Road/Way	이 길로 가요. (I gil-lo gayo.) Go this way.
33	신호등	sinhodeung	Traffic light	신호등에서 기다려요. (Sinhodeung-eseo gidaryeoyo.) Wait at the traffic light.
34	사거리	sageori	Intersection	사거리에서 만나요. (Sageori-eseo mannayo.) Meet at the intersection.
35	시간표	siganpyo	Timetable	시간표를 확인하세요. (Siganpyoreul hwakinsaseyo.) Check the timetable.
36	막차	makcha	Last train/bus	막차 시간이 몇 시예요? (Makcha sigani myeot siyeyo?) What time is the last train?
37	첫차	cheotcha	First train/bus	첫차를 타세요. (Cheotcha-reul taseyo.) Take the first train.
38	지연	jiyeon	Delay	기차가 지연됐어요. (Gichaga jiyeon-dwaesseoyo.) The train is delayed.
39	도착	dochak	Arrival	도착 시간이 언제예요? (Dochak sigani eonjeyeyo?) When is the arrival time?
40	출발	chulbal	Departure	출발이 10분 늦어요. (Chulbari sipbun neujeoyo.) Departure is 10 minutes late.
41	타다	tada	To ride/take	버스를 타요. (Beoseu-reul tayo.) I take the bus.
42	내리다	naerida	To get off	다음 역에서 내려요. (Daeum yeok-eseo naeryeoyo.) Get off at the next station.
43	기다리다	gidarida	To wait	버스를 기다려요. (Beoseu-reul gidaryeoyo.) I wait for the bus.
44	예약	yeyak	Reservation	티켓을 예약했어요. (Tikkeseul yeyakhaesseoyo.) I reserved a ticket.
45	운전하다	unjeonhada	To drive	차를 운전할 수 있어요. (Chareul unjeonhal su isseoyo.) I can drive a car.
46	세우다	seuda	To stop (vehicle)	택시를 세워주세요. (Taeksireul sewojuse-yo.) Stop the taxi.
47	교통	gyotong	Transportation/Traffic	교통이 막혀요. (Gyotong-i makhyeoyo.) There’s traffic.
48	사고	sago	Accident	교통 사고가 났어요. (Gyotong sagoga nasseoyo.) There was a traffic accident.
49	주차	jucha	Parking	주차장이 어디예요? (Juchajangi eodiyeyo?) Where is the parking lot?
50	도로	doro	Road	도로가 미끄러워요. (Doroga mikkeureowoyo.) The road is slippery.
51	운전면허	unjeonmyeonheo	Driver's license	운전면허를 보여주세요. (Unjeonmyeonheoreul boyeojuseyo.) Show me your driver’s license.
52	고속버스	gosokbeoseu	Express bus	고속버스로 부산에 가요. (Gosokbeoseuro Busan-e gayo.) I go to Busan by express bus.
53	셔틀	syeoteul	Shuttle	공항 셔틀을 타세요. (Gonghang syeoteul-eul taseyo.) Take the airport shuttle.
54	전철	jeoncheol	Metro/Train	전철이 빠릅니다. (Jeoncheori ppallimnida.) The metro is fast.
55	렌터카	renteoka	Rental car	렌터카를 빌렸어요. (Renteokareul billyeosseoyo.) I rented a car.
56	승객	seunggaek	Passenger	승객이 많아요. (Seunggaegi manhayo.) There are many passengers.
57	좌석	jwaseok	Seat	좌석을 예약했어요. (Jwaseogeul yeyakhaesseoyo.) I reserved a seat.
58	안전벨트	anjeonbelteu	Seatbelt	안전벨트를 매세요. (Anjeonbelteureul maeseyo.) Fasten your seatbelt.
59	짐	jim	Luggage	짐을 어디에 놔요? (Jim-eul eodie nwayo?) Where do I put my luggage?
60	수하물	suhamul	Baggage	수하물을 맡겨요. (Suhamureul matgyeoyo.) I check my baggage.
61	표	pyo	Ticket	표를 보여주세요. (Pyoreul boyeojuseyo.) Show me your ticket.
62	승강장	seunggangjang	Platform	승강장에서 기다려요. (Seunggangjang-eseo gidaryeoyo.) Wait at the platform.
63	노선	noseon	Route	노선을 확인하세요. (Noseoneul hwakinsaseyo.) Check the route.
64	목적지	mokjeokji	Destination	목적지가 어디예요? (Mokjeokjiga eodiyeyo?) Where is your destination?
65	운행	unhaeng	Operation/Service	버스가 운행 중이에요. (Beoseuga unhaeng jung-ieyo.) The bus is in service.
66	정차	jeongcha	Stop (vehicle)	여기서 정차해요. (Yeogiseo jeongchahaeyo.) It stops here.
67	방향	banghyang	Direction	방향을 알려주세요. (Banghyang-eul allyeojuseyo.) Tell me the direction.
68	네비게이션	nebigeisyeon	Navigation	네비게이션을 켜세요. (Nebigeisyeoneul kyeoseyo.) Turn on the navigation.
69	교차로	gyocharo	Intersection	교차로에서 조심하세요. (Gyocharo-eseo josimhaseyo.) Be careful at the intersection.
70	횡단보도	hoengdanbodo	Crosswalk	횡단보도에서 건너요. (Hoengdanbodo-eseo geonneoyo.) Cross at the crosswalk.
71	속도	sokdo	Speed	속도를 줄이세요. (Sokdoreul juriseyo.) Reduce your speed.
72	제한	jehan	Restriction	속도 제한이 있어요. (Sokdo jehani isseoyo.) There’s a speed limit.
73	주차장	juchajang	Parking lot	주차장에 주차하세요. (Juchajang-e juchahaseyo.) Park in the parking lot.
74	톨게이트	tolgeiteu	Tollgate	톨게이트에서 멈춰요. (Tolgeiteu-eseo meomchwoyo.) Stop at the tollgate.
75	고속도로	gosokdoro	Highway	고속도로로 가요. (Gosokdoro-ro gayo.) Go via the highway.
76	터널	teoneol	Tunnel	터널을 지나갑니다. (Teoneoreul jinagamnnida.) We pass through the tunnel.
77	다리	dari	Bridge	다리를 건너세요. (Darireul geonneoseyo.) Cross the bridge.
78	운전자	unjeonja	Driver	운전자가 친절해요. (Unjeonjaga chinjeolhaeyo.) The driver is kind.
79	보행자	bohaengja	Pedestrian	보행자를 조심하세요. (Bohaengjareul josimhaseyo.) Watch out for pedestrians.
80	표지판	pyojipan	Sign	표지판을 따라가세요. (Pyojipaneul ttaragaseyo.) Follow the sign.
81	정체	jeongche	Traffic jam	교통 정체가 심해요. (Gyotong jeongchega simhaeyo.) The traffic jam is bad.
82	경로	gyeongro	Route	최단 경로를 찾아요. (Choedan gyeongnoreul chajayo.) Find the shortest route.
83	연료	yeollyo	Fuel	연료를 채워요. (Yeollyoreul chaewoyo.) Fill up the fuel.
84	주유소	juyuso	Gas station	주유소가 어디예요? (Juyusoga eodiyeyo?) Where is the gas station?
85	승차	seungcha	Boarding	승차 장소는 어디예요? (Seungcha jangsoneun eodiyeyo?) Where is the boarding area?
86	하차	hacha	Getting off	하차 후에 전화해요. (Hacha hue jeonhwahaeyo.) Call me after getting off.
87	예매	yemae	Advance booking	기차를 예매했어요. (Gichareul yemaehaesseoyo.) I booked a train in advance.
88	취소	chwiso	Cancellation	예약을 취소해요. (Yeyageul chwisohaeyo.) Cancel the reservation.
89	대기	daegi	Waiting	대기 시간이 길어요. (Daegi sigani gireoyo.) The waiting time is long.
90	안내	annae	Guidance	안내 방송을 들으세요. (Annae bangsong-eul deureuseyo.) Listen to the announcement.
91	역무원	yeokmuwon	Station staff	역무원에게 물어보세요. (Yeokmuwon-ege mureoboseyo.) Ask the station staff.
92	승차권	seungchagwon	Boarding pass	승차권을 준비하세요. (Seungchagwoneul junbihaseyo.) Prepare your boarding pass.
93	검표	geompyo	Ticket inspection	검표를 기다려요. (Geompyoreul gidaryeoyo.) Wait for ticket inspection.
94	운임	unim	Fare	운임이 비싸요. (Unimi bissayo.) The fare is expensive.
95	경유	gyeongyu	Via/Stopover	부산 경유로 가요. (Busan gyeongyuro gayo.) Go via Busan.
96	대중교통	daejung-gyotong	Public transport	대중교통을 이용해요. (Daejung-gyotong-eul iyonghaeyo.) Use public transport.
97	자가용	jagayong	Private car	자가용을 몰아요. (Jagayong-eul morayo.) I drive a private car.
98	차선	chaseon	Lane	차선을 변경하세요. (Chaseoneul byeongyeonghaseyo.) Change lanes.
99	교통법	gyotongbeop	Traffic law	교통법을 지키세요. (Gyotongbeobeul jikiseyo.) Follow traffic laws.
100	운송	unsong	Transportation	운송 서비스가 좋아요. (Unsong seobiseuga joayo.) The transportation service is good.