From Gwangyang, Gokseong and Gurye to Hadong... Seomjingang Shuttle Bus to Begin Service

Pilot service runs three times daily every Saturday and Sunday through December
Makes travel easier for tourists and expands itineraries to neighboring areas

A shuttle bus connecting major tourist attractions in the Seomjingang River area across four cities and counties, including Gwangyang, Gokseong, Gurye and Hadong, will begin operating.

Gwangyang City in Jeonnam-Gwangju said it will run a pilot service of the “Seomjingang Stay Tourist Shuttle Bus” every Saturday and Sunday from October through December.

Promotional poster for the Seomjingang River tourism shuttle bus serving four cities and counties. Provided by Gwangyang City.

The project is a tourism promotion initiative under the Southern Region Wide-Area Tourism Development Plan. It is a regional tourism cooperation project that the four cities and counties have pursued since signing an agreement in 2021. The service was established to make it easier for tourists to get around and to expand their travel itineraries to neighboring areas.

The shuttle will operate on routes within each area and provide transfer points for travel to tourist attractions in other cities and counties. The fare is 3,000 won, with no additional charge for transfers between routes. Passengers can pay in cash or deposit the fare into a designated account displayed on the bus. They will be given wristbands for transfers.

The Gwangyang route departs from Gwangyang Bus Terminal and connects Gwangyang Station, Gwangyang Bulgogi Specialty Street, Jeonnam Museum of Art, Panorama Walk, Jungma Tourist Information Center and the Jeong Byeong-uk House.

The bus runs three times a day, at 9 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. The 11:30 a.m. departure will extend its route to Bingurye Market in Gurye, where passengers can transfer to the Gurye route.

The 9 a.m. departure returns to Gwangyang Bus Terminal at 12:40 p.m.; the 11:30 a.m. departure returns at 4:20 p.m.; and the 2 p.m. departure returns at 5:40 p.m.

Through the pilot service, Gwangyang City plans to connect tourist attractions across the Seomjingang River area into a single wide-area tourism zone and expand tourism infrastructure in cooperation with neighboring local governments.

“We hope the shuttle bus will ease the burden of traveling between areas and allow tourists to conveniently visit attractions across the Seomjingang River area,” said Lee Hyun-joo, head of Gwangyang City’s Tourism Division. “We will continue to expand the foundation for wide-area tourism in cooperation with neighboring local governments.”

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