What time and where does the Daegu City Tour Downtown Circular Course leave, and what does it cost?

01

The Downtown Circular Course leaves from in front of Dongdaegu Station Plaza every 1 hour from 09:30, 7 times a day, and goes around 12 stops in 2 hours 20 minutes

• The Daegu City Tour Downtown Circular Course leaves from in front of Dongdaegu Station Plaza. It first passes Kim Kwangseok-gil Street, Dongseong-ro and Jungang-ro Station, Modern Culture Alley and Seomun Market and Cheongna Hill Station.
• Next come Duryu Park and E-World, Apsan Haeneomi Observatory, Apsan Park and Apsan Observatory, and Gosangol Dinosaur Park and Metasequoia Road. It then passes Suseongmot Pond, Daegu Art Museum and Daegu Gansong Art Museum, and Dongchon Recreation Area, and returns to Dongdaegu Station.
• Departures from Dongdaegu Station are every 1 hour from 09:30, 7 times a day, and the last departure is at 15:30.
• One loop takes 2 hours 20 minutes on the timetable.
• The bus stops at each stop at 1-hour intervals, so if you get off at a stop, you plan your schedule in units of 1 hour until the next bus.
• The bus that leaves Dongdaegu Station at 15:30 is the last one that day, so you cannot board again at a stop it has already passed.
• The 12 stop places on this site are spread across Jung-gu, Dong-gu, Nam-gu, Suseong-gu and Dalseo-gu.

• Dongdaegu Station PlazaHours Always open
• Kim Kwangseok-gil StreetHours Always open
• E-WorldClosed days Open year-round
• Dinosaur ParkHours Always open
• Daegu Art MuseumHours 10:00–19:00
• Dongchon Recreation AreaHours Always open

02

The fare is 10,000 won for adults and 8,000 won for youths, with 30% off on Wednesdays and free rides for Daegu citizens on the 21st of every month

• The Downtown Circular Course fare is 10,000 won for adults, 8,000 won for youths, and 6,000 won for seniors, children, people with disabilities and persons of national merit.
• Groups of 10 or more, and people with that day's train ticket, express bus ticket or air ticket or an accommodation voucher for foreigners, pay as follows.
• Adults pay 8,000 won, youths pay 6,400 won, and seniors, children, people with disabilities and persons of national merit pay 4,800 won.
• You buy the ticket from the driver on the bus that day with cash, a credit card or a transit card.
• With one ticket, you can get on and off freely at any stop you like during that day's operating hours.
• Standing is not allowed, and when the seats are full, you take the next bus.
• According to the notes in the operator's usage guide, the fare is 30% off every Wednesday, making it 7,000 won for adults.
• Daegu citizens ride free on the 21st of every month by showing ID (the theme course usage guide does not include these two discounts).
• The guide does not say whether these two discounts combine with the group and same-day ticket discount (8,000 won for adults), so this guide does not combine discounts.
• Check which discount applies when you buy the ticket.

03

It is closed every Monday and on the day of Seollal and Chuseok, and there are two operating-hours values, 09:30–17:50 and 09:30–17:30

• The Downtown Circular Course runs Tuesday–Sunday and is closed every Monday and on the day of Seollal and Chuseok.
• The operating hours are 09:30–17:50 in the operator's timetable and in the City Tour Bus Course Guide Map of the Daegu Metropolitan City Tourism Division, and 09:30–17:30 in the operator's usage guide.
• Because they differ, calling before visiting is recommended (Daegu City Tour 053-627-8900).
• If you ride on a Sunday, also check that Seomun Market is closed on the first and third Sunday of every month.

04

Of the 12 stop places, 8 have a free use fee, Daegu Art Museum costs 1,000 won for adults, and an E-World adult unlimited pass costs 49,000 won

• Of the 12 stop places on this site, 8 have a use-fee value of free. They are Dongdaegu Station Plaza, Kim Kwangseok-gil Street, Daegu Dongseong-ro Street, Modern Alley, Apsan Mountain Haeneomi Observatory, Daegu Apsan Park, Dinosaur Park and Dongchon Recreation Area.
• Daegu Art Museum is open 10:00–19:00 in summer (April–October) and 10:00–18:00 in winter (November–March), is closed every Monday, and charges adults 1,000 won.
• E-World is open all year, with an all-day ticket valid 10:00–21:00, and the adult unlimited pass costs 49,000 won.
• Seomun Market is open 09:00–18:00.
• Seomun Night Market is open 19:00–23:30 on Friday and Saturday and 19:00–22:30 on Sunday, so it starts after the Downtown Circular Course operating hours end.
• Apsan Mountain Haeneomi Observatory is open 09:00–22:00, and Daegu Apsan Park is open 10:00–19:00 in summer and 10:00–18:00 in winter.
• Sights and restaurants around the stops are in this site's guides 'Around Dongdaegu Station' and 'Restaurants, cafes and lodgings within walking distance of Dongseong-ro'. They are also in 'Places to walk to from Modern Alley', 'Around Duryu Park and E-World', 'Observatories, cafe street and restaurants on Apsan', 'Around Suseongmot Pond' and 'Around Dongchon Recreation Area and Ayang Railway Track'.

• Daegu Art MuseumHours 10:00–19:00
• E-WorldClosed days Open year-round
• Dongdaegu Station PlazaHours Always open
• Kim Kwangseok-gil StreetHours Always open
• Daegu Dongseong-ro StreetHours Always open
• Apsan Mountain Haeneomi ObservatoryHours 09:00–22:00
• Daegu Apsan ParkClosed days Open all year
• Dinosaur ParkHours Always open
• Dongchon Recreation AreaHours Always open

05

The starting point, Dongdaegu Station Plaza, is 189 m in a straight line from Exit 3 of Dongdaegu Station (Line 1), and buses 401 and Express 1 stop at the nearest stops, Dongdaegu Station Underpass 1 and 2

• From the coordinates of the starting point, Dongdaegu Station Plaza, the nearest urban rail exit is Exit 3 of Dongdaegu Station (Line 1), 189 m away in a straight line.
• The nearest city bus stop is the Dongdaegu Station Underpass 2 stop (139 m in a straight line), served by buses 101-1, 401, Express 1 and Palgong 2.
• The next nearest is the Dongdaegu Station Underpass 1 stop (142 m in a straight line), served by buses 101, 401, Express 1 and Dong-gu 8.
• If you bring a car, the Dongdaegu Station Maji parking lot (56 spaces, paid, 24 hours) is 5 m from the plaza in a straight line.
• The fee differs by source: 'basic 30 minutes 1,000 won, then 1,000 won every 10 minutes' and 'first 20 minutes free, then 1,000 won every 10 minutes'.
• Calling before visiting is recommended (Daegu Public Facilities Management Corporation 053-956-1400).
• The timetable lists the times the bus stops at each stop, and the ticket is bought on the bus, so you can also take the urban railway to an intermediate stop and board there.
• The Seomun Market and Cheongna Hill Station stop is at Exit 1 of Cheongna Hill Station on Line 2.
• From the coordinates of Daegu Dongseong-ro Street, Exit 2 of Jungang-ro Station (Line 1) is 27 m away in a straight line.
• From the coordinates of Dongchon Recreation Area, Exit 3 of Dongchon Station (Line 1) is 375 m away in a straight line.

• Dongdaegu Station PlazaHours Always open
• Daegu Dongseong-ro StreetHours Always open
• Dongchon Recreation AreaHours Always open

06

The 8 theme courses are reservation-only and run only when 15 or more people join, and reservations close at 13:00, 2 days before departure

• The Daegu City Tour theme courses on this site number 8. They are the Palgongsan Tour, the Gunwi-gun Magnifying Glass Tour, the Four Seasons Tour and the Traditional Market Tour - Gunwi Traditional Market.
• The others are the Season Tour: To the Mountain, the Season Tour: To the River, and the Night View Tour in the summer season and in the winter season.
• All are reservation-only and run when 15 or more people join, and may be canceled if fewer join.
• Reserve by 13:00, 2 days before departure, through the website's reservation service or the Daegu Metropolitan City Tourism Association (053-627-8900).
• Reservations for the next month are accepted from the 20th of every month.
• The theme courses also run Tuesday–Sunday and are closed every Monday and on the day of Seollal and Chuseok, and the night view tours run on Friday and Saturday.
• The fare is 10,000 won for adults, 8,000 won for youths, and 6,000 won for seniors, children, people with disabilities and persons of national merit.
• The Gunwi-gun Magnifying Glass Tour and the Traditional Market Tour - Gunwi Traditional Market cost 12,000 won for adults, 10,000 won for youths, and 8,000 won for seniors, children, people with disabilities and persons of national merit.
• With that day's train ticket, express bus ticket or air ticket, or an accommodation voucher for foreigners, you get a 20% discount (8,000 won for adults, 9,600 won for the Gunwi courses).
• For the Four Seasons Tour, the discount value in the course guide (9,000 won for adults with an accommodation voucher for foreigners) differs from the 20% discount in the theme course usage guide.
• Calling before visiting is recommended (053-627-8900).
• On the daytime courses, you pay separately for lunch (midday meal), sightseeing admission fees and activity fees.
• On the night view tours, you pay separately for sightseeing admission fees and activity fees.
• Folding wheelchairs can be loaded on the theme course buses, but electric wheelchairs cannot.

07

You board the theme courses at the platform 50 m in front of Exit 2 of Cheongna Hill Station and the platform in front of Dongdaegu Station Plaza, and the Palgongsan Tour also stops at Daegu International Airport

• The Cheongna Hill Station platform is 50 m in front of Exit 2, and the Dongdaegu Station platform is in front of the plaza.
• The boarding order and times differ by course.
• The Palgongsan Tour picks up passengers at Cheongna Hill Station at 10:30, Dongdaegu Station at 11:00 and Daegu International Airport at 11:16 (in front of international terminal Gate 2). It then goes around Bongmu Park (Butterfly Ecology Garden), Palgongsan Native Plant Garden, the Donghwasa Facility District, Donghwasa Temple and Bangjja Yugi Museum.
• The Season Tour: To the Mountain (Bangjja Yugi Museum, the Donghwasa Facility District, General Sin Sung-gyeom Historic Site and Bullo-dong Ancient Tombs) picks up passengers at Cheongna Hill Station at 10:30 and Dongdaegu Station at 11:00.
• The Season Tour: To the River (Hajungdo Island, Samseong Creative Campus, Chimsanjeong Pavilion, Dongchon Haemaji Park and Gomoyeok Complex Cultural Space) picks up at the same times.
• The Gunwi-gun Magnifying Glass Tour (Gunwi Samjon Stone Grotto, Sayuwon, Cardinal Kim Su-hwan Saranggwa Nanum Park, Hwabon Station and Eomma Appa Eoryeosseul Jeoge) picks up passengers at Cheongna Hill Station at 10:00 and Dongdaegu Station at 10:30.
• The Traditional Market Tour - Gunwi Traditional Market (Samgugyusa Theme Park, Gunwi Traditional Market, Saraon Iyagi Village, Hyewon's House, Hanbam Village and Gunwi Dam) picks up at the same times.
• The Four Seasons Tour (Daegu Arboretum, Mabijeong Mural Village, Hwawon Recreational Forest, Inheung Village and Daemyeong Reservoir) picks up passengers at Dongdaegu Station at 10:30 and then Cheongna Hill Station at 11:00.
• The Night View Tour, Summer Season leaves Cheongna Hill Station at 18:30, goes around Kim Kwangseok-gil Street, Apsan Observatory, Suseongmot Pond and Seomun Market (Night Market), and ends at Cheongna Hill Station.
• The Night View Tour, Winter Season leaves Dongdaegu Station at 18:00, goes around Kim Kwangseok-gil Street, 83 Tower, Suseongmot Pond and Beomeo Station, and ends at Dongdaegu Station.

• Dongdaegu Station PlazaHours Always open
• Kim Kwangseok-gil StreetHours Always open