Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) (청주공항) → IBS Guesthouse/Dormitory (기초과학연구원 생활관)
IBS Guesthouse/Dormitory (기초과학연구원 생활관)
Google Maps Road View (Kakao)
- Address: 55 Expo-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34126, Republic of Korea
Due to the construction, one of the two roads to the IBS Guesthouse/Dormitory is currently closed. Follow the red path in the figure below. If you are using a taxi, please tell the driver to go to the IBS Guesthouse/Dormitory by using the red path. If you are walking, you can use the green path to reach the IBS Guesthouse/Dormitory from the north. 
Method 1 Take a bus
Step 1 @ Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) (청주공항)
There is a non-stop bus from Cheongju Airport to Yuseong Intercity Bus Stop (유성시외버스정류소). It costs KRW 6,500 and takes 40 minutes.
There is a bus ticket machine outside the Gate 1. The bus runs every 40 minutes from 07:45AM to 10:05PM. The bus to Yuseong Intercity Bus Stop will be at the bus platform 2.
Current schedule
07:45, 10:35, 14:05, 15:05, 17:05, 19:05, 20:05, 22:05
Step 2 @ Yuseong Intercity Bus Stop (유성시외버스정류소)
Now, you are within 8km from the IBS Guesthouse/Dormitory.
Taxi
It is recommended for you to take a taxi. The taxi fare should be around 11,000 KRW and it should take less than 20 minutes.
Here’s the instruction to give to the taxi driver. Often taxi drivers do not know IBS but all of them are familiar with the big department store next to the IBS — Shinsegae Department Store, the tallest building of Daejeon.
Message to the taxi driver
신세계백화점 옆 기초과학연구원 생활관으로 가주세요
Please go to the Institute for Basic Science Dormitory (IBS), next to the Shinsegae Department Store.
Bus
It is possible to reach IBS by bus. Depending on traffic, the bus ride will take about 21 minutes and cost KRW 1,500 with T-money card. Once arriving at Yuseong Intercity Bus Stop, go out and pass the subway Exit 1 to find a bus stop for the bus number 121. The bus number 121 runs every 22 minutes during weekdays. Ride bus 121 and exit the bus at the Shinsegae Department Store (신세계백화점). You will walk less than 600m to reach your destination.
Method 2 Use a train
Step 1 @ Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) (청주공항)
Cheongju Airport (청주공항) has its own train station, Cheongju Airport Station (청주공항역). It is a walking distance (600m) from Cheongju Airport, which takes about 10 minutes.
You can take a train to Daejeon Station (대전역) from Cheongju Airport Station. The train ride takes about 55 minutes. The train ticket costs KRW 3,900. The train schedule is available at the Korail website.
Since Cheongju Airport Station is an unmanned station, to buy a ticket, visit the Tourism Information (충청북도 관광안내소) on the 1st floor of the passenger terminal of the airport.
You can also buy a ticket online at
For visitors from China, it is also possible to buy the train ticket on WeChat or AliPay.
As of 2023, it is possible to buy tickets online at above website by using foreign credit cards.
Mugunghwa Train Schedule from Cheongju Airport Station to Daejeon Station
06:58, 08:30, 09:20, 12:30, 14:25, 16:27, 18:15, 19:21, 20:31, 22:53
You may also buy a ticket to Shintanjin Station (신탄진역) and take a taxi to your final destination. Shintanjin Station is one station before Daejeon Station.
Step 2 @ Daejeon Station (대전역)
Now, you are within 8km from the IBS Guesthouse/Dormitory.
It is recommended for you to take a taxi to IBS. The taxi fare should be around 11,000 KRW and it will take about 20 minutes.
Taxi
Here’s the instruction to give to the taxi driver. Often taxi drivers do not know IBS but all of them are familiar with the big department store next to the IBS — Shinsegae Department Store, the tallest building of Daejeon.
Message to the taxi driver
신세계백화점 옆 기초과학연구원 생활관으로 가주세요
Please go to the Institute for Basic Science Dormitory (IBS), next to the Shinsegae Department Store.
Subway + Taxi
Go out the front of the train-based Daejeon Station aboveground building and go underground into the subway-based Daejeon Station. Go down the escalator, make several lefts, go down another escalator, and use your transit card (T-money) or purchase a single use token. Walk 15 steps, turn left, go down the escalator, and go to the platform on your left. Trains come every 10 minutes or so. In fifteen minutes you’ll travel eight stations, exit at Government Complex, Daejeon Station (정부청사 pronounced Jeongbu Chongsa), and go out Exit 3 or 4 and hop into a taxi. The ride is about 7 minutes, which will cost around 6,500 KRW. However, it is currently not possible to turn left from the main east-west road directly into the IBS entrance. Drivers will either need to go near the Daejeon Convention Center and then do a U-turn, or turn right past Studio Cube and then approach IBS from the West gate.
Bus
Although time-consuming, it is possible to reach IBS by bus. Depending on traffic, the bus ride will take more than 1 hour and cost KRW 1,500 with T-money card. Once arriving at Daejeon Station, go out the front entrance (Exit 1) and walk until you reach the street. Turn right and walk another 60 meters until you reach a bus top. Ride bus 606 or 707 and exit the bus at the Shinsegae Department Store (신세계백화점). As the buses have different routes after crossing the river. Regardless of the bus, exit as soon as you go over the bridge and be prepared for a walk less than 900m.