Gwangmyeong Station (광명역) → Onoma Hotel (오노마호텔)
Onoma Hotel (오노마호텔)
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Shinsegae Department Store and Onoma Hotel
Website: https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/cjjak-hotel-onoma-daejeon-autograph-collection/overview/
This Marriott hotel is the only 5-star hotel in Daejeon. The hotel reception is located on the 7th floor. To access the Starbucks on the 38th floor from the hotel, one needs to go to the 1st floor, switch to a different elevator dedicated to 38–39th floor, and get off at the 38th floor.
Method 1 Using a train
Step 1 @ Gwangmyeong Station (광명역)
From KTX Gwangmyeong Station, you can take KTX trains to Daejeon Station. Tickets for trains can be purchased by tellers at ticketing counters, by machine, or 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.
The KTX is a high-speed train that travels at speeds of up to 305 km/h. KTX standard seats cost KRW 21,300 and first class seats costs KRW 29,700 and are sometimes discounted. Travel time is roughly 40 minutes depending on the number of stops in route. Tickets do occasionally sell out but trains run every 10 to 20 minutes. Please see the website above for current timetables. Train types other than KTX exist but take two hours to travel to Daejeon and do not run as often.
Often KTX tickets on Friday evening, Saturday morning, and Sunday evening are sold out. If you are traveling on these days, it is recommended to buy tickets in advance.
You can also take a KTX train to Seodaejeon Station (서대전역), another KTX train station in Daejeon. The travel time is roughly same and you can take a taxi from Seodaejeon Station to your final destinations. Often Seodaejeon Station has more available tickets than Daejeon Station.
Step 2 @ Daejeon Station (대전역)
Now, you are within 8km from the Onoma Hotel.
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.
Message to the taxi driver
신세계백화점 오노마호텔로 가주세요
Please go to the Onoma Hotel in 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.
Bus
Although time-consuming, it is possible to reach the Onoma Hotel 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.