Train to Busan in Seoul to Busan: 6 Spots (4 Confirmed)

Why visit the Seoul-to-Busan route for Train to Busan

Train to Busan (부산행) is the 2016 zombie classic that unfolds on a KTX from Seoul to Busan. Gong Yoo plays Seok-woo, Jung Yu-mi plays Seong-gyeong, and Ma Dong-seok plays Sang-hwa. The film’s great trick for travelers is that its geography is real: the stations the train passes through are operating KTX stations you can stand in today, on the same line, in the same order.

One honest framing up front: most of the film happens inside train carriages, and those carriages were full-scale studio sets with LED screens for the passing scenery — they are not real trains and are not listed here. The freight yard scene’s exact spot is described only as near Busan Station, so it is not listed either. What is visitable is the route itself: six real stations, four of them confirmed as filming locations, with free station access throughout. Ride the KTX the film is named after, get off where the story stopped, and you have done the film’s journey — minus the zombies.

The six stops

1. Seoul Station — where the journey begins (Seoul)

Exterior shots of the station open the film. It is an operating KTX station on Lines 1, 4, Gyeongui–Jungang, and AREX, and the start of the route. Come for the station exterior and the departure-board moment, then board south.

How to get there: Seoul Station, Lines 1, 4, Gyeongui–Jungang, AREX. Cost: free for the station; KTX tickets extra. Time: 30–60 minutes. Confirmed by The Cinemaholic, Travel+Leisure Asia, and SpoilerTown.

2. Daejeon Station — the first stop (Daejeon)

The deboarding scene: the first stop after Seoul, where the journey starts to unravel. An operating KTX station, and the natural first get-off on a ride south.

How to get there: KTX to Daejeon. Cost: free for the station. Time: about 30 minutes. Confirmed by The Cinemaholic, LatLong, and Wikipedia.

3. Dongdaegu Station — the blocked track (Daegu)

The blocked-track and locomotive-switch sequences. Like the others, it is an operating KTX station — step onto the platform, look down the line, and the film’s geography clicks into place.

How to get there: KTX to Dongdaegu. Cost: free for the station. Time: about 30 minutes. Confirmed by The Cinemaholic, SpoilerTown, and Wikipedia.

4. Cheonan-Asan Station — a depicted stop (Asan)

Depicted as one of the stops on the journey. Whether it was actually filmed here or rendered is unclear, so it stays reported — included because the film shows it, flagged because the filming claim is not confirmed.

How to get there: KTX to Cheonan-Asan. Cost: free for the station. Time: about 15 minutes.

5. Busan Station — the final destination (Busan)

The climax exteriors and the freight yard sequence play out around the film’s destination. The station itself is an operating KTX terminus on Line 1, and the end of the ride.

How to get there: Busan Station, Line 1. Cost: free for the station. Time: 30–60 minutes. Confirmed by SpoilerTown, Travel+Leisure Asia, and The Cinemaholic.

6. Bujeon Station — downtown Busan (Seomyeon, Busan)

A few sequences used this downtown station near Seomyeon, on the Donghae Line. It is the one stop off the KTX main line — worth it if you are staying in Seomyeon and want the film’s downtown-Busan footnote.

How to get there: Bujeon Station, Donghae Line. Cost: free for the station. Time: about 15 minutes. This stop stays reported: a second independent source confirming the filming claim has not been found yet.

Plan your trip

One day, southbound: start at Seoul Station, ride the KTX, get off at Daejeon and Dongdaegu on the way, and finish at Busan Station. KTX Seoul→Busan takes about 2 hr 18 min without intermediate stops. Cheonan-Asan sits on the line between Seoul and Daejeon if you want the full depicted sequence. Bujeon is a separate downtown-Busan stop for a Seomyeon stay.

Tickets: book KTX through Korail. Station access is free everywhere on this page — you only pay if you ride.

Bases: Seoul for the start of the route, Busan for the end. Combine with other guides: see our Seoul 1-day route for the start city and our Busan 1-day route for the end city. For more Busan on screen, see our Pachinko Busan guide and our Black Panther Busan guide.

How we checked

Places named by two independent sources (official or press) are confirmed. Places named by one source, or by sources that trace back to the same organization, are reported. On this guide, four stops are confirmed — Seoul Station, Daejeon Station, Dongdaegu Station, and Busan Station. Two stops stay reported — Cheonan-Asan Station (depicted, filming unconfirmed) and Bujeon Station.

Photos: All six stops have CC-licensed location photos with author, license, and source links on their cards.

Last checked: Oct 6, 2026 for spot status; prose enriched Oct 18, 2026 from the guide’s existing facts. We re-check spot status periodically and update when places close, change, or gain new sources. A reported stop is upgraded to confirmed when a second independent source names it as a filming location.

Sources

All sources for this guide

Accessed Oct 6, 2026 (Asia/Seoul) unless noted. Enrichment pass Oct 18, 2026: prose expanded from the guide’s existing facts; no spot statuses changed.

1. The Cinemaholic — Where Was Train to Busan Filmed
2. Travel+Leisure Asia — Train to Busan filming locations (2026)
3. SpoilerTown — Train to Busan (2016) filming locations
4. Wikipedia — Train to Busan