Getting to the Venue

From Incheon International Airport (ICN) or Gimpo International Airport (GMP), you can take a bus or train to Deajeon.

More detailed information will be provided before conference dates. Stay tuned!

From Incheon International Airport (ICN)

By Intercity Bus (Airport-Daejeon)

  • This route is recommended if you are fine with bus travel.
  • From Incheon International Airport, board a bus to Daejeon at bus stop No. 11 on the 1st floor (TERMINAL1) or No.5 on the Transportation center Basement 1 (TERMINAL2).
    • You can buy a ticket online (https://intercitybuse.tmoney.co.kr/), in which case enter “IncheonAirport T1 or T2” as departure and “Daejeon Gov Complex” as destination.
  • Ride the bus for approximately 2.5 hours and get off at Daejeon Government Complex Station, sometimes called Daejeon Cheongsa or Daejeoncheongsa.
  • Take a bus or taxi to Daejeon Convention Center (<10 minutes).

By High Speed Train (Airport-Seoul-Daejeon)

  • From Incheon International Airport, board Airport Railroad Express.
  • Ride the train approximately 1 hour to its final station, Seoul Station.
  • At Seoul Station, buy a ticket for the KTX train to Daejeon (online ticket purchase: https://www.letskorail.com/).
  • Ride the KTX train approximately 1 hour to Daejeon Station.
  • Take a taxi from Daejeon Station to Daejeon Convention Center (20 minutes).

From Gimpo International Airport (GMP)

By High Speed Train

  • From Gimpo Airport, board Airport Railroad Express.
  • Ride the train approximately 20 minutes to its final station, Seoul Station.
  • At Seoul Station, buy a ticket for the KTX train to Daejeon (online ticket purchase: https://www.letskorail.com/).
  • Ride the KTX train approximately 1 hour to Daejeon Station.
  • Take a taxi from Daejeon Station to Daejeon Convention Center (20 minutes).

From Seoul

By High Speed Train

  • At Seoul Station, buy a ticket for the KTX train to Daejeon (online ticket purchase: https://www.letskorail.com/).  
  • Ride the KTX train approximately 1 hour to Daejeon Station.
  • Take a taxi from Daejeon Station to Daejeon Convention Center (20 minutes).

By Express Bus

  • This route can be challenging for non-Korean speakers as navigating through the bus terminal is complex.
  • At Seoul Express Bus Terminal (강남고속버스터미널), buy a ticket from Seoul Gyeongbu (서울경부) to Daejeon Gov (대전청사).
  • Ride the express bus approximately 2 hours to Daejeon Government Complex Station, sometimes called Daejeon Cheongsa or Daejeoncheongsa.
  • Take a local bus or taxi to Daejeon Convention Center (<10 minutes).

Visa Information

Here is an initial set of resources that will help you decide on your travel requirements.

  • Check here if your country of departure requires you to apply for a Visa or Korea Electronic Travel Authorization (K-ETA) to enter South Korea.
  • For delegates who do not need to apply for a Visa, you will need to apply for a K-ETA (Korea Electronic Travel Authorization) here.
  • Official website for (COVID) restrictions to enter South Korea are updated here.

Visa Invitation Letter

PG attendees who are required to apply for a visa will first need to register. After registration, please fill out this form using your PG registration number. Please contact Conference Chair via pg2023general@gmail.com (do not contact chairs-pg2023@eg.org for visa/registration issues) if you encounter problems with the registration process. Organizers will reach out to you with a signed invitation letter, which you can use to support your Korean visa application.

Note to authors. Authors of accepted papers (announced on Aug. 14) or poster submitters can request visa invitation letter before registration. Enter “BEFORE-REGISTRATION” instead of PG2023 registration number and make sure to enter your paper title.