You can get to Daecheon from Yongsan by taking the Saemaeul or Mugunghwa train.
※ Operating hours: Operates approximately once an hour from 5:35 AM to 8:35 PM.
Train
Rates (Standard Room)
Estimated travel time by train
Saemaeul-ho
17,400 won (for adults)
2 hours 19 minutes ~ 2 hours 33 minutes
Mugunghwa train
11,700 won (adult price)
2 hours 33 minutes ~ 2 hours 45 minutes
Express bus
Departing from Seoul ※ Estimated travel time: 3 hours from Dong Seoul Bus Terminal, 2 hours 50 minutes from Seoul Nambu Bus Terminal
① It departs from Dong Seoul Bus Terminal at 1-hour intervals.
② It runs three times a day from Seoul Nambu Terminal - twice in the morning and once in the afternoon.
Departing from Daejeon ※ Estimated time required: 2 hours, 2 hours 40 minutes
① Non-stop from Seobu Terminal - 6:30 AM to 8:30 PM (Direct, through: Runs every 20 minutes)
Car
Departing from Seoul ※ Estimated travel time: 3 hours via Gyeongbu Expressway & National Road, 2 hours via West Coast Expressway
① Using Gyeongbu Expressway & National Road : Seoul → Gyeongbu Expressway (Seocho IC) → Cheonan → Onyang → Hongseong → Gwangcheon → Daecheon
② Take the West Coast Expressway : Seoul → West Seoul IC → Ansan → Maebong → Bibong → Balan → Seopyeongtaek → Songak → Dangjin → Seosan → Haemi → Hongseong → Gwangcheon → Daecheon
Departing from Daejeon ※ Estimated travel time: Cheongyang - 2 hours, Buyeo - 2 hours 20 minutes
① Cheongyang direction : Daejeon → Yuseong → Gongju → Cheongyang → Daecheon
② Buyeo direction : Seodaejeon → Yeonsan → Nonsan → Buyeo → Daecheon
Departing from Gwangju ※ Estimated time required: 3 hours
① Using the Honam & West Coast Expressway : Gwangju → Jeonju IC → Iksan → Gunsan → Seocheon → Daecheon
Departing from Daegu ※ Estimated time required: 3 hours and 30 minutes
① Using the Gyeongbu Expressway : Daegu → Daejeon → Yuseong → Gongju → Cheongyang → Daecheon
Departing from Busan ※ Estimated time required: 5 hours
① Using the Gyeongbu Expressway : Busan → Daejeon → Yuseong → Gongju → Cheongyang → Daecheon