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CITY BUSES
Urban buses supplement the subway networks in some cities and are the only form of
public transit in others. Routes are usually identified by numbers with the bus's point of
origin and final destination prominently displayed on the front and rear windows. Other
major stops are sometimes listed on the side of the vehicle, and detailed route maps are
usually displayed inside. Outside major tourist routes in Seoul and Busan, these signs will
be in Korean script only, but some cities, Seoul in particular, have limited English-lan-
guage signage as well as reasonably complete route information available in English and
other languages online. Buses are also often color-coded to indicate the type of route they
serve: within a neighborhood or from a suburb to the city center, for example. Fares, usu-
ally around 1,000 won, are paid when boarding; if a stored-value card is used, it has to be
touched to a scanner again when disembarking.
Like the subway, buses are usually frequent and fast, skirting traffic with special bus-
only lanes. If anything, they're sometimes a bit too quick—South Korean bus drivers seem
to be constantly striving to beat the clock, barreling through yellow lights, careening around
corners, and giving passengers only a few seconds to board or step off. The often manic
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