Free Korea travel tool
How Much Should I Top Up My T-money Card?
Estimate a first top-up amount for T-money, then adjust it for your travel days, daily rides and airport transfer instead of guessing at the station.
Interactive tool
Estimate your T-money load
Adult Seoul base fares verified 2026-08-09. Adjust the average for longer journeys.
Recommended transport balance to add
- Estimated fares
- Reserve
- Existing balance
Rounded up to the next ₩1,000 for a practical loading amount.
What this means
Count paid journeys, not every transfer tap. Seoul's integrated fare system can treat connected bus and subway rides as one distance-based journey when transfer rules are followed. Longer routes and special services can cost more than the base fare.
How to use this for your Korea trip
- A typical sightseeing day often has two to four paid journeys, depending on how you group stops.
- Tap when leaving buses and subway gates so transfer and distance rules can be applied correctly.
- Airport rail express tickets, intercity travel and taxis are not included in this estimate.
- Use this How Much Should I Top Up My T-money Card? result as a planning input, then verify the specific provider or store.
- Recheck the assumptions in How Much Should I Top Up My T-money Card? if your route, group or purchase changes.
V2 fare estimate
Sources and freshness
- Seoul Metropolitan Government — Subway faresLast verified: 2026-08-09
- Seoul Metropolitan Government — Bus faresLast verified: 2026-08-09
Frequently asked questions
Is the T-money card purchase price included?
No. The recommendation is the transport balance to load. Buying the physical card is a separate cost.
Does every bus-to-subway transfer count as another full fare?
Not necessarily. Eligible transfers use integrated distance-based charging when you tap correctly and transfer within the allowed time.
What if I have money left on my T-money card?
Enter the current balance before calculating. The tool subtracts it from the estimated fare and reserve.
For How Much Should I Top Up My T-money Card?: how should I choose the inputs?
Start with your real trip dates, group size, route and spending assumptions. Adjust each input instead of treating the default example as an official average.
Before using the How Much Should I Top Up My T-money Card?, what should I check first?
This tool is a planning aid, not a guarantee of live prices or policies. Check the linked official sources when a fare, rule, operating hour or refund condition may have changed.