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Phone Directory: South Korea

Accommodations
Airlines
Banks
Embassies and Consulates
Hospitals
Immigration Offices
Schools for Studying Korean
Study Abroad Programs
Telephone Assistance
Tourist Centers
Tourist Organizations
Train Stations

Korea important phone numbers

Accommodations

Youth Hostels

Ch'ungch'ongbuk-do

    Hanal Youth Hostel
    730, Onch'on-ri, Sangmo-myon
    Ch'ungju-si
    Ch'ungch'ongbuk-do, Korea
    (0441) 846-3151, (0441) 846-3160, or (02) 752-0803

    Sokrisan Youth Hostel
    3-8, Sangp'an-ri, Naesongni-myon
    Poun-gun
    Ch'ungch'ongbuk-do, Korea
    (0433) 425-211 or (0433) 425-214
    Fax: (02) 501-0185

Kyonggi-do

    Bulam Youth Hostel
    99-1, Hwajom-ri, Byollae-myon
    Namyangju-gun
    Kyonggi-do, Korea
    (0346) 658-081

    Goyang Youth Hostel
    278-3, Koyang-dong, Koyang-Si
    Koyang-gun
    Kyonggi-do, Korea
    (0344) 629-049

Kangwon-do

    Naksan Youth Hostel
    30-1, Chonjin-ri, Kanghyon-myon
    Yangyang-gun
    Kangwon-do, Korea
    (0396) 672-3416 or (0396) 672-3418

    Yongpyeong Youth Hostel
    130 Yongsan-ri, Doam-myon
    P'yongch'ang-gun
    Kangwan-do, Korea
    (0374) 35-5757 or (02) 561-6255

Pusan

    Dongsong Youth Hostel
    206-11, Songjong-dong
    Haeundae
    Pusan, Korea
    (051) 743-8466

Seoul

    Olympic Parktel Youth Hostel
    88-8, Pang-i-dong
    Songp'a-gu
    Seoul, Korea
    (02) 410-2114

Airlines

Airlines in Seoul

  • Air Canada: (02) 779-5654
  • Air France: (02) 774-7871
  • Asiana Airlines: (02) 758-8545
  • British Airways: (02) 7745-5115
  • Canadian Airlines International: (02) 753-8271
  • Cathay Pacific Airways: (02) 551-0772
  • China Airlines: (02) 755-1523 or (02) 755-1525
  • Continental Airlines: (02) 538-4200
  • Delta Airlines: (02) 754-1921
  • Japan Airlines: (02) 757-1711
  • KLM: (02) 755-7040
  • Korean Air: (02) 756-2000
  • Northwest Airlines: (800) 447-4747 (toll-free worldwide), or (02) 666-8700
  • Qantas Airlines: (02) 777-6871
  • Singapore Airlines: (02) 0000-0830 (Monday - Friday) and (02) 0000-0800 (Saturday only)
  • United Airlines: (02) 757-1691

Airlines in North America

  • Aeroflot Airlines: (800) 833-4639
  • Air Canada: (800) 776-3000
  • Air France: (800) 237-2747
  • All Nippon Airways: (800) 235-9262
  • American Airlines: (800) 433-3700
  • Asiana Airlines: (800) 227-4262
  • British Airways: (800) 247-9297
  • Canadian Airlines International: (800) 426-7000
  • Cathay Pacific Airways: (800) 268-6868
  • Continental Airlines: (800) 231-0856
  • Delta Airlines: (800) 221-1212
  • Japan Airlines: (800) 525-3663
  • KLM Royal Dutch Airlines: (800) 374-7747
  • Korean Airlines: (800) 438-5000
  • Northwest Airlines: (800) 447-4747
  • Qantas Airlines: (800) 227-4500
  • Singapore Airlines: (800) 742-3333
  • United Airlines: (800) 241-6522

Banks

Pusan

    American Express Bank Ltd.
    44-1, 2-ga, Chungang-dong
    Chung-gu
    Pusan, Korea
    (051) 244-0017

    Bank of America, NT & SA
    77-1, Chungang-dong
    Chung-gu
    Pusan, Korea
    (051) 462-0621

    The Bank of New York
    1198-7, Ch'oryang-dong
    Tong-gu
    Pusan, Korea
    (051) 465-7071

    The Chase Manhattan Bank
    44, 2-ga, Chungang-dong
    Chung-gu
    Pusan, Korea
    (051) 245-8073

    Citibank, N.A.
    51, 1-ga, Taech'ang-dong
    Chung-gu
    Pusan, Korea
    (051) 464-3696

Seoul

    American Express Bank Ltd.
    64-8, 1-ga, T'aep'yongno
    Chung-gu
    Seoul, Korea
    (02) 399-2929

    Bank of America, NT & SA
    1 Changkyo-dong
    Chung-gu
    Seoul, Korea
    (02) 729-4402

    The Bank of California, N.A.
    1, 1-ga, Chongno
    Chongno-gu
    Seoul, Korea
    (02) 7221-1700

    Bank of Hawaii
    25-5, 1-ga, Ch'ungmuro
    Chung-gu
    Seoul, Korea
    (02) 757-0831

    The Bank of New York
    250, 2-ga, T'aep'yongro
    Chung-gu
    Seoul, Korea
    (02) 774-1441

    Bankers Trust Company
    91-1, Sogong-dong
    Chung-gu
    Seoul, Korea
    (02) 752-7752

    The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
    34-35, Chong-dong
    Chung-gu
    Seoul, Korea
    (02) 758-5246

    Citibank, N.A.
    89-29, 2-ga, Shinmunno
    Chongno-gu
    Seoul, Korea
    (02) 731-1114

    Manufacturers Hanover
    541, 5-ga, Namdaemunno
    Chung-gu
    Seoul, Korea
    (02) 778-5411

Embassies and Consulates

Korean Embassy and Consulates in the United States

    Embassy of the Republic of Korea
    2450 Massachusetts Avenue NW
    Washington, DC 20008
    (202) 939-5600

    Consulate General of the Republic of Korea
    455 North City Front Plaza Drive, Suite 2700
    Chicago, IL 60611
    (312) 822-9485

    Consulate General of the Republic of Korea
    3243 Wilshire Boulevard, 2nd Floor
    Los Angeles, CA 90010
    (213) 385-9300

    Consulate General of the Republic of Korea
    460 Park Avenue, 5th Floor
    New York, NY 10022
    (212) 752-1700

    Consulate General of the Republic of Korea
    3500 Clay Street
    San Francisco, CA 94118
    (415) 921-2251

    Consulate General of the Republic of Korea
    2033 6th Avenue, Room 1125
    Seattle, WA 98121
    (206)441-1011

    Consulate General of the Republic of Korea
    2320 Massachusetts Avenue NW
    Washington, DC 20008
    (202) 939-5663

American Embassy and Consulate in Korea

    Embassy of the United States of America
    82 Sejong-ro
    Chongno-ku
    Seoul, Korea
    (02) 397-414

    Consulate of the United States of America, Pusan
    24 2-Ka, Daechung-Dong,
    Chung-ku
    Pusan, Korea
    (051) 246-7791

Korean Embassy and Consulates in Canada

    Embassy of the Republic of Korea
    151 Slater Street, Fifth Floor
    Ottawa, ON K1P 5H3
    Canada
    (613) 232-1715

    Consulate General of the Republic of Korea
    555 Avenue Road
    Toronto, ON M4V 2J7
    Canada
    (416) 920-3809

    Consulate General of the Republic of Korea
    830 - 1066 West Hastings Street
    Vancouver, BC V6E 3X1
    Canada
    (604) 681-9581 or (604) 681-9582

Canadian Embassy and Consulate in Korea

    Embassy of Canada
    10th Floor, Kolon Building
    45 Mugyo-Dong, Jung-Ku
    Seoul 100-170, Korea
    (02) 753-2605, (02) 753-2608, (02) 753-7290, or (02) 753-7293

    Canadian Consulate General, Pusan
    c/o Bumin Mutual Savings and Finance Corp.
    Suite 32-1, 2-GA
    Daecheung-Dong, Chung-Ku
    Pusan, Korea
    (051) 246-7024

Hospitals

Inchon

    Chung-ang Gil General Hospital
    172 Kuwol-dong
    Nam-gu
    Inchon, Korea
    (032) 460-3114

Kwangju

    Chunnam University Hospital
    8 Hak 1-dong
    Tong-gu
    Kwangju, Korea
    (062) 220-5114

Pusan

    Pusan National University Hospital
    10 Ami-dong, 1-ga
    So-gu
    Pusan, Korea
    (051) 254-0171

Seoul

    Asian Medical Center
    388-1, P'ungnap-dong
    Songp'a-gu
    Seoul, Korea
    (02) 480-3025 or (02) 480-3026

    Ewah Woman's University Hospital
    70, Chongno 6-ga
    Chongno-gu
    Seoul, Korea
    (02) 762-5061

    Kangnam General Hospital
    171-1 Samsong-dong
    Kangnam-gu
    Seoul, Korea
    (02) 554-9011

    Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital
    948-1 Taerim-dong
    Yongdungp'o-gu
    Seoul, Korea
    (02) 833-3781

    National Medical Center
    18-79 Ulchiro 6-ga
    Chung-gu
    Seoul, Korea
    (02) 265-9131

    Samsung Hospital
    Irwon-dong, Kangnam-gu
    Seoul, Korea
    (02) 3410-2114

    Seoul National University Hospital
    28, Yongon-dong
    Chongno-gu
    Seoul, Korea
    (02) 760-2114

    Seoul Red Cross Hospital
    164 P'yong-dong
    Chogno-gu
    Seoul, Korea
    (02) 737-4581

    Severance Hospital
    134, Shinch'on-dong
    Sodaemun-gu
    Seoul, Korea
    (02) 361-5114

    St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University Medical College
    62 Youido-dong
    Yongdungp'o-gu
    Seoul, Korea
    (02) 789-1114

    Yonsei University Hospital
    International Health Care Center
    (02) 361-6540 or (02) 392-3404

Taegu

    Kyongbuk National University Hospital
    50 Samdok-dong, 2-ga
    Chung-gu
    Taegu, Korea
    (053) 422-1141

Immigration Offices

  • Cheju: (064) 223-494 or (064) 223-495
  • Inchon: (032) 882-0544
  • Pusan: (051) 463-7161 or (051) 463-7165
  • Kimhae Airport in Pusan: (051) 972-1610 or (051) 972-1614
  • Seoul: (02) 6506-2313
  • Kimpo Airport in Seoul: (02) 664-7611 or (02) 664-7616

Schools for Studying Korean

    Asia Foreign Language Institute
    Woojin Building, Suite 202
    706 Banpo 1-dong
    Seocho-gu
    Seoul, Korea
    (02) 549-1536

    The Dongwoo Language Institute
    40, Youido-dong
    Yongdeungpo-gu
    Seoul, Korea
    (02) 780-0088

    Ewah Women's University
    11-1 Daehyun-dong
    Sudaemun-gu
    Seoul, Korea
    (02) 360-3183 or (02) 360-3184

    Korea Herald Language Institute
    65-1 Suha Dong
    Jung-ku
    Seoul, Korea
    (02) 727-0271

    Sogang University
    Shinsu-dong
    Mapo-gu
    Seoul 121-742, Korea
    (02) 705-8214

    Yonsei University
    Korean Language Institute
    Taek 134, Simch'on-dong
    Sodaemun-ku
    Seoul 120-749, Korea
    (02) 361-3465 or (02) 361-3467



Study Abroad Programs

    Brigham Young University
    Study Abroad Office
    204 HRCB
    Provo, UT 84602
    (801) 378-3308

    Council on International Educational Exchange
    205 East 42nd Street
    New York, NY 10017
    (212) 822-2600

    International Student Exchange Program
    3222 N Street NW, Suite 400
    Washington, DC 20007-2849
    (202) 965-0550

    Office of International Education and Exchange
    Room 330 Oregon Hall
    5209 University of Oregon
    Eugene, OR 97403-5209
    (541) 346-3206

    State University of New York
    International Programs
    41 State Street, 4th Floor
    Albany, NY 12207
    (518) 443-5124

    University of Washington
    Office of International Programs
    516 Schmitz Hall
    Box 355815
    Seattle, WA 98195-5815
    (206) 543-9272

Telephone Assistance

  • AT&T: 009 11
  • MCI from a residential or business phone: 009 14
  • MCI from a pay phone with a red button: 03
  • Sprint: 009 16
  • World Direct (Executive Telecard): 078-119-148-276
  • BC Tel, AGT, SaskTel, Manitoba Telephones, Bell Canada, New Brunswick Telephones, MT&T, and Island Tel: 009-0015

Tourist Advice Centers

  • Cheju: (064) 460-101
  • Kyongju: (0561) 749-0101
  • Pusan: (051) 469-0101
  • Seoul: (02) 735-0101
  • Seoul City Hall Tourist Information, English line: (02) 731-6337 or (02) 735-8688

Tourist Organizations

Korea National Tourism Corporation (KNTC) offices in North America:

    KNTC
    205 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2212
    Chicago, IL 60601
    (312) 819-2560

    KNTC
    Two Executive Drive, 7th Floor
    Fort Lee, NJ 07024
    (201) 585-0909

    KNTC
    3435 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1110
    Los Angeles, CA 90010
    (213) 382-3435
    Fax: (213) 480-0483

    KNTC
    480 University Avenue, Suite 406
    Toronto, ON
    Canada M5G 1V2
    (416) 348-9056

Train Stations

  • Ch'onan: (0417) 565-6936
  • Kgongju: (0561) 42 778
  • Kimch'on: (0547) 33-7744
  • Mokp'o: (0631) 427-788 or (0631) 427-476
  • Pusan: (051) 463-5782, (051) 463-5783, or (051) 463-7788
  • Seoul: (02) 392-7811
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