Comments on: Korea’s T-Money Card Guide 2024: How To Buy And Use T-Money

By: chocomint

chocomint — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 13:18:41 +0000

In reply to Joel Marrinan. Thanks a lot!

By: Joel Marrinan

Joel Marrinan — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 02:56:24 +0000

In reply to chochomint. Yes, they should be open 24 hours. I haven't actually checked in the early hours of the morning, but I don't see any reason for them to turn them off. If the machines aren't available, you can always try at a convenience store instead.

By: chochomint

chochomint — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 15:30:18 +0000

Hi! Thank you so much for the info. For the T-money vending machines in the airport, do they open 24 hours? My flight arrives at 2AM-ish, and I wonder if I can still get the t-money 😀 Thank you

By: Joel Marrinan

Joel Marrinan — Mon, 15 May 2023 03:07:30 +0000

In reply to Melanie. Cashbee does work, yeah, but it's not as widely used outside of the major cities. As per their own website "Transportation : Bus, Subway, Taxi (Some buses at Jeonnam, Jeonbuk, Gyeongbuk, and Gyengnam Will be available later on.)" Those are all large provinces in Korea and if you plan to travel to more places in Korea, T-Money might be a better option as it works in those places (as far as I know). The only place I've had a problem with T-Money is Sokcho, so maybe bring both just in case.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Sun, 14 May 2023 13:58:42 +0000

Hi there! I have Cashbee cards from a previous trip, I can’t remember why I picked those over T-money cards last time around but suppose if I did it’s because they were fairly equivalent. Do you know if that’s still the case? No reason for me to leave them at home and get T-money cards, right?

By: Joel Marrinan

Joel Marrinan — Sun, 07 May 2023 00:54:59 +0000

In reply to Done. Thanks very much :)

By: Done

Done — Sat, 06 May 2023 15:12:32 +0000

A detailed guide of someone who has done his research/has a lot of experience with the card. Well done!

By: Joel Marrinan

Joel Marrinan — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 00:52:44 +0000

In reply to Tori. Hi, yes, each person will need a T-Money card.

By: Tori

Tori — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 18:56:44 +0000

Hi,

Thanks for the info…
We’re a family of 4(2 adults & 2 teens), do we need to purchase 4 T-Money cards?

Thanks,

Tori

By: Joel Marrinan

Joel Marrinan — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 04:14:12 +0000

In reply to Deblina C.

Hi, thanks for reading.
You can recharge the T-Money card as soon as you arrive in Korea at the airport. Either recharge it at the travel centre at Incheon Airport, or go to any convenience store and ask them to add credit to it.
You can only top up with cash, so you’ll need some Korean won to do that.
Have a good trip.

By: Deblina C

Deblina C — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:58:51 +0000

Hi, thank you for this article.
I just got a T-Money card from a Korean store here in India. It’s the BTS PROOF edition T-Money card. Sitting in India, I was wondering how I could recharge it right away?
I am visiting Korea next month. 🙂

By: Joel Marrinan

Joel Marrinan — Sun, 05 Mar 2023 03:52:32 +0000

In reply to Lee. Hi, welcome to Korea. None of those things will stop you getting a T-Money card or topping it up. However, if you're going to sign up for a Korean bank card, you can ask to have the 'pay-on' feature in your bank card so it will work just like a T-Money card. Therefore, you won't need to get a T-Money card once you have your bank account. People here don't really use T-Money cards when they can use their bank cards.