Incheon

Incheon (인천, 仁川), also Inchon, is in South Korea on the coast directly to the west of Seoul.

Understand

A politically independent city of 2.5 million, Incheon is in practice largely a suburb of Seoul. In 1950, the city was the site of the Inchon Landing by American forces, a decisive battle in the Korean War.

Get in

By plane

Incheon International Airport, South Korea's main international gateway, is covered in detail in the Seoul article.

By boat

There are ships from Incheon to the Chinese ports of Weihai, Qingdao and Tianjin.

By subway

Seoul subway line 1 links Seoul to Incheon.

Get around

In addition to the Seoul subway line, the Incheon Rapid Transit Corporation operates a single subway line of its own.

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External links

• Incheon Metropolitan City