Incheon Travel Forum

Hi,

I'm gettimg mixed up with Ichon-si and Incheon, is it the same place?
Going there for business, but it seems to be unpopular among tourist..

Yeah, it's the same thing. "si" means city in Korean and the spelling can be different depending on whether you use the old or new romanization system (just like Busan vs Pusan, Gangnam vs Kangnam, Incheon vs Inchon, etc.).

Incheon is one of the biggest cities in Korea and also close to the airport (hence Incheon Airport) but except for the harbour, port and a couple of parks it really is rather residential and thus unpopular. Just fyi, from Incheon airport it takes at least an hour to get to Seoul. From Incheon city, there is a direct subway connection that brings you to Seoul within 30 minutes.

Cheers,
Robert

Dude...you blew it this time. There is an Ichon-si and an Incheon so they are not the same. Ichon is just east of Suwon in Kyonggido Province about half way to Wonju and there is nothing out there (I know as I lived in Pyongtaek). People have even posted about it on VT. I admit I had to look twice when the poster said it, but many people confuse them. If the poster would give me the address I could clear up the confusion.

Well, nobody is perfect. I have to admit that I didn't realize the missing "n" until now. Guess I better get some reading glasses...

Thanks Al... what would we do without you!