Taxi Service

The Army and Air Force Exchange Service has initiated an immediate amendment to the taxi service
in Area I to provide the community with 24-hour daily service. Previous hours of operation were 6 a.m. to 1
a.m., Sunday through Thursday and 6 a.m. to 4 a.m., Saturday and U.S. holidays. The dispatch service will
not begin operating 24 hours daily until Aug. 1 to give it sufficient time to obtain additional staff. During the
dispatch service’s first three months of service it will collect and analyze customer calls and operational costs
to determine if additional adjustments are necessary to the taxi service hours in Warrior Country.

Patriot Express

The Patriot Express has weekly missions to Korea supporting inbound and outbound duty passengers. With that comes outstanding opportunities for Space Available travel, via commercial chartered aircraft, to Japan and the West Coast (Seattle). Flights depart Osan AB on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Show times for these flights are 6 a.m. (Tue) and 9 a.m. (Thur) each week. Duty Passengers (those PCSing or going TDY) will use the normal process of visiting the local CTO. Transportation to Osan is provided from Moyer Recreation Center via the regular scheduled base shuttles at various times throughout the day. Contact Moyer Rec for details and schedules. For those needing Space A assistance, contact the Osan Passenger Terminal for details at DSN 315-784-1854 or Comm: 011-82-31-661-1129.

Explore Korea Class

I highly recommend this FREE ACS Subway & Bus Tour class to everyone.  It is a FREE class that teaches you how to use the many transit systems available in South Korea. They also teach you how to use the T-Money Card.  Classes are offered every third Wednesday of the month from 1330-1630.  Contact the USAG-RC Army Community Service office at 730-3107 for more information or to sign up for your own Subway and Shopping Tour.

Night Bus Available

According to the Indianhead, May 21, 2010 publication there is now a Night Bus available. 
"Red Cloud Garrison will be providing a night bus that will run every Friday and Saturday between Camp Casey, Camp Red Cloud and Camp Stanley at midnight and at 1 a.m., effective May 14. It will operate on a 60-day trial basis to evaluate ridership.
For more information, call DSN 732-6662
I think this is great news. Especially since the movie theater at CRC is closed for construction!

Friday - Saturday (Until July 11th, 2010 trial)
Lv. Camp Casey   0000     0100
Ar. CRC               0050     0150
Lv. CRC               0100     0200
Ar. Cp. Stanley     0130     0230
*Bus Schedule from "In The Zone, July 2010"

Directions for Taxi Drivers

I had these made up for Camp Casey and CRC. You can just download and print the pictures. Keep them on you to give to off post Taxi drivers.

Bus Travel Between Posts

Bus travel between posts is actually easier than I had thought it would be. First though you will need a copy of the "In The Zone" that gets put out monthly. They are all over the posts, and they are free. Inside of them there is a bus schedule.

There is the Free bus schedule and the pay bus schedule. If you want to ride on one of the pay busses you simply buy your ticket at the ticket counter then present it when you get off at your destination. The free ones are simply free. The busses are really nice and spacious. I recommend you get to the bus stop a few minutes before departure though. Most of them have left right on time but one of them left about 5-minutes early.

Taxi Ride

Today was my first Taxi ride from Yangju to Camp Casey. I called the AAFES CRC Taxi service to order a taxi but they didn't have any available. That was a little bit of a shock. I just assumed they would have a taxi waiting around wanting to pick someone up. We had an appointment to make after all. Not to be discouraged, my son and I walked out to one of the more busy streets by our apartments and he flagged down a taxi. I was really nervous, with my very limited Korean Language, about explaining where we wanted to go. However it wasn't too bad at all. He pulled up, cutting across crosswalks, and rolled down his window. I simply said "Camp Casey?" He said "Dongducheon Casey?" I said yes and we got in. I have driven to Casey before with my DH and it takes about 35 minutes from my house. We made it there in about 15! ROFL It only cost me W20,000 for the trip which wasn't too bad. I had planned on W40,000 to be on the safe side. The trip was fairly uneventful and the driver was very polite.

Well, at least it was uneventful if you consider safely arriving uneventful. Little things like traffic laws, lanes, going the wrong way on roads, red lights, merging buses, and such are really just minor inconveniences as long as your horn works! Seat belts are NOT required! At least, they weren't provided in this particular taxi, leaving one to employ alternative safety restraints such as fingernail penetration in the seat covers and vinyl covered roof of the cab. . . I couldn't even tell you if the taxi smelled nice or not because I am quite certain we both held our breath the whole way. It reminded me of one of those really steep old roller coasters. The ones where you find yourself holding your breathe because you know it is supposed to be "safe" but what if it isn't.

Seriously it was just fine taking the taxi.

Public Transportation for Beginners

Public Transportation for Beginners will be held the third Wednesday of each month in the Casey Garrison Army Community Services classroom, Bldg 2317 on Casey from 1:30 pm to 4:30 p.m. for information call: 732-7779 (CRC) 730-3107 730-5883 This class is free of charge, they provide the tickets.

Interactive Subway Route Tool

Here is a great link to an interactive tool that lets you input your beginning station and your ending station. Then it tells you how much the tickets cost and how long it will take to get to your destination!

Subway Route Link

Air Travel for Pets

I am moving from the Midwest. For me to send my pets to Korea is quite an ordeal! If you live in a big city with an International Airport it won't be as bad. I have talked with almost every single carrier and it is quite complex to get your pets to Korea.

Continental Airlines does not ship pets to South Korea.

Delta Airlines was probably the most complicated to work with. Leaving from St. Louis you fly your pet to either Minnesota or Georgia. From there it needs at least a 4 hour lay over until it catches the next flight to Norita Japan. Once in Japan your pet needs to stay in quarantine for at least a day then flies on to Inchon. In order to make the reservation you have to call back east (202-238-6700) to get a number from the Japan representative saying you have talked to them and agreed to the price of kenneling/quarantine in Japan. It runs about $200 per pet. Then you call Delta back and they will book your flight. The quote I got at the time for a small kennel total weight less than 25 pounds was just under $300. If your pet is kennelled any time during their travel you will incur more boarding fees.

Korea Air was nice to talk to. However you have to get your pet to one of their airlines in order to ship it. Unfortunately for me that means getting fido to Houston Texas which is a 9-hour drive. Also Korean Air only takes cash payment for shipping pets. The pets do not go in the same plane you are traveling in. The pets go on a cargo plane. They were very helpful and it was much less complicated than Delta.

The easiest carrier to use by far is American Airlines. You simply fill out a form on their web site and they get back to you within 24 hours with a quote. They handle everything on line. After you get a quote you simply call them 10 days prior to your pets departure and they will give you the reservation. Their site also lists everything you need for your pet. When they email you back you will also have an attachment with more information.

Inchon Express Shuttle Bus

Here is the schedule for the Inchon Express Shuttle Bus. This is a free shuttle to the airport. To find the schedule, simply scroll down to the second page of this 2ID Bus Schedule link. The Shuttle service is available seven days a week, twice a day. For more information call: 730-2211 or 730-2212.

DEPART CAMP CASEY BUS TML
0600 1600
ARRIVE CAMP RED CLOUD BUS TML
0650 1700
DEPART CAMP RED CLOUD BUS TML
0705 1730
ARRIVE INCHEON AIRPORT
0830 1900


DEPART INCHEON AIRPORT
Pick-up location on the lower level at
USO (#14)
1000 2300
ARRIVE CAMP RED CLOUD BUS TML
1130 2400
DEPART CAMP RED CLOUD BUS TML
1135 0005
ARRIVE CAMP CASEY BUS TML
1230 0030

* Note: Departure and arrival time may vary due to traffic conditions.

Public Transportation for Beginners

I found this great information on the CRC Community page.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR BEGINNERS
Learn how to navigate the Korean mass transit network including riding the subway and explore Uijeongbu. Wear appropriate clothing, comfortable shoes and bring Won. Every third Wednesday of each month. Location: ACS USAG-Casey Classroom, bldg 2317 Meeting time: 1 to 4:30 p.m. To register, contact your ACS represenative For information, call 732-7779.

After I do this I will let you know how it was. If you have done it let me know how it was for you!

Travel Between Posts

Each post has a bus terminal where you can catch a bus to another post. Tickets can be purchased at the terminal. There are also schedules available at each terminal. Here are the prices at this time.

Casey to CRC: Adult $2.75 Child $1.30
CRC to Yongsan: Adult $4.75 Child $2.40
Casey to Yongsan: Adult $6.10 Child $3.00
Casey/CRC to Osan: Adult $11.50 Child $5.75

Click here for the Area 1 Bus Schedule.