Buy a T-money card at any convenience store (CU/GS25/7-Eleven/Emart24) near the start of your trip and load it with cash or a card at the store counter or a subway top-up machine — your foreign contactless bank card will NOT tap directly on Daegu's subway/bus fare gates.
Getting to the start
Suseongalphacity Station Exit 5 / Yongji Station Exit 3 - free shuttle to Daegu Stadium
Daegu Stadium (start & finish venue) has no direct subway access.
Official free shuttle buses run to the stadium from Suseongalphacity Station (mainly Exit 5) and Yongji Station (Exit 3, boarding ~80m from exit), 06:00-08:30 before start.
~38 buses total (28 from Suseongalphacity Stn., 10 from Yongji Stn.);
no fixed interval, depart when full.
Getting to the finish
Daegu Stadium (same as start) - return shuttle to Suseongalphacity/Yongji stations
Finish inside Daegu Stadium, same site as start.
Return shuttle buses run 10:30-16:00 after race;
no service after 16:00 (race end time).
More details
Car-free zone around Daegu Stadium 06:00-16:00 race day, rolling course-section closures across Suseong-gu/Jung-gu/Dong-gu 08:30-16:00.
No parking at venue (Lots P1/P2/P3 closed) -- shuttle/public transit recommended.
Details are from the 2026 edition (Feb 22, 2026) traffic notice;
the 2027-02-21 edition notice is not yet published.
More details
3 official routes: Route 1&2 - Suseongalphacity Station (outbound near Exit 5, return near Exit 3),
pre-race 06:00-08:30, Route 1 continues post-race 10:30-16:00.
Route 3 - Yongji Station (Exit 3) via Beoman-samgeori -> Misulgwan-samgeori -> opposite Athletics Promotion Center, pre-race and post-race same windows.
No fixed dispatch interval.
IC card
T-money (nationwide card, same system as Seoul/Busan)
Convenience stores (CU, GS25, 7-Eleven, Emart24) citywide, and subway station vending/top-up machines;
most kiosks accept foreign Visa/Mastercard/JCB/UnionPay/Amex for loading value onto the card
Not accepted at the gates — get the local card above
More details
T-money is accepted on virtually every Daegu bus line and the subway;
base subway fare is about ₩1,400.
Tap in on boarding/entry and tap out on exit for both subway and bus.
Direct tap of a foreign-issued contactless EMV bank card on the gate is not yet supported — Korea's transit system is currently closed-loop.
iPhone users can add a virtual T-money card to Apple Wallet.
