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Important Telephone Numbers

Domestic Area Codes | Airlines | Embassies & Consulates | Emergency Expatriate Organizations |
Government Offices | Operator Assistance Social/Cultural Groups | Tour & Travel | Youth Hostels | others
(NOTE: Not all numbers will connect to English speaking people.)


Domestic Area Codes (from July 1, 2000)
Cities
Incheon City (032)
Gyeongju City (054)
Gwangju City (062)
Busan City (051)
Seoul City (02)
Daegu City (053)
Daejeon City (042)
Ulsan (052)
Provinces
Jeju Island (064)
Jeolla (North) Province (063)
Jeolla (South) Province (061)
Chungcheong (North) Province (043)
Chungcheong (South) Province (041)
Gangwon Province (033)
Gyeonggi Province (031)
Gyeongsang (North) Province (054)
Gyeongsang (South) Province (055)

Airlines
Foreign and domestic airline reservation numbers and Web sites


Embassies & Consulates
Foreign Embassies & Consulates in Korea- includes phone numbers and addresses


Emergency
Emergency Rescue (Fire & Ambulance) - 119
Medical Emergency- 129
Police- 112


Expatriate Organizations
Foreigner's Community Service (FOCUS)- (02) 798-7529, 797-8212


Government Offices
Immigration Offices
Cheju- (064) 22-3494
Incheon- (032) 882-0544
Gimhae Airport- (051) 972-1610~3
Gimpo Airport- (02) 664-7614
Seoul- (02) 650-6239
Pusan- (051) 463-7161~5


Operator Assistance
Directory Assistance (local)- 114
Directory Assistance (long distance)- (city code) + 114
International Dialing Information- 00794
International Operator- 00799


Social/Cultural Groups
Seoul
Hendrik Hamel (Netherlands Club Korea)- (02) 333-9303
Interculture Korea- (02) 511-0440
International Cultural Exchange Association- (02) 201-2361
Royal Asiatic Society- (02) 763-9483
Busan
Assn. for Foreign Workers human Rights- (051) 802-3438
Korea-Australia Cultural Exchange Assn.- (051) 627-8866
KOTESOL- (019) 551-1246
Pusan Hash House Harriers- (051) 742-9600
Pusan International Woman's Assn.- (051) 747-3594


Tour & Travel
Bus information (Seoul)- (02) 418-5000
Kimpo Airport flight information- (02) 660-2456
Tourist Complaint Center- (02) 735-0101
Tourist Information Centers: (full list)
- Jeju Island: (064) 38-0326
- Gyeongju: (0561) 772-9289
- Busan: (051) 973-1100
- Seoul: (02) 757-0086
- Daegu: (053) 429-3134
- USO- (02) 7914-7003 (Seoul) (051) 801-3000 (Busan)


Youth Hostels
Korea Youth Hostel Association- (02) 725-3031
Youth Hostels in Korea


Miscellaneous
Alcoholics Anonymous- (02) 319-5861 (Seoul), (053) 768-6732 (Taegu)
Report-A-Spy- 113
Time- 116
Weather (Seoul)- 131


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