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Make Your Personalized T-money Card in Seoul

T-money card is a must-have item for your Korea trip, which is used mainly as public transportation card to take AREX All stop train, subways, buses and taxis. You can also use T-money card to make payment at convenience stores such as GS25, CU, 7-Eleven, etc. Recently, there is a new Photo T-money Card machine found in Airport Railroad Digital Media City Station and Hongik University Station, where you can make your own personalized T-money card.


Personalized T-money Card
Personalized T-money Card

What is Photo T-money Card?

You can choose your own photo/image to be printed on the T-money card (It will look like a polaroid photo). After that, you may use the personalized T-money card during your trip in Korea, or keep it as a souvenir from Korea.

Where to find Photo T-money Card Machine?

1. Digital Media City Station, near exit 8 and 9.
2. Hongik University Station, near exit 3.


- Digital Media City Station -

Photo Tmoney Card_Digital Media City Station
Photo T-money Card Machine_Digital Media City Station

Photo Tmoney Card Machine_Digital Media City Station
Photo T-money Card Machine_Digital Media City Station

Photo Tmoney Card Machine_Digital Media City Station
Photo Tmoney Card Machine_Digital Media City Station


- Hongik University Station -

Photo Tmoney Card Machine_Hongik University Station
Photo T-money Card Machine_Hongik University Station

Photo T-money Card Machine_Hongik University Station
Photo T-money Card Machine_Hongik University Station

Photo T-money Card Machine_Hongik University Station
Photo T-money Card Machine_Hongik University Station


How to choose photos?

- You can take photo on the spot, or choose your own photo from your camera.
(Many people print their favourite kpop idol photo on the T-money card. Some people print their travel photos too.)

*Note: If you print your own kpop idol's photo on the T-money card, problems such as violation of idol's portrait rights may occur in future.
How to use the machine?

1. Choose language: Korean, English, Chinese, or Japanese.
2. Connect to wifi
3. Scan QR code on your phone
4. Choose the photo you want, then click "complete" on your phone
5. Scan the QR code below the screen
6. Make payment (overseas credit card is acceptable too)
7. Wait for your Photo T-money card to be completed

Fee?

It costs KRW 6,000 to print one T-money card.
(Payment can be made by credit card or cash)


So, if you are looking for a souvenir to bring home from Korea, how about making a personalized T-money card? You can also give it to your friend as a gift and they could use the T-money card when they visit Korea in future.

5 comments:

  1. Hi Frances,
    Initially, only credit card was available for payment.
    However, cash is also available now.

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    2. Also may I know how much the customized t money is?

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  2. Hi Frances,
    As you can see from our post, it costs KRW6,000 to make a personalized T-money card.

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