Songdo IBD will support mobility needs with efficient transportation systems: short-haul flights access to other major Asian finance centers; express bus networks that facilitate access to the airport as well as to surrounding smaller cities; and linkage to the existing Incheon subway system, the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit (SMRT), with connections to the National Railroad network.
Other significant infrastructure investments include the 7.6 mile Incheon Bridge, expected to be complete in October 2009, connecting Songdo IBD to Incheon International Airport in a short 15 minute trip. Songdo IBD will be linked by subway and highway to Seoul, just 35 miles away. Plans are in place to upgrade the road network to greater Gyeonggi province, downtown Seoul and areas south of the Han River in Gangnam.
Within Songdo IBD, The Incheon subway line will be extended through Songdo with several stops servicing Songdo IBD. This in turn will link to all the major business and residential areas of the Seoul Metropolitan areas, as well as the AREX Express train to Incheon International Airport.