Help in Korea
Keep these numbers handy. All three work from any phone in Korea.
112PoliceCrime, theft, lost children, traffic accidents
119Fire & ambulanceMedical emergencies, fire, rescue
1330Korea Travel Hotline24-hour help in English and other languages. From outside Korea, call +82-2-1330.
What happened?
Lost passport
Report it to the police, then contact your embassy for an emergency travel document.
Feeling sick
Pharmacies, convenience-store medicine and Korean phrases to show the pharmacist.
Lost phone or wallet
Where lost items end up on the subway, in taxis and in shops.
Overcharged by a taxi
Get a receipt, note the taxi number and call 1330.
Missed the last train
Night buses and taxis after the subway stops.
Emergency alert on your phone
Korean phones receive government alerts for heavy rain, heat, typhoons and other risks. If one arrives, check the 1330 hotline or official news for details in English.
Emergency phrases
Show the Korean to someone nearbyPlease help me.도와주세요.
Please call the police.경찰을 불러 주세요.
Please call an ambulance.구급차를 불러 주세요.
I lost my passport.여권을 잃어버렸어요.
Where is the hospital?병원이 어디예요?
I don’t speak Korean.한국어를 못해요.