Emergency contacts in South Korea
Emergency numbers in South Korea
General emergency
112 (police), 119 (fire/ambulance)
Police112
Ambulance119
Fire119
Tourist police1330 — 24/7 multilingual tourist hotline
Healthcare notes
Excellent healthcare. Tourist hotline 1330 is genuinely useful — they help with any issue, translate for police.
Major embassies in South Korea
Verify addresses on the official embassy site before traveling — embassies move occasionally.
⚠ Common scams & risks
Very few. South Korea is one of Asia's safest countries.
Before you go
- Save your embassy's contact in your phone before you travel — country code + number.
- Register your trip with your government if you're a US citizen (STEP — step.state.gov), UK (FCDO advice), or Australian (Smartraveller). Free, takes 5 min.
- Take photos of your passport and store them in cloud + email it to yourself. Replacements are much faster with a copy.
- Travel insurance with medical evacuation — check the coverage limit. $100,000+ medical, $250,000+ evacuation are the realistic minimums for serious incidents abroad.
- Know the difference between the police and tourist police. When dealing with regular police in a non-English-speaking country, ask for someone who speaks English (or your language) — many will have a translator on call.