The city maintains a quasi-public system where the city manages where the routes run, but private companies manage the running of the individual routes themselves.
The first digit of circulation buses indicates the area in which the bus circles.
The following list shows the numbering system of routes based by area.
[3] Most buses in South Korea are domestic models and are made by Hyundai, Daewoo and Edison Motors.
The South Korean animated children's television series Tayo the Little Bus,[4] which is available on Hulu, Netflix and on many stations throughout the world,[5] is based on Seoul's bus system.