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Adult one-way all-stop transit-card fares are KRW 4,750 to T1 and 5,350 to T2. The currently displayed express fare is KRW 13,000 to either terminal, with reserved seating. At Seoul Station, express ticketing is B2, all-stop ticketing B3; each has its own B7 platform.
Link Tongin Market and The Reference Seoul on a walk from Gyeongbokgung Station. Look for the Sonmat Gimbap sign in the market, then browse art books at the bookshop. Tuesday–Saturday also accommodates an optional drawingRoom detour if a new exhibition is confirmed.
The fast ferry from Incheon Coastal Passenger Terminal to Deokjeokdo Jinri takes about 70 minutes. Reserve both sailings, confirm the Seopori return bus on arrival, and carry your passport plus room for a weather-delayed night.
At Abu Oreum in inland Songdang-ri, eastern Jeju, a short uphill walk to the first crater view can be enough. Expect grass, dirt and wind. Confirm bus routes and timetables for your travel date in the official journey planner.
Take an Anmok-bound bus from across Gangneung Station, then return on Anmok-origin route 300. Weekday and weekend last departures differ.
Choose Gongju for fortress walls, royal tombs and their excavated treasures; choose Buyeo for woodland ruins and the Baekje incense burner gallery. The published intercity bus segment takes 50 minutes and costs KRW 7,000 each way.
Keikyu to Shinagawa costs JPY 330 on paper or 327 by IC; the monorail to Hamamatsucho costs 520 on paper. The 590 ticket includes eligible JR travel and is sold on Japanese weekends, public holidays and designated dates.
The adult Metro 24-hour Ticket costs JPY 700; the Metro/Toei Tokyo Subway Ticket for 24 hours costs 1,000; JR Tokunai Pass costs 870 for one designated day. Compare each pass with individual fares for the lines and times you will use, checking purchase eligibility.
SKT customers needing their Korean number can consider baro; a compatible phone can use a Japan data eSIM; devices travelling together can share an Egg. A total 3GB allowance differs from 3GB per day.
Online Skyliner return tickets cost JPY 4,500; N’EX return tickets cost 5,200. Compare different arrival stations, onward travel costs and the foreign-passport or nationality rules before choosing.
The adult one-way reference is KRW 54,400 for KTX standard class via Gyeongju and KRW 100,900 for Korean Air's October weekday total. Add access costs and distinguish train journey time from airport deadlines.
For ordinary evening admission, consider Deoksugung: last entry 20:00, closing 21:00. Gyeongbokgung normally closes Tuesday, the other two Monday. Changdeokgung’s garden needs a separate timed ticket.
The last train out of an airport may miss the last connection to your hotel. Check the terminal, onward service and overnight alternative together.
Visit by day for the bamboo grove and river views, or after sunset for the illuminated Milky Way Trail. The grove extends roughly 4 km; the lit section is 600 m. Its lights run from sunset until 23:00.
Climb for the crater, stay by the coast for less uphill walking. This guide covers Seongsan Ilchulbong and the beaches, coastal paths and food around it in eastern Jeju.