South Korea offers the traveller a dazzling range of experiences, beautiful landscapes and 5000 years of culture and history.
5 DAYS DIY GUIDE
TOTAL EXPENSES
πAIRBNB: Shire Inn (near Myeongdong)
1,800/night for 2 pax
βοΈ JEJU AIR ROUND TRIP TICKET: 8,200/pax
π KLOOK 4G Wifi: 135/day
KLOOK Nami & Petite France Tour: 1,833/pax
KLOOK Everland Ticket: 1249/pax
DAY 1
πINCHEON AIRPORT T1 TO AIRBNB: Take the All Stop Airport Railway and get down at Gongdeok Station; transfer to Line 5/Purple Line and get down in Jongno 3-ga Station (Walk 5 mins from Exit 4 Insadong)
π΅ PHP200 – PHP270 Commute
π΄LUNCH IN PANDA EXPRESS: Take the Jongno 3-ga station Dark Blue Line and get down in City Hall Station (Walk 7 mins to 81 Namdaemun-ro, Sogong-dong, Jung-gu, μμΈνΉλ³μ South Korea)
π΅ PHP50 – PHP60 Commute
PHP400 – PHP500 Food
πBUKCHON HANOK VILLAGE: Take the City Hall Station to Jongno 3-ga Station; transfer to the Orange Line and get down in Anguk Station (Walk 8 mins)
π΅ PHP100 – PHP120 Commute
πGYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE: Take a 9 minute walk from Bukchon Hanok Village to 161 Sajik-ro, Sejongno, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
π΅ PHP150 Entrance Fee
πN SEOUL TOWER: Take a taxi from Gyeongbokgung Palace to Namsan Cable Car Station; then take the cable car to Seoul Tower. (Masmura mag bus pero habol namin yung view so worth it siya)
π΅ PHP150 – PHP200 Taxi
PHP400 – PHP500 Roundtrip Cable Car Ticket
π΄MYEONGDONG FOOD MARKET FOR DINNER: After taking the cable car back from N Seoul Tower to Namsan Cable Car Station, walk to the Myeongdong Market (5 min walk and easy to find)
π΅ Depends on what you eat but they usually range from PHP100 – PHP300 per food. If you wanna try their famous Cheesy Buttery Lobster Tail, prepare to spend PHP750/pc.
πBACK TO AIRBNB: Take the Light Blue Line from Myeongdong Station to Chungmuro Station; transfer to the Orange Line and get down in Jongno 3-ga Station. (Exit 4 Purple Line Insadong then walk 5 mins)
π΅ PHP110 – PHP130 Commute
DAY 2
πEVERLAND: Take the Purple Line from Jongno 3-ga station to Wangsimni Station, transfer to the Bundang-Yellow Line and get down at Giheung Station, transfer to another train and get down at Jeondae Everland Station. Once you get out of the station, the FREE Everland shuttle bus will take you to the Theme Park.
π΅ PHP200 – PHP300 Commute
π΄DINNER IN DAEDO SIKDANG: Take the Train from Everland Station back to Giheung; Take the Bundang-Yellow Line to Wangsimni Station (Exit and walk 13 mins to 4312 Hongik-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea)
π΅ PHP1000 – PHP1500 Food
πAIRBNB: Take the Purple line from Wangsimni Station to Jongno 3-ga Station (Exit 4 Insadong and walk 5 mins)
π΅ PHP60 – PHP65 Commute
DAY 3
πSEORAKSAN NATIONAL PARK: Take the Orange Line from Jongno 3-ga Station to Express Bus Terminal Station; Ride the Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Sokcho Express Bus Terminal (Bus every 30 minutes); From Sokcho Express Bus Terminal, take bus 7-1 to Seoraksan Sogongwon (Bus every hour; get down at the final stop -Seoraksan National Park)
π΅ PHP60 – PHP70 Train
PHP700 – PHP900 Bus to Sokcho
PHP55 – PHP75 Bus to Seoraksan
PHP200 – PHP300 Meals in Seoraksan
PHP500 Roundtrip Cable Car Ticket to the top of Mt. Seoraksan
πAIRBNB: Take bus 7-1 from Seoraksan to Sokcho Express Bus Terminal; take bus back to Seoul Express Terminal; take Orange Line back to Jongno 3-ga Station (Exit 4 Purple Line)
π΅ PHP55 – PHP75 Bus to Sokcho
PHP700 – PHP900 Bus to Seoul
PHP60 – PHP70 Train
DAY 4
πNAMI ISLAND & PETITE FRANCE TOUR via KLOOK (Meeting Point at Dongdaemun): Take the Purple Line from Jongno 3-ga Station to Dongdaemun History and Cultural Park Station
(Whole Day Tour w Guide & Transportation)
π΅ PHP50 – PHP60 Commute
PHP1000/2pax Food in Nami Island
πDongdaemun History and Culture Park: Klook drop off at Dongdaemun 4-5pm
π΄Palsaik Samgyupsal: 6 minute walk from Dongdaemun to 30 Eulji-ro 43-gil, Jung-gu Mijin Bldg 2F
π΅ PHP1000 – PHP1500 Food
πAIRBNB: Take the Purple Line from Dongdaemun History and Culture Park Station to Jongno 3-ga Station. (Exit 4 Insadong)
π΅ PHP50 – PHP60 Commute
DAY 5
πEWHA WOMANS UNIVERSITY: Take the Green Line from Euljiro 3-ga Station to EWHA Womans University Station (10 min walk)
π΅ PHP60 – PHP90 Commute
π΄LUNCH IN POPEYES: Walk 7 mins from EWHA Womans University
π΅ PHP300 – PHP500 Food
πSTARFIELD LIBRARY IN COEX MALL: Take the Green Line from EWHA Womans Univ Station to Samseong Station. (Exit 5 then take a 7 min walk to Starfield COEX Mall
π΅ PHP75 – PHP95 Commute
πAIRBNB: Take the Green Line from Samseong to Euljiro 3-ga Station; transfer to the Orange Line and get down at Jongno 3-ga Station. (Exit 4 Insadong)
π΅ PHP110 – PHP130 Commute
πAIRPORT: Jongno 3-ga Station to Gongdeok Station; Gongdeok Station to Incheon Intl Airport T1
π΅PHP200 – PHP270 Commute
BY: SABRINA GAYOSO
Sabrina, 25 from Sta Rosa Laguna, runs a personal blog about travel, travel itineraries, food, and all sorts of adventures. For more travel photos and DIY Itineraries, you can follow her on Instagram: @sabgayoso and on Facebook: Sabrina Gayoso.
2 thoughts on “SOUTH KOREA: DIY 5-DAY ITINERARY”
Hello sis..ask ko lang po hm total cost nyo po??
Hi Rose. This was a guest post po. You can directly ask her through the links to her social media accounts. ?