r/koreatravel

Hi everyone,

My friend and I (both 20) are traveling to Seoul this August. Our flight lands quite late, and by the time we pass immigration, it will be past midnight (around 00:30 AM).
Since the regular trains (AREX) won't be running anymore, we want to take a late-night airport bus (like the N-lines) to downtown Seoul to keep it budget-friendly. We are looking for the best area to book our accommodation for 7 nights.

1 Which neighborhood/station do you recommend? Which budget-friendly areas have a direct, non-stop connection via the late-night airport buses where we can just walk to our accommodation?
2 Hotel vs. Airbnb for late-night check-in? We will probably arrive at the accommodation around 2:00 AM. Should we look for a hotel with a 24-hour front desk, or do Airbnbs in Seoul usually offer reliable self-check-in at that hour? Which option is safer/better for a late arrival?

Thanks in advance for your recommendations!

Traveling to Seoul in a month and want to see if anyone has recommendations for “non omakase” sushi. My fiancee and I like to pick our own fish but a lot of what is on CatchTable is omakase.

Any insight is greatly appreciated

I usually use WU but was wondering if there was something with a better rate & terms to send USD to KRW to someone in Korea?

Doing a month in China: starting with martial arts training near the Shaolin Temple, then flying to Seoul for 4 nights before heading back to wrap up with Beijing, Chongqing, and Chengdu.

Seoul is where I'm stuck. I was honestly expecting the same level of hostel diversity you get in Japan (quirky guesthouses, futuristic capsule hotels etc.) but I'm struggling to find that. Maybe I'm searching wrong, maybe it's just less of a thing there.

What I'm after: a private room in a hostel or guesthouse that still has a buzzing common area or bar where you actually meet people. Not a hotel or a silent guesthouse.

Two questions for anyone who's been:

1. Any specific hostel recommendations for Seoul that fit this vibe? Maybe one that you personally experienced and loved it?
2. Which neighbourhood should a first-timer base themselves? and does the neighbourhood even matter for the social hostel scene?

Appreciate any intel. This trip is already pretty wild on paper so I want the Seoul leg to actually deliver socially 😄

Hello all, I just planned a spontaneous itinerary to Seoul, from June 1st-7th. I wanted to know if I should bother visiting Busan & Jeju Island in this time, or if I should focus on seeing things in Seoul.

As for me, I am also wondering recommendations for Seoul. I’m a big fan of food culture, and wanted to see some castles or nature.

Thanks:)

Aloha! Is 2h50m hour layover in Haneda going to Seoul enough time to clear immigration and check in bags? I am taking hawaiian from HNL to Haneda, then Korean Airlines Haneda to Gimpo. Flights were booked under one reference number on Expedia.

It's been one week since I'm in Changwon (from India) and I've noticed that my hair fall problem is way too severe here as compared to India, why is this so? Also, what cheap food options do I have here as a student , while still retaining some spices?

My partner and I are visiting Seoul in October. I’m Korean and have visited before, but it’s my partner’s first time. We’re in our 30s, hate busy, touristy areas and would prefer a quiet, chill, local-vibe to the neighborhood. We don’t love overly trendy, consumer driven areas. We love the arts, cinema, thrifting, nature, and hole in the wall spots.

Any advice on where to stay?

Am I the only one getting extremely slow Korean websites ? I have literally been seeing images being loaded from top to bottom like the old times.

I've been visiting tourist websites and such that maybe don't have much maintenance but even Naver is so damm slow to just load a route, reviews or menus.

And it's not my phone or the network since foreign websites just load instantly like usual.

Is there some kind of protection or old technology at play here?