Dongmun Market
Jeju City · 60 min
The island's oldest market, open from 8 a.m. Breakfast on hallabong juice, omegi-tteok (mugwort rice cakes) and a fish cake; the night market section in the same hall comes back at 5 p.m.
Jeju · South Korea · 3 days
3 days in Jeju
Three days that split the island into thirds: Jeju City and the west coast, the east with a sunrise on Seongsan Ilchulbong, and Seogwipo's waterfalls and cliffs in the south. Most people drive it, and Hallasan is the swap for a mountain day.
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Checked October 10, 2026. That’s the day we last confirmed the hours, prices and closed days.
- 3 days
- 23 stops
- 7 with a ticket
- from ₩50,000 a day
When to go
April to June and late September to October are the kind weeks: clear, 59 to 77°F (15 to 25°C), and the canola and cherry blossom in April. July and August are hot, humid and busy at the beaches, with typhoon risk from August into September. Winter is windy and gray more often than not, but the tangerine groves are in fruit and the camellias are out.
Where to base yourself
Jeju City (Jeju-si) puts you next to the airport, Dongmun Market and Black Pork Street, and starts the west and east days without a drive. Seogwipo is the base for the south and for Hallasan's Seongpanak trail, and quieter at night. Jungmun is resort hotels on the cliff; Seongsan is one street of guesthouses, worth it only for the sunrise climb.
Getting around
A rental car is how most visitors do this itinerary. You need a paper International Driving Permit (Geneva or Vienna Convention) with your home license and passport. The rental desks are not in the terminal, so take the free shuttle from outside Gate 3 to the rental car houses. A compact costs around ₩45,000 to ₩60,000 a day before insurance; use Naver Map or Kakao Map, not Google. Without a car, blue trunk buses (201 round the east coast, 202 the west) and red express buses cover the big stops for ₩1,150 to ₩1,200 a ride on a T-money card, ₩2,000 to ₩3,000 for express; the airport limousine 600 reaches Seogwipo in 70 to 80 minutes for around ₩5,000. Allow a bus day to hold two or three stops, not six.
Day 1
Jeju City and the west
- FromYour hotel in Jeju City: Dongmun and Tapdong
- 1
- 23 min · walk
- 2
Yongduam (Dragon Head Rock)
Yongdam · 30 min
Ten minutes west on the shore road to a lava rock the shape of a dragon's head, free. The haenyeo stalls at Yongyeon sell raw sea urchin and abalone to eat on the rocks.
- 29 km · transit or taxi
- 3
Hallim Park
Hallim · 105 min
Forty-five minutes down the west coast for gardens, a stone village and the Hyeopjae and Ssangyong lava caves, all on one ticket. If the price grates, sit on Hyeopjae beach across the road instead.
around ₩15,000
- 8 min · walk
- 4
Hyeopjae Beach and its noodle shops
Hyeopjae · 75 min
White sand, turquoise water and Biyangdo island offshore; wade in, then eat gogi-guksu (pork noodle soup) or a haemul-ramyeon at the shops along the beach road.
- 11 km · transit or taxi
- 5
O'sulloc Tea Museum
Andeok · 60 min
Twenty-five minutes inland through the tea fields. Free; walk the rows outside first, then have a green tea ice cream or roll cake inside (closes at 6 p.m. in winter, 7 p.m. in summer).
- Next door
- 6
Innisfree Jeju House
Andeok · 45 min
Next door to O'sulloc, free to enter. A glass cafe on the fields and the brand's shop; the soap-making session costs extra and is worth booking if you have children with you.
- 32 km · transit or taxi
- 7
Black Pork Street (Heukdwaeji Street)
Jeju City · 90 min
Back in Jeju City, a lane of grill houses five minutes from Dongmun. Order heukdwaeji ogyeopsal by the portion, grill it yourself and dip it in melchijeot, the anchovy sauce.
Day 2
The east: sunrise, the lava tube and the haenyeo
- FromYour hotel in Jeju City: Dongmun and Tapdong
- 1
Seongsan Ilchulbong
Seongsan · 90 min
Sunrise Peak: the gate opens before dawn in every season (check the time), and the stepped climb to the crater rim takes 20 to 25 minutes. From Jeju City leave about 90 minutes before sunrise, or sleep in Seongsan; it is closed the first Monday of each month.
₩5,000
- 15 min · walk
- 2
Abalone porridge at Seongsan harbor
Seongsan · 45 min
Jeonbok-juk, abalone rice porridge, is the island breakfast. The restaurants along the harbor road below the peak open early for the sunrise crowd.
- 4.3 km · transit or taxi
- 3
Seopjikoji
Seongsan · 90 min
A ten-minute drive, or bus 295, to a grass cape with canola in spring, the Bangdupo lighthouse and the view back to Ilchulbong. Free to walk, and an hour and a half for the full loop.
- 19 km · transit or taxi
- 4
Manjanggul Lava Tube
Gujwa · 75 min
Thirty-five minutes north-west. Reopened on May 30, 2026 after repairs, with one kilometer of the tube open, ending at a 7.6-meter lava column; closed the first Wednesday of the month, and it is about 54°F (12°C) inside, so bring a layer.
₩4,000
- 3.8 km · transit or taxi
- 5
Woljeongri Beach cafes
Woljeong · 75 min
Ten minutes from the cave, a strip of cafes with first-floor windows on the sea; lunch is a sandwich or a bowl of something and a ₩7,000 coffee. Parking fills on summer weekends, so park on the inland side and walk.
- 16 km · transit or taxi
- 6
Haenyeo performance at Umutgae
Seongsan · 45 min
Back under Ilchulbong, on the free shore section, the women divers sing, then dive for the day's catch and sell it on the rocks. The show has been at 2 p.m. lately and is canceled in rough weather, so confirm at the ticket office in the morning.
- 15 km · transit or taxi
- 7
Seongeup Folk Village
Seongeup · 60 min
Twenty-five minutes inland to a lived-in village of stone walls and thatched houses, not a museum; free to wander, and some house interiors ask a small fee. Jeju Folk Village in Pyoseon (around ₩15,000) is the curated version.
- 30 km · transit or taxi
- 8
Samseonghyeol Haemultang
Jeju City · 90 min
Fifty minutes back to Jeju City. A seafood hotpot, haemul-tang, that arrives as a mountain of octopus, crab and shellfish for two or more; the broth is finished with noodles.
Day 3
The south: Seogwipo's waterfalls and the cliffs
- FromYour hotel in Jeju City: Dongmun and Tapdong
- 1
Seogwipo Olle Market
Seogwipo · 60 min
Open from 7 a.m. Breakfast on hoe (sliced raw fish) from a stall, a fresh tangerine juice and a sweet black pork bun; the covered arcades make this the rain-proof stop of the day.
- 13 min · walk
- 2
Jeongbang Falls
Seogwipo · 45 min
A ten-minute walk from the market to a waterfall that drops straight into the sea. The stairs down are steep and wet, so wear grip; open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., last entry 6 p.m..
₩2,000
- 1.6 km · transit or taxi
- 3
Cheonjiyeon Falls (Seogwipo)
Seogwipo · 45 min
Ten minutes west by car or 25 on foot along the harbor. A flat 500-meter path through the gorge to the pool, open and lit until 10 p.m., so it also works as an after-dinner walk.
₩2,000
- 15 km · transit or taxi
- 4
Galchi jorim near the Olle market
Seogwipo · 75 min
Hairtail braised with radish and chili is the Seogwipo dish, and the restaurants on the lanes off the market serve it as a set for two. Galchi-guk, a clear hairtail soup with pumpkin, is the gentler option.
- 4.5 km · transit or taxi
- 5
Jusangjeolli Cliff
Jungmun · 45 min
Twenty minutes west at Daepo. Hexagonal basalt columns stack along the shore with the waves breaking over them; the boardwalk loop takes half an hour, and parking is paid.
₩2,000
- 1.7 km · transit or taxi
- 6
Cheonjeyeon Falls (Jungmun)
Jungmun · 60 min
Five minutes on, in the Jungmun complex: three tiers down a forest gorge and the arched Seonimgyo bridge, with the top pool flowing only after rain. Yakcheonsa, fifteen minutes east, is the free swap, a huge modern temple hall with a sea view.
₩2,500
- 13 min · walk
- 7
Jungmun Saekdal Beach
Jungmun · 45 min
Below the resort hotels, down a long stair, with surfers, black and white sand and the sun going down behind the cliff. Free, and the parking lot is at the top.
- 14 km · transit or taxi
- 8
Seogwipo Olle Night Market
Seogwipo · 90 min
The market's stalls switch to street food from 5 p.m.: black pork skewers, fried chicken with tangerine sauce and grilled abalone. Eat standing, then walk to the lit Cheonjiyeon falls if you skipped them.
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The practical bits
From the airport
Fly. Seoul Gimpo to Jeju takes about an hour and is one of the busiest air routes in the world, with departures every few minutes through the day from Korean Air, Asiana and the budget carriers (Jeju Air, T'way, Jin Air); Busan, Daegu and Cheongju also fly in. Ferries run from Mokpo, Wando, Jindo, Yeosu and Busan to Jeju Port: Wando and Jindo are the short crossings at two to three hours, Mokpo is around four to five, Busan is overnight. The airport is 15 minutes by taxi (₩5,000 to ₩8,000) from Jeju City, or bus 600 straight on to Seogwipo.
What a day costs
About ₩50,000 to ₩80,000 a day per person for meals, entry tickets and fuel or buses. A compact rental car adds ₩45,000 to ₩60,000 a day plus ₩15,000 to ₩20,000 for the damage waiver, split between the car; a black pork or seafood hotpot dinner is ₩25,000 to ₩35,000 a head.
Where to stay
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Worth knowing
- Bring the paper International Driving Permit, not a photo of it; without it no rental counter on the island will hand over keys, and the permit must sit beside your original license.
- Download Naver Map or Kakao Map before you land. Google Maps does not give driving directions in Korea, and the Korean place names in Naver are how shop signs read.
- Hallasan's summit trails (Seongpanak and Gwaneumsa) need a free reservation from visithalla.jeju.go.kr, released a month ahead; the lower sections up to the Jindallaebat shelter have been reservation-free since May 2025, but the shelter turns summit walkers back around midday to 1 p.m. depending on season.
- Check the closed days before you set the order: Seongsan Ilchulbong shuts the first Monday of each month and Manjanggul the first Wednesday. Waystop's hours check marks any stop you place on one of those days.
- Jeju sits in the sea and the wind shows it: a jacket you can zip, even in May, and a hat that stays on for the Ilchulbong rim and Seopjikoji.
Things you can ask once it’s in the app
Plans change. Ask Chat and it proposes a reshuffled day you can apply, or just answers the question.
How should day 2 change if we take the bus: which stops survive without a car?Is Seongsan Ilchulbong open on the Monday we're there?What time is sunrise in mid-October and when should we leave Jeju City?Could day 3 become Hallasan via Seongpanak, and what should we pack?Where can we eat black pork near Seogwipo instead of driving back to Jeju City?
Questions
Do I really need a car in Jeju?
Not strictly, but the island is 73 kilometers across and the buses are slow between the coast and the inland stops. With a car this plan runs as written; by bus, cut each day to two or three stops along one trunk route (201 east, 202 west) and let the airport limousine 600 move you between Jeju City and Seogwipo.
Can I just turn up and climb Hallasan?
To the summit, no: the stretch above the Jindallaebat shelter (Seongpanak) or Samgakbong (Gwaneumsa) checks a reservation made on visithalla.jeju.go.kr, with daily quotas and a one-month booking window. The lower sections and the Yeongsil and Eorimok trails to the Witse Oreum plateau need nothing. Allow eight to nine hours for Seongpanak and back.
Which day works in the rain?
Day 3: the Olle market is covered, the waterfalls are better in rain, and Manjanggul from day 2 is underground anyway. A Waystop rain plan for this trip pulls the lava tube forward and pushes Seopjikoji to a clearer day.
Is Manjanggul open?
Yes, since May 30, 2026, after a closure that started in December 2023. One kilometer of the tube is open with new walkways and lighting; it closes the first Wednesday of the month and last entry is 5 p.m.. Check the Visit Jeju notices the week you go, repairs there have moved dates before.
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