Seogwipo Old Town

Getting here

From Jeju International Airport

Take an airport limousine. The 800 and 801 run from Jeju Bus Terminal and the airport to the Seogwipo Registry Office stop, the old terminal in the centre, the 800 by way of Seogwipo Bus Terminal; the 800-1 runs there in the morning and late evening only. The 600 runs through Jungmun to Seogwipo Port and ends at Seogwipo KAL Hotel, about 80 minutes by VisitJeju's figure.

By express bus

Express buses 181 and 182 loop from the airport and Jeju Bus Terminal to Seogwipo Bus Terminal and back, one way by the 5.16 Road across Hallasan, the other by Pyeonghwa-ro. Seogwipo Bus Terminal stands by the World Cup Stadium, out of the old centre, so allow for a city bus or taxi on to your stay; the limousines are the direct ride.

From Seoul

Fly to Jeju International Airport: Jeju to Seoul Gimpo was the world's busiest airline route in 2025, OAG reports. Then take limousine 800 or 801 south over Hallasan to the old terminal.

Around the south coast

City loop 880 circles from the Seogwipo Hyangto 5-Day Market through Jungang Rotary to Cheonjiyeon and back, and VisitJeju describes it as an electric city tour that includes Oedolgae and Cheonjiyeon Falls. Intercity bus 201 runs from Seogwipo Bus Terminal up the east coast to Seongsan Ilchulbong, and 295 to Seongsan Port via Gasi-ri.

On your doorstep

• Seogwipo Maeil Olle Market A year-round traditional market in central Seogwipo for mandarins and hallabong, fish, black pork and prepared food. VisitJeju gives winter hours of 07:00–20:00; it took 'olle' into its name in 2009, when Jeju Olle Route 6 was routed through it.
• Arang Joeul Street Seogwipo's food alley, across the street from the Olle Market: more than 80 shops in four zones. The name means 'a street that's good to know' in the Jeju dialect.
• Lee Jung-seop Street A memorial street around the thatched house where the painter Lee Jung-seop lived as a Korean War refugee, restored in 1997. A 135 m section is pedestrian-only from Friday to Sunday, 18:00–24:00.
• Cheonjiyeon Falls A waterfall 22 m high and 12 m wide in a subtropical valley protected as a Natural Monument. Open 09:00–22:00, last admission 21:20.
• Saeyeongyo Bridge The bridge from Seogwipo Port to Saeseom Island, built in the shape of a teu, a traditional Jeju raft. It is lit until 22:00.
• Jeongbang Falls 23 m high and the only coastal waterfall in Korea that drops straight into the sea, five minutes down a stairway from the ticket office. Open 09:00–17:50, last admission 17:30.
• Seogwipo Chilsimni Park A green park on Jeju Olle Route 6 overlooking Cheonjiyeon Falls, linking the coastal path towards Oedolgae.
• Oedolgae A sea stack about 20 m high on Jeju Olle Route 7, also called General Rock after the legend of General Choe Yeong.

One easy day from here

1. Morning The Olle Market from its 07:00 opening for breakfast, then Lee Jung-seop Street across the road.
2. Late morning Jeongbang Falls, from its 09:00 opening, and the coast path back past Seogwipo Port.
3. Afternoon Chilsimni Park and Jeju Olle Route 7 west to Oedolgae.
4. Evening Dinner on Arang Joeul Street, then Cheonjiyeon Falls and Saeyeongyo Bridge, both lit until 22:00.

Before you book

• Take the limousine, not the express bus, with luggage: the 800 and 801 reach the old terminal in the centre, while express buses 181 and 182 end at Seogwipo Bus Terminal, out by the World Cup Stadium.
• Plan Hwanguji Coast as a view, not a swim: VisitJeju says the stairs down and the waterside are closed because of falling rocks, with no reopening date. The viewing area and Olle Route 7 stay open.
• Book a Friday or Saturday night for Lee Jung-seop Street, whose 135 m section is pedestrian-only from Friday to Sunday evening.
• Leave Jeongbang Falls for the morning: it closes at 17:50, while Cheonjiyeon stays open until 22:00.