How long are you ashore in Incheon?

For a 4.5-hour call or longer · 2 hr 30 min door to door

Songdo, close in

Short calls — the only sights near the terminal

Fits a 4.5-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.

1. +0:00
   Taxi to Songdo Central Park (~15 min)

   Show the driver 송도 센트럴파크

2. +0:20
   The canal boardwalk and a water taxi

   Boats from the West Boathouse; about 20 minutes round the canal

3. +1:20
   Coffee by the lake, or the Tri-bowl

   The tower skyline is the view

4. +1:55
   Taxi back to the terminal

   Taxis queue at the park entrances

5. +2:15
   Back at the gangway

Running late? No taxi at the park? Central Park station is on the edge of it; one stop to International Business District, then a taxi.

Transport spend: taxi ~₩8,000–10,000 each way. Full route, map and photos

For a 7-hour call or longer · 5 hr door to door

The old port

The Incheon day: Chinatown, jajangmyeon, the market and the harbour

Fits a 7-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.

1. +0:00
   Taxi to Chinatown (~25 min)

   Or the city shuttle to the Gaehangjang area

2. +0:30
   Chinatown gate, the settlement stairs and Jayu Park

   The stairs mark the old Chinese–Japanese boundary

3. +1:15
   The Jajangmyeon Museum

   Opens 09:00; closed Mondays

4. +2:00
   Jajangmyeon lunch

   Sinseung Banjeom opens at 11:10. On a 07:00 arrival, ride the Wolmi Sea Train first (from 10:00, not Mondays; Wolmi Bada station by Incheon Station) and eat after

5. +3:00
   Sinpo Market for dakgangjeong

   10 minutes on foot; buy a box for the ship

6. +3:50
   Taxi back to the terminal

   ~25 min

7. +4:20
   Back at the gangway

Running late at Sinpo? The market is the sacrifice, not the taxi — buy the chicken and leave.

Transport spend: taxi ~₩12,000–15,000 each way. Museum ₩1,000, lunch ~₩10,000. Full route, map and photos

For a 9.5-hour call or longer · 7 hr 30 min door to door

One Seoul cluster

Calls of 12 hours (10 at the very least) — the palace and Bukchon, nothing else

Fits a 9.5-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.

1. +0:00
   Taxi to International Business District station (~15 min)

   Buy a T-money card at the kiosk; foreign cards cannot tap the gates

2. +0:20
   Incheon Line 1 to Gyeyang, then the AREX all-stop train to Seoul Station

   About 1h30 on the rails

3. +2:00
   Subway or taxi to Gyeongbokgung

   Closed Tuesdays; the guard changes at 10:00 and 14:00

4. +2:15
   Gyeongbokgung, unhurried

   ₩3,000; free if you are 65+ (show your passport)

5. +3:45
   Walk up to Bukchon

   Core lanes open to visitors 10:00–17:00 only

6. +4:45
   Taxi or rail back to the terminal

   Leave Seoul by 14:30 on a 07:00–19:00 call — the taxi back can take up to ~110 minutes (estimate)

7. +6:45
   Back at the gangway

   The commonest Incheon call is 12 hours (e.g. 07:00–19:00); no 9-hour calls are scheduled for Oct–Dec 2026

Running late? Behind at the palace? Skip Bukchon and start back. A Seoul day fails on the return, never on the sights.

Transport spend: taxi ₩8,000–10,000 + rail ~₩2,500 each way, or ~₩50,000–70,000 by taxi each way. Palace ₩3,000 (free for foreigners 65+ — bring the passport). Full route, map and photos

Rainy day · 4 hr 30 min door to door

The rainy-day Incheon

Wet weather — a museum, a covered market and a noodle lunch

Fits a 6.5-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.

1. +0:00
   Taxi to Chinatown (~25 min)

   Or the city shuttle if it is running — ask at the terminal desk

2. +0:30
   The Jajangmyeon Museum

   Indoors, in the old Gonghwachun building; ₩1,000; closed Mondays

3. +1:30
   Jajangmyeon for lunch, a few doors away

   Sinseung Banjeom opens at 11:10 and breaks 15:00–16:30. The museum opens at 09:00, so on an early arrival leave the ship about 10:00 and keep this order

4. +2:30
   Walk to Sinpo Market (~10 min)

   Mostly covered; dakgangjeong to take away

5. +3:30
   Taxi back to the terminal

   ~25 min; the queue at the rank is the risk, not the drive

6. +4:05
   Back at the gangway

Running late? Monday? The museum is closed. Take the Hyundai outlet in Songdo instead — indoors, 15 minutes from the ship.

Transport spend: taxis ~₩30,000–40,000 per car across the day. Museum ₩1,000. Full route, map and photos