How long are you ashore in Jeju?

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

Jeju City, close in (Jeju Port)

Short calls at the northern terminal

Starts from Jeju Port

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
   City Tour bus or taxi to Dongmun Market

   The bus leaves the terminal on the hour from 09:00, not on Mondays; the operator’s own pages disagree on cash, so carry a card

2. +0:15
   Dongmun Market

   Food alley between gates 8 and 10; hallabong by the box

3. +1:15
   Taxi to Yongduam (~10 min)

   The dragon-head rock on the shore

4. +1:50
   Taxi back to the terminal

   ~10 min

5. +2:05
   Back at the gangway

Running late? At Gangjeong instead? Take the Jusangjeolli cliffs — twelve minutes by taxi — and lunch at the haenyeo house next to the terminal.

Transport spend: City Tour bus ₩5,000 a ride, or taxis ~₩5,000–7,000. Full route, map and photos

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

The south coast (Gangjeong)

The southern terminal — cliffs, falls and the market

Starts from Gangjeong

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 the Jusangjeolli cliffs (~15 min)

   ₩2,000; the boardwalk takes 30–40 minutes

2. +1:00
   Taxi to Jeongbang Falls (~25 min, about ₩15,600)

   Stairs down to the shore; ₩2,000

3. +2:00
   Walk to Seogwipo Maeil Olle Market (~20 min, 1.4 km)

   Covered; fried fish cakes and hallabong

4. +3:00
   Lunch in Seogwipo

   Sambo Sikdang for abalone stew is near the market

5. +4:00
   Taxi back to Gangjeong

   ~20 min, about ₩11,000. Bus 680 has no published timetable: use it into town only, never for the return

6. +4:30
   Back at the gangway

Running late? Short of time? Drop the market and eat at the haenyeo house next to the terminal instead.

Transport spend: taxis ~₩8,000–16,000 per hop; bus 680 into town only. Falls ₩2,000 each. Full route, map and photos

For an 8-hour call or longer · 6 hr door to door

East Jeju: the crater and the lava tube (Jeju Port)

Long calls at the northern terminal

Starts from Jeju Port

Fits an 8-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 east to Seongsan Ilchulbong (~1h)

   Closed the first Monday of the month

2. +1:05
   Climb to the crater rim

   30–40 minutes up; the haenyeo show at the cove below is weather-dependent

3. +2:45
   Taxi to Manjanggul (~35 min)

   Closed the first Wednesday; bring a layer

4. +3:25
   The lava tube

   About an hour underground

5. +4:35
   Taxi back to Jeju Port (~40 min)
6. +5:20
   Back at the gangway

Running late at Seongsan? Skip the lava tube and go straight back — it is the long leg.

Transport spend: a taxi for the day, price agreed before you set off. Seongsan ₩5,000, Manjanggul ₩4,000. Full route, map and photos

Rainy day · 4 hr 30 min door to door

The rainy-day Jeju (Jeju Port)

Wet weather at the northern terminal — underground and under roofs

Starts from Jeju Port

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 Manjanggul (~40 min)

   Underground and dry; closed the first Wednesday

2. +0:45
   The lava tube
3. +1:50
   Taxi back toward the city (~40 min)
4. +2:35
   Black pork lunch

   Black Pork Street, 2 km from the terminal

5. +3:35
   Dongmun Market, under its roof
6. +4:15
   Taxi back to the terminal

   ~10 min

7. +4:30
   Back at the gangway

Running late? At Gangjeong in the rain? O’sulloc’s museum and café, 35 minutes by taxi, is the indoor answer.

Transport spend: taxis ~₩60,000 per car across the day. Manjanggul ₩4,000. Full route, map and photos