PORT OF JAPAN
Seongsan Ilchulbong from the ocean, Jeju

Home / Jeju / Your day / Route

For an 8-hour call · Jeju

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

Long calls at the northern terminal. Timed from the gangway and back.

6 hr door to door6 stopsNeeds an 8-hour callStarts from Jeju Port
Open the route in Google Maps, in 4 parts
Photo: Korea.net / Korean Culture and Information Service / CC BY-SA 2.0
Door to door
6 hr
From the gangway and back
Best for
An 8-hour call or longer
Long calls at the northern terminal
Room to spare
None
What it costs
A taxi for the day
Booking
None found
Check each place’s own page before you sail
Room to spare
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.
What it costs
A taxi for the day, price agreed before you set off. Seongsan ₩5,000, Manjanggul ₩4,000.

Checked · Researched, not yet visited · times from official timetables and our estimates · Takumi Yamada

Numbers follow the route below. Pins are the places themselves; walking lines are not drawn because the best way between two stops can change with the tram, the tide or the weather.

Open in Google Maps, in 4 parts

  1. 1Your ship → Seongsan Ilchulbongby taxiGoogle Maps gives no walking or driving directions in Korea: Kakao Map · Naver Map app
  2. 2Seongsan Ilchulbong → Manjanggul lava tubeby taxiKakao Map · Naver Map app
  3. 3Manjanggul lava tube → Back to Jeju Portby taxiKakao Map · Naver Map app
  4. 4Back to Jeju Port → Back to the shiptrain or busKakao Map · Naver Map app

Google Maps on a phone takes three stops between start and end, and none on a train or bus route, so the day opens in parts. Each step below also has its own directions.

The route

How the day runs

Times are from the moment you step off, not from the scheduled arrival. Everything shifts if your ship is late; the order does not.

  1. +0:00
    Taxi east to Seongsan Ilchulbong (~1h)

    Closed the first Monday of the month

    What you will see hereDirections from the ship (by taxi)Kakao Map · Naver Map app
  2. +1:05
    Climb to the crater rim

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

    What you will see here
    Seongsan Ilchulbong from the ocean, Jeju
    Photo: Korea.net / Korean Culture and Information Service / CC BY-SA 2.0
  3. +2:45
    Taxi to Manjanggul (~35 min)

    Closed the first Wednesday; bring a layer

    What you will see hereDirections from the previous stop (by taxi)Kakao Map · Naver Map app
  4. +3:25
    The lava tube

    About an hour underground

    Manjanggul Lava tube, Jeju
    Photo: Gary Cycles / CC BY 2.0
  5. +4:35
    Taxi back to Jeju Port (~40 min)Directions from the previous stop (by taxi)Kakao Map · Naver Map app
  6. +5:20
    Back at the gangway
Would rather have it arranged?Small Group Tour in East Jeju Healing Island w/Woman Divers ShowSame crater and lava tube, guided minivan, no taxi queue to arrange. · from US$110 · 5.0★ — why we list it
The margin is not optional. This route ends an hour before all-aboard on purpose. If you are running late, drop the last stop, not the hour.
What the day looks like

Jeju, along this route

Real photographs of the places above and the streets between them. Every one is credited.

Cheonjiyeon Falls, Jeju
Cheonjiyeon FallsPhoto: Norton Ip from Hong Kong / CC BY-SA 2.0
Seogwipo Maeil Olle Market, Jeju
Seogwipo Maeil Olle MarketPhoto: Seefooddiet / CC BY-SA 4.0
Seongsan Ilchulbong, Jeju
Seongsan IlchulbongPhoto: Basile Morin / CC BY-SA 4.0
Dongmun Market, Jeju
Dongmun MarketPhoto: Grapesurgeon / CC BY-SA 4.0
Manjanggul lava tube, Jeju
Manjanggul lava tubePhoto: 강형원 / CC BY 4.0
Jusangjeolli cliffs, Jeju
Jusangjeolli cliffsPhoto: Bernard Gagnon / CC0
Other routes

The other routes in Jeju

Dongmun Market, Jeju CityJeju City, close in (Jeju Port)Needs a 4.5-hour call · ~2.5hShort calls at the northern terminalJusangjeolli cliffs, JejuThe south coast (Gangjeong)Needs a 7-hour call · ~5hThe southern terminal — cliffs, falls and the marketInside the Manjanggul lava tube, JejuThe rainy-day Jeju (Jeju Port)A wet day · ~4.5hWet weather at the northern terminal — underground and under roofs
Pick your own stops instead →Back to the Jeju guide
Everything in one pageThe complete Jeju guide: berth, into town, your hours, tours that fitOpen the complete guide →