The very long call · Sokcho

Cable car, a Seoraksan trail, the market and Abai Village (10:00–20:00 call)

The 10-hour Westerdam and Noordam Saturday calls; gangway by 18:30. Timed from the gangway and back. On a 9-hour stop that leaves 1 hr spare — the full hour this site recommends, and then some.

8 hr door to door13 stops10 hours, or an overnight ashore

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Door to door

8 hr

From the gangway and back

Best for

10 hours, or an overnight

The 10-hour Westerdam and Noordam Saturday calls; gangway by 18:30

Room to spare

1 hr

On a 9-hour stop that leaves 1 hr spare — the full hour this site recommends, and then some.

What it costs

taxi out about ₩13,500–20,900 on the meter, our estimate; bus 7-1 back ₩1,700 cash; a short taxi about ₩4,800; Gaetbae ₩500

Transport spend: taxi out about ₩13,500–20,900 on the meter, our estimate; bus 7-1 back ₩1,700 cash; a short taxi about ₩4,800; Gaetbae ₩500. Cable car ₩16,000. About ₩30,000–40,000 a couple in transport, plus ₩32,000 for the car.

Booking

Nothing

Every stop here takes walk-ups

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.

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.

+0:00
Off the ship at 10:30; taxi from the rank to Sogongwon (~26 min)
The first 30 min after arrival go on clearance; ₩13,500–20,900 on the meter, our estimate
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+0:30
Buy cable-car tickets at the 1F counter (11:00)
₩16,000 each, timed boarding; Saturday: expect a wait, 1 h+ on busy days
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+0:35
Sinheungsa and the Unification Buddha while you wait
Flat, 5–10 min from the gate
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Photo: Konoponpokopon / CC BY-SA 4.0
+1:30
Cable car up, walk to Gwongeumseong, down (12:00–13:00)
5 min each way; 20–30 min walk to the rock
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+2:30
Lunch at the Sogongwon restaurant row or the top-station snack bar
Names and hours not confirmed
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Photo: by Junho Jung at Flickr from South Korea / CC BY-SA 3.0
+3:10
Biryong Falls (2.4 km, 1 h each way) or Heundeulbawi (2.8 km, 1 h each way)
KNPS figures; the first 1.2 km to Biryong is step-free
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Photo: Jhkangphoto / CC BY-SA 4.0
+5:20
Bus 7 (15:53) or 7-1 (16:10) down from the Seoraksan terminus
Official timetable; ₩1,700 cash or ₩1,530 card; 30–45 min to the Express Bus Terminal stop (secondary); or a taxi ~26 min
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+6:10
Taxi or walk Express Bus Terminal → Tourist & Fishery Market (~16:40)
About 1.5 km
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Photo: Bernard Gagnon / CC0 1.0
+6:15
Market: dakgangjeong, dried fish, the basement sashimi floor
Hours not confirmed
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+7:00
Gaetbae ferry to Abai Village (17:30)
₩500, 5 min; runs to 22:30 in April
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Photo: Mobius6 / CC BY-SA 4.0
+7:05
Early sundae dinner in the village
Dancheon Sikdang last order 18:30 (secondary); eat by 18:15
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+7:50
Walk 582 m to the terminal (9 min)
+8:00
Back at the gangway (~18:30)
All-aboard is normally 30 min before the 20:00 sailing