12 hours in Seoul
Jun 18, 22, 7:34 am
#2
Join Date: Sep 2005
Programs: AC MM E50 , Former SPG, now Marriott LT Plat
Posts: 5,772
First time there?
Interested in: food? sightseeing? shopping? casinos?
Lots of things to do - depends on whether you want a guide/escort, comfortable using the subways, etc. etc. etc.
Interested in: food? sightseeing? shopping? casinos?
Lots of things to do - depends on whether you want a guide/escort, comfortable using the subways, etc. etc. etc.
Jun 18, 22, 9:58 pm
#3
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
Programs: KE Skypass Morning Calm Member, OZ Club
Posts: 2,140
Nothing is open that early. Yes, people go to work, but Korea is not a busy country until literally 11 AM. That's when malls, most shops, etc. open.
So if you land at 5, enter Korea, get to Seoul around 8 AM. The most you can do is go to a cafe before tourist sites/museums open. Plan to spend your day in the Euljiro/Gyeongbokgung/Samcheon-dong area. Gwangjang Market, Namdaemun Market, Seoul Tower, etc. The main tourist area but also the original downtown.
If your flight is at 6:45, you need to be at the airport at 4:45, which means you need to leave Seoul around 3-3:30 depending on how you will go to the airport and which terminal.
So if you land at 5, enter Korea, get to Seoul around 8 AM. The most you can do is go to a cafe before tourist sites/museums open. Plan to spend your day in the Euljiro/Gyeongbokgung/Samcheon-dong area. Gwangjang Market, Namdaemun Market, Seoul Tower, etc. The main tourist area but also the original downtown.
If your flight is at 6:45, you need to be at the airport at 4:45, which means you need to leave Seoul around 3-3:30 depending on how you will go to the airport and which terminal.
Jul 3, 22, 10:22 pm
#4
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: HNL
Programs: Star Alliance
Posts: 64
Immigration/Covid entry approval?
I'd like to do the same but wonder how to fulfill K-ETA and special quarantine report requirements for a Korean address, zip code and local phone number. Aren't both these needed when leaving the airport?
When I tried 'test' filling them online, I could not bypass the Korea address requirement. The systems are also quirky - I couldn't paste a Seoul hostel's address in a test application.
It also looks like transit tours have been cancelled due to Covid.
When I tried 'test' filling them online, I could not bypass the Korea address requirement. The systems are also quirky - I couldn't paste a Seoul hostel's address in a test application.
It also looks like transit tours have been cancelled due to Covid.
