JEJU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Address - 2 Gonghang-ro, Yongdam 2(i)-dong, Cheju, Jeju-do
Website - https://www.airport.co.kr/jejueng/content/contents.do?cid=2016010813224657846&menuId=1985
Tel - 1661-2626
See below for information on flights, airport parking, SeS stickers, and other interesting info.
Address - 2 Gonghang-ro, Yongdam 2(i)-dong, Cheju, Jeju-do
Website - https://www.airport.co.kr/jejueng/content/contents.do?cid=2016010813224657846&menuId=1985
Tel - 1661-2626
See below for information on flights, airport parking, SeS stickers, and other interesting info.
Follow this link to learn how to drive yourself to the airport from the GEC - DRVING YOURSELF TO THE AIRPORT
Mainland Airports
GIMPO Airport (GMP), or Kimpo as it sometimes written, is a domestic and international flight airport with two terminals. It has basic amenities but is improving all the time: a few convenience stores, a couple of restaurants and coffee shops, and a pharmacy...
HOWEVER, should you find yourself there for a long layover (for whatever reason), you can cross the street via an underground walkway whose access is directly in Gimpo Airport, and amuse yourself at the Lotte Mall. Lots of good eating options (TGI Fridays, On the Border, Crispy Creme, and many others), a Lotte Mart supermarket, a department store, some normal mall-type shops, and some familiar stores like Zara, H&M, Body Shop, and Uniqlo if you want to do some shopping. Less than 5 minutes walking.
To get to Incheon Airport do remember about the Gimpo-Incheon Shuffle (See Below)
https://www.airport.co.kr/gimpoeng/content/contents.do?cid=2016010811004110730&menuId=1814
The Gimpo-Incheon Shuffle is almost inevitable if you're getting out of Korea from Jeju, or you need to get to Jeju from an international destination. The vast majority of international flights that fly to/from Incheon require a connection through Gimpo airport (GMP) to get to Jeju. International flights leave from the Incheon airport (ICN). Therefore you must do the Gimpo-Incheon Shuffle. This applies to both outbound and incoming journeys.
TAXI - You can get a taxi outside in the pick up area (don't get a taxi INSIDE the airport. They cost more). A taxi will cost you around 40,000 KW. The commute will take you about 20-30 mins without traffic.
BUS - You can take a bus (called "Airport Limousine" but totally not a limo) from one to the other for 5,000 KW. There is space for luggage but if you have a lot of it (probably more like moving quantities) they might make you buy an extra ticket. You can buy a ticket at the bus itself, at the kiosks outside the exit doors, or inside Incheon Airport. Ask at the Information desk how to do this. The trek is about 20-30 minutes without traffic.
TRAIN - You can also take the Airport Express train between the two airports, which takes about 40 minutes. There are vending machines where you can buy tickets.
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Incheon (ICN), SEOUL, on the other hand, consistently ranks among the best airports in the world, and once you're there you can see why. There's a lot to do, eat, shop, and even see. Duty free shops and eateries are plentiful. There is a Korean cultural center with activities showcasing Korean traditions, and even a movie theater. Definitely not the worst place to be stuck at for a bit.
If you haven't managed to get one of the very rare flights back to Jeju that leaves from Incheon, be prepared to do the Gimpo-Incheon Shuffle and add that to your travel time.
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BUSAN Airport (PUS) - A.K.A. Gimhaeeng Airport - This airport offers some alternative options for domestic and international flights. It is has the same basic amenities as Gimpo, and if you have to change between the International and Domestic terminals there is the Busan Trek to consider (see below)
www.airport.co.kr/gimhaeeng/content/contents.do?cid=2016010821125142752&menuId=2275
The BUSAN TREK - If you fly through Busan from an International destination back to Jeju, be prepared to claim your luggage and walk over to the Domestic Terminal, which is only about a 5 mins walk away to the right of the International Terminal.
Similarly, if you get to Busan from Jeju via a domestic flight and need to go to the International Terminal, you will turn left out of the Domestic Terminal and walk yourself and your luggage 5 mins over to the International Terminal.
BTW - Taxi drivers will look at you with incomprehension if you ask them to take you there... sigh!
Just FYI - It takes longer to walk across the BHA campus from end-to end than it does to do this trek!
Another FYI - You would not use Busan airport for a transit to Incheon, Seoul.
GIMPO Airport (GMP), or Kimpo as it sometimes written, is a domestic and international flight airport with two terminals. It has basic amenities but is improving all the time: a few convenience stores, a couple of restaurants and coffee shops, and a pharmacy...
HOWEVER, should you find yourself there for a long layover (for whatever reason), you can cross the street via an underground walkway whose access is directly in Gimpo Airport, and amuse yourself at the Lotte Mall. Lots of good eating options (TGI Fridays, On the Border, Crispy Creme, and many others), a Lotte Mart supermarket, a department store, some normal mall-type shops, and some familiar stores like Zara, H&M, Body Shop, and Uniqlo if you want to do some shopping. Less than 5 minutes walking.
To get to Incheon Airport do remember about the Gimpo-Incheon Shuffle (See Below)
https://www.airport.co.kr/gimpoeng/content/contents.do?cid=2016010811004110730&menuId=1814
The Gimpo-Incheon Shuffle is almost inevitable if you're getting out of Korea from Jeju, or you need to get to Jeju from an international destination. The vast majority of international flights that fly to/from Incheon require a connection through Gimpo airport (GMP) to get to Jeju. International flights leave from the Incheon airport (ICN). Therefore you must do the Gimpo-Incheon Shuffle. This applies to both outbound and incoming journeys.
TAXI - You can get a taxi outside in the pick up area (don't get a taxi INSIDE the airport. They cost more). A taxi will cost you around 40,000 KW. The commute will take you about 20-30 mins without traffic.
BUS - You can take a bus (called "Airport Limousine" but totally not a limo) from one to the other for 5,000 KW. There is space for luggage but if you have a lot of it (probably more like moving quantities) they might make you buy an extra ticket. You can buy a ticket at the bus itself, at the kiosks outside the exit doors, or inside Incheon Airport. Ask at the Information desk how to do this. The trek is about 20-30 minutes without traffic.
TRAIN - You can also take the Airport Express train between the two airports, which takes about 40 minutes. There are vending machines where you can buy tickets.
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Incheon (ICN), SEOUL, on the other hand, consistently ranks among the best airports in the world, and once you're there you can see why. There's a lot to do, eat, shop, and even see. Duty free shops and eateries are plentiful. There is a Korean cultural center with activities showcasing Korean traditions, and even a movie theater. Definitely not the worst place to be stuck at for a bit.
If you haven't managed to get one of the very rare flights back to Jeju that leaves from Incheon, be prepared to do the Gimpo-Incheon Shuffle and add that to your travel time.
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BUSAN Airport (PUS) - A.K.A. Gimhaeeng Airport - This airport offers some alternative options for domestic and international flights. It is has the same basic amenities as Gimpo, and if you have to change between the International and Domestic terminals there is the Busan Trek to consider (see below)
www.airport.co.kr/gimhaeeng/content/contents.do?cid=2016010821125142752&menuId=2275
The BUSAN TREK - If you fly through Busan from an International destination back to Jeju, be prepared to claim your luggage and walk over to the Domestic Terminal, which is only about a 5 mins walk away to the right of the International Terminal.
Similarly, if you get to Busan from Jeju via a domestic flight and need to go to the International Terminal, you will turn left out of the Domestic Terminal and walk yourself and your luggage 5 mins over to the International Terminal.
BTW - Taxi drivers will look at you with incomprehension if you ask them to take you there... sigh!
Just FYI - It takes longer to walk across the BHA campus from end-to end than it does to do this trek!
Another FYI - You would not use Busan airport for a transit to Incheon, Seoul.
Getting off the island
This a weird thing. There are literally hundreds of flights coming into and leaving Jeju every week. However, because of its popularity and the cheapness of the tickets, you find seats get booked up pretty quickly... especially those cheap as anything flights. Add the fact that you can go to Seoul, Busan, or Gimpo for the day to the mix (You can do a day trip easily), it makes it pretty crazy! Flights can sell out pretty fast, so plan well ahead if you can.
Some people find easy success when buying tickets directly from airline company websites, and if you are one of them... awesome! However, some people don't. Therefore it is best to keep the following in mind.
- Some airline companies do not take a Korean credit card. Some only take foreign cards. Some only take Korean cards... there is no logic; just go with it.
- Some you have to join their website so you can actually buy a ticket, and some make it really hard to do join... sigh!
- Expedia works, as does Travelocity, but there is a commission involved.
- Another option is to use your school's preferred Travel Agent. For BHA it is presently Unicorn Travel. They can help out in all kinds of ways from booking a long haul flight with several connections or stops, to finding a ticket for a day trip.
Contact Ms. Yeojung Kim at [email protected]
There is a small commission fee involved, which varies slightly depending on each case. It is not as much as for Expedia and Travelocity.
Some people find easy success when buying tickets directly from airline company websites, and if you are one of them... awesome! However, some people don't. Therefore it is best to keep the following in mind.
- Some airline companies do not take a Korean credit card. Some only take foreign cards. Some only take Korean cards... there is no logic; just go with it.
- Some you have to join their website so you can actually buy a ticket, and some make it really hard to do join... sigh!
- Expedia works, as does Travelocity, but there is a commission involved.
- Another option is to use your school's preferred Travel Agent. For BHA it is presently Unicorn Travel. They can help out in all kinds of ways from booking a long haul flight with several connections or stops, to finding a ticket for a day trip.
Contact Ms. Yeojung Kim at [email protected]
There is a small commission fee involved, which varies slightly depending on each case. It is not as much as for Expedia and Travelocity.
Parking at the airport
There are three options concerning parking at the airport.
1. The car park at the airport itself is available for short term and moderately long term parking. It costs about 2,000 KW for one hour, and 15,000 KW per day to park your car there. There are two sides to the car park, a left and a right. You will be directed to the side which has spaces.
There is also now a covered multi-story car-park, whose entrance is on the the ground floor of the outdoor car park to the right. fees for parking there are paid at the exit gate, like for any other parking fee at the airport.
To get in, you have to drive to the airport as if you are dropping someone off or picking someone up, and drive around the one-way system to the entrance of the carpark. Here is a map of the one way system.
https://www.airport.co.kr/jejueng/content/contents.do?cid=2016010813332494862&menuId=2020
The entrance of the carpark can have long lines of cars waiting to get in. This depends on the time of day (early morning = no lines; late morning/middle of the day/afternoon = BIG lines). This can cause anxiety if you are stuck in a line waiting to park and your flight is about to take off! Make sure you include time for this waiting in line when making plans to go somewhere.
Once you get in, you don't need to pick up a ticket - there are cameras that scan your license plates, and they store the information of when you entered the carpark. As you leave, your number plate is scanned again, and you pay according to the length of your stay.
2. There is a long-stay car park just before you get to the airport, and requires walking back to the airport for about 10-15 mins. (drop off people and bags at the airport first, then have just the driver walk back?). You take a left just before the traffic lights at the airport. Not too sure of the actual price for this, but it is cheaper than 15,000KW a day!
3. If you leased a car from Jeju-Rent-a Car, you have the option of free parking at the airport. You call or e-mail Mr. DaeWon Lee (the man who helps BHA with their leasing needs) and tell him you will be traveling. Give him the dates and times of your travel, both departure and arrival.
What happens, is you drive your car to their main office (5 mins walk from the airport), drop it off - even if it's early morning and there is no one in the office - leave the key in the ignition, and shut (but don't lock) the door. Do not leave anything valuable in your car. They park your car round the back of their office building, and keep it safe for you till you come back.
When you come back, shoot him a quick e-mail to remind him of your arrival date and time back in Jeju, and you will find your car waiting for you at the office door.
There is a shuttle bus that takes you to and from the office during office hours, that looks like this. To take the bus from the airport, exit Arrivals and turn right. Follow the long line of people headed for the car park and other shuttles, and you will see several small buses parked up on the right.
1. The car park at the airport itself is available for short term and moderately long term parking. It costs about 2,000 KW for one hour, and 15,000 KW per day to park your car there. There are two sides to the car park, a left and a right. You will be directed to the side which has spaces.
There is also now a covered multi-story car-park, whose entrance is on the the ground floor of the outdoor car park to the right. fees for parking there are paid at the exit gate, like for any other parking fee at the airport.
To get in, you have to drive to the airport as if you are dropping someone off or picking someone up, and drive around the one-way system to the entrance of the carpark. Here is a map of the one way system.
https://www.airport.co.kr/jejueng/content/contents.do?cid=2016010813332494862&menuId=2020
The entrance of the carpark can have long lines of cars waiting to get in. This depends on the time of day (early morning = no lines; late morning/middle of the day/afternoon = BIG lines). This can cause anxiety if you are stuck in a line waiting to park and your flight is about to take off! Make sure you include time for this waiting in line when making plans to go somewhere.
Once you get in, you don't need to pick up a ticket - there are cameras that scan your license plates, and they store the information of when you entered the carpark. As you leave, your number plate is scanned again, and you pay according to the length of your stay.
2. There is a long-stay car park just before you get to the airport, and requires walking back to the airport for about 10-15 mins. (drop off people and bags at the airport first, then have just the driver walk back?). You take a left just before the traffic lights at the airport. Not too sure of the actual price for this, but it is cheaper than 15,000KW a day!
3. If you leased a car from Jeju-Rent-a Car, you have the option of free parking at the airport. You call or e-mail Mr. DaeWon Lee (the man who helps BHA with their leasing needs) and tell him you will be traveling. Give him the dates and times of your travel, both departure and arrival.
What happens, is you drive your car to their main office (5 mins walk from the airport), drop it off - even if it's early morning and there is no one in the office - leave the key in the ignition, and shut (but don't lock) the door. Do not leave anything valuable in your car. They park your car round the back of their office building, and keep it safe for you till you come back.
When you come back, shoot him a quick e-mail to remind him of your arrival date and time back in Jeju, and you will find your car waiting for you at the office door.
There is a shuttle bus that takes you to and from the office during office hours, that looks like this. To take the bus from the airport, exit Arrivals and turn right. Follow the long line of people headed for the car park and other shuttles, and you will see several small buses parked up on the right.
If you fly back in and they are not open... you cannot take your car. But this should not be a problem, as they are open till 22:00.
Make sure you tell somebody you are taking back your car, in case they think someone else has driven off with it! Ta da!
Contact Mr. DaeWon Lee at: -
Tel - 064 735 3322
Main Jeju Rent-a-Car office number - 064 735 3355
e-mail - [email protected]
Address: 1531-1, Yongdam 2(i)-dong, Jeju-si, Jeju-do
Korean name - 제주렌트카(주) 본사
Map below - Jeju Rent-a-Car is pinned.
Getting back on the island
As you land you need to have the following papers ready . Normally you are given these on the plane to fill in before you land. You can ask for the customs form in English, as in the example below. If you don't get given these on the plane, then there are copies (in multiple languages, e.g. Chinese, Japanese, etc...) at the passport control area in the airport.
FYI - there can be an additional form to fill in and that is a health declaration form - a fairly large piece of yellow paper where you say whether you have been to a farm during your travels, whether you are experiencing headaches, vomiting, diarrhea, etc...
For your guests: - they have to fill out all the cards given to them, and go through passport control in the usual way (i.e. queue to have their credentials verified etc...)
For you and your families: - You will have an ARC card, so this will be much easier for you. You do not need to fill out an Arrival Card. Yay!
For your guests: - they have to fill out all the cards given to them, and go through passport control in the usual way (i.e. queue to have their credentials verified etc...)
For you and your families: - You will have an ARC card, so this will be much easier for you. You do not need to fill out an Arrival Card. Yay!
'SeS' sticker for official residents of Korea
...but not young children :-(
SeS Sticker - Smart Entry Sticker - https://www.ses.go.kr/ses/SesInfoR_en.ses
If you have an SeS Sticker in your passport, then you don't even have to wait in the long queues at passport control. You can whiz through the automated system. You scan your passport, place your index finger on the blue light, smile for the camera and you're through!
If you have an SeS Sticker in your passport, then you don't even have to wait in the long queues at passport control. You can whiz through the automated system. You scan your passport, place your index finger on the blue light, smile for the camera and you're through!
SeS Sticker
How to get an SeS Sticker - You can only get this sticker if you have been issued an ARC card.
Young children and babies cannot have one of these stickers even though they may have an ARC card, so unfortunately, even if as a parent you have one, you cannot go through the fast line with your young child. YOU can - your child can't. Unfortunately this means you have to join the long queue.
At both Jeju and Seoul International Airports there is an office where you can get this sticker. It takes about 3 minutes to get done and costs around 3,000KW/free. Well worth it!
At Jeju International Airport, go to the end of the International check-in desks (around entrance door 4 and 5, and just after check-in counter A25).
You will see this blue sign and that smaller grey sign hanging from the ceiling just in front of a hallway.
Young children and babies cannot have one of these stickers even though they may have an ARC card, so unfortunately, even if as a parent you have one, you cannot go through the fast line with your young child. YOU can - your child can't. Unfortunately this means you have to join the long queue.
At both Jeju and Seoul International Airports there is an office where you can get this sticker. It takes about 3 minutes to get done and costs around 3,000KW/free. Well worth it!
At Jeju International Airport, go to the end of the International check-in desks (around entrance door 4 and 5, and just after check-in counter A25).
You will see this blue sign and that smaller grey sign hanging from the ceiling just in front of a hallway.
Follow the arrow on the grey sign, and walk along the hallway - You turn left , and you walk past a first class club lounge entrance. Keep walking until you reach this doorway.
This office is open from 09:00:12:00, and from 13:00-18:00 weekdays only. It is not open on National Holidays.
This office is open from 09:00:12:00, and from 13:00-18:00 weekdays only. It is not open on National Holidays.
Once at the office, go in and ask for an SeS sticker. They will: -
1. ask for your passport
2. ask for your ARC card
3. take your fingerprints
4. take your photo
5. Maybe, they will charge you 3,000 KW. I have done this twice now and it's been free!
Done! (in under 5 minutes and there are usually no queues)
FYI: -
This sticker lasts for 5 years... If you have to change your passport during that 5 year period, you have to get a new sticker.
Getting back from the airport
- By bus - get the 150, and that brings you right back to outside Paris Baguette. The bus stop is just outside the Arrivals Lounge. This is the cheapest way to get back ;-) It's better if you have a bus card, because it will be even cheaper.
- By car - (See the 'Parking at the airport' section above) Reverse the Driving yourself to the airport directions ;-)
- By taxi - the taxi rank is just outside the Arrivals Entrances, somewhere around the Gate 3 area. Make sure they have their meter on. It costs around 30,000 - 40,000 KW to get back to the GEC. Ask the driver to take you to 'English Schoo (they seem to know NLCS and KIS), or tell them "O'Sulloc" and direct them from there ;-)
Here is BHA's address In Korean... it might help.
브랭섬홀 아시아 (63644) 제주특별자치도 서귀포시 대정읍 글로벌에듀로 234
- By car - (See the 'Parking at the airport' section above) Reverse the Driving yourself to the airport directions ;-)
- By taxi - the taxi rank is just outside the Arrivals Entrances, somewhere around the Gate 3 area. Make sure they have their meter on. It costs around 30,000 - 40,000 KW to get back to the GEC. Ask the driver to take you to 'English Schoo (they seem to know NLCS and KIS), or tell them "O'Sulloc" and direct them from there ;-)
Here is BHA's address In Korean... it might help.
브랭섬홀 아시아 (63644) 제주특별자치도 서귀포시 대정읍 글로벌에듀로 234
Booking flights from Jeju
Some Chinese-based airlines fly from Jeju to mainland China nonstop. For short flights, this might be a good option in order to avoid the "Gimpo-Incheon Shuffle". You can board connecting flights in China within 24 hours without a visa.
- China Southern (Skyteam) flies nonstop to Guangzhou (CAN); from there they connect to a great deal of Asia, and the US. If your layover in Guangzhou is longer than 8 hours, you might be put in a transit hotel at China Southern's expense (nothing fancy, but it's a bed - much appreciated in overnight layovers)
- China Eastern (Skyteam) flies nonstop to Shanghai (PVG). It takes about 1 hr; from there they connect everywhere in Asia and the US.
- Spring Airlines (VERY low cost Chinese airline but you get what you pay for) flies to Shanghai (PVG) nonstop from Jeju.
- Hong Kong Express - these flights fly from Jeju direct to Hong Kong. They are reasonable priced, too. The draw backs are they don't fly every day, and the departure from both Jeju and Hong Kong is at stupid o'clock in the morning. Taxis may prove to be a problem to get from the GEC to the Airport at that time in the morning too. If you have your own car, you can always leave it in the Airport car park if it's a short stay, or if it's a longer stay and you lease your car from Jeju-Rent-A-Car, you can leave it with them to take care of it for you.
Chinese airlines are not the best, but if you're looking for a cheap flight, and can rally, they're a good option.
Japan: JEJU AIR flies to Tokyo-Haneda, which means that if flying internationally you'd have to do an airport shuffle in Japan (Haneda to Narita) instead of Korea.
There is a Korean Air flight that flies directly to Narita airport.
- China Southern (Skyteam) flies nonstop to Guangzhou (CAN); from there they connect to a great deal of Asia, and the US. If your layover in Guangzhou is longer than 8 hours, you might be put in a transit hotel at China Southern's expense (nothing fancy, but it's a bed - much appreciated in overnight layovers)
- China Eastern (Skyteam) flies nonstop to Shanghai (PVG). It takes about 1 hr; from there they connect everywhere in Asia and the US.
- Spring Airlines (VERY low cost Chinese airline but you get what you pay for) flies to Shanghai (PVG) nonstop from Jeju.
- Hong Kong Express - these flights fly from Jeju direct to Hong Kong. They are reasonable priced, too. The draw backs are they don't fly every day, and the departure from both Jeju and Hong Kong is at stupid o'clock in the morning. Taxis may prove to be a problem to get from the GEC to the Airport at that time in the morning too. If you have your own car, you can always leave it in the Airport car park if it's a short stay, or if it's a longer stay and you lease your car from Jeju-Rent-A-Car, you can leave it with them to take care of it for you.
Chinese airlines are not the best, but if you're looking for a cheap flight, and can rally, they're a good option.
Japan: JEJU AIR flies to Tokyo-Haneda, which means that if flying internationally you'd have to do an airport shuffle in Japan (Haneda to Narita) instead of Korea.
There is a Korean Air flight that flies directly to Narita airport.