North Chungcheong · South Korea
Where to stay in Cheongju
Cheongju is a city in North Chungcheong, South Korea, home to about 848,000 people.
- Best months
- April and October
- Nearest airport
- CJJ9 km · Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513)
- Currency
- KRWwon
- Time zone
- Asia/Seoul
- Language
- Korean, Korean Sign Language
About
About Cheongju
Cheongju is the capital and largest city of North Chungcheong Province in South Korea. The "Cheong" in the name of the province is the same as in Cheongju.
Cheongju, in addition to being the provincial capital, is also a historic city credited with creating the world's oldest movable metal type print book: jikji. Do not expect to get a glimpse of the UNESCO-registered artifact as the Jikji (or what remains of it) is stored in France. Nonetheless, Cheongju is proud of its place in international history and hailed 2011 as a Jikji celebration year.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Cheongju
See
- Osong Lake Park
- Sangdangsanseong
- Cheongju National Museum
- Heungdeok Temple Site
- Yongdusaji Cheoldanggan
- Suamgol
- Junimal Zoo
- Daecheong Dam
- Cheongnamdae
- Okhwa Natural Recreation Forest
- Cheongju Land
- Cheongju High School Printing Museum
Do
- Spa-Ville
- Cheongju Onch'on (spapia)
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Where to stay
Hotels in Cheongju
3 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| H Hotel Sejong City | 14.3 km | |
| Hotel Lacky Cheong Ju | 5.6 km | |
| Hotel Museo | 5.7 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Cheongju
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Cheongju are April and October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; July is the wettest, with about 310 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Cheongju: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ), about 8.8 km from the city centre in a straight line; Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) (WJU, 98 km) and Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air Base (KUV, 113 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
Cheongju has an extensive bus system accessible for ₩1450, but it can be difficult to figure out. Taxis are the easiest way to get around, as they are cheap and quick.
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CJJ · Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513)
WJU · Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46)
KUV · Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air Base
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Cheongju
Eat
Cheongju's local specialities are chestnuts, and little packets of them are widely available at tourism and convenience stalls across the entire Cheungchong Province. It is also a major growing region for apples, pears and peaches. Cheongju has a reasonably good mix of Korean and Western restaurants. Most of the American fast food chains can be found somewhere in the city. The downtown area is home to McDonalds, KFC, Mr Pizza and Burger King. Chungju is also known for its local specialties and traditional foods. The city produces high-quality rice and soybeans, which are used in various Korean dishes.
Drink
The local specialty, Cheongju daechusul(청주대추술) is a type of takju, unrefined liquor fermented from grains. It would be in the same family as the popular makgeolli and its cousin, dongdongju. Carefully brewed with jujubes, glutinous rice, yeast, malt, pine needles and spring water pumped from an underground rock bed daechusul tastes sweet with a bitter aftertaste. The alcohol content is 16 percent. Cheongju has hundreds of drinking establishments scattered across the city. A major nightlife area around Chungbuk University is the area around Chungbuk University, Chungdae Jungmun, frequented by Koreans and foreigners every Friday and Saturday night.
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Questions
Cheongju: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Cheongju?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Cheongju are April and October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; July is the wettest, with about 310 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Cheongju?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ), about 8.8 km from the city centre in a straight line; Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) (WJU, 98 km) and Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air Base (KUV, 113 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Cheongju?
won (KRW).
Nearby
Destinations near Cheongju
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.