Jeju Province · South Korea
Where to stay in Jeju
Jeju is a city in Jeju Province, South Korea, home to about 698,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- CJU3 km · Jeju International Airport
- Currency
- KRWwon
- Time zone
- Asia/Seoul
- Language
- Korean, Korean Sign Language
About
About Jeju
Jeju City is the capital of the Jeju Province in South Korea and the largest city on Jeju Island. The city is served by Jeju International Airport (IATA code CJU).
Predominantly the administrative and population capital of Jeju Island, Jeju City is also likely the first and final stop for tourists, playing host to Jeju International Airport as well as the major domestic ferry terminal. The city is fairly large, located on the north side of the island and sandwiched between Mt Halla and the coast.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Jeju
See
- Yongduam Rock and Yongyeon Pond
- Jeju Old Government Offices
- Iho Tewoo Beach
- Hangpaduri Hangmong (Anti-Mongolian) Historical Site
- Loveland
- Bijarim Forest
- Haenyeo Museum
- Manjanggul Cave
- Jeju April 3rd Peace Park
- Nexon Computer Museum
- Arte Museum Jeju
- A Forest Road
Do
- Glass Castle
- Kimyoung Maze
- Jeongwol Daeboreum Fire Festival
- Halla Arboretum
- Suwolbong Peak
- Hyeopjae Beach (협재해수욕장)
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Where to stay
Which part of Jeju to stay in
Jjimjilbangs are fairly common across Jeju city. With all of them, expect to pay under ₩10,000 for sauna access, a locker in which to put your stuff, cotton pyjamas or a robe and a patch of heated floor to pass out on.
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Where to stay
Hotels in Jeju
109 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata; the 40 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| A One Hotel Jeju Island | 3.7 km | |
| Aimi Jeju Beach Hotel | 13.6 km | |
| Air City Hotel Jeju | 3.5 km | |
| Aji Hostel Jeju | 0.5 km | |
| Amber Hotel Jeju | 3.9 km | |
| Amoureux Resort | 4.7 km | |
| Apple Hotel | 1.3 km | |
| Artstay Hamdeok Beach Hotel | 13.9 km | |
| Asia Hotel Jeju | 4.2 km | |
| Astar Hotel | 1.0 km | |
| At Noon Jeju | 3.4 km | |
| Baozen Guesthouse | 3.7 km | |
| Beach Story Hotel | 13.8 km | |
| Best Western Jeju Hotel | 4.4 km | |
| Black Sands Hotel Jeju | 6.2 km | |
| Champion Hotel | 0.2 km | |
| Check Inn Hotel | 0.9 km | |
| Ebenezer Hotel | 13.9 km | |
| Elin Hotel | 3.3 km | |
| Ellui Hotel Jeju | 1.1 km | |
| Ewha Hotel Jeju | 3.2 km | |
| Gallery Hotel Be Jeju | 3.4 km | |
| Gallery Hotel BnB | 3.6 km | |
| Gloucester Hotel Jeju | 3.5 km | |
| Grand Hyatt Jeju | 4.6 km | |
| Gumho Family Hotel | 3.8 km | |
| Hae Hotel Jeju | 2.7 km | |
| Haha Hotel Jeju | 3.8 km | |
| Hannahstay Women Only Guesthouse | 0.8 km | |
| Hanwha Resort Jeju | 12.7 km | |
| Happyday Hotel Jeju | 4.0 km | |
| Harbor Hotel | 1.8 km | |
| Hotel Alice and Trunk | 3.8 km | |
| Hotel Cullina Jeju | 3.8 km | |
| Hotel Four Seasons | 4.4 km | |
| Hotel Haru | 3.7 km | |
| Hotel JM Jeju | 3.7 km | |
| Hotel Leo | 3.8 km | |
| Hotel Regent Marine the Blue | 1.0 km | |
| Hotel Samhaein | 3.6 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Jeju
Jeju has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; August is the wettest, with about 306 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 Jeju: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Jeju International Airport (CJU), about 2.7 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting in
Jeju International Airport (CJU) You can fly the major airlines, Korean Air and Asiana to Jeju, and many budget options are available such as Eastar Jet, Air Busan and Jeju Air. There are international flights from Japan including Tokyo Narita and Osaka Kansai. From China there are flights from Beijing, Shanghai Pudong, Hong Kong, Shenyang and Dalian. Upon leaving the terminal, you will see taxis as well as two bus stands. One is for the inner-city Jeju City bus services and one for the Airport Limousine service to Seogwipo. The airport has an observation deck on the 4th floor.
Getting around
Jeju City has an inner-city (shin-nae) bus system that is equally as efficient as it is poorly marked for tourists. Bus shelters have lists of stops in Korean only, but the stop names are mostly fairly non-descript and require you to have local knowledge or a map to make any sense out of them.
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CJU · Jeju International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Jeju
Eat
Being a seaside town, there are many great seafood restaurants available, so just take your pick. The people of Jeju have evolved various lifestyles, depending on whether they live in fishing villages, farm villages, or mountain villages so specialties vary within the region. Life in the farm villages was centered on farming, as it did around fishing or diving fishery in fishing villages, and did around dry-field farming or mushroom/mountain-green gathering in the mountain areas. As for agriculture, the production of rice is little. Instead, beans, barley, millets, buckwheat, and dry-field (upland) rice are the major items. The most well known fruit is the hallabong.
Drink
Try Hallasan Soju the local brand of Korean rice wine, soju. Expect to pay ₩3,000 a bottle in a restaurant or ₩1,000 in a shop. Very strong. Except for Gecko's in the South, there aren't any other genuine Western pubs on the island, but there are some good options. In Jeju City, all the real partying establishments are in Shin-Jeju, about a ₩5,000 taxi ride from Jeju city proper. Some of the establishments in this area rumored to be worthwhile are La Vie, Boris Brewery, Modern Time, Blue Agave, and GP.
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Questions
Jeju: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Jeju?
Jeju has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; August is the wettest, with about 306 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Jeju?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Jeju International Airport (CJU), about 2.7 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Jeju?
won (KRW).
Nearby
Destinations near Jeju
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.