Jeonnam-Gwangju · South Korea
Suncheon travel guide
Suncheon is a city in Jeonnam-Gwangju, South Korea, home to about 265,000 people.
- Best months
- October
- Nearest airport
- RSU17 km · Yeosu Airport
- Currency
- KRWwon
- Time zone
- Asia/Seoul
- Language
- Korean, Korean Sign Language
About
About Suncheon
Suncheon is the largest city in Jeonnam-Gwangju, South Korea, with a population of 280,719 as of 2022. It is located in the southeast of the province and is a scenic agricultural and industrial city, known for tourist attractions, such as Suncheon Bay.
The downtown of Suncheon has an old town (구도심) and a new town (신도심). You can experience some historical traces of modernization and industrialization of a small city of Korea in the old town. And in new town, you can feel the general life style of small city of Korea. You can also visit more historic places in the suburb of Suncheon, an hour's bus ride away.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Suncheon
See
- Suncheon national university museum
- Maesan-road
- Munhwauigeori
- Suncheon drama open set
- Naganeupseong Castle
- Suncheon Waeseong Castle
- Songgwangsa Temple
- Seonamsa Temple
- Suncheon Bay
Do
- Jukdobong Park
- Dongcheon
- Suncheondaehakro
- Hanokgeulbang
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Where to stay
Which part of Suncheon to stay in
There are some guesthouses near the Suncheon station. Or you can find a motel around bus terminal and the new town. And there is a brand new high class hotel in the new town.
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Where to stay
Hotels in Suncheon
1 hotel 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Baguni Hostel | 1.1 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Suncheon
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Suncheon are October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; August is the wettest, with about 314 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 Suncheon: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Yeosu Airport (RSU), about 17 km from the city centre in a straight line; Sacheon Airport / Sacheon Air Base (HIN, 55 km) and Gwangju Airport (KWJ, 65 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
There are a number of buses from the Express Bus Terminal (고속버스터미널) in Seoul. It takes 3 hours 50 minutes from Seoul.
Getting around
Like many other Korean cities, Suncheon is not a very bike-friendly place. But riding a bike through the Dongcheon stream to Suncheon Bay is recommendable. Suncheon has a well managed public bicycle service. Almost every city bus in Suncheon passes the Suncheon station and bus terminal. Some useful bus lines are shown below. City bus 77 is the most useful and frequent line that connects the old town with the new town by crossing the city.
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RSU · Yeosu Airport
HIN · Sacheon Airport / Sacheon Air Base
KWJ · Gwangju Airport
Questions
Suncheon: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Suncheon?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Suncheon are October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; August is the wettest, with about 314 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Suncheon?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Yeosu Airport (RSU), about 17 km from the city centre in a straight line; Sacheon Airport / Sacheon Air Base (HIN, 55 km) and Gwangju Airport (KWJ, 65 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Suncheon?
won (KRW).
Nearby
Destinations near Suncheon
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.