Korean travel advice requested

I am planning a trip to Seoul.

I will have a week at the end to do something else on the way back to Aussie.

Thinking about a trip to Beijing and Shanghai - what is the best airline to get Seoul->Beijing and then Beijing->Shanghai ?

I have done the google searches but nothing is becoming obvious.

Any other suggestions for a side trip on the way back from Seoul (even other parts of Korea)?

I investigated a trip to Pyong Yang but it is $2000 for a 3 day trip leaving from Beijing. Would be interesting but a bit expensive.

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Only Air China and Southern China serve both routes.

Can't help you with any sightseeing recommendations as I only go to Korea on business. Then again I do prefer Busan over Seoul - especially during the summer months - lots of eyecandy on and around Haeundae Beach.

Air China? Air China International - United Kingdom

I did look at air china and korean air.

AC website said nothing available from Seoul to Beijing any time any day any week. This is 2 months out so surely some mistake.

KA wanted $500 for a one way. This about 1000 km flight. I was thinking $200 might do it.

Heres a good site Loopy ROME2RIO.COM just type in the details and it finds all possible routes and airlines , good little site actually, Dont forget plenty of photos of the eye candy in your trip report.

I'm off to Busan next week for 6/2 rotation until the end of the year.

I'll get back to you, but from what I've researched I'm gonna like it there.

a week ?

Why not stay in Korea ? Plenty to see and do.

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Originally Posted by dirk diggler

I'm off to Busan next week for 6/2 rotation until the end of the year.

I'll get back to you, but from what I've researched I'm gonna like it there.

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I used to bang a busan bird that worked for me - fake nose, fake tits, drank like a fish and went all night. She was great.

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Originally Posted by kingwilly

a week ? Why not stay in Korea ? Plenty to see and do.

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I am there for 2 weeks. Thought I could go somewhere else for week 3.

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Originally Posted by pseudolus

drank like a fish

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The Korean lady friend I am visiting can knock it back like a sailor. She was off work for several days recently after almost breaking her arm after falling over when drunk and she is is an E.R. doctor herself.

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Originally Posted by dirk diggler

from what I've researched I'm gonna like it there

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Thanks Dirk. Maybe I can spin the Korean trip out to 3 weeks then.

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Originally Posted by beerlaodrinker

ROME2RIO.COM

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Thanks BLD.

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Originally Posted by CNF55

lots of eyecandy on and around Haeundae Beach

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Mmmmm. OK

When I lived in korea, I would head down to Busan.
You can get a ticket on a hydro-foil, it takes about 3 hours and then you are in Japan.
They are about 1/2 price when compared to using an airplane to head to Japan.

My advice would be to go to the North rather than the South. But seriously, the DMZ is a day trip from Seoul.

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Originally Posted by mike123ca

You can get a ticket on a hydro-foil, it takes about 3 hours and then you are in Japan.

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Thats interesting, where abouts in japan does it get you? Im keen on a trip to Korea and japan and that sounds like more fun than the plane

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Originally Posted by Looper

I am planning a trip to Seoul.

I will have a week at the end to do something else on the way back to Aussie.

Thinking about a trip to Beijing and Shanghai - what is the best airline to get Seoul->Beijing and then Beijing->Shanghai ?

I have done the google searches but nothing is becoming obvious.

Any other suggestions for a side trip on the way back from Seoul (even other parts of Korea)?

I investigated a trip to Pyong Yang but it is $2000 for a 3 day trip leaving from Beijing. Would be interesting but a bit expensive.

:thankyou:

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The North would be curiously interesting to visit before the "Wall " comes down...

Come July direct flight from Udon to Inchon (Seoul) approx. 20,000baht return.

Laphanphon, what airlines that ? Lao airlines have already started doing Incheon and Busan i think its about $650 return

Business Air, which is a Thai charter airline based at swampy

right, saw the planes on the runway at swampy a couple of weeks ago, wondered what the story was. Are they anything to do with thai orient? They look a bit dodgy those guys

a day return from Busan to Japan can net a brit a 3 month tourist visa which is cheap and quick.
i found Guangju to be a nice place for night-life, good food and really nice folk.

Busan does sound pretty good from what I've read! :)
I'll be going back to Ulsan next week which isn't :(

Hey Loopy, I know nothing about Korea so cant help you but I do like the sound of your Korean girlfriend.

Gives me the horn it does. :)

curious if Koreans are being targeted to visit Udon with this flight between Udon and Korea. Can't imagine what they would come to Udon for. Maybe as a stop over before going into Laos?

its also hard to imagine how sustainable flights would be from Korea to vientiane and also Flights to Udon? 2 competing airlines. WTF ?

Yes, loopers K girl does sound quite the minx, Onya looper

Flights confirmed, I shall arrive in Busan at this time tomorrow and, I imagine, straight into my covvies and nose to the grindstone!

Whatever you do, don't fly Shanghai Airlines. Worst airline I've ever been on (including N. American and Middle Eastern ones before their Renaissance).

Thai Airways to BKK and Korean Airlines to Busan.

My work paid but I believe it was approx 25k baht.

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Originally Posted by dirk diggler

Thai Airways to BKK and Korean Airlines to Busan.

My work paid but I believe it was approx 25k baht.

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Why not take the direct flight with TG to Busan?

Can anyone advise on visa on arrival situation in china for western/aussie tourists?

Korea is 90 days free visa on arrival for Aussie I think.

For China the info seems to be no visa on arrival - must apply in advance? Seems strange for such a big and busy country.

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Yep, you need to get your visa before you arrive.

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Yep, you need to get your visa before you arrive.

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Yeah, and it's a lot of paperwork even when you go thru a Travel Agency like I did.

was in china about a month ago got our visas in vientiane, had to show the flight booking and hotel bookings didnt look like any visa on arrival facility in the airports

Thanks.

That is foked up since I already bought the ticket from Shanghai back to Aus.

Was planning 3 days in Beijing and 3 days in Shanghai.

The visa process is a nightmare. You have to rock up in person at the consulate. No postal.

But I also found out that you can get into either Shanghai or Beijing for 3 days max on a transit with no visa (new rule in 2013).

Lucky I found out before I booked the connecting flights.

I am now looking at flying straight to Shanghai only for a 3 day stop on no visa so I can give the application process a miss.

What a fok up of a country for tourists.

I hope we fok them up as much when they rock up by the bus load to walk on the aussie beaches with their face masks and tour group stickers.

If you tick 'Business' for reason for travel on the arrival card you automatically have a 90 day work permit too.

Well done South Korea!

A write up will follow on a new thread, I'll post a link when done.

I like it here!

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Originally Posted by Looper

Can anyone advise on visa on arrival situation in china for western/aussie tourists?

Korea is 90 days free visa on arrival for Aussie I think.

For China the info seems to be no visa on arrival - must apply in advance? Seems strange for such a big and busy country.

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It is indeed 90 days for Aussies for visa upon arrival.

Have you checked in Asiana airlines to fly from Seoul to Beijing or Shanghai? China Eastern airlines also flies directly to Shanghai.

This is a good website to compare fares, FareCompare - Cheapest Airline Tickets, Cheap Flights, Travel Deals, Cheap Tickets and Discount Airfares

Unfortunately, as I am also learning, trying to get visas for tourist or work in China is a nightmare. You have to apply within your country. Thanks for updating on the 3 days tourist upon arrival.

If you want to know about things to do/see in Seoul or any part of Korea let me know. Going on five years in the ROK. :)

I might be going to North Korea for a business trip, anyone ever been there?