South Korea
South Korea itinerary: 11 days in Seoul and Busan
- 11 days
- 9 nights
- 3 stays
- sample itinerary
Eleven days, two cities: Seoul either side of four nights by the sea in Busan, with the KTX fast train between them — flying Vietnam Airlines from Bangalore.
It is a sample itinerary — a starting point, not a timetable. The hotels and flights are real; the train times are approximate and marked so. Open it in the planner and it becomes a trip of your own, starting a month from today.
Where it stays
- SeoulHotel Thomas Myeongdong4 nights
- BusanShilla Stay Haeundae4 nights
- Seoulibis Styles Ambassador Seoul Gangnam1 night
Day by day
Day1
Bangalore → Seoul
Flight · Vietnam Airlines VN 982 + VN 414 · 23:45–16:35 (next day)
Overnight, with one change of planes in Vietnam. Lands at Incheon the next afternoon.
Day2
Stay: Hotel Thomas Myeongdong, Seoul
4 nights
Day6
Seoul → Busan
Train · KTX · 10:00–12:40
Times approximate.
Stay: Shilla Stay Haeundae, Busan
4 nights
Day10
Busan → Seoul
Train · KTX · 10:00–12:40
Times approximate.
Stay: ibis Styles Ambassador Seoul Gangnam, Seoul
1 night
Day11
Seoul → Bangalore
Flight · Vietnam Airlines VN 417 + VN 983 · 10:05–22:00
One change of planes in Vietnam.
How the route fits together
Seoul at both ends and Busan in the middle. Four nights in Myeongdong on arrival, four at Haeundae — Busan’s beach — and a last night in Gangnam before the morning flight.
The KTX to Busan and back
Seoul to Busan is one KTX fast train, a little under three hours. The departure times in the plan are placeholders, marked approximate — pick a train that suits your day.
The flights
Out overnight on Vietnam Airlines with a change of planes in Vietnam, landing at Incheon the following afternoon — so the first day in Seoul is really an evening. The way home is the same in reverse, in a day.
Before you book
The times in this plan are indicative. Timetables change, so check the current ones before you book.
Check the entry requirements for your own passport with an official source before you go. They are deliberately not written here: they change, and a wrong one would be worse than none.
What the planner does with it
Open the plan and the planner reads the whole trip. Every night has a bed and every move has a journey, so it has nothing to flag. Change a date and it will tell you what breaks — a night with nowhere to sleep, or two cities with nothing booked to carry you between them.