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Eight Places to Visit in Jeju, Compared: What to Check Before the Price

Eight places in Jeju compared on admission and on the condition that matters more than the price. Admission runs from 1,000 won at Udo to 18,000 at ARTE MUSEUM, but it is the monthly closing date, the booking window, the ferry and the vehicle ban that shape an itinerary.

Updated Sep 2, 20266 min read

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Aerial view of Seongsan Ilchulbong's crater, with Hallasan visible in the distance

Admission at these eight is strikingly cheap. The four natural sites run from KRW 1,000 to 5,000, and doing all four comes to 11,000.

What decides your plan is the condition attached to each site rather than its price. All eight conditions are of a different kind — a closing date that moves each month, a booking window, a ferry, a vehicle ban, an animals rule, sunset, a birth year, and a set of activities that each run to their own hours. Read that column before the prices.

Price: four at 5,000 or under, one at 18,000

adultnote
UdoKRW 1,000Marine park admission. The ferry is extra
Jeongbang Falls2,0001,600 in a group
Bijarim3,0001,500 for youth and children
Seongsan Ilchulbong5,0004,000 in a group of ten or more
ARTE MUSEUM Jeju18,00014,000 youth · 11,000 child
Hallasan National Parkno admission recorded
Osulloc Tea Museumno admission published on the operator's page
9.81 Park Jejuno admission recorded

One museum costs 3.6 times Seongsan Ilchulbong and 18 times Udo. All four of the outdoor places together come to 11,000 — less than the single indoor one.

Udo's 1,000 is the island's marine-park admission only — the cost of the boat is not included.

'Adult' means different things at different sites

If your group includes anyone in their early twenties or their sixties, check this before the prices.

  • Seongsan Ilchulbong — an adult is 25 to 64. Youth and serving soldiers are 13–24, children 7–12.
  • ARTE MUSEUM Jeju — brackets are set by year of birth, not age. Adult 1963–2007, youth 2008–2013, child 2014–2019, toddler 2020–2022, born 2023 or later free. Born 1962 or earlier is the 10,000 concession.

So a twenty-four-year-old pays the 2,500 youth rate at Seongsan Ilchulbong and the 18,000 adult rate at ARTE MUSEUM.

Jeongbang Falls uses a third scheme again — six and under, 65 and over, and holders of a disability card enter free, on production of ID. Three places, three ways of counting age.

Each of the eight carries a different condition

  • Seongsan Ilchulbong — the first Monday of every month. If that Monday is a public holiday the closure moves to the next day. The date changes month to month, so it is not a rule anyone guesses without a calendar, and of the eight conditions here it is the one that can write off a whole day.
  • Hallasan National Park — you must book. The two summit routes, Seongpanak and Gwaneumsa, cannot be walked without a reservation, and bookings for a whole month open at 09:00 on the first working day of the month before. Trail opening is seasonal too: 06:00 in winter, 05:30 in spring and autumn, 05:00 in summer.
  • Udo — the boat, and the car. Ten to fifteen minutes from Seongsan or Jongdal harbour. And from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029 outside vehicles may not be driven on the island — the exceptions are 16-seat charter buses, class-1 low-emission rental cars, accessible rental vehicles, and rentals for people staying overnight on Udo.
  • Bijarim — no pets. That parts it from a good many of Jeju's other forest walks, so a party with a dog leaves someone outside. Food other than bottled water is not admitted either.
  • Jeongbang Falls — sunset. Hours are 09:00–17:50 with last admission 17:30, but the operator writes that "viewing hours change with the time of sunset, and entry may be closed depending on weather".
  • Osulloc Tea Museum — nobody says when summer is. It runs 09:00–18:00, and 09:00–19:00 in summer — but the operator never states which months summer covers. Nothing on the page lets you work out which of the two applies on your day.
  • ARTE MUSEUM Jeju — your birth year. The section above. It runs 10:00–20:00 with last admission at 19:00.
  • 9.81 Park Jeju — every attraction differs. 09:00–18:00 is the park's representative time, and the things inside it run to their own. Outdoor attractions can stop for weather, and the operator asks you to call before setting out.

Three answers the sources do not give

For three of these, this site checked and the source itself has no answer.

  1. Osulloc's summer range — two timetables, no boundary between them.
  2. 9.81 Park's per-attraction times — a representative time only, no individual ones.
  3. Hallasan's control times — the operator's page carries the same control table in two different versions. The two-season one puts the Seongpanak trailhead cutoff at 11:30 in winter (Oct–Mar) and 12:30 in summer (Apr–Sep); the three-season one puts it at 12:00 in winter, 12:30 in spring and autumn, 13:00 in summer. Both tables carry the same caption, and that caption names three seasons — so the two-season table contradicts its own heading.

None of the three was filled in by guessing. In Hallasan's case this site's own record had transcribed the two-season table, and it has been corrected to record the existence of both instead. Only the operator can say which one is current.

What to know before you go

Jeongbang Falls is a view and a historical site at once. Sonammeori, above the falls, is a place where summary executions were carried out during the Jeju 4·3 events, and introducing the falls as scenery alone leaves that out.

The small prices above are admission only. Udo's ferry, getting to Hallasan at all, and the cost of not being able to bring a rental car onto an island are not in those figures.

Three answers are missing from the sources themselves: which months Osulloc's summer hours cover, the per-activity times at 9.81 Park, and Hallasan's cut-off times. None of them has been filled in by guesswork, so confirm those three with the operators before you go.

In this list

  1. Aerial view of Seongsan Ilchulbong's crater, with Hallasan visible in the distance
    Jeju

    Seongsan Ilchulbong Tuff Cone

    A volcanic crater thrust out into the sea, climbed on foot for the view back from the rim — the most recognisable image in Jeju. Of the eight it is the one that can wipe out a day, because its regular closing date moves each month and cannot be guessed without a calendar.

    What you'll see
    A crater rising from the sea, and the view from its rim
    What to check before the price
    A closing date that changes month to month
    How long it takes
    About an hour up and down
    Best for
    A first trip to Jeju

    Jan–Feb, Nov–Dec 06:00–18:00 (last entry 17:00) · Mar–Apr, Sep–Oct 05:00–19:00 (last entry 18:00) · May–Aug 04:30–20:00 (last entry 19:00)1st Mon of the month (closed the following day instead if it falls on a public holiday)₩4,000–₩5,000

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  2. Baengnokdam crater at the snow-covered summit of Hallasan
    Jeju

    Hallasan National Park

    The highest mountain in South Korea, standing in the middle of the island, with the two summit routes to Baengnokdam as the real thing. Of the eight it is the one you cannot enter without applying first, and applications open on a fixed day, which makes it the first decision in a Jeju itinerary.

    What you'll see
    The summit routes up to Baengnokdam
    What to check before the price
    The summit routes require a booking
    How long it takes
    A full day
    Best for
    When the hike is the trip

    Jan–Feb, Nov–Dec Seongpanak and Gwaneumsa summit routes 06:00 (last entry 12:00) · Mar–Apr, Sep–Oct Seongpanak and Gwaneumsa summit routes 05:30 (last entry 12:30) · May–Aug Seongpanak and Gwaneumsa summit routes 05:00 (last entry 13:00)

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  3. Udo Island's black basalt rocks meeting turquoise water along the coast
    Jeju

    Udo Island

    A small island off Seongsan whose coastal circuit is a day in itself. The timetable belongs to the boat rather than to the island, so the sailings are the plan — and what you are allowed to arrive in has been restricted for years, so how you will get around has to be settled first.

    What you'll see
    A small island you circle by its coast
    What to check before the price
    Ferry times, and a vehicle ban
    How long it takes
    Half a day to a day
    Best for
    An island trip within the island

    not published by the operatorNot published by the operator₩1,000

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  4. A stone marker inscribed with Bijarim Forest's name, in a misty grove
    Jeju

    Bijarim Forest

    A grove of nutmeg yews several centuries old, walked slowly on flat paths. One condition parts it from a good many of Jeju's other forest walks, and if you are travelling with a dog it means somebody waits outside.

    What you'll see
    Centuries-old nutmeg yews
    What to check before the price
    No animals admitted
    How long it takes
    About an hour
    Best for
    A flat walk under trees

    09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:00)Open year-round₩3,000

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  5. Jeongbang Waterfall cascading over a rock cliff into a coastal pool
    Jeju

    Jeongbang Waterfall

    A waterfall that drops straight into the sea from the coastal cliff. It closes earliest of the eight and its hours shift with sunset and the weather. Sonammeori, above the falls, is also a place where summary executions were carried out during the Jeju 4·3 events.

    What you'll see
    A waterfall falling directly into the sea
    What to check before the price
    Hours shift with sunset and weather
    How long it takes
    Half an hour
    Best for
    When you are already in Seogwipo

    09:00–17:50 (last entry 17:30)₩2,000

    See details

  6. The entrance to O'Sulloc Tea Museum, with its signage over the doorway
    Jeju

    Osulloc Tea Museum

    A tea museum beside its own green-tea fields, with galleries, a tea house and the fields on one site. The operator keeps two timetables without saying which months each applies to, so a late-afternoon visit is worth confirming for the day.

    What you'll see
    Green-tea fields, a museum and a tea house
    What to check before the price
    Which months the summer hours cover is unstated
    How long it takes
    An hour or two
    Best for
    Adding something indoors in the west

    Otherwise 09:00–18:00 · Summer 09:00–19:00Open year-round

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  7. Jeju

    Arte Museum Jeju

    An immersive media-art space in a converted speaker factory, and the largest indoor venue of the eight. Its price is several times that of the rest and it sets its prices by birth year rather than age, so what a group actually pays can differ from what it expected.

    What you'll see
    Permanent immersive media-art galleries
    What to check before the price
    Prices are set by birth year, not by age
    How long it takes
    About an hour
    Best for
    A wet day, or children

    10:00–20:00 (last entry 19:00)Open year-round₩8,000–₩18,000

    See details

  8. An aerial view of 9.81 Park Jeju's gravity racing track — the circuit winding in loops across green fields, with Jeju's volcanic cones and hills behind.
    Jeju

    9.81 Park Jeju

    A park built around gravity racing — descending with no engine. The park's headline hours and the hours of each activity inside it are separate, and the outdoor attractions stop for weather, so it is worth asking what is running before you set off.

    What you'll see
    Gravity racing and outdoor attractions
    What to check before the price
    Each activity has its own hours, and weather stops them
    How long it takes
    Two to three hours
    Best for
    Doing something rather than looking at it

    09:00–18:00 · varies by shopOpen year-round

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Frequently asked questions

Do any of the eight need booking in advance?

Hallasan National Park does. The Seongpanak and Gwaneumsa summit routes run on a reservation scheme and cannot be entered without one, and bookings for a whole month open at 09:00 on the first working day of the preceding month. It is the only one of the eight that has to be decided before you reach Jeju, which makes it the first fixture in an itinerary. Trail opening times are seasonal too: 06:00 in winter, 05:30 in spring and autumn, 05:00 in summer.

When is Seongsan Ilchulbong closed?

On the first Monday of each month, moving to the next day when that Monday is a public holiday. Because the date changes every month it is not a rule you can guess without a calendar, and of the eight conditions here it is the one that can wipe out a day entirely.

Can I take a rental car onto Udo?

Mostly no. From 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029 outside vehicles are barred from the island, with exceptions for 16-seat chartered buses, Class 1 low-emission rental cars, rental cars for passengers with reduced mobility, and rental cars for people staying on Udo overnight. The crossing from Seongsan or Jongdal is 10–15 minutes, and you get around the island some other way.

Why does 'adult' mean different things at different sites?

Because different bodies set the rule. Seongsan Ilchulbong treats an adult as 25 to 64 and counts 13–24 as youth. ARTE MUSEUM Jeju divides by birth year instead, treating those born 1963–2007 as adults. So a twenty-four-year-old pays the 2,500-won youth rate at Seongsan and the 18,000-won adult rate at ARTE MUSEUM. Jeongbang Falls is different again — free for under-6s, over-65s and holders of a disability registration card, on production of ID.

Can I bring a dog?

Not to Bijarim, which does not admit animals — a point on which it parts from a good many of Jeju's other forest walks, so it is worth knowing in advance. Food other than bottled water is not allowed in either. This site has not verified the animal policies of the other seven, so check those with their operators.

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