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Jeju City in August
Better avoided: August is outside the recommended season (April – June, September – November). Against it: Typhoon Season.
The season opens in September, next month. Jangma: the Summer Monsoon usually starts in July, 11 months away. Typhoon Season: usually over after September.
2 days in Jeju City in August · from ₹19,879 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
The weather in August
What the season does to Jeju City this month.
Worth knowing
Typhoon Season
⚠️ Typhoons reach Korea mostly in August and September, and Jeju and the south coast take the brunt: flights and ferries are cancelled for a day or two, beaches close and coastal walks are shut. Watch the forecast in the week before, book refundable flights to and from Jeju, and keep a spare day before your flight home.
Before you book August
Closures, crowds and rules at Jeju City this month.
Heads up
Hallasan Summit Needs a Reservation
The two trails to Hallasan's summit (Seongpanak and Gwaneumsa) take a daily quota booked online in advance through the Hallasan National Park reservation system, free; carry the QR code and ID. You must pass the halfway shelter by early afternoon or be turned back. The shorter Eorimok and Yeongsil trails need no booking but stop short of the summit.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 2 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹19,879 for two
- Room a night₹4,680
- Food a day, each₹2,990
- Main sight entry, each₹360
Mid-range
₹45,432 for two
- Room a night₹10,800
- Food a day, each₹6,900
- Main sight entry, each₹360
Luxury
₹96,192 for two
- Room a night₹18,000
- Food a day, each₹16,100
- Main sight entry, each₹360
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for South Korea yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Busan (PUS), 297 km away
Then: Flight · 3h 15m (Gimhae–Jeju (Korean Air / Jeju Air / Jin Air / Air Busan))
Flights from India: from 4 cities, one way from ₹28,000
Fly into Seoul (ICN), 454 km away
Then: Flight · 3h 30m (Gimpo–Jeju (Korean Air / Jeju Air / Jin Air / T'way / Air Seoul))
Flights from India: from 8 cities, one way from ₹25,000
Routes compared
Entry rules
Visa needed before you fly for up to 90 days, about ₹4,500
- Apply for a C-3-9 short-term tourist visa at the Korea Visa Application Centre (run by VFS Global) for your state, about a month before you fly: ₹3,400 visa fee plus ₹1,100 service charge. Allow about 10 working days; express processing is not offered at the Delhi and Kolkata centres.
- Before you land, fill in the free e-Arrival Card online (or the paper card handed out on the plane). Use only the official Korean government site.
- At immigration in Incheon or Busan, show your passport with the visa; your fingerprints and photo are taken. You can stay up to 90 days on a single-entry tourist visa.
Carry: Passport valid for at least 6 months, with blank pages; Visa application form and a recent 35 x 45 mm photo on a white background; Bank statements for the last 6 months and income-tax returns (ITR); Letter from your employer granting leave, or proof of your business or studies; Confirmed return flight, hotel bookings and a day-by-day itinerary.
Most Indian tourists need a visa before they fly: there is no e-visa or visa on arrival for a regular tourist trip, and the K-ETA is not for Indian passports. Tour groups booked through designated agencies have the visa fee waived until 31 December 2026. Jeju Island has its own visa-free rule for direct international arrivals, which one source says covers Indians; confirm with the Korean Embassy before relying on it.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in South Korea in August
Instead in season this month.
- Pyeongchang · good month
Nearby in Jeju Island:
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Jeju City in August, day by day, priced for your group.