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Pyeongchang in May
Mixed month: May is outside the recommended season (December – February (ski), July – October). Against it: Ski Slopes Closed.
The season opens in July, 2 months away. Jangma: the Summer Monsoon usually starts in July, 2 months away.
2 days in Pyeongchang in May · from ₹30,273 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
Before you book May
Closures, crowds and rules at Pyeongchang this month.
Heads up
Ski Slopes Closed
Yongpyong and Alpensia ski from about late November or December to March. The rest of the year Pyeongchang is cool hill country: Woljeongsa and Odaesan, the sheep farms and the summer gondola at Yongpyong.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 2 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹30,273 for two
- Room a night₹5,760
- Food a day, each₹2,626
- Main sight entry, each₹5,760
Mid-range
₹54,158 for two
- Room a night₹12,240
- Food a day, each₹6,060
- Main sight entry, each₹5,760
Luxury
₹1,06,301 for two
- Room a night₹25,200
- Food a day, each₹14,140
- Main sight entry, each₹5,760
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 Seoul (ICN), 149 km away
Then: Train · 2h 15m (KTX to Jinbu (Odaesan) / Pyeongchang + resort shuttle)
Flights from India: from 8 cities, one way from ₹25,000
Fly into Busan (PUS), 280 km away
Flights from India: from 4 cities, one way from ₹28,000
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 May
Instead in season this month.
- Busan · great month
- Jeju City · great month
- Seogwipo · great month
- Tongyeong · great month
- Yeosu · great month
- Andong · good month
- Daegu · good month
- Gangneung · good month
Nearby in Gangwon: East Coast & Mountains:
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Pyeongchang in May, day by day, priced for your group.