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Tongyeong in May

Great monthBest time: April – June, September – November

Great month: May is in the middle of the recommended season (April – June, September – November).

The season runs to the end of June, next month. Jangma: the Summer Monsoon usually starts in July, 2 months away. Typhoon Season usually starts in August, 3 months away.

2 days in Tongyeong in May · from ₹18,407 for two

Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra

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What it costs

For two sharing a room; 2 days on the ground, getting there not included.

Budget

₹18,407 for two

  • Room a night₹3,960
  • Food a day, each₹2,431
  • Main sight entry, each₹1,220

Mid-range

₹39,246 for two

  • Room a night₹8,640
  • Food a day, each₹5,610
  • Main sight entry, each₹1,220

Luxury

₹84,909 for two

  • Room a night₹18,000
  • Food a day, each₹13,090
  • Main sight entry, each₹1,220

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), 66 km away

Then: Transfer · 1h 45m (Private car, per vehicle)

Flights from India: from 4 cities, one way from ₹28,000

Fly into Seoul (ICN), 328 km away

Then: Bus · 4h 30m (Express bus from Seoul Nambu / Central City)

Flights from India: from 8 cities, one way from ₹25,000

Plan from Busan airport (PUS)

Routes compared

Entry rules

Visa needed before you fly for up to 90 days, about ₹4,500

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

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