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Sokcho to Gangneung by bus or road
About 70 km. The private car is fastest at 1 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹500 per person.
Gangneung to SokchoFastest
Private car
Taxi / private car, per vehicle
1 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Intercity bus along the coast
from ₹500 per person
Best value
Bus
Intercity bus along the coast
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus | Intercity bus along the coast | 1.3 h | ₹500–₹720per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Private car | Taxi / private car, per vehicle | 1 h | ₹5,760–₹9,360per car (up to 4) | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Bus · Intercity bus along the coast | ₹1,000–₹1,440 | ₹2,000–₹2,880 |
| Private car · Taxi / private car, per vehicle | ₹5,760–₹9,360 | ₹5,760–₹9,360 |
Once you’re in Gangneung
- Best time: May – June, September – October
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (May – June, September – October). Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
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Plan Sokcho and Gangneung
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.