🧳 Seoul + Jeonju + Gwangju 4-Day Itinerary: Top Sights with Crowd Forecast (Subway & bus)

Day 1 · Oct 16 (Fri) · Hanok alleys · Palaces & history

🚇 33 min · ₩1,500 · 🚌 162
1. 10:33
   🏯 Bukchon Hanok Village While you're there (10:33–11:33) Moderate 39~44°🕘 Quietest around 9:00 AM (30°)
🚶 20 min
2. 11:53
   🌿 Changdeokgung Palace While you're there (11:53–13:13) Moderate 43~46°🕘 Quietest around 9:00 AM (28°)
3. 13:13
   🍽️ Lunch · near Changdeokgung Palace
🚇 24 min · 🚌 272
4. 14:37
   🏯 Gyeongbokgung Palace While you're there (14:37–16:07) Getting busy 48~55°🕘 Quietest around 9:00 AM (34°)
🚇 19 min · 🚌 272
5. 16:26
   🖌️ Insa-dong While you're there (16:26–17:41) Moderate 35~43°🕘 Quietest around 9:00 AM (32°)
6. 17:41
   🍽️ Dinner · near Insa-dong
🚇 20 min · ₩1,400 · 🚌 01A
7. 19:16
   🛍️ Myeong-dong While you're there (19:16–20:46) Moderate 27~45°🕘 Quietest around 8:00 PM (31°)Lovely around sunset

Day 2 · Oct 17 (Sat) · Riverside · Food alleys

🚇 34 min · ₩1,550 · 🚇 2호선
1. 10:04
   🍰 Yeonnam-dong While you're there (10:04–11:19) Moderate 41~50°🕘 Quietest around 10:00 AM (45°)
🚇 23 min · ₩1,500 · 🚌 7013B
2. 11:42
   🧺 Mangwon Market While you're there (11:42–12:27) Moderate 50°🕘 Quietest around 8:00 PM (5°)A great place for lunch
🚇 18 min · ₩1,200 · 🚌 마포09
3. 12:45
   🎸 Hongdae While you're there (12:45–14:45) Moderate 34~39°🕘 Quietest around 3:00 PM (44°)
🚇 25 min · ₩1,550 · 🚇 공항철도 → 🚇 5호선
4. 15:10
   🧺 Yeouido Hangang Park While you're there (15:10–16:25) Getting busy 62~69°🕘 Quietest around 8:00 PM (59°)
🚇 30 min · ₩1,550 · 🚇 5호선 → 🚇 2호선
5. 16:55
   🏯 Deoksugung Palace While you're there (16:55–17:55) Moderate 38~50°🕘 Quietest around 8:00 PM (19°)Lovely around sunset
6. 17:55
   🍽️ Dinner · near Deoksugung Palace
🚶 12 min
7. 19:22
   🌊 Cheonggyecheon Stream While you're there (19:22–20:07) Getting busy 58~62°🕘 Quietest around 8:00 PM (49°)Lovely around sunset

Day 3 · Oct 18 (Sun) · Seoul → Jeonju

🚇 32 min · ₩1,550 · 🚇 4호선
1. 10:02
   🖼️ National Museum of Korea While you're there (10:02–12:02) Getting busy 53~70°🕘 Quietest around 9:00 AM (45°)
2. 12:02
   🍽️ Lunch · near National Museum of Korea
🚇 21 min · ₩1,500 · 🚌 400
3. 14:00
   🚄 KTX Yongsan Station → Jeonju Station · about 105 min · about ₩34,400
🚇 38 min · ₩1,650 · 🚌 119
4. 16:33
   🏯 Gyeonggijeon Shrine While you're there (16:33–17:18) Getting busy 55~60°🕘 Quietest around 9:00 AM (45°)
🚶 8 min
5. 17:26
   🏯 Jeonju Hanok Village While you're there (17:26–19:26) Getting busy 34~56°🕘 Quietest around 9:00 AM (51°)
6. 19:26
   🍽️ Dinner · near Jeonju Hanok Village

Day 4 · Oct 19 (Mon) · Jeonju → Gwangju

🚶 ≈2 min
1. 10:00
   🚄 Express bus Jeonju Express Bus Terminal → Gwangju U-Square Bus Terminal · about 90 min · about ₩9,000
🚇 34 min · ₩900 · 🚌 218
2. 12:14
   ⛪ Yangnim-dong History & Culture Village While you're there (12:14–13:29) Moderate 41~44°🕘 Quietest around 9:00 AM (26°)
3. 13:29
   🍽️ Lunch · near Yangnim-dong History & Culture Village
🚶 ≈3 min
4. 14:32
   📸 Penguin Village While you're there (14:32–15:12) Moderate 37~38°🕘 Quietest around 9:00 AM (23°)
🚇 20 min · ₩1,250 · 🚌 봉선27
5. 15:32
   ☕ Dongmyeong-dong Café Street While you're there (15:32–16:32) Moderate 45~48°🕘 Quietest around 10:00 AM (32°)

Good to know

• Crowd levels are forecasts from day-of-week, hour and holiday patterns. On the day, we re-check them with live data.
• Travel times, fares and lines come from real Kakao Map (transit, walking) and Kakao Navi (car, taxi) routes. ≈ marks a distance-based estimate.
• Travel times and fares between cities are typical values. Check exact times and book with Korail (KTX), the express bus site or the airline.
• The last day ends early so you can get to the station or airport.

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