Friends, 2 days: street food, photos and nightlife: a route through Nampo-dong, Jagalchi & Yeongdo → Haeundae & Marine City. 15 stops, estimated cost about ₩205,000 per person (excluding lodging).
The timetable below is built from the distances between stops. You can follow it as is, or open the Busan planner at the bottom of the page to swap any stop and have the times recalculated.
Starts at 10:00 and wraps up around 21:10. 8 stops, about ₩100,000 per person.
Huinnyeoul sits on a cliff on the west side of Yeongdo Island, a village of narrow alleys …
Gamcheon is a hillside village of pastel houses stacked in steps toward the sea, and it be…
Inside the covered lanes of Kkangtong Market, this small restaurant serves jeongol, a shal…
BIFF Square is the old heart of the Busan International Film Festival, and the pavement st…
Set on a former shipyard on Yeongdo Island, this very large cafe and bakery mixes old indu…
Bupyeong Kkangtong Night Market is an evening street food market that runs through the lanes of the old market.
A sit-down raw fish restaurant on the harbor road beside Jagalchi, where assorted sashimi …
Yongdusan, or Dragon Head Mountain, is a small hill in the middle of Nampo, and a park cro…
A rechargeable transit card (T-money, or the Climate Card in Seoul) works on subways and buses with free transfers. Buy one at a convenience store or station and top it up with cash. Foreign credit cards and cash work in most shops and taxis, but keep some cash for markets and rural buses. A power bank helps too.
Palaces, historic houses and temples stop admitting visitors 30 to 60 minutes before closing, so do not save them for last.
Lots of walking today. Plan one long rest at a cafe somewhere in the middle.
Arrive at night-view spots about 30 minutes before sunset to see both the daytime scenery and the lights.
Starts at 09:00 and wraps up around 18:51. 7 stops, about ₩105,000 per person.
Haeundae is Korea's best-known beach, a long curve of pale sand backed by a wall of high-r…
Blueline Park reuses an old coastal railway line along the Haeundae shore.
Bok-guk, a clear soup built around pufferfish, bean sprouts, watercress and a bit of radis…
Rising nearly 400 meters in Marine City, this is the tallest observation point in Busan.
This tea house sits partway up the Dalmaji ridge and serves traditional Korean teas with r…
The Bay 101 is a waterfront strip on the Marine City side of Haeundae, with a marina, rest…
Grilled hagfish is a Busan speciality that looks daunting and tastes familiar, rather like…
Some stops need a reservation. Tap the reservation tag on the card to check in advance.
Palaces, historic houses and temples stop admitting visitors 30 to 60 minutes before closing, so do not save them for last.
For outdoor walks, wear comfortable shoes and carry a bottle of water. It gets windy after sunset, so bring a layer.
A rechargeable transit card (T-money, or the Climate Card in Seoul) works on subways and buses with free transfers. Buy one at a convenience store or station and top it up with cash. Foreign credit cards and cash work in most shops and taxis, but keep some cash for markets and rural buses. A power bank helps too.