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Where to Ride: The 15 Best South Korea Train Journeys

25 trips  ·  from $48 a seat

Good south korea train journeys fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.

From Seoul: Nami Island, K-drama Garden & Rail Bike Day Tour - Morning departure from Seoul
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From Seoul: Nami Island, K-drama Garden & Rail Bike Day Tour

Day Trip to Nami Island with Rail bike and The Garden of Morning Calm - Nami Island, tree-lined roads and free time
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Day Trip to Nami Island with Rail bike and The Garden of Morning Calm

2.Day Trip to Nami Island with Rail bike and The Garden of Morning Calm

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 459 reviews · from $76

Review of Seoul’s Nami Island, Garden of Morning Calm, and Gangchon Rail Bike day trip, with practical advice on timing, crowds, price, and value.

“I would highly recommend this tour. The Garden of Morning calm was beautiful and peaceful. Next we headed to Nami island. You take a 5 min ferry to Nami Island which was incredible with the autumn foliage. Plus if you area K-drama follower, Winter Sonata was filmed here and there are a couple of tribute spots. (Of note before taking the ferry, we were given options re lunch). The one personal recommendation I would have considered differently was that we had a choice of eating at a restaurant together with the group or you could choose to go to Nami Island individually on your own as there are also good…”

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Nami+Alpaca+Garden of Morning Calm (+Rail Bike Option) - Gyeonggang Rail Bike: pleasant scenery, optional excitement
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Nami+Alpaca+Garden of Morning Calm (+Rail Bike Option)

Seoul: Alpaca, Nami, Morning Calm or Eobi (+Rail Bike) - The early ride from Seoul to Alpaca World
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Seoul: Alpaca, Nami, Morning Calm or Eobi (+Rail Bike)

4.Alpaca, Nami, Morning Calm or Eobi (+Rail Bike)

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 233 reviews · 12h 30m · from $90

Review of a full-day Seoul trip to Alpaca World, Nami Island, Garden of Morning Calm, Eobi Ice Valley, and optional rail bike.

“Excellent and so full! Patrick you're an amazing as a guide/driver!! So personable and efficient. You tended to us like a Papa, especially in the restaurant. So much good info!! Each stop was a unique experience and the restaurant food was was delicious. Thank you so much for accommodating the vegetarians I loved how we went so far out into the country to really see some of rural working Korea and the beauty of the mountains. Everyone we met was so gracious. Ki, was great as our 2nd guide of the day. Made sure we stayed on track with a good sense of humor! The company is lucky to have…”

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Full-Day Tour in Mt. Seorak & Nami (+Rail Bike Option) - Seoraksan National Park and Shinheungsa Temple
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Full-Day Tour in Mt. Seorak & Nami (+Rail Bike Option)

5.Full-Day Tour in Mt. Seorak & Nami (+Rail Bike Option)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 186 reviews · from $85

Review of Seoul’s Mt. Seorak, Nami Island, and optional rail bike day tour, with practical advice on timing, value, weather, and guides.

“We had Patrick as a guide, who was really great! I recommend this tour if like me you travel solo, you don’t have a car and you have a limited time in Korea. Personally it allowed me to see 3 different spots during the day, which I would not have been able to do without this tour. Thank you very much Patrick, you were great!”

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Alpaca World and Nami Island with Gangchon Rail Bike Tour - Alpaca World: the friendliest first stop
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Alpaca World and Nami Island with Gangchon Rail Bike Tour

Nami Island & Petite France & Italian Village & Gangchon Rail Bike One-Day Tour - Petite France and Italian Village: colorful, but carefully designed
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Nami Island & Petite France & Italian Village & Gangchon Rail Bike One-Day Tour

7.Nami Island & Petite France & Italian Village & Gangchon Rail Bike One-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 52 reviews · from $91

Review of Seoul’s Nami Island, Petite France, Italian Village, and Gangchon Rail Bike tour, with honest advice on timing, value, guides, and crowds.

“We were fortunate that the weather was great on the day of the tour. It made a huge difference that our tour guide, Joe Park, was in contact from the day before. Instructions were clear throughout the trip, and his friendliness and humor made this an enjoyable experience for our family of 5.”

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Special Private Tour Nami Island, Rail Bike, Petite France - Nami Island: two hours among Korean scenery
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Special Private Tour Nami Island, Rail Bike, Petite France

8.Special Private Tour Nami Island, Rail Bike, Petite France

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 42 reviews · from $275

Review of a private Seoul day trip to Nami Island, Gangchon Rail Bike, Petite France, lunch, transport, guides, timing, and value.

“One of the best tours ever. Nami Island was amazing. My family and I had a wonderful time. Our tour guide, ANDY, deserves 10 stars for his top-notch service from the get go. He shared many interesting insights about Korea. And what a fun guy! By the end of the tour, it felt like he was part of the family already. LoL.”

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Nami Island Trip with Petite France & Italian Village and Gangchon Rail Bike - Petite France in 45 minutes
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Nami Island Trip with Petite France & Italian Village and Gangchon Rail Bike

9.Nami Island Trip with Petite France & Italian Village and Gangchon Rail Bike

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 41 reviews · from $80

Review of Seoul’s Nami Island, Petite France, Italian Village, and Gangchon Rail Bike tour, with timing, value, tips, and drawbacks.

“This is a must destinations to go when visit Korea. Is easy to do booking through tripadvisor and the tour company will contact you for arrangement. Is as simple as it was stated on the website. Worth the money”

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Busan city tour from Seoul by KTX bullet train - What the private format changes
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Busan city tour from Seoul by KTX bullet train

10.Busan city tour from Seoul by KTX bullet train

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 39 reviews · from $415

Review of a private Seoul to Busan KTX day tour, including Jagalchi, Gamcheon, Haeundae, temples, price, timing, and practical tips.

“Amy, our tour guide, was the best thing happened to us. We didn’t have much time so we book a day tour to Busan from Seoul. The entire team was very professional and punctual. We were informed and guided well in advance and every step Read more”

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Busan: Full-Day City Tour with Taejongdae, Gamcheon & More - Haedong Yonggungsa, a temple above the water
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Busan: Full-Day City Tour with Taejongdae, Gamcheon & More

11.Full-Day City Tour with Taejongdae, Gamcheon & More

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 35 reviews · 9h 30m · from $51

Review of Busan’s full-day tour to Yonggungsa, Taejongdae, Songdo Skywalk, and Gamcheon, with practical tips on timing, value, and guides.

“The guide was not much involved during the activities and just took to locations and didnot accompany to any of the spots or got involved to give fine details at the exact points.”

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Busan Full-Day City Tour with Gamcheon Village, Sea Temple & more - Haedong Yonggungsa, Busan’s sea temple
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Busan Full-Day City Tour with Gamcheon Village, Sea Temple & more

12.Busan Full-Day City Tour with Gamcheon Village, Sea Temple & more

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 27 reviews · from $47Best value

See Busan’s seaside temple, Taejongdae cliffs, Gamcheon Village, and Songdo Skywalk on a practical full-day tour with transport included.

“Great tour with Yoona, she was very informative, knowledgeable and great fun. Well paced and not too much standing around wasting time like on some trips I've been on. Plenty of free time at places but not so much that you are bored”

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Alpaca, Nami, Eobi with Rail Bike or Strawberry - Meeting alpacas in a forest setting
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Alpaca, Nami, Eobi with Rail Bike or Strawberry

13.Alpaca, Nami, Eobi with Rail Bike or Strawberry

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews · from $70

Meet alpacas, walk snowy Nami Island, see Eobi Ice Valley, and choose rail biking or strawberry picking on this full-day Seoul tour.

“What a jam packed day! We managed to fit everything in with a delicious lunch trying Dakgalbi. SB the tour guide was super kind and really kept us to the schedule, he also sorted out transport for me to get to the meeting point! 10/10”

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Private Tour Rail Bike & Nami Island & (Petite France or Garden of Morning Calm) - Leaving Seoul for Nami Island
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Private Tour Rail Bike & Nami Island & (Petite France or Garden of Morning Calm)

Gyeongju UNESCO Sites Tour by KTX train; The Museum Without walls - Cheonmachong Tomb and Silla burial customs
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Gyeongju UNESCO Sites Tour by KTX train; The Museum Without walls

15.Gyeongju UNESCO Sites Tour by KTX train; The Museum Without walls

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · from $470

Review of a private Gyeongju day trip from Seoul by KTX, with Silla tombs, Bulguksa, Seokguram, museums, and practical booking advice.

“Too much traveling from Seoul for what it is in the format of a day trip. Tour guide was kind but it heavy rained and that pretty much ruined it for me since everything to see is outdoors. Little improvement needed on english but i recommend the touring agency since they were accommodating when i had to make adjustments to time”

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