Tommy Ooi's Travel Blog

Only 4 hours of sleep, ( 3 hours for Cecilia, time spent on make up ), we were getting ready to depart for Jeju-do. We meet Grace & her family in the lobby and requested the receptionist to call us 2 cabs to Gimpo International Airport.

It took us 10 minutes to reach, before arrival, our taxi driver almost brought us to the wrong terminal, international departure instead of domestic departure terminal. We saw the a signboard for International Departure and quickly shouted to the taxi driver ” Jeju, jeju ” before he manage to turn the wrong way. Phew, we would miss our plane if werent for our luck.

We will be taking Eastarjet, one of South Korea’s low cost airline to Jeju Island. The fare from Seoul to Jeju cost us KRW47,500 which turns out to be around RM140/USD45. There is even cheaper price if you are flying to Jeju in the afternoon.

Checking In

Cost of taxi to the airport was KRW10,000 ( RM30/USD10 ), we managed to find Eastarjet check in counter without hassle. Eastarjet allows passengers to check in luggage up to 15kg for free. Continue Reading