Busan itineraries
Old Busan in a Day
Step off the train, start with a bowl of pork soup, walk Jagalchi, Gukje Market and Yongdusan, then spend the afternoon on the hillsides of Gamcheon and Huinnyeoul. The tightest loop for anyone coming and going by rail.
Haeundae and Gwangalli Overnight
Day one rides the beach train out to Cheongsapo and ends on Gwangalli's night beach; day two is a Dongbaekseom stroll, a spa, and the Igidae cliff path. Two days spent entirely on the east coast.
Gijang to Dadaepo by Car
One car, east end to west end. Day one is Gijang's cliff temple, bamboo forest and coast cafes; day two the Yeongdo cliffs and the Songdo cable car; day three Gamcheon, Eulsukdo and the Dadaepo sunset.
Festivals & seasons
- 1 — New Year Sunrise
- 1 — Gwangalli M Drone Light Show
- 3 — Cherry Blossoms
- 4 — Nakdong River Cherry Blossom Festival
- 4 — Gijang Anchovy Festival
- 7 — Beach Season
- 8 — Busan Sea Festival
- 10 — Busan International Film Festival
- 11 — Busan Fireworks Festival
- 11 — Autumn Leaves
- 12 — Haeundae Light Festival
- 12 — Gwangbok-ro Christmas Tree Festival
Souvenirs
- Samjin fish cake
- Gijang dried seaweed and kelp
- Gijang anchovies and anchovy sauce
- Dried filefish, pollock and other dried seafood
- Secondhand books
- Momos Coffee beans
- OPS Hakwonjeon pastries