Jeungdo Ujeon Beach
- +82-61-240-3521
- shinan.go.kr
Overview
Ujeon Beach stretches 4 km in length on the southwestern coast of the island of Jeungdo-myeon, the biggest natural salt producer in Korea. The silvery white sand as well as the view of the sealine dotted with over 90 deserted islands make Ujeon Beach one of the most attractive seaside destinations. Visitors to Jeungdo Island can explore the sites of salt production and Haetae (a type of seaweed) farming, or go fising at nearby islands, including Naegaldo and Oegaldo Island, Myeongdeokseom Island, Daeseom Island, Bunamdo Island and Myeongseom Island.
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- Contact
- • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-61-240-3521 - Parking
- Available
- Closed
- N/A (Open all year round)
Updated 2017.04.04
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[Bus]
1) Seoul → Gwangju/Mokpo
* Take a bus from Seoul Central City Express Bus Terminal to Gwangju U-Square Bus Terminal.
(Bus schedule: 00:15-24:00, 15-min intervals / Estimated travel time: 3hr 40min)
* Take a bus from Seoul Central City Express Bus Terminal to Mokpo Bus Terminal.
(Bus schedule: 05:30-24:00, 40-min intervals / Estimated travel time: 4hr)
2) Gwangju/Mokpo/Seoul → Jido-eup
* Take a bus from Gwangju U-Square Bus Terminal to Jido Express Bus Terminal.
(Bus schedule: 19 times daily / Estimated travel time: 1hr 50min)
* Take a bus from Mokpo Bus Terminal to Jido Express Bus Terminal.
(Bus schedule: every hour / Estimated travel time: 1hr 15min)
* Take a bus from Seoul Central City Express Bus Terminal to Jido Express Bus Terminal.
(Bus schedule: 07:30, 16:20 / Estimated travel time: 4hr 10min)
3) Jido-eup → Jeungdo-myeon
Take a bus bound for Jeungdo from Jido Express Bus Terminal to Jeungdo-myeon.
Take a bus or a taxi from Jeungdo-myeon to Jeungdo Ujeon Beach Resort (8km).
* Taxi from Jido Terminal to the beach: 20 km / 30 min)
1684, Jidojeungdo-ro, Jeungdo-myeon, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do
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