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Vehicle Travel
Travel to Gimhae in Busan can be done by driving off Geoje Island on the bridge to Tongyeong and on to Pusan. Driving time now that the new highway is open from Tongyeong is 2 hours (assuming no traffic delays). Cab fare between Okpo and Gimhae Airport will cost KW130,000 or more, you may be able to negotiate a slightly better price. Travel to Gimhae Airport via the pedestrian ferry services from Geoje to Pusan and then taxi service from the Costal Ferry terminal in Pusan to the airport will generally take 1.5 hours. Taxi cabs que up at the Pusan ferry terminal. When the taxi drivers see a foreigner with luggage, several likely will approach you and offer to take you to the airport. We recommend that you always insist on using the fare-meter for this short taxi ride. Note that the ferry service from Geoje Island is subject to weather cancellation or cancellation due to maintenance without notice.
Air Travel
If you are traveling by air from an international destination to Geoje Island you will likely be traveling through Gimhae Airport (Busan) or Incheon International Airport (Seoul). Seoul's other airport, Gimpo, is predominantly a domestic-service airport. Most, but not all, domestic flights to Seoul are to Gimpo Airport. Frequently international connections in Seoul will involve switching between the two airports via a short shuttle bus ride. The closest airport to Geoje Island is Sacheon Airport (domestic only) at Jinju. Gimhae Airport in Busan is the next closest airport to Geoje.
Link to Korea Airports.
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Ferry Travel
There is pedestrian ferry service from Geoje Island to the Coastal Ferry Terminal in downtown Busan from the cities of: Jangseungpo, Okpo, and Gohyeon on Geoje Island. The ferries run seven days a week, but are subject to cancellation due to weather. Limited rive-on (car) ferry service to Busan is also available from Jangseungpo. |
Car ferry service is available to Western Busan (Angol, near Gimhae airport) from Nongso and Goo Young (cities on the North side of Geoje Island). Driving time to the ferry docks at Nongso or Goo Young is 30 minutes from Okpo. Ferry transit time to Busan (Angol) is 40 minutes. The car ferry routes hug the coast, consequently these ferry's sailing are generally not canceled due to poor weather conditions.
Local Hotels
There are two larger hotels in Okpo that frequently accommodate foreigners visiting the DSME shipyard.
Geoje Island Hotel
Located harbor side in the middle of downtown, about 100 yards from the ferry terminal (the pedestrian ferry to Pusan).
Admiral Hotel
This is the DSME-owned hotel. Located uphill a few blocks from the center of downtown Okpo. It is surrounded by many of the DSME owned apartment buildings. The International School and the GFRA "clubhouse" are each about 100 yards away from the Admiral Hotel.
Samsung Geoje Hotel
SHI (Samsung Heavy Industries) has recently opened a luxury hotel in Gohyeon, near the SHI shipyard.
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