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Is 10,000 enough for a week trip in Korea?

Ticket price: 1229 Visa: 359 Accommodation: 440 Data card + subway card: 240💰 Cash Korean Won 300000KRM~1611CNY Lotte World: 155 💰WeChat payment: 537💰 Total 💰: 4571💰 📌Things you need to know before traveling on a budget! ✅You must buy the T-Money transportation card! 💰RM10 | Available at 7-11, GS25, and there are discounts on subway/bus! Much cheaper than buying a single ticket! 🚆 ✅Download Kakao/네이버 maps, don’t use Google Maps! Google Maps is really hard to use in Korea, the routes are often inaccurate, and locals all use Kakao & 네이버! ✅The cheapest way to get to the airport: Incheon → Seoul city: Take the AREX subway regular train (RM18), don’t be silly and buy the express line! 🚆 Gimhae Airport → Busan: Taking the subway or bus is the cheapest option. Don’t take a taxi directly, as the starting price is RM100+! ✅Be sure to use Korean food delivery app (Yogiyo / Baemin)! Eating alone at a Korean restaurant is expensive, but takeout is super cheap! You can get a big portion of Korean fried chicken + rice for around RM15! 🍗🍚 ✅Use supermarkets and convenience stores more! GS25, CU, and 7-11 all have tons of cheap rice balls and instant noodles, a meal can be yours for RM5-10! - 💰 Let's talk about the budget first (5k per person including airfare and hotel!) ✈️Air tickets: round trip 1500-2000 (book one month in advance for special offers! Spring Airlines/Jeju Airlines often have surprises) 🏨Accommodation: Myeongdong/Hongdae B&B for 3 nights, 1000 per person (L7 Myeongdong/Hongdae Design Hotel recommended) 🍜Food + transportation + tickets: 1500-2000 🛍️Shopping: Prepare 1500 (duty-free shops + Olive Young shopping warning!) 🚇Traffic Tips: ✔️T-money card top-up 20,000 Korean won is enough ✔️Airport bus → Myeongdong 17,000 won (about 90 yuan) ✔️The basic one-way subway fare is 1,400 won. Silver/orange taxis are the cheapest. 📅DAY1: Myeongdong Rampage + Seoul Night View Ceiling ▫️10:00 Land at Gimpo Airport (you can save 1 night's accommodation if you choose to arrive at noon) ▫️12:00 Myeongdong Money Exchange + Lunch (Wontang Spine Potato Soup recommended) ▫️14:00 Lotte Young Plaza + LINE FRIENDS flagship store ▫️17:00 Namsan Seoul Tower (cable car 1.6w KRW/person, beautiful at sunset) ▫️20:00 Myeongdong Night Market 📅DAY2: A journey through ancient and modern Korean dramas ▫️09:00 Gyeongbokgung Hanbok Experience (2h1.5w KRW including braiding) ▫️11:00 Goalkeeper Changing of Guard Ceremony (Closed on Tuesdays!) ▫️12:30 Tusu Village Ginseng Chicken Soup (Michelin recommended, 18,000 per person) ▫️14:30 Take a photo of your life at Bukchon Hanok Village ▫️16:00 Samcheong-dong Art Cafe ▫️19:00 Late-night snack at Gwangjang Market 📅DAY3: Hongdae Trendsetters + Itaewon Nightlife ▫️10:00 Hongdae Creative Street ▫️12:00 Sinchon Canteen BBQ (15,000 won per person, all you can eat) ▫️14:00 Yeonnam-dong Cafe (Cafe Layered is super photogenic) ▫️17:00 Picnic at Han River Park (buy instant noodles + fried chicken at convenience store) ▫️20:00 Itaewon Bar Street (watch the night view from the top floor of Graddhyllan) 📅DAY4: Buyer store pilgrimage + return trip ▫️09:00 Seongsu Cave Exploration Shop ▫️11:00 London Bagel Museum (get a number in advance!) ▫️13:00 Restock at Lotte Duty Free Shop (remember to apply for a gold card on Taobao) ▫️16:00 Pick up at Incheon Airport (arrive 3 hours in advance!) ⚠️Guide to avoiding pitfalls: Money exchange at the embassy / the first two Chinese embassies in Myeongdong Taxis avoid black model cars! 2 times more expensive Olive Young direct tax refund for purchases over 30,000 Korean Won Essential apps: NAVER Maps (Chinese version), Papago Translation 💡Hidden benefits: Enjoy 10% off at Lotte World with Visa card! Incheon Airport Express KTX official website offers 30% off on ticket bookings!
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