How much do 4 days 3 nights in Seoul cost? Three budgets worked out (excluding flights)
P&PLast checked 10/23Trip costsSeoul
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The short answer
Excluding flights, 4 days 3 nights in Seoul with two sharing a room costs roughly NT$6,600 (budget), NT$12,500 (mid-range), NT$23,400 (comfortable) per person (Taiwan dollars). The biggest differences are hotels and meals: hotels are estimated from this site's official-site price bands at NT$2,500 / 4,500 / 8,000 per room per night, and meals from a combination of average Seoul eating-out prices for 9/2026 published by the Korea Consumer Agency's Chamgagyeok. Peak season and holiday rates are higher; before you go, plug in your own numbers in the Trip cost estimator.
Three budgets at a glance (per person, excluding flights)
Assumptions: 4 days 3 nights, two sharing a room (hotel cost divided by 2), via Incheon Airport, Climate Card 3-day pass in the city on days 2–4. Won converted at the Bank of Taiwan KRW cash selling rate of 0.02672 on 2026/10/22; the cash selling rate is higher than the spot rate, so results run slightly high. How each row is calculated is explained below.
Flights aren't included: fares vary too much by date and airline, so check your dates on the flights page.
Item
Budget
Mid-range
Comfortable
Hotel, 3 nights (per person)
NT$3,750
NT$6,750
NT$12,000
Airport round trip + city transport
₩17,750 (about NT$474)
₩39,000 (about NT$1,042)
₩47,000 (about NT$1,256)
Tickets
₩3,000 (about NT$80)
₩32,000 (about NT$855)
₩96,000 (about NT$2,565)
Meals, 4 days (estimate)
₩82,308 (about NT$2,199)
₩141,128 (about NT$3,771)
₩278,360 (about NT$7,438)
Mobile data (eSIM)
From NT$120
From NT$120
From NT$120
Total
About NT$6,623
About NT$12,538
About NT$23,379
This is an example built from published prices, not a quote. Hotel prices vary by date and meal costs are estimates; use the Trip cost estimator (/tools/trip-budget/) to plug in your own days, number of people and price range.
Hotels: estimated from the price band on hotels' official websites
This site's Seoul hotel data is split into three bands by the non-member standard rate on each hotel's official booking system: $ about NT$3,000 or less a night, $$ about NT$3,000–6,000, $$$ about NT$6,000 or more (2 people, 1 room; Taiwan dollars). The estimate uses the midpoint of each band, NT$2,500, NT$4,500 and NT$8,000, times 3 nights divided by 2 people.
Examples checked on official sites (2027/1/20, weekday, 2 people, 1 room, standard rate): Hotel Skypark Dongdaemun 1 ₩110,000 ($), Hotel Gracery Seoul ₩123,552 ($$), Hotel Skypark Central Myeongdong ₩170,000 ($$), L7 MYEONGDONG by LOTTE HOTELS ₩275,000 ($$$). Among the Seoul hotels on this site, only Dongdaemun has $-band options.
Budget
Price band
Per room per night (estimate)
3 nights per person
Example (hotel cards on this site)
Budget
$
NT$2,500
NT$3,750
Hotel Skypark Dongdaemun 1
Mid-range
$$
NT$4,500
NT$6,750
Hotel Gracery Seoul, NINE TREE BY PARNAS SEOUL MYEONGDONG I
City transport in all three budgets uses the Climate Card 3-day pass ₩10,000 + physical card ₩3,000 = ₩13,000, topped up on day 2 and used until day 4.
Budget: outbound AREX all-stop train Terminal 1 to Seoul Station ₩4,750 (transport card); on the way back, the AREX all-stop train from a Seoul station to the airport station is covered by the Climate Card with no extra fare. Total ₩4,750 + ₩13,000 = ₩17,750.
Mid-range: AREX Express Train round trip ₩13,000×2 = ₩26,000 (the Express Train doesn't accept the Climate Card), plus ₩13,000 = ₩39,000.
Comfortable: airport bus 6001 / 6015 round trip ₩17,000×2 = ₩34,000, plus ₩13,000 = ₩47,000.
AREX Incheon Airport Railroad (Express Train)
Direct from Incheon Airport to Seoul Station, nonstop.
Meals: estimated from the average Seoul eating-out prices published by the Korean government
Meal costs are estimates, not actual restaurant prices. They're based on average Seoul eating-out prices for 9/2026 published by the Korea Consumer Agency's Chamgagyeok (data source: Statistics Korea): gimbap (1 roll) ₩3,923, jajangmyeon ₩7,808, kalguksu ₩10,038, naengmyeon ₩12,692, bibimbap ₩12,000, kimchi stew with rice set ₩8,846, samgyetang ₩18,269, samgyeopsal 200g ₩21,321. The figures are officially marked as provisional, and quality varies by restaurant.
Breakfast in the comfortable budget uses the hotel's official price: L7 MYEONGDONG by LOTTE HOTELS buffet breakfast, adults ₩30,000 (₩24,000 if guests book in advance).
The daily combinations are in the table below, times 4 days. On days 1 and 4 you fly, so you may not eat three full meals; the extra serves as a buffer.
Budget
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Total per day
Budget
Gimbap ₩3,923
Kimchi stew with rice set ₩8,846
Jajangmyeon ₩7,808
₩20,577
Mid-range
Gimbap ₩3,923
Kalguksu ₩10,038
Samgyeopsal 200g ₩21,321
₩35,282
Comfortable
Hotel breakfast ₩30,000
Samgyetang ₩18,269
Samgyeopsal 200g ₩21,321
₩69,590
Mobile data: eSIM
Korea eSIMs start at NT$120 (Taiwan dollars) on the platforms (checked 2026/10/22; prices vary by days and data, as shown at checkout). Check that your phone supports eSIM before buying.
Korea eSIM
KoreaeSIM (SKTelecomunlimited data)
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Roughly how much do 4 days 3 nights in Seoul cost?
Excluding flights, with two sharing a room, roughly NT$6,600 (budget), NT$12,500 (mid-range), NT$23,400 (comfortable) per person (Taiwan dollars). Hotel prices vary by date, and meals are estimated from average Seoul eating-out prices published by the Korean government.
How much should I budget for food per day in Seoul?
Based on a combination of average Seoul eating-out prices for 9/2026 from the Korea Consumer Agency's Chamgagyeok: gimbap + kimchi stew set + jajangmyeon comes to about ₩20,577 a day; gimbap + kalguksu + samgyeopsal about ₩35,282; hotel breakfast + samgyetang + samgyeopsal about ₩69,590.
How much is a night's hotel in Seoul?
The Seoul hotels on this site fall into three bands by official standard rate: about NT$3,000 or less, NT$3,000–6,000, and NT$6,000 or more a night (2 people, 1 room; Taiwan dollars); the budget hotels we found under NT$3,000 are concentrated in Dongdaemun.
How can I save on transport in Seoul?
For the airport, take the AREX all-stop train (Terminal 1 to Seoul Station ₩4,750 by transport card); if you ride 3+ times a day for several days in the city, use the Climate Card short-term pass (3-day ₩10,000), which also covers the AREX all-stop train back to the airport stations.
How does the Trip cost estimator work?
In this site's Trip cost estimator (/tools/trip-budget/), enter the number of days, people and hotel price band; the default daily spending can be changed, so you can turn it into your own budget.
Figures are from official announcements checked on 10/23; fares, timetables and opening hours may change, so check the official websites again before you go.
