All long weekends in South Korea
Sep 24 – 27, 2026

Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) 2026

If you are not travelling to the hometown, this is the biggest outbound week of the year.

Chuseok is Korea's harvest festival and its most important family holiday, when millions travel to ancestral hometowns for charye rites and songpyeon rice cakes. The three days run Thursday to Saturday and flow into the Sunday.

  • Chuseok (Thu 24 – Sat 26 Sep)
Flying from
Incheon (ICN)
Comfortable range
Up to about 7 hours in the air

Where to go

Good ideas for 4 days off

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Stay in South Korea 4 ideas

Jeju Island
~1h

The default Korean escape - an hour in the air.

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Busan & Gyeongju
~2.5h

Beaches and old capitals, KTX all the way.

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Gangneung & Sokcho
~2h

East coast beaches and Seoraksan trails.

Couple stays →
Pyeongchang & Gangwon
~2h

Ski country once December lands.

Couple stays →

Head abroad 8 ideas

Fukuoka
~1.3h

Closer than Jeju by air. Ramen and onsen.

Couple stays →
Osaka & Kyoto
~1.8h

Under two hours; ideal for a three-day break.

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Tokyo
~2.3h

Short enough to justify on any long weekend.

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Taipei
~2.5h

Hot springs, night markets, great value.

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Hong Kong
~3.5h

Comfortable on a four-day break.

Couple stays →
Da Nang & Hanoi
~5h

A Korean favourite - warm and affordable.

Couple stays →
Bangkok & Phuket
~6h

Best on a bridged week.

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Cebu & Manila
~4h

Beaches within four hours.

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Before you book

Worth knowing about this break

  • Four days off, and the top week of the year for overseas travel
  • Highways, KTX and buses are at absolute peak - flying out is often easier
  • International fares spike; book two to three months ahead

Flights out of Incheon (ICN)

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