South Korea Ferries: Routes, Ports & Operators
FerryConnect covers 14 ferry routes from South Korea, including 13 island crossings and 1 international route. Main ports and places: Incheon, Jeju, Mokpo, Yeosu and Baengnyeongdo. Operators include Korea Express Ferry, Namhae Gosok, Seaworld Express Ferry and Daezer Ferry. Every route below is checked against the operator's own timetable, with sources on each route page.
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South Korea Ferry Routes Map
Interactive sea routes, island lifelines, and river/lake car ferries across South Korea.
Major International Sea Passages
Cross-border high-capacity passenger, vehicle, and freight highways
Busan → Tsushima (Hitakatsu)
Busan Port International Passenger Terminal to Tsushima Hitakatsu International Terminal
The shortest international ferry into Japan: Panstar’s Tsushima Link from Busan to Hitakatsu at the northern tip of Tsushima, the Japanese island you can see from Busan on a clear day.
Island & Coastal Lifeline Crossings
Offshore archipelago connections and scenic coastal routes
Mokpo → Jeju
Mokpo Port International Passenger Terminal to Jeju Port Coastal Passenger Terminal (Pier 4)
Seaworld Express Ferry’s large cruise-ferries from Mokpo on Korea’s south-west coast to Jeju Island, the main sea route for drivers taking their own car to Jeju.
Wando → Jeju
Wando Port Passenger Terminal to Jeju Port
Hanil Express’s crossing from Wando at the southern tip of the Korean mainland to Jeju — the shortest mainland–Jeju car-ferry route, with the Gold Stella and Silver Cloud.
Pohang → Ulleungdo
Pohang Passenger Terminal / Yeongilman New Port to Dodong Port / Sadong Port
The main routes to Ulleungdo, the volcanic island far out in the East Sea off Korea’s east coast and the jumping-off point for Dokdo. Choose Daezer’s 2h 50m El Dorado Express wave-piercing catamaran or Ulleung Cruise’s overnight car ferry.
Incheon → Baengnyeongdo
Incheon Coastal Passenger Terminal to Yonggipo Port Passenger Terminal
The long island run from Incheon to Baengnyeongdo, Korea’s north-westernmost island near the maritime border, known for the DuMujin rock cliffs and Sagot natural airstrip beach.
Incheon → Deokjeokdo
Incheon Coastal Passenger Terminal to Deokjeokdo (Dou) Pier
Korea Express Ferry’s service from Incheon to Deokjeokdo, the largest of the Deokjeok islands in Ongjin County — about 70 minutes by fast boat or under two hours on the car ferry.
Incheon → Yeonpyeongdo
Incheon Coastal Passenger Terminal to Daeyeonpyeong Pier
The two-hour fast ferry from Incheon to Yeonpyeongdo, the frontier islands close to the Northern Limit Line, calling at Soyeonpyeong on the way.
Incheon → Ijakdo
Incheon Coastal Passenger Terminal to Daeijakdo Pier
The fast ferry from Incheon to Daeijak and Soijak islands, stopping at Jawoldo and Seungbongdo on the way.
Mokpo → Heuksando
Mokpo Coastal Passenger Terminal to Heuksando (Yeri) Port
The fast boat from Mokpo out to Heuksando, the “black island” of Sinan County famed for fermented skate (hongeo), calling at Bigeum and Docho on the way and continuing to Hongdo.
Mokpo → Hongdo
Mokpo Coastal Passenger Terminal to Hongdo Port
Hongdo, the “red island” of red-rock sea cliffs in Dadohaehaesang National Park, is the end of the Mokpo fast-boat line, reached in about two and a half hours via Docho and Heuksando.
Goheung (Nokdong) → Jeju
Nokdong New Port Passenger Terminal to Jeju Coastal Passenger Terminal
Namhae Gosok’s Arion Jeju car ferry from Nokdong on the Goheung peninsula to Jeju City, a daytime crossing of about 3 hours 40 minutes that suits drivers from the eastern South Jeolla coast.
Jindo → Jeju
Jindo Port (Paengmok) to Jeju Port
Seaworld’s 42-knot car ferry Santa Monica links Jindo at the south-west tip of the Korean peninsula with Jeju in about two hours, stopping at the Chuja islands mid-strait.
Yeosu → Geomundo
Yeosu Coastal Passenger Terminal to Geomundo Port
The fast ferry Hamel runs from Yeosu to Geomundo, the remote island group off the south coast known for its lighthouse and the Baekdo rock islets, calling at Naro-do, Sonjuk and Chodo on the way.
Yeosu → Geumodo
Yeosu Coastal Passenger Terminal to Hamgumi Pier (Geumodo)
Ferries to Hamgumi on Geumodo, the start of the Bireong-gil cliff trail: direct from Yeosu city in about 1h 35m, or a 30–40 minute hop from Baekyado pier at the end of the Hwajeong peninsula.
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