The Itinerary Japan and South Korea itineraries
Day-by-day routes through Japan and South Korea, each 14 days — with what every trip actually costs.
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Planning a trip to Japan and South Korea
Pulled from the route below — so it says what it does, not what a brochure would.
When to go
Mar–Apr, Oct–Nov — the months this route recommends.
How long you need
Every route here runs 14 days.
What it costs
≈ AED 750 per person per day. Beds, food, getting around and things to do — costed line by line in each guide, not estimated from a daily rate.
Entry on an Indian passport
Two sets of rules on this trip, and both have to be sorted before you fly.
- Japan: e-Visa online before you go, 90 days. Applied for through VFS for residents in India.
- South Korea: Embassy or consulate in advance, 90 days. A 30-day tourist visa is open to certain residents and visa holders.
Checked 2026-11 against Wikipedia’s compilation of IATA Timatic entries. Entry rules depend on your passport and where you live, and they change with little notice — confirm with each embassy or your airline before you book. Check another country.
Where these routes go: Tokyo · Kyoto · Osaka · Busan · Gyeongju · Seoul.
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Best for: Two countries people assume are similar, which is the reason to do them together
Japan and South Korea in 14 days: Tokyo, Kyoto, Busan and Seoul
Tokyo → Kyoto → Osaka → Busan → Gyeongju → Seoul
Shinkansen to Kyoto's temples and Osaka's food streets, a ferry or a short hop across the strait, and then Korea's own answer to all of it — a Silla capital with tombs in the middle of town, and a capital that rebuilt itself twice in a century.
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