Essentials
Every guide and tool on Busan 101, on one page.
Suggested routes1, 2 or 3 days, theme courses and a rainy-day plan. Each stop opens in Naver Map, and the taxi card shows the driver where to go.Read guide →Show-to-staff KoreanTap a card to show it full screen. 🔊 plays it out loud. Works offline once opened.Read guide →Restaurant bookings & waiting linesPopular places in Busan fill up or run a waiting list. How to book and queue as a visitor — no Korean phone number needed for most of it.Read guide →Busan trip checklistEverything to sort out before and during a trip to Busan, in order. Tick items off — your progress is saved on this device.Read guide →
Getting aroundPick where you are and where you're going — we'll show the rough distance, taxi time and fare, and open the route in Kakao Map.Read guide →Your first day in BusanFrom the airport to your hotel, a transit card and mobile data — in the order you'll need them.Read guide →Your first 30 days in BusanFor exchange students and anyone moving to Busan: what to sort out, in order. Tick items off — your progress is saved on this device.Read guide →Apps to install before you goKorea runs on its own apps, and Google Maps only half works here. Install these at home on Wi-Fi — all free, all with English menus.Read guide →How to use NAVER MapGoogle Maps shows public transit in Korea but no walking or driving directions. Locals use NAVER Map — here's how to set it up in your language.Read guide →Gwangalli drone light show: how to watchEvery Saturday night, about a thousand drones draw pictures in the sky over Gwangan Bridge. Free, about 10 minutes, twice a night.Read guide →Busan Fireworks Festival: how to watchSaturday 7 November 2026, over Gwangan Bridge. One of Asia's biggest fireworks shows — and about a million people come. Where to watch, how to get there and, just as important, how to get home.Read guide →Paying in BusanCards work almost everywhere. Here's where they don't, and what else you can use.Read guide →Official help in your languageFree phone lines and websites run by Korea and Busan for visitors — travel questions, interpretation, visas, lost items.Read guide →Emergency & helpNumbers that work from any phone, and where to get help in your language.Read guide →