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[steveaziz]

has anyone taken a ferry to Russia and back again? I'm trying to find a reliable schedule in English on the internet but I have had no luck. I want to go to Vladivostok from Sokcho. I would like to return on a Sunday if possible, but from what I can gather it seems that I will have to return on Saturday which is ok. Anyways I don't know really much about it I'm looking for someone who has done it and can tell me about it or an English website. Thanks.

[Bibbitybop]

I looked into this a year ago and found the schedule didn't match the days I needed to travel. Airfare from Incheon to Vlad. was 700,000 won!!!!

I found the info and times online, but I don't have the links anymore.

[nicholas_chiasson]

http://www.dongchunferry.co.kr/russia/ferry.html

here you go in Russian! I know you want English...but just call them
http://www.dongchunferry.co.kr/

I'll translate the schedule, but my K-Copmuter can't display the po-russki for some reaons.

[soviet_man]

Yeah I have also heard that prices on Dongchun have gone up recently.

Apparently they dropped Zarubino, now it is apparently direct to Vladivostok from Sokcho without the stopover.

But if it is 700,000 won, it would be easier and cheaper to fly.

I think there is still a fairly cheap ferry from northern Japan to Sakhalin in Russia.

[nicholas_chiasson]

It says $514 round trip for first class. The $700 is for VIP Klacc.

[JerBear]

I got the Vlad-Sokcho Ferry's office in Vladivostok to email me a full schedule and fee structure. It's all in Russian but I'm fluent.

If you're interested, just PM me and I'll forward to you. If you would like me to translate it for you for free, I'll do that as well. Just let me know.

[bobsbarricades]

hey! I hope you're still willing to forward/translate that! I've been here for only a few months, and don't know as if I'll actually have ANY time this year for much traveling, but I figured it'd be good info to have on hand =) The great wall and Russian are two goal I have before I'm done in SoKo =)

[JerBear]

[maingman]

Sea
International ferries are worth considering if you�re travelling around North Asia. You can catch a ferry to Incheon in South Korea from a number of Chinese ports, travel around South Korea, and then leave on a fast ferry from Busan to Japan. Another ferry option is travelling to or from Russia via Sokcho in Gang�won-do.

To/from China
Ferries link 10 Chinese ports with Incheon. Some are crowded with petty traders, but they provide a cheaper option than flying. The cheapest fares offer a thin mattress on a dormitory floor, while the more expensive fares give you a small cabin with a bunk bed and TV. Child fares are usually half the adult fare, and some ferry companies offer students a 20% discount. Prices listed are for one-way tickets and sailing times are subject to variation. Most ferries leave Incheon from Yeonan Pier, but the larger boats depart from International Terminal 2.

A ferry-and-train package is available from cities in Korea to Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou or Shenyang in China via the Incheon-Tianjin ferry � see www.korail.go.kr for details.

Ferries (063 2171 6411; W105, 000-220, 000) also leave Gunsan in Jeollabuk-do for Qindao in China three times a week and take 18 hours. The international ferry terminal is a W7500 taxi ride from Gunsan bus terminal.

Four Season Cruise (243 6633; W125, 000) runs twice a week between Mokpo in Jeollanam-do and Shanghai in China.

To/from Japan
First-floor booths in the international ferry terminal near Jungang subway station in Busan sell tickets for overnight ferries to three Japanese cities: Fukuoka (round trip W152,000, departs 10.30pm, arrives 6am), Shimonoseki (round trip W161, 000 to W608,000, departs 8pm, arrives 8am) and Osaka (round trip W237,000, departs 4pm, arrives 10am).

For a quick trip to Fukuoka on the Kobe or Beetle hydrofoils, walk upstairs to the 2nd floor. There are five daily departures (round trip W171,000, three hours, departs 8.45am, 10am, 2pm, 3pm, 3.45pm) plus one additional departure on Friday morning (9.30am).

Other destinations are Hitakatsu (round trip W130,000, one hour 40 minutes) and Izuhara (round trip W130,000, two hours 40 minutes).

Add a W2600 departure tax for these international trips.

To/from Russia
Dongchun (033-639 2632) operates a ferry twice a week (Mondays and Thursdays) from Zarubino and Vladivostok in Russia to Sokcho in Gang�won-do. With the cheaper fares (Zarubino one way/return W144,000/244, 800, Vladivostok one way/return W168,000/285,000), you sleep on the floor and share facilities. The more expensive fares entitle you to a cabin for two or four people with your own bed, TV and bathroom. You can connect to the Trans-Siberian railway, although most passengers are Korean and on a package tour to Paekdusan on the Chinese�North Korean border. These package tours cost from W549,000 for seven days (1 March to 31 May) or from W710,000 (1 June to 30 September).


http://www.lonelyplanet.com/south-korea/transport/getting-there-away

[bobsbarricades]

Thanks JerBear!

e-mail me at bobsbarricadesDOTatDOThotmailDOTcom

Sorry, but I get sooo much junkmail =P I really appreciate it! The exchange rate is getting a little better, and hopefully when I get up next november I might be able to catch a ride from Vladivostok to Moscow. It'll be cold, that's for sure =P Oh well, c'est la vie. Thanks!

[crocadoodledoo]

wow that sounds great
I was thinking of going in March if anyone needs a travel buddy

[Mangy]

This is great, thanks! I've always been curious about Vladivostok, how a seemingly a "European" city exists in East Asia. Russia is just so freaking huge!

I will be living in Gangneung, so the trip up to Sokcho will be a short one.

[blurgalurgalurga]

You guys don't know what you're talking about.
THERE ARE NO FAIRIES IN KOREA.

[JerBear]

[davai!]