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[JJJ]

Sounds great.

However, how much are you paying to go? I just spent a few min. looking at Kayak, Expedia, Cheapflights etc. and from Busan to Guam between Christmas and the middle of Feb. it's from $600 or so in Feb. to over $700 per person at the end of Dec. to middle of Jan. Wow. Is that the going rate? Did you book online or find a cheap Korean consolidator to help you get a good deal?

Thanks for any advice.

[warmachinenkorea]

Korean Air was giving a about a 1,300,000 +/- for he first week in Feb. That's round trip for 2.

I cannot find a direct flight from Busan to Guam. If any one else has please tell me where to find it.

I have found direct from Incheon it's got a flight time of about 6 hrs. Orbitz and those companies have layovers in Japan.

[bbb0777]

I just checked onlinetour.co.kr (site is in Korean only), for a 1 week roundtrip in early February from Busan to Guam (only checked one set of dates)

575,000 KRW after taxes, or a little under $500.

The site only works in internet explorer - though is easy enough to search, even if you can't read understand much Korean (helps if you can differentiate between Incheon/Busan/etc. though). But I suppose you could just look them up in Wikipedia and go from there. Booking could be more problematic without a more fluent friend helping you though.

I have no idea on prices beyond that. Just checked quickly, as that sight usually has the best prices I can find for Korean-originated flights.

[bbb0777]

Odd question - do they stamp your passport in Guam? Just curious...as when traveling from the US (as an American) - I was stamped the one time I returned to JFK airport in NY (though not on leaving), but was not stamped in any way on 3 separate trips through SFO in San Fran. I'm not really clear what the procedure was/is. Just curious.

[warmachinenkorea]

Maybe I'm just stupid or something but I still can't find any direct flights from Busan to Guam. All of them go to Japan or Incheon then Guam.

[bbb0777]

http://www.guamairport.com/index.php?pg=destinations

According to Guam International Airport's website, they don't fly to Busan.

[warmachinenkorea]

There are a few airlines that go direct from ICN. Japan Airlines has the cheapest so far at around 500,000 with taxes and a going and returning layover in Narita. I think that's what I will do.

[BoholDiver]

I went from Incheon to Saipan. It was Asiana and it took 3 hours 45 minutes to go there, and 4 1/2 hours to come back.

[conbon78]

Korean Air has 2 flights per day. One that leaves around 6:30pm and one at 8pm. The one at 6:30pm now flies through Osaka, so it takes 6.5 hours. The other one is direct, about 4-4.5 hours.

[warmachinenkorea]

Bought my tickets yesterday. Got 3 days there and I hope to have a great experience.

[conbon78]

Have a great time!
And for the person that asked...an American should never receive a stamp from immigration from America. Korea gives their citizens stamps, but America doesn't. So no...no stamp from Guam.

[i]

Where can the reasonably priced hotels be found? Everything on-line starts at $70, and that's for places that appear to be dumps.

[BoholDiver]

It's America. I doubt places are very cheap.

[i]

Thanks. UR so helpful.
Another poster said no need to pay more than $50 for a room. Wanting to know this info.

[warmachinenkorea]

I had a difficult time finding rooms for cheap. I am also very cautious of very cheap places. I am not spoiled but after being in a few Korean hotels and saw the filthy bathrooms I get turned wary.

I booked at the Ramada with a car rental package for $119 a night. I thought that was pretty good.

What I am finding difficult is a map or guide. I keep getting the same old stuff. I guess I'm gonna have to find a guide or something.