At a glance
| Dates | 2026 edition cancelledA nine- or ten-day main festival starting in the last days of October or on the first Saturday of November (29 Oct–6 Nov 2022, 28 Oct–5 Nov 2023, 26 Oct–3 Nov 2024, 1–9 Nov 2025), often followed by about a week of free self-guided viewing. The 2026 edition, planned for 30 Oct–8 Nov, was cancelled after August floods. |
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| Next edition | 2027: Late October to early November 2027 if the usual pattern returns: a nine- or ten-day main festival starting in the last days of October or on the first Saturday of November (2022–2025), sometimes followed by a week of self-guided viewing. When it cancelled the 2026 edition, Geoje City said the festival would return in 2027; no dates had been announced as of 18 October 2026. |
| Admission | Free entry and free parking (2024–2025). The Geoje Botanical Garden's Jungle Dome next door is paid: ₩5,000 adults, ₩4,000 youth, ₩3,000 children, free for ages 6 and under and 65 and over; the Jungle Tower attractions are charged separately.Festival entry: Free · Parking: Free · Geoje Botanical Garden (Jungle Dome), adult: ₩5,000 (2025 prices) |
| Venue | Geoje Agricultural Development Center and Geoje Botanical Garden경상남도 거제시 거제면 거제남서로 3577 (거제시농업개발원) |
| Nearest station | Gohyeon Bus Terminal (no railway on Geoje) (고현버스터미널), Intercity buses from Seoul Nambu, Dong Seoul and Busan Seobu (Sasang)Not walkable; city bus 50-2 runs direct to the Agricultural Development Center's main gate (buses 71 and 71-1 pass the Botanical Garden) |
| From Seoul | about 4 h 19 min · BusLeave from Seoul Nambu Bus Terminal · One-way fare from ₩44,400 · Same-night return is tightFull route · Festivals by travel time from Seoul |
| Organizer | Geoje City (Agricultural Technology Center, Agricultural Tourism Division)거제시 (주관: 거제시농업기술센터 농업관광과) |
| Usual timing | A nine- or ten-day main festival starting in the last days of October or on the first Saturday of November (29 Oct–6 Nov 2022, 28 Oct–5 Nov 2023, 26 Oct–3 Nov 2024, 1–9 Nov 2025), often followed by about a week of free self-guided viewing. The 2026 edition, planned for 30 Oct–8 Nov, was cancelled after August floods. Browse October / November festivals. |
| First held | 2006 |
| Last checked | 18 October 2026Checked against 37 sources · See sources |
What it is like
Geoje City has held this festival every autumn since 2006, when it began as an autumn flower exhibition. It fills the lawns, greenhouses and demonstration fields of the city's Agricultural Development Center in Geoje-myeon, about 14 ha in all, and spills into the Geoje Botanical Garden next door, whose Jungle Dome glass greenhouse is the area's year-round draw. The 2025 edition, the 19th, had more than 30,000 chrysanthemum plants, over 100 large chrysanthemum sculptures (dolphins and sailfish among them), more than 300 chrysanthemum bonsai in the big greenhouse, marigold beds and themed gardens. Around them ran a stage programme, farm activities such as digging sweet potatoes and peanuts, pony rides, and a lit 'light garden' from 18:00 to 20:00. Entry and parking were free. About 300,000 people came over 16 days: about 236,000 during the nine-day main festival (1–9 November) and about 65,000 in the self-guided week that followed.
There is no festival in 2026. From 15 August 2026 Geoje recorded 956.1 mm of rain. The whole festival site was submerged, with water reaching about 2.5 m in some buildings. The chrysanthemum sculptures were damaged and about 24,000 chrysanthemum plants grown for the displays were lost. On 19 August the city cancelled the 20th edition, which had been planned for 30 October–8 November. It was the first time the festival was called off because of a natural disaster; the only other year without one was 2021. The city says the festival will come back in 2027, but it has not announced dates.
The Botanical Garden was flooded too. It reopened on 18 September 2026 and has run normally since 23 September (09:30–18:00, last entry 17:00, closed Wednesdays, ₩5,000 for adults). So Geoje-myeon still has its tropical dome to visit this autumn, though not the festival's chrysanthemum displays.
Caveats for future editions: Geoje is far from Seoul (more than four hours by bus each way, and no train), the programme is in Korean, and the blooms depend on the weather. In 2024 a warm autumn delayed them, and the sculptures stayed up for viewing until 17 November.
Highlights
- More than 100 large chrysanthemum sculptures on the Agricultural Development Center's lawn plaza, among more than 30,000 chrysanthemum plants on about 14 ha (2025)
- Over 300 chrysanthemum bonsai in the large greenhouse in 2025 (more than 400 in the Cultural Arts Exhibition Hall in 2024)
- Free entry and parking; in 2025 the grounds stayed open until 20:00, with a lit 'light garden' from 18:00 to 20:00
- Geoje Botanical Garden's Jungle Dome next door: a 30 m-high glass dome of 7,472 panes over 4,468 m², with about 10,000 plants of some 300 tropical species (₩5,000 adults)
- Farm and family activities: digging sweet potatoes and peanuts, pony rides, an insect ecology centre, terrarium and pressed-flower crafts
- Stage programme with the Geoje magistrate's arrival procession, a youth K-pop festival, a national acoustic guitar contest and traditional ssireum wrestling (2025)
- About a week of free self-guided viewing after the main festival (10–16 Nov 2025; until 17 Nov in 2024)
Who it suits. Best for families, garden lovers and photographers already travelling around Busan or the south coast who want a free day among chrysanthemum sculptures, with the Jungle Dome next door. Less suited to a day trip from Seoul (more than four hours by bus each way) or to visitors who need English-language programmes. Not an option in 2026: the festival was cancelled after the August floods.
Getting there
From Seoul
No train runs to Geoje. Take an intercity bus from Seoul Nambu Terminal to Gohyeon Bus Terminal in Geoje: about 20 departures a day, about 4 h 19 m, ₩44,400 (superior) or ₩53,800 (premium). Dong Seoul Terminal has 4 a day (about 4 h 41 m, ₩47,400). Alternatively, take the KTX to Busan Station (₩54,400 standard), the Busan Metro to Sasang (Line 1 to Seomyeon, then Line 2) and an intercity bus from Busan Seobu (Sasang) Terminal to Gohyeon (about 1 h 05 m–1 h 25 m, ₩9,000). From Gohyeon, city bus 50-2 runs direct to the Agricultural Development Center's main gate; during the 2025 festival, shuttle buses also ran from Gohyeon Bus Terminal.
From Busan
Intercity bus from Busan Seobu (Sasang) Terminal, next to Metro Line 2 Sasang Station, to Gohyeon Bus Terminal: about 40 a day, about 1 h 05 m–1 h 25 m, ₩9,000 (₩10,800 late at night). The road crosses the 8.2 km Busan–Geoje Fixed Link (Geoga Bridge), opened in 2010. Then take city bus 50-2 to the festival grounds. Gohyeon also has buses to Busan Central Bus Terminal (Geumjeong-gu) and Gimhae Airport.
From Incheon Airport
Gohyeon Bus Terminal has direct intercity buses to and from Incheon Airport Terminals 1 and 2 (timetable not checked). Otherwise take AREX to Seoul and a bus from Seoul Nambu Terminal, or fly to Gimhae Airport (Busan), which also has buses to Gohyeon.
Last leg from Gohyeon Bus Terminal (no railway on Geoje)
Intercity buses from Seoul Nambu, Dong Seoul and Busan Seobu (Sasang). Not walkable; city bus 50-2 runs direct to the Agricultural Development Center's main gate (buses 71 and 71-1 pass the Botanical Garden)
Festival shuttle
2025: festival shuttle buses ran between Gohyeon Bus Terminal and the Agricultural Development Center, and an 'island and flower tour' bus linked the grounds and the Botanical Garden. Free weekend shuttles ran 09:00–18:00 from outlying car parks: Mullyangjang (물량장) to the Sports Park every 30 minutes, Jeil High School to the Sports Park every 20 minutes, and Oegan Elementary School to the microbial culture lab every 30 minutes. No shuttles in 2026 (festival cancelled).
Getting home
Geoje has no railway. Buses from Gohyeon run back to Seoul Nambu (about 4 h 30 m), Dong Seoul (about 4 h 45 m) and Busan Sasang (about 1 h 15 m); in autumn 2026 there were also late-night buses to Seoul Nambu. If you are connecting to a KTX at Busan Station, allow time for the bus and the metro across Busan. The 2025 grounds closed at 20:00, so after the night lights the realistic options are a night bus to Seoul, if one runs, or an overnight stay. Check the last bus at Gohyeon Bus Terminal and the last train in the Korail app (코레일+) before the festival day.
Parking
Free in 2025. Car parks at the Agricultural Development Center and the Botanical Garden, plus temporary lots at Geoje-myeon Sports Park and the Botanical Garden's second lot linked by shuttle; parking open 09:00–21:00, with traffic staff on busy weekends. For satnav, enter 거제시 농업개발원 (거제남서로 3577).
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Before you go
1330 · Travel hotline
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112 for police, 119 for fire and ambulance. Both are free from any phone. Police on 112 can add an English or Chinese interpreter to the call.
T-money card
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Maps
Use Naver Map or Kakao Map for walking and bus directions; Google Maps does not yet give walking directions in Korea. Both apps can be switched to English. Naver Map: Menu (≡) → Settings → Language (Japanese and Chinese also available). Kakao Map: Menu (≡) → Settings → App settings → Language. If the option is missing, change your phone’s language and reopen the app. Small shop names and some reviews stay in Korean.
Trains and buses
Book trains on Korail’s English site and express buses on Kobus. Holiday weekends sell out first.
Checked 18 October 2026.
Tickets, prices and practical details
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Festival entry | Free | |
| Parking | Free | Free festival car parks, including the Geoje-myeon Sports Park lot and the Botanical Garden's second lot, linked by shuttle |
| Geoje Botanical Garden (Jungle Dome), adult | ₩5,000 | ₩4,000 youth and military, ₩3,000 children; ₩1,000 off for Geoje residents |
| Jungle Tower attractions | — | Charged per attraction (₩2,000 off for Geoje residents); prices not given in the sources read |
- Booking
- No booking for entry. Sign-up details for hands-on programmes were posted on the city's Korean-only festival site (geoje.go.kr/flower), which could not be read for this record.
- English on site
- No English-language programme or interpretation was documented; the official festival site is in Korean. English previews of the 2024 and 2025 editions appeared in Haps Magazine Korea (reprinted by Stars and Stripes Korea).
- Crowds
- About 300,000 visitors over 16 days in 2025, about 236,000 of them in the nine-day main festival; weekends are busiest, and the city posts traffic staff at the car parks on busy weekends.
- Best time to go
- A weekday during the main festival for the full programme, staying into the evening for the lit sculptures (18:00–20:00 in 2025). Bloom timing depends on the weather: in 2024 a warm autumn delayed it and the displays stayed up until 17 November.
- What to bring
- Comfortable shoes for about 14 ha of grounds, a light jacket for the evening, and money for the Botanical Garden and the farm-produce stalls.
Editions
| Year | Dates | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Late October to early November 2027 if the usual pattern returns: a nine- or ten-day main festival starting in the last days of October or on the first Saturday of November (2022–2025), sometimes followed by a week of self-guided viewing. When it cancelled the 2026 edition, Geoje City said the festival would return in 2027; no dates had been announced as of 18 October 2026. | expected | The city has not said whether the 2027 festival will be numbered the 20th edition, or whether the flood-damaged greenhouses and displays will be fully rebuilt by then. |
| 2026 | To be announced | cancelled | The lawn plaza (4,377 m²), the Nongsim Theme Park (4,000 m²) and the large glass greenhouse were flooded, and 43 chrysanthemum sculptures were damaged. |
| 2025 | 1–9 Nov 2025 | ended | Agricultural Development Center (lawn plaza, greenhouses, Nongsim Theme Park) and the Geoje Botanical Garden area, about 14 ha |
| 2024 | 26 Oct – 3 Nov 2024 | ended | 18th edition, theme 'A healing journey in search of flowers'. About 210,000 visitors. A warm autumn delayed blooming, so the chrysanthemum sculptures stayed up for self-guided viewing until 17 November. |
| 2023 | 28 Oct – 5 Nov 2023 | ended | Agricultural Development Center and Geoje Botanical Garden, about 14 ha |
| 2022 | 29 Oct – 6 Nov 2022 | ended | 203,109 visitors (city figure). |
Nearby
- Geoje Botanical Garden (Jungle Dome) (거제식물원 (거제정글돔)) — Next to the festival grounds (Geojenamseo-ro 3595). A 30 m-high glass dome with about 10,000 tropical plants; 09:30–18:00 (last entry 17:00), closed Wednesdays, ₩5,000 adults. Reopened after the floods on 18 September 2026.
- Geoje Hyanggyo (거제향교) — About 1–2 km (KTO data). The local Confucian school in Geoje-myeon, listed in KTO's data as a sight near the festival.
- Geoje POW Camp Historic Park (거제포로수용소유적공원). Site of the Korean War prisoner-of-war camp, which held more than 170,000 Chinese and North Korean prisoners and closed in 1953.
- Oedo Botania (외도 보타니아). Island garden created from the 1960s by Lee Chang-ho and Choi Ho-sook, reached only by boat from seven piers including Jangseungpo and Gujora; reopened after the August 2026 floods.
- Geoje Panorama Cable Car (거제 파노라마 케이블카). Cable car that resumed normal operation in September 2026 after a post-flood safety inspection.
- Haegeumgang (해금강). Rocky sea-cliff formation with Sipja Cave, usually seen on boat tours.
Questions travelers ask
Is the Geoje Island Flower Festival on in 2026?
No. On 19 August 2026 Geoje City cancelled the 20th edition, planned for 30 October–8 November, after 956.1 mm of rain from 15 August flooded the festival grounds and destroyed about 24,000 chrysanthemum plants. The Geoje Botanical Garden next door has reopened.
When is the next Geoje Island Flower Festival?
Probably late October or early November 2027. The city says the festival will return in 2027, but no dates had been announced as of 18 October 2026. Recent main festivals ran 29 Oct–6 Nov 2022, 28 Oct–5 Nov 2023, 26 Oct–3 Nov 2024 and 1–9 Nov 2025.
Is the Geoje Island Flower Festival free?
Yes. Entry and parking were free in 2024 and 2025. Only the Geoje Botanical Garden (Jungle Dome) next door charges: ₩5,000 adults, ₩4,000 youth, ₩3,000 children, free for ages 6 and under and 65 and over.
How do I get to the festival from Seoul?
Take an intercity bus from Seoul Nambu Terminal to Gohyeon Bus Terminal in Geoje (20 a day, about 4 h 19 m, ₩44,400–53,800), then city bus 50-2 to the Agricultural Development Center's main gate. Or take the KTX to Busan (₩54,400) and the bus from Sasang to Gohyeon (about 1 h 05 m–1 h 25 m, ₩9,000).
How do I get there from Busan?
Intercity buses leave Busan Seobu (Sasang) Terminal for Gohyeon about 40 times a day. They take about 1 h 05 m–1 h 25 m over the Busan–Geoje Fixed Link and cost ₩9,000. From Gohyeon take bus 50-2, or a festival shuttle when one runs.
Is the Geoje Botanical Garden (Jungle Dome) open after the floods?
Yes. It reopened on 18 September 2026 after flood repairs and has run normally since 23 September: 09:30–18:00 (last entry 17:00), closed on Wednesdays, ₩5,000 for adults.
What were the festival hours?
In 2025 the grounds were open 10:00–20:00, with the lit 'light garden' from 18:00 to 20:00. In 2022 and 2023 they closed at 18:00.
Sources and verification
Facts checked
18 October 2026, against the sources listed below.
This page is desk research from the sources below, not a firsthand report of the 2026 edition. Confidence in the current facts: medium.
- Nocut News (English) — Botanical garden flooded by 900 mm deluge: Geoje Island Flower Festival canceled for the first time in 20 years (19 Aug 2026)news — Geoje City announced the cancellation on 19 Aug 2026; 20th edition planned 30 Oct–8 Nov; first cancellation caused by a natural disaster; more than 900 mm of rain; lawn plaza 4,377 m², Nongsim Theme Park 4,000 m², greenhouse flooded; 43 sculptures damaged; more than 24,000 chrysanthemums; city plans to return with the festival next year (2027)
- Segye Ilbo — 거제섬꽃축제 전면 취소 (21 Aug 2026)news — 20th festival planned 30 Oct–8 Nov cancelled; 956.1 mm of rain from 15 Aug; 4,377 m² lawn plaza and 4,000 m² Nongsim Theme Park submerged; 7 large, 18 medium and 18 small sculptures damaged; about 24,000 chrysanthemum plants lost; director's pledge of a safer festival next year
- YTN — 거제 섬꽃축제장 침수 (23 Aug 2026)news — Entire festival site (about 110,000 m²) submerged; festival had been due to open 30 Oct for ten days
- KBS via Daum — 식물원 '초토화'…축제도 줄줄이 취소 (23 Aug 2026)news — Jungle Dome flooded; water about 2.5 m deep near the botanical garden; about 100,000 chrysanthemums lost; about 300,000 visitors the previous year
- news-wa — 30만명 찾던 '거제 섬꽃 축제' 전면 취소 (24 Aug 2026)news — Rain from 15 to 17 Aug 2026, more than 900 mm, over 120 mm per hour on the 17th; first cancellation for a natural disaster; not held in 2021; planned 30 Oct–8 Nov
- News Freezone — 폭우에 잠긴 거제 돔 식물원, 18일 다시 문 연다 (16 Sep 2026)news — Botanical garden reopening 18 Sep 2026; 956.1 mm of rain 15–18 Aug; Agricultural Technology Center research building flooded to 2.5 m; about 30 days of repairs
- Telltrip — Geoje Botanical Garden reopens after flood (18 Sep 2026)blog — Free opening 18–21 Sep 2026, closed 22 Sep, normal operation from 23 Sep; 09:30–18:00, last entry 17:00; ₩5,000 / ₩4,000 / ₩3,000 individual; free for ages 6 and under and 65+; dome 30 m high, 4,468 m², 7,472 panes, about 10,000 plants of about 300 species; festival planned 30 Oct–8 Nov cancelled
- Gyeongnam Domin Ilbo — 거제시, 수해 딛고 관광 회복 시동 (21 Sep 2026)news — Botanical Garden reopened temporarily 18 Sep and normally from 23 Sep; Oedo Botania, Heungnam Evacuation Memorial Park and Maemi Castle reopened; Geoje Panorama Cable Car resumed normal operation after a safety inspection
- Geoje Journal — 추석 연휴도 주요 관광지 '활짝' (25 Sep 2026)news — Botanical Garden back to normal operation on 23 Sep; cable car running through Chuseok; Geoje POW Camp Historic Park open over the holiday except Chuseok Day
- Kukinews — 거제섬꽃축제 방문객 30만명 (18 Nov 2025)news — 19th edition: main festival 1–9 Nov 2025, self-guided viewing 10–16 Nov (16 days); about 236,000 main-event visitors (about 210,000 in 2024), about 65,000 self-guided, about 300,000 in all; open until 20:00 with lighting; theme marking the 80th anniversary of Liberation
- Geoje Shinmun — 거제, 100만송이 꽃으로 빛난다 (25 Oct 2025)news — 2025: 1–9 Nov, free; Botanical Garden ₩5,000/₩4,000/₩3,000, ₩1,000 off for residents; Jungle Tower ₩2,000 off for residents; light garden 18:00–20:00; parking 09:00–21:00; self-guided 10–16 Nov; 30,000+ chrysanthemum plants, about 14 ha, 100+ sculptures, 300+ bonsai; programme; shuttles from Gohyeon terminal; bus 50-2; Sports Park and second Botanical Garden lots
- Daum 숙소이야기 — 무료로 즐기는 4만 평 가을꽃밭 (28 Oct 2025)blog — 2025 opening ceremony 1 Nov 15:30 on the lawn plaza; free entry and free parking; weekend shuttles 09:00–18:00: Mullyangjang–Sports Park every 30 min, Jeil High School–Sports Park every 20 min, Oegan Elementary School–microbial culture lab every 30 min; began in 2006 as an autumn flower exhibition; satnav 거제남서로 3577; run by the Agricultural Technology Center
- KTO festival data (Yeogiyou mirror) — 거제섬꽃축제kto — 2025 dates 1–9 Nov, hours 10:00–20:00, free; address 거제남서로 3577 (거제시농업개발원); phone 055-639-6443; organizer Geoje City; coordinates 34.85591 / 128.57803; Geoje Botanical Garden and Geoje Hyanggyo about 1–2 km
- Telltrip — 거제섬꽃축제 guide (4 Oct 2025, updated 11 Jun 2026)blog — 2025 period 1–16 Nov with main event 1–9 Nov; venue and address; about 14 ha; festival free; Jungle Dome ₩5,000; bus 50-2 to the Agricultural Development Center main gate, buses 71 and 71-1 past the Botanical Garden
- Wikitree — 국화 터널·핑크뮬리까지 '거제 대표 축제' (19 Sep 2025)news — Festival held since 2006; about 14 ha; Oedo Botania boats from seven piers including Jangseungpo and Gujora
- Stars and Stripes Korea / Haps Magazine — 19th Geoje Island Flower Festival (27 Oct 2025)news — 2025 dates 1–9 Nov; English theme; more than 100 chrysanthemum sculptures; 1st Geoje Island Oyster Festival on 8 Nov with free tastings and shucking
- Busan Ilbo — 거제시, 제18회 거제섬꽃축제 개최 (15 Oct 2024)news — 2024 dates 26 Oct–3 Nov; open until 20:00; venue Agricultural Development Center and Botanical Garden; theme; programme (magistrate's procession, ssireum, song contest, youth talent contest); Agricultural Tourism Division contact
- Joongdo Ilbo — 거제섬꽃축제 개막 (27 Oct 2024)news — 2024 opened 26 Oct for nine days to 3 Nov; free entry, Jungle Dome and Jungle Tower charged; night opening to 20:00 on trial; sculptures (Geoje Cheongwadae, Meredith Victory); Nongsim Theme Park 30+ topiary and 100+ flower kinds; World Camellia Garden 250+ varieties; 400+ bonsai; 40+ hands-on activities
- Stars and Stripes Korea / Haps Magazine — Geoje Island Flower Festival extends display (5 Nov 2024)news — 2024: about 210,000 visitors; warm weather delayed blooming; sculptures on display for self-guided viewing until 17 Nov
- Geoje City public disclosure — 2023 events and festivals (PDF, published 2024)official — 2023 festival 28 Oct–5 Nov, nine days, 09:00–18:00; Agricultural Development Center and Botanical Garden, about 14 ha; 221,356 visitors; six programme areas
- Geoje City public disclosure — 2022 events and festivals (PDF, published 2023)official — 2022 festival 29 Oct–6 Nov, 09:00–18:00, open to 20:00 on 29–30 Oct; about 14 ha; 203,109 visitors; no event revenue; Agricultural Tourism Division 055-639-6443
- Kukinews — 거제 섬꽃축제, 아열대작물 체험 '인기' (1 Nov 2023)news — 17th edition at the Agricultural Development Center; subtropical crop tastings (olive, mango, lemon) daily 15:00–17:00
- Aju News — 거제시, '제12회 거제섬꽃축제' 성료 (7 Nov 2017)news — 12th edition in 2017 (consistent with a first edition in 2006); about 228,000 visitors; paid admission at the time
- KTO tourist data (ktriptips mirror) — 거제식물원kto — Address 거제남서로 3595; coordinates 34.8568 / 128.5781; dome 09:30–18:00, last ticket 17:00; closed Wednesdays, 1 Jan, Seollal and Chuseok Day; adult ₩5,000, youth ₩4,000, child ₩3,000; 4,468 m², 30 m, 7,472 panes
- Seoul Nambu → Gohyeon intercity bus timetable (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-18)other — 20 buses a day, 06:40 to 23:30; 4 h 19 m (some 4 h 48 m); superior ₩44,400, premium ₩53,800, late-night deluxe ₩53,300
- Dong Seoul → Gohyeon intercity bus timetable (third-party mirror of the national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-12)other — 4 buses a day: 07:30, 09:50, 11:30, 17:00; 4 h 41 m; ₩47,400
- Gohyeon → Seoul Nambu intercity bus timetable (third-party mirror of the national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-15)other — 20 buses a day; late departures 19:00 (arr 23:31), 21:35 (arr 03:01) and 22:00 (arr 02:31); ₩44,400 superior, ₩57,700 premium
- Gohyeon → Dong Seoul intercity bus timetable (third-party mirror of the national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-15)other — 4 buses a day: 10:20, 14:20, 16:15, 18:20 (arr 23:04); ₩47,400
- Busan Seobu (Sasang) → Gohyeon intercity bus timetable (third-party mirror of the national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-09-26)other — 40 buses a day, 06:00 to 22:10; 1 h 05 m–1 h 25 m; ₩9,000 (₩10,800 for the 22:10)
- Gohyeon → Busan Seobu (Sasang) intercity bus timetable (third-party mirror of the national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-15)other — 41 buses a day, 06:10 to 22:10; late departures 19:20 (arr 20:34), 20:10 (arr 21:24), 22:10 (arr 23:27); ₩9,900 (₩11,900 for the 22:10)
- Gohyeon Bus Terminal destinations (third-party mirror of the national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-15)other — Intercity routes from Gohyeon include Seoul Nambu, Dong Seoul, Busan Seobu (Sasang), Busan Central (Geumjeong-gu), Gimhae Airport and Incheon Airport Terminals 1 and 2
- Wikipedia — Busan–Geoje Fixed Linkother — 8.2 km bridge-tunnel link between Busan and Geoje, opened 13 Dec 2010, shortening the trip by about 60 km
- 10 Magazine — The Highs and Lows of Geoje Islandblog — Geoje POW Camp held more than 170,000 Chinese and North Korean prisoners and closed in 1953; Oedo garden built from the 1960s by Lee Chang-ho and Choi Ho-sook, reached by boat; Haegeumgang and Sipja Cave seen on boat tours
- Busan → Seoul Station train timetable, 16–22 Oct 2026 (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-16)other — Same last trains on Fri 16, Sat 17 and Sun 18 Oct: 22:00 KTX 82 (arr 00:27) and 22:10 KTX 84 (arr 00:42); matches korail.com for 16 Oct
- Korail press release: 코레일-에스알 9월 1일 하나로…안전 최우선, 더 편리한 고속철도의 시작 (31 Aug 2026)official — Integration and integrated running from 1 Sep 2026; KTX and SRT merged into KTX; average KTX fare cut about 10%; Suseo-axis seats up about 30%; 5% mileage; Korail+ app (Korail Talk + SRT app) launched 3 Aug
- Korail KTX fare table, effective 1 Sep 2026 (xls)official — Standard class: Seoul–Daejeon ₩21,600 (₩16,400 on Suwon-routed KTX); Seoul–Busan ₩54,400 (₩54,000 via Seodaegu, ₩49,300 via Gupo); Seoul–Cheonan-Asan ₩12,800; Seoul–Changwon Jungang ₩47,400 / ₩47,000 via Seodaegu; Seoul–Jinju ₩53,100 / ₩52,700; Seoul–Gangneung ₩27,600; Cheongnyangni–Andong ₩27,700 (KTX-Eum); Yongsan–Jeonju ₩31,600 / ₩31,000; Yongsan–Suncheon ₩42,300 / ₩41,800;
- travelclassroom.net: Jinhae transport guideblog — Busan Sasang terminal (Line 2 Exits 3/5), ₩6,100, 45–60 min, 06:00–22:00; Seoul Nambu/Dong Seoul buses, ₩35,700–46,900, 4.5 h; underpass to Yeojwacheon
What we could not confirm
- 2027 dates (and whether 2027 will be numbered the 20th edition) not announced as of 18 Oct 2026; the official festival site geoje.go.kr/flower blocks automated fetching, so the organizer's own notices were read only through news reports and city PDFs.
- Whether the flood-damaged greenhouses, Nongsim Theme Park, insect centre and agricultural science hall at the Agricultural Development Center have been repaired, and whether 2027 keeps free entry, 10:00–20:00 hours and the 2025 shuttle routes.
- Frequency and journey time of city bus 50-2 from Gohyeon Bus Terminal, taxi time and fare, and the exact locations of the 2025 shuttle stops (Mullyangjang, Jeil High School, Oegan Elementary School).
- Japanese and Chinese names: no KTO foreign-language listing was found before the search budget ran out.
- Jungle Tower prices and opening hours were not found.
- Opening time in 2024 (only the 20:00 close is reported) and admission in 2022–2023 (city PDFs show no event revenue, suggesting free entry, but do not say so).
- Busan–Gohyeon fares differ by direction in the timetable mirror (₩9,000 outbound, ₩9,900 return); not checked against the operator.
- Incheon Airport and Gimhae Airport bus timetables to Gohyeon were not checked.
- Bus frequencies and journey times are weekday figures from a third-party mirror of the national timetable feed (October 2026); the KTX fare is copied from another record checked on 16 Oct 2026, and a new KTX timetable starts on 1 Nov 2026.
- Restrooms, accessibility, pets and rain policy were not published in the sources read; distances to the nearby sights other than the Botanical Garden and Geoje Hyanggyo were not checked.
- Last buses back from Gohyeon (to Seoul Nambu, Dong Seoul and Busan Sasang) and the last KTX from Busan Station on the 2027 festival dates under the timetables in force then.
Changes: 2026-10-18 — Added to the site: fact-first record (dates, hours, prices, getting there, sources). · 2026-10-18 — Added a photograph from the Korea Tourism Organization (Korea Tourism Content Lab), KOGL Type 1. · 2026-10-20 — Bus class clarified: the ₩53,300 22:00 Seoul Nambu–Gohyeon bus is a late-night deluxe (우등) fare. · 2026-10-21 — Transport: removed the October 2026 bus and KTX clock times, which cannot be relied on for the 2027 festival; journey times, frequencies and fares kept, with a reminder to check the last bus and train before the festival day.
