At a glance
| Dates | 17 Oct – 1 Nov 2026Happening now · 21st edition, 16 days over three weekends. KTO notes that the programme may change. The 2026 theme was not confirmed on a primary source; 'Mungyeong apples loved by Snow White' was the 2023 theme. |
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| Hours | 09:00–18:00 daily (KTO) |
| Admission | Free entry (KTO). In 2025 apple picking, tastings and apple giveaways were free as well; you pay only for the apples and produce you buy. 2026 picking terms were not published on the pages read.Entry: Free |
| Venue | Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park경상북도 문경시 문경읍 새재로 932 |
| Nearest station | Mungyeong Station (KTX-Eum) (문경역), Jungbu Naeryuk Line (KTX-Eum from Pangyo)Not walkable; about 15 minutes by free city bus (10-3, 21 or 21-2, per a travel blog) or by taxi to Mungyeong Saejae |
| From Seoul | about 2 h 30 min · BusLeave from Dong Seoul Bus Terminal · One-way fare from ₩14,200 · Back to Seoul the same nightFull route · Festivals by travel time from Seoul |
| Organizer | Mungyeong City and the Mungyeong Apple Festival Promotion Committee, run by Mungyeong Tourism Corporation문경시 · 문경사과축제추진위원회 (주관: 문경관광공사) |
| Usual timing | Opens on a Saturday in mid-October at Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park, timed to the Gamhong apple harvest, and runs nine or 16 days: 14–29 Oct 2023, 19–27 Oct 2024, 18–26 Oct 2025 (apple sales continued to 2 Nov) and 17 Oct–1 Nov 2026. Browse October / November festivals. |
| First held | 2006 |
| Last checked | 21 October 2026Checked against 31 sources · See sources |
What it is like
Mungyeong, a mountain city in the northwest of Gyeongsangbuk-do, has made the Gamhong apple its calling card. The variety was bred by the Rural Development Administration, tried in Mungyeong from 1993, and is now grown there on about 520 ha, some 65% of the roughly 800 ha planted nationwide. Graded fruit must weigh at least 350 g and reach 16.5 Brix, with low acidity; it is large, dark red and rough-skinned, and it ripens in mid-October. First held in 2006, the festival is timed to that short season and set at Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park, at the foot of the old mountain pass that is the city's most visited sight (about 4.05 million visitors in 2025).
The heart of it is buying apples from the people who grow them. In 2025, 17 farms sold on site, every one offering free tastings so you can compare before you buy; 19 more sold online with nationwide delivery, and 32 businesses sold other local produce such as omija and shiitake. Picking was free at 13 orchards that year, with the fruit you pick for sale, and apples were handed out on Apple Day and after the closing ceremony. The Apple Promotion Hall, an air-dome pavilion since 2025, displays entries from the city's annual apple contest, and a playground on the lawn by the First Gate offers apple hats, photo booths and games for children. In 2024 a 5 kg box of Gamhong sold for a festival price of ₩70,000.
The 2026 edition, the 21st, runs 16 days, from 17 October to 1 November, 09:00–18:00, with free entry; the 2024 and 2025 editions lasted nine days. KTO's listing names an opening ceremony with performances, apple and local-produce sales booths, farm apple picking, a tree playground, apple sticker tattoos, paper apple hats, cornhole, apple sharing and an Apple Day. Entries from the 29th Mungyeong Apple Contest, with 13 prize-winning farms, go on show in the hall, and the 10th Juheulsan song contest takes the Saejae outdoor stage on 18 October. Crowds are large: about 410,000 visitors in 2024 and about 460,000 in 2025, when apple and produce sales reached about ₩2.53 billion.
The honest caveats: this is a farm market and family fair for domestic visitors, and the stage shows are in Korean. Picking terms and apple prices for 2026 had not been published on the pages we could read. Weekends are crowded, parking was the main complaint after the 2023 festival, and weekend KTX trains sold out in 2025. Bus tickets marked 'Jeomchon' go to the city centre, more than 20 km away; use the Mungyeong bus stop in Mungyeong-eup, or the KTX-Eum from Pangyo and a free city bus. The reward is timing: Gamhong season coincides with autumn colour on the Saejae pass.
Highlights
- Gamhong apples at their October peak, graded at 350 g or more and at least 16.5 Brix, sold by the growers with free tastings (17 farms on site in 2025)
- Orchard apple picking, free at 13 farms in 2025 with picked fruit for sale (2026 terms not yet published)
- Apple Promotion Hall with entries from the 29th Mungyeong Apple Contest (13 prize-winning farms in 2026)
- Family zone with paper apple hats, sticker tattoos, cornhole, a tree playground and photo spots, plus Apple Day and apple giveaways
- 10th Juheulsan song contest on Sunday 18 October 2026 at the Saejae outdoor stage, finals 15:00–17:00
- Set at the entrance to Mungyeong Saejae, a forest trail through three late-16th-century gates, in the autumn-colour season
Who it suits. Best for families, fruit lovers and anyone visiting Mungyeong Saejae in the autumn-colour season who wants to taste and buy Gamhong, a variety rarely seen outside October; less suited to travelers who need English-language programmes or a large cultural festival, and the trip from Seoul takes about two hours each way.
Getting there
From Seoul
Bus: intercity buses from Dong Seoul Terminal to the Mungyeong bus stop (문경공용버스정류장) in Mungyeong-eup, the town at the foot of Saejae, about 11 a day: about 2 h 20 m (₩14,200) or 1 h 54 m on deluxe buses (₩19,800). From there free city buses 10-3 and 21 reach the park in about 10 minutes. Train: KTX-Eum from Pangyo (about 14 minutes from Gangnam on the Shinbundang Line) to Mungyeong Station, only about four trains a day, 1 h 34 m, ₩17,400; then free city bus 10-3, 21 or 21-2 (about 15 minutes) or a taxi. Do not buy a bus ticket to Jeomchon: that is the city centre, more than 20 km from Saejae.
From Busan
Buses link Busan Central Bus Terminal (Nopo, subway Line 1 Nopo Station) and Jeomchon Terminal in 2 h 47 m (₩27,900 deluxe); about 6 buses a day run from Jeomchon to Busan, so check the Busan departure times on the day. Busan Central lists no bus to the Mungyeong-eup stop, and Jeomchon is the city centre, more than 20 km from Saejae, so finish by free city bus 21 (about 45 minutes) or taxi as above. Alternatively, take KTX to Dong-Daegu and a bus from Dong-Daegu Terminal to Jeomchon (1 h 48 m–1 h 55 m, ₩16,700 deluxe).
Last leg from Mungyeong Station (KTX-Eum)
Jungbu Naeryuk Line (KTX-Eum from Pangyo). Not walkable; about 15 minutes by free city bus (10-3, 21 or 21-2, per a travel blog) or by taxi to Mungyeong Saejae
Festival shuttle
No festival shuttle was documented. Mungyeong's city buses have been free for everyone, tourists included, since 1 January 2025, and during the 2025 festival free buses ran between KTX Mungyeong Station and the festival site. A 2026 travel blog lists routes 10-3, 21 and 21-2 from Mungyeong Station (about 15 minutes), 10-3 and 21 from the Mungyeong bus stop (about 10 minutes) and 21 from Jeomchon terminal (about 45 minutes).
Getting home
The festival closes at 18:00. Only about four KTX-Eum trains a day run from Mungyeong Station to Pangyo (1 h 34 m), and buses from the Mungyeong bus stop to Dong Seoul stop in the evening. Korail's timetable changes on 1 November 2026, the festival's last day, so check the last train in the Korail+ app (코레일+, where KTX and former SRT trains are now booked) or at Mungyeong Station, and the last bus at the Mungyeong bus stop, before the festival day; on a day trip, plan on an afternoon train rather than the last one.
Parking
Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park has car parks for about 2,500 vehicles (2022 figure), but too little parking was a main complaint in the city's review of the 2023 festival, so come by bus or train at weekends. A travel blog lists car-park hours of 08:30–17:30 and conflicting fee information (free, or ₩2,000 per car); fees were not verified.
How to switch Naver Map and Kakao Map to English
Google Maps shows train, subway and bus routes in Korea but not walking or driving directions yet, so for the walk from the station Naver Map or Kakao Map is more reliable.
Before you go
1330 · Travel hotline
The Korea Tourism Organization’s helpline answers in English, Japanese and Chinese around the clock, and in several other languages from 08:00 to 19:00. Dial 1330 from a Korean phone, or +82-2-1330 from a phone registered abroad.
112 / 119 · Emergencies
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
Buy one at a convenience store such as GS25, CU or 7-Eleven and top it up there with cash. It pays for subways and buses in most cities, and for most taxis.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Free | |
| Apple picking | — | 2026 terms not published (free at 13 farms in 2025) |
| Gamhong apples | — | 2026 prices not published; a 5 kg box was ₩70,000 in 2024 |
- Booking
- No booking for entry. Apples can also be bought through the festival's online store for delivery. Festival contact listed by KTO: 054-571-7677.
- English on site
- No English festival information was found; stage shows and contests are in Korean.
- Crowds
- Very busy at weekends: about 410,000 visitors over nine days in 2024, with about 75,000 on the opening Saturday and 83,000 on the second Saturday, and about 460,000 in 2025, when weekend KTX trains sold out.
- Best time to go
- A weekday morning, when the sales booths and car parks are quieter; late October adds autumn colour on the Saejae pass, and Gamhong is in season only in October.
- What to bring
- A sturdy bag (apple boxes are heavy), money or a card for purchases, walking shoes for the Saejae trail, and a warm layer for late afternoon in the mountains.
- Pets
- A travel blog citing the park's facility rules says pets are not allowed in Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park; no festival-specific rule was found.
2026 program
- Sat 17 Octopening ceremony with celebration performances
- DailyMungyeong apple sales booth and a market for local farm and specialty products
- Apple Promotion Hall showing entries from the 29th Mungyeong Apple Contest (13 prize-winning farms)
- Hands-onapple picking at farms, a tree playground, apple sticker tattoos, paper apple hats and cornhole
- Special eventsapple sharing and Apple Day
- Sun 18 Oct10th Juheulsan song contest at the Saejae outdoor stage (12:00 pre-show, 14:00 opening, 15:00–17:00 finals with 10 amateur singers)
- Sat 17 Oct 10:00–17:00, off site: a bargain auction of blemished apples, linked to the festival, at the 3rd Munhui Gyeongseo Festival in Mungyeong Traditional Market
21st edition, 16 days over three weekends. KTO notes that the programme may change. The 2026 theme was not confirmed on a primary source; 'Mungyeong apples loved by Snow White' was the 2023 theme.
Editions
| Year | Dates | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Mid-October to early November 2027 is likely: the festival has opened on a Saturday in mid-October each year since at least 2023 (14–29 Oct 2023, 19–27 Oct 2024, 18–26 Oct 2025, 17 Oct–1 Nov 2026), timed to the Gamhong harvest. No 2027 dates had been announced as of 18 October 2026. | expected | 2026 dates were public by 1 September 2026. Whether 2027 keeps the 16-day format or returns to nine days was not announced. |
| 2026 | 17 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | confirmed | Around Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park; KTO gives 932 Saejae-ro, Mungyeong-eup. |
| 2025 | 18–26 Oct 2025 | ended | Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park; apple and produce sales were extended to 2 November. |
| 2024 | 19–27 Oct 2024 | ended | Moved to the lawn plaza at the First Gate (제1관문 잔디광장). |
| 2023 | 14–29 Oct 2023 | ended | 18th edition, 16 days. About 460,000 visitors and an estimated ₩22 billion in direct economic effect. The city's review named too few original hands-on programmes and too little parking as the main weaknesses. |
Before or after the festival
Places you can fit in before or after the festival without missing the shuttle or the last train or bus back.
Mungyeong's free museum of Korea's old roads, reopened in 2009 in the former Mungyeong Saejae Museum, on the travel and culture that grew up along roads such as the Saejae pass you are about to walk. It is by the park entrance, so make it the first stop: open 09:00–18:00 to the end of October and 09:00–17:00 from 1 November (the festival's last day), last entry 30 minutes before closing. Visit before buying apples, so you are not carrying a heavy box round the galleries.
Getting there: On foot near the park entrance (Saejae-ro 944), a few minutes from the festival grounds; free
The Joseon-era road over the pass between Gyeongsang Province and Seoul: a gentle clay path of about 6.5 km along a stream, linking three stone gates (Juheulgwan, Jogokgwan and Joryeonggwan) built in the late 16th century. The round trip from the car park to the Second Gate is about 7 km, roughly two hours at an easy pace, so walk it in the morning or early afternoon and buy apples on the way back. Late-October days are short, so turn back from the Second Gate in good time.
Getting there: Starts at the festival grounds by the First Gate; on foot, free. Electric carts run from the entrance to the First Gate for a small fare
A KBS period-drama set built in 2000 in Yongsa-gol valley just behind the First Gate, with Goryeo- and Joseon-era palace halls, streets and village houses used for Taejo Wang Geon, Daejo Yeong, the film Scandal and Under the Queen's Umbrella. It is a short walk on from the gate, so it fits between the apple booths and the trail; adults pay a small admission. Daily opening hours were not published on the pages read, so go before mid-afternoon rather than at the end of the day.
Getting there: On foot from the festival grounds, just beyond the First Gate
- Mungyeong Hot Springs (문경종합온천)After
A public bathhouse in Mungyeong-eup, opened in 2001, with an alkaline bath and a calcium-bicarbonate bath fed from about 750 m and 900 m underground, and a yellow-clay sauna; adult entry is under ₩10,000. It is open 06:00–20:00 with tickets sold until 19:30, so a soak after the festival closes at 18:00 fits, and it is under 1 km from the Mungyeong bus stop where the buses to Dong Seoul leave. Check the last bus at the bus stop before you go in.
Getting there: About 5 km: free city bus 10-3 or 21 back to the Mungyeong bus stop (about 10 min), then under 1 km on foot; or a short taxi ride
Questions travelers ask
When is the Mungyeong Apple Festival 2026?
17 October–1 November 2026, 09:00–18:00 daily, at Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. It is the 21st edition and runs 16 days, longer than the nine-day 2024 and 2025 editions.
Is the Mungyeong Apple Festival free?
Yes, entry is free. In 2025 apple picking at 13 farms, tastings and giveaways were free too; you pay only for the apples you buy. 2026 picking terms and apple prices were not published.
What is a Gamhong apple?
Mungyeong's signature variety, bred by the Rural Development Administration and grown in Mungyeong since a 1993 trial. It is large and dark red; graded fruit weighs at least 350 g with at least 16.5 Brix and low acidity, and it is in season only in October. Mungyeong grows about 65% of Korea's Gamhong.
How do I get there from Seoul?
Take a bus from Dong Seoul Terminal to the Mungyeong bus stop in Mungyeong-eup (about 2 h 20 m, ₩14,200), then a free city bus to Saejae, about 10 minutes. Or take the KTX-Eum from Pangyo to Mungyeong Station (1 h 34 m, ₩17,400, about four trains a day) and a free city bus of about 15 minutes. Do not buy a ticket to Jeomchon, which is more than 20 km away.
When is the Mungyeong Apple Festival 2027?
Not announced as of 18 October 2026. It opened on a Saturday in mid-October in each recent year (14 October 2023, 19 October 2024, 18 October 2025, 17 October 2026), so expect mid-October to early November 2027.
What else can I do at Mungyeong Saejae?
Walk the old pass through its three stone gates (about four hours there and back), ride an animal-shaped electric cart to the first gate, or visit the Mungyeongsaejae Open Set drama village. Yakdol Hanwoo Town in Mungyeong-eup serves the city's Yakdol beef.
Sources and verification
Facts checked
21 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: high.
- KTO TourAPI listing 문경사과축제 (contentId 635451)kto — 2026: 17 Oct–1 Nov, 09:00–18:00, free; 문경새재도립공원 일원, 문경읍 새재로 932; coordinates 36.7616/128.0770; hosts 문경시 and 문경사과축제추진위원회; phone 054-571-7677; homepage mgapple.or.kr; Gamhong average 16.5 Brix; online store for buyers who cannot attend
- Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism — festival listing 문경사과축제ministry — 2026.10.17–11.1, 09:00–18:00, free, 문경새재도립공원 일원; organizers 문경시 and 문경사과축제추진위원회; contact 054-571-7677; homepage mgapple.or.kr; Gamhong average 16.5 Brix
- ktriptips (KTO data mirror) — 문경사과축제 (635451)kto — 2026 programme: opening ceremony with celebration performances; apple and local-product sales booths; farm apple picking, tree playground, apple sticker tattoos, paper apple hats, cornhole; apple sharing and Apple Day; 주관 문경관광공사; programme may change
- Kyungbuk Maeil — 김학홍 문경시장, 오늘 삼성-롯데전 시구 나선다 (1 Sep 2026)news — 제21회 문경사과축제 17 Oct–1 Nov 2026 at Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park, published 1 Sep 2026; Gamhong apple as a signature product
- Kyungbuk Maeil — 제29회 문경사과품평회, 10월 7일부터 출품 접수 (28 Sep 2026)news — 2026 festival opens 17 Oct; 29th Mungyeong Apple Contest entries taken 7–13 Oct, judged on weight, colour, shape and sugar; 13 prize-winning farms; entries displayed at the Apple Promotion Hall on the festival grounds
- Kyungbuk Maeil — 제10회 전국 문경 주흘산 가요제 개최 (24 Sep 2026)news — 10th Juheulsan song contest on 18 Oct 2026, the day after the apple festival opens, at the Saejae outdoor stage; 12:00 pre-show, 14:00 opening, 15:00–17:00 finals; 10 amateur finalists
- The Herald Business — Mungyeong to hold 3rd Munhui Gyeongseo Festival on Oct. 17 (4 Oct 2026)news — Blemished-apple bargain auction held in conjunction with the Mungyeong Apple Festival; 3rd Munhui Gyeongseo Festival, 17 Oct, 10:00–17:00, Mungyeong Traditional Market
- Kyungbuk Maeil — 문경사과축제 20주년 '인생감홍' 카운트다운 (15 Oct 2025)news — 2025: 18–26 Oct (9 days), sales to 2 Nov; performers; air-dome Apple Promotion Hall; Apple Playground by the 1st gate; free picking at 13 farms, 2 apples per person on the 25th; giveaways on the 24th and 26th; 17 farms on site, 19 online, 32 businesses; Gamhong trial from 1993, at least 350 g and 16.5 Brix, 520 ha of about 800 ha (65%)
- Kuki News — '2025 문경사과축제', 46만명 즐겨 (27 Oct 2025)news — 2025: 20th edition, first held 2006; 18–26 Oct, 9 days; about 460,000 visitors and about ₩2.53 billion in sales, both records; Gamhong dark red, 16.5 Brix or higher; weekend KTX trains sold out; free city buses between KTX Mungyeong Station and the site; sales booths extended to 2 Nov
- Kyungbuk Maeil — 국가대표 '감홍 꿀사과' 맛보고 문경새재 가을 단풍은 '덤' (15 Oct 2024)news — 2024: 19th edition, 19–27 Oct (9 days); lawn plaza at the 1st gate; singers Lee Chan-won, Park Seo-jin, Jeon Yu-jin; family programmes; Gamhong bred by the RDA's horticultural institute; 5 kg Gamhong box ₩70,000; daily sugar and quality checks
- Kuki News — 2024 문경사과축제, 41만명 발길 사로잡아 (29 Oct 2024)news — 2024: 19–27 Oct, nine days; about 410,000 visitors; about 75,000 on 19 Oct and about 83,000 on Sat 26 Oct, Saejae daily records; ₩2.2 billion in farm income; Gamhong sales booth extended to 3 Nov
- NS News — 2023 제18회 문경사과축제 평가보고회 개최 (8 Dec 2023)news — 2023: 18th edition, 14–29 Oct, 16 days; theme 백설공주가 사랑한 문경사과; about 460,000 visitors; ₩22 billion direct economic effect; singers Lee Chan-won, Jeong Dong-won, Youngki, Han Kang, YouTube live; review cited a lack of original hands-on programmes and parking
- Korea Herald — Mungyeong welcomes autumn with apples, omija and mountain passes (20 Sep 2025)news — Gamhong large and elongated, ripens in mid-October; apple picking in October; Saejae three gates built in the late 16th century; four-hour round trip; animal-shaped electric carts to the first gate; Open Set recreates the Joseon era, Under the Queen's Umbrella filmed there; Yakdol Hanwoo Town and butcher shop at nearly half the market price
- Travel Map Journey — 문경사과축제 2026, 9일에서 16일로 늘었다blog — 2026 runs 16 days (2024 and 2025 ran 9); city buses 10-3, 21, 21-2 from Mungyeong Station about 15 minutes, 10-3 and 21 from the bus stop about 10 minutes, 21 from Jeomchon about 45 minutes, all free; car park 08:30–17:30, fees conflicting (free vs ₩2,000 per car); pets not allowed per park facility list; opening 17 Oct at 14:00; Snow White theme
- Kyungbuk Maeil — 문경시 시내버스비 무료화 (22 Feb 2026)news — City buses free for everyone; Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park 4,051,765 visitors in 2025; more buses timed to KTX at Mungyeong Station and a tourist loop from the station to Saejae planned
- Kuki News — 문경시, 내년부터 시내버스 무료화 (18 Dec 2024)news — City buses free for residents and tourists from 1 Jan 2025; Mungyeong–Pangyo KTX line opened
- Dailian — 서울서 '문경'행 표 끊었더니… 문경시청은 20㎞ 밖 '점촌'에 (27 Sep 2026)news — Mungyeong Saejae is in Mungyeong-eup; the Mungyeong-eup bus terminal is more than 20 km from Jeomchon terminal; use 문경공용정류장 for Mungyeong-eup and Saejae
- Maeil Shinmun — 문경약돌한우·청송사과축제 등 8건 정부 안전점검 (3 Nov 2022)news — Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park parking for about 2,500 vehicles (2022)
- Pangyo → Mungyeong train timetable, 18–24 Oct 2026 (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-18)other — Four KTX-Eum a day: 08:22, 12:31, 16:45, 20:56; 1 h 33 m–1 h 34 m; ₩17,400 adult standard
- Mungyeong → Pangyo train timetable, 8–14 Oct 2026 (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-08)other — Four KTX-Eum a day: 06:04, 10:26, 14:36, 18:55 (last, arrives Pangyo 20:26); ₩17,400
- Dong Seoul → Mungyeong intercity bus timetable (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-02)other — 11 buses a day, 06:30–20:00; deluxe 1 h 54 m ₩19,800; standard 2 h 20 m ₩14,200
- Mungyeong → Dong Seoul intercity bus timetable (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-16)other — 11 buses a day, 06:50–19:40; last departures 18:00, 18:50 and 19:40 (arrives 21:37)
- 신분당선 (DX LINE) — 소요 시각표official — Cumulative time from 강남: 판교 13 min 59 s (assumes 30 s dwell per station)
- Jeomchon Terminal departures (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-09-26)other — To Busan Central: 6 a day, 07:20, 10:20, 14:00, 15:20, 17:05, 19:00 (arr 21:47), 2 h 47 m, ₩27,900 deluxe (우등). To Dong-Daegu Terminal: 18 a day, 06:52–19:52 (arr 21:40), 1 h 48 m–1 h 55 m, ₩16,700 deluxe
- Busan Central Bus Terminal (Nopo) intercity bus destinations (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-07)other — Destinations include Pohang Terminal (listed under Pohang Nam-gu) and Jeomchon Terminal, the only Mungyeong entry; no Guryongpo and no Mungyeong-eup stop listed
- Busan Central Bus Terminal (Nopo) express bus destinations (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-07)other — Jeomchon Terminal is the only Mungyeong destination with a route; no Mungyeong-eup (문경공용버스정류장) stop
- KTO tourist data — 옛길박물관 (ktriptips mirror, contentId 130314)kto — Ancient Road Museum reopened in 2009 after remodelling the Mungyeong Saejae Museum; 09:00–18:00 Mar–Oct, 09:00–17:00 Nov–Feb, last entry 30 minutes before closing; closed 1 Jan, Seollal and Chuseok; free; 새재로 944
- KTO tourist data — 문경새재 오픈세트장 (ktriptips mirror, contentId 126017)kto — KBS set built February 2000 in Yongsa-gol behind the First Gate; Taejo Wang Geon, Daejo Yeong, Scandal; admission adults ₩2,000, teens ₩1,000, children ₩500; open year-round; hours vary
- Telltrip — 문경새재 과거길 (Mungyeong Saejae trail)blog — Clay path about 6.5 km linking the three gates; round trip car park–Second Gate about 7 km, about 2 hours; electric cart fares; Open Set fees; Ancient Road Museum free
- KTO tourist data — 문경종합온천 (ktriptips mirror, contentId 126647)kto — Opened 24 Mar 2001; calcium-bicarbonate water from about 900 m and alkaline water from about 750 m underground; yellow-clay sauna; 06:00–20:00, tickets until 19:30; open year-round; adult ₩8,000; 온천2길 24, Mungyeong-eup
- Yeogi — 문경 이너스호텔 listing (distances)other — From the hotel: Mungyeong hot spring 150 m, Mungyeong bus stop 800 m (12 min on foot), Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park 4.8 km
What we could not confirm
- 2026 apple-picking terms (free or paid, which farms, booking) and 2026 apple prices were not published on the pages read; the official site mgapple.or.kr was not opened.
- The 2026 programme comes from KTO data via a mirror; the daily schedule, performers and opening-ceremony time (14:00 per a travel blog) were not confirmed on an official page.
- The 2026 theme ('Mungyeong apples loved by Snow White', the 2023 theme) is reported only by a travel blog.
- Why 2026 runs 16 days when 2024 and 2025 ran nine (2023 also ran 16) was not explained by the city.
- Visitor figures conflict: about 460,000 is reported for both 2023 and 2025, yet the 2025 figure was called a record.
- 2027 dates and length have not been announced.
- City bus routes and times from Mungyeong Station and the Mungyeong bus stop come from a travel blog; taxi fares were not verified.
- Parking fees and hours at Mungyeong Saejae were not verified (a travel blog gives conflicting fee information).
- The exact 2026 festival zones were not confirmed (2024 and 2025 used the lawn by the First Gate); the map pin uses KTO coordinates for 932 Saejae-ro.
- Restrooms, accessibility, rain policy and foreign-card acceptance were not published.
- Japanese and Chinese names were not found on a KTO foreign-language page.
- From Busan: Busan Central→Jeomchon departure times not yet confirmed (only the Jeomchon→Busan timetable was read).
- Last train back on the festival date under the timetable in force that day (Mungyeong to Pangyo, especially on 1 November), and the last bus from the Mungyeong bus stop to Dong Seoul; journey times, frequencies and fares come from third-party mirrors of the national timetable feed for October 2026. Busan and Incheon Airport routes were not checked.
- Open Set daily hours, the current Open Set admission and the electric-cart fare were not confirmed on an official page (Mungyeong city tourism pages refuse automated access); KTO data gives ₩2,000 for adults at the Open Set.
- Mungyeong Hot Springs: whether city buses stop near it, and its distance from the Mungyeong bus stop (under 1 km, estimated from a hotel listing), were not checked.
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. · 2026-10-18 — Added a route from Busan (Getting there), with times and fares from the national bus and rail timetables. · 2026-10-20 — Bus details rechecked on the timetables: the ₩19,800 Dong Seoul bus is deluxe (우등), not premium; Dong-Daegu–Jeomchon is now ₩16,700 and Jeomchon–Busan ₩27,900. · 2026-10-20 — Singer name spelled Ahn Sung-hoon, as on other pages. · 2026-10-21 — Transport: removed the October 2026 KTX-Eum and bus departure and last-departure times, which were not verified for the festival's last day under the new Korail timetable of 1 November; the page now gives journey times and frequencies and says to check the last train in the Korail app. · 2026-10-24 — Nearby rewritten as 'Before or after the festival' (shuttle and last-train fit); transport: no clock times to change (already removed on 21 October); the last-train advice now names the Korail+ app used since the 1 September KTX–SRT merger; prices: removed the 2024 Gamhong box price from the FAQ, since 2026 prices are not published.
