{"id":3286,"date":"2026-03-09T17:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T17:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/?p=3286"},"modified":"2026-03-13T19:47:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T19:47:35","slug":"should-you-rent-a-car-in-jeju","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vamosajeju.com\/es\/should-you-rent-a-car-in-jeju\/","title":{"rendered":"Si vas a alquilar un auto en Jeju, debes saber esto"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3286\" class=\"elementor elementor-3286\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-598a5eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"598a5eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f762e elementor-toc--minimized-on-desktop elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"13f762e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;bounceInDown&quot;,&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_widescreen&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tWhat You'll Find in This Article\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__13f762e\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__13f762e\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__13f762e\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M500 975V858C696 858 858 696 858 500S696 142 500 142 142 304 142 500H25C25 237 238 25 500 25S975 237 975 500 763 975 500 975Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0e710d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c0e710d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e6f988 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e6f988\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jeju has a good bus system. You can get to most major attractions by bus, and if you are a slow traveler with time to spare, you may not need a car at all. But Jeju is also an island where some of the best places have no bus service, the roads through the countryside are genuinely pleasurable to drive, and having a car means you are not standing at a bus stop in the rain waiting for a 7:30 AM departure.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This post covers the full picture: who should rent, who should not, how to pick up and set up your car, parking, gas, speed cameras, and the one mistake you do not want to make on the road.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2ab6cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2ab6cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Should You Rent a Car?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac63071 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac63071\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rent a car if you have three to five days on Jeju and want to cover a lot of ground. With a car, you can do a full loop of the island, stop wherever you want, and carry your luggage from lodging to lodging without depending on bus schedules.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also opens up the parts of Jeju that buses do not reach with frequency: the western coastline, the Sinchang Windmill Coastal Road (\uc2e0\ucc3d\ud48d\ucc28\ud574\uc548\ub3c4\ub85c), inland farms, and smaller villages.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skip the car if you are staying only in Jeju City. The main attractions in the city and the nearby coast are well-served by public buses. Parking in Jeju City can be a challenge, and some bus lanes mean that buses actually move faster than private cars during busy hours. There is no point renting a car to sit in city traffic.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also skip the car if you are not comfortable driving on unfamiliar roads at night. The main roads on Jeju are lit, but the smaller inland roads through the mid-mountain area are not. Combined with frequent sharp turns, these roads are challenging in the dark for drivers who do not know them.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>Requirements for Foreign Visitors<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You need an International Driving Permit (IDP). This is not something you obtain in Korea. You apply for it in your home country before you leave, typically through your local automobile association. Bring it along with your regular driver&#8217;s license.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some rental companies only serve domestic drivers. If a company&#8217;s website is entirely in Korean with no English option, that is usually a sign they only rent to Korean drivers. The major companies that serve international visitors include Lotte Rent-a-Car and SK Rent-a-Car. Both have English-language websites and staff who can communicate in basic English.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f110290 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f110290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Getting Your Keys<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c46630 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c46630\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Grabbing the Rental Car Shuttle Bus<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you come out of the arrivals hall at Jeju International Airport, follow the signs for rental cars. You will reach a dedicated bus stop for rental car shuttles. Find the shuttle for your company, take it to their lot, complete the paperwork, and you will be on your way.<\/span><\/p><h3>Setting up The In-Vehicle Navigation<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you drive out of the lot, ask staff to change the car&#8217;s navigation system to your preferred language. The phrasing does not need to be complicated. Most Koreans under 50 understand English even if they do not speak it fluently. Pointing and saying English? Change? will get the job done. Having a navigation system you can glance at without deciphering Korean characters is worth the 30 seconds it takes to ask.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also check the language of the in-vehicle system separately from the navigation. Sometimes they are set independently.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Getting Gas<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two fuel colors. Green nozzle is diesel (\uacbd\uc720, gyeong-yu). Yellow nozzle is gasoline (\ud718\ubc1c\uc720, hwi-bal-yu). Check which your car requires before you leave the lot. This is not a detail to sort out at the pump.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Self-service stations (\uc140\ud504, sel-peu) are slightly cheaper than full-service stations. The kiosks at self-service stations generally have English options, particularly near Jeju City. You select your fuel, pay, and pump. No conversation required.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At a full-service station, call out to the attendant: \uc0ac\uc7a5\ub2d8 (sa-jang-nim). Then say \uac00\ub4dd \uc8fc\uc138\uc694 (ga-deuk ju-se-yo) for a full tank, or state an amount such as 5\ub9cc\uc6d0 \uc8fc\uc138\uc694 (o-man-won ju-se-yo) for 50,000 won of fuel. Pay by card (\uce74\ub4dc, ka-deu) or cash (\ud604\uae08, hyeon-geum).<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Parking<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outside of Jeju City and Seogwipo City, parking across the island is almost always free.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the two cities, paid parking exists. Parking lots typically photograph your plate number on entry and require payment at a kiosk before you exit. Take a photo of your plate number when you pick up the car and save it for the trip. You will need it at paid kiosks.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f32208 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f32208\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7890716 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7890716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rules of the Road in Jeju<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37bf20c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37bf20c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Speed Cameras: The Part Everyone Gets Wrong<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jeju has a significant number of fixed speed cameras, particularly on the coastal roads. Near elementary schools, the limit drops to 30 km\/h (about 19 mph). Near areas designated for elderly pedestrians, the limit is 50 km\/h. These limits are usually enforced by cameras.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A single speeding fine is 120,000 won (roughly $90 USD). It does not matter that you have already returned the car and left the country. The fine is billed to the rental company and charged to your credit card. And because cameras are fixed at multiple points on the same roads, it is entirely possible to collect several fines in a single drive if you are not watching your speed.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The speed limit drops appear with plenty of warning, and you&#8217;ll notice the other cars in front of you slowing down. They are hard to miss, but you do need to pay attention. Speed bumps frequently accompany the cameras at school zones, so if you see one, slow down for the other.<\/span><\/p><h3 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Roundabouts<\/strong><\/h3><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Jeju has a significant number of traffic circles, particularly on coastal and rural roads. If you are from North America and not used to giving way to traffic already in the circle, take a moment to review the rule before you drive: vehicles inside the roundabout have priority. It is not complicated once you know it, but getting it wrong at speed is not a great start to your holiday.<\/p><h3><b>Driving Times: They Are Longer Than You Think<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jeju is not a large island, but driving times are consistently longer than distance alone would suggest. Hallasan \ud55c\ub77c\uc0b0 sits in the center, so there is no straight cross-island route. There are no highways or expressways: all roads are local, with traffic lights, roundabouts, speed bumps, and speed cameras. Expect to travel at an average of 50 to 60 km\/h on most roads, dropping to 30 km\/h through school zones and villages.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 100 km drive will take you at least two hours, often more. Build buffer time into any itinerary.<\/span><\/p><h2>Wrapping Up<\/h2><p>A rental car on Jeju is not a convenience upgrade. It is a different trip. The western coastline, the inland farms, the quiet coastal roads with nothing around you but sea and volcanic rock: none of that is accessible on a bus schedule. If your itinerary is built around the major attractions and you have time to spare, the bus is fine and will save you money. But if you have three to five days and want to find the parts of Jeju that do not show up on the highlight reel, get the car. Just watch the speed cameras.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeju cuenta sin duda con un excelente sistema de autobuses, pero tambi\u00e9n es una isla en la que algunas de las mejores atracciones no cuentan con servicio de autob\u00fas, las carreteras que atraviesan el campo son un placer para conducir y disponer de un auto te ofrece total flexibilidad. 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