How I Got Busan Ferry Tickets to Jeju After Missing the Morning Schedule How I Got Busan Ferry Tickets to Jeju After Missing the Morning Schedule It was a chaotic Tuesday morning at the Busan Port International Passenger Terminal, or rather, the domestic ferry terminal right next to it, when I realized my taxi was stuck in heavy tunnel traffic. My watch showed 8:45 AM, and the scheduled departure for the overnight-style morning leisure ferry to Jeju was set for 9:00 AM. By the time I actually rolled my suitcase up to the ticketing counter at 9:08 AM, the gates had already closed, and the staff politely bowed while telling me the vessel had departed. Panic set in immediately because I had non-refundable hotel bookings waiting in Seogwipo for that exact evening. Many travelers assume that missing a ferry means waiting until the next day or canceling the entire island leg of a South Korea trip. In reality, regional coastal transport networks in South Korea offer multiple fallback tiers...