How I Travel Ke Seoul With Budget Under BND1,500!

Some people say only the rich can travel. WRONG! If you do some research, you will find that traveling can be a lot cheaper than you think. To tell you the truth, my budget for my trip to Seoul last January I only bawa about BND1,200 ditangan and I survived 8 days disana. I was in Seoul from the 21st until the 28th of January 2017.

So how do I managed to travel with such small budget? Part ani memang banyak yang betanya and banyak yang mau tau.

1. Budget Airline - Pakai AirAsia, Bali Ticket Awal.

Super cheap flights and budget airlines like AirAsia will let you travel on a budget. Siapa inda kenal AirAsia? Flight yang diorang offer memang murah-murah and affordable.

My belanja for air tickets were roughly around $700+. I know mahal usulnya. By the way, just so you know harga ticket ani inda temasuk with my budget ni ah.

I spent $700+ on tickets pasal I was flying from Kuala Lumpur to Seoul, bukan direct flight. Lagipun mana ada direct flight dari Brunei ke Seoul pakai AirAsia.

Below is the amount of money that I spent membali ticket;

BWN to KUL: BND81
KUL to INC: BND291
INC to KUL: BND253
KUL to BWN: BND128
Total: BND753.

I did not spend BND753 all at once. What's the trick? Bali ticket sebuting-sebuting! 😂 Of course the only way you can do this is to plan your trip awal. We planned this trip for almost A YEAR! Once the date is confirmed, baru start membali ticket.

The trick is to secure the ticket one way saja dulu, then bulan dapannya bali lagi ticket untuk balik apa. Of course if you have the money bali lah saja return ticket tarus.

2. Travel In Group - Sharing Is Caring nya urang putih.

Traveling solo can be fun and it is the best way to find yourself. Although I have never been on a solo travel, I would love to experience it one day.

Traveling in a group can be an advantage! Why? Because you can share membayar tempat tinggal and transport. Splitting the taxi fare with your friends can be a lot cheaper daripada membayar seorang diri. My last trip to Seoul I was traveling with my cousins, so everything kami sharing membayar saja.

3. Travel by Train/Jalan Kaki - Avoid makai Taxi.

Taxis are everywhere in Seoul. Bejurit macam nasi katok lol But the disadvantages are they can be really expensive! Advisable memakai subway/train kalau biskita kan jalan-jalan disini pasal it cost way cheaper than taxi, ganya lambat sedikit lah kan sampai arah destination yang kitani kan tuju atu. Memakai bus payah sedikit kalau di Seoul pasal all the signs and routes are written in Korean, unless biskita bedangan dengan orang yang pandai membaca tulisan Korea. 

4. Tinggal Di Guesthouse - Hotel Mahal Di Korea.

Nowadays you can find cheap hotels and accommodations through mobile apps like booking.com, agoda, etc. On our last trip we stayed at 24 Guesthouse di Gangnam area, murah saja and it only cost us around BND218 for 8 hari! And the owner Mr. Lee is really friendly urangnya.

With Mr. Lee, the owner of 24 Guesthouse in Gangnam. His family runs guesthouse business all over Seoul! Google saja 24 Guesthouse banyak tu!

Of course you need money to fund your trip. If you are working, try to save as much as you can. It took me a couple of months to save up some money for my trip to Seoul last month. Duit inda gugur dari langit, but the whole trip was totally worth it!

If you have more questions pasal my last trip to Seoul you can contact me on Instagram and Twitter: @haneeeeep or just drop me an email at mh.hidayat256@gmail.com!