Hahoe Village and the mask dance in a day

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Day course · 5 stops · Andong

Take the bus out to Hahoe Village and walk it before the afternoon mask dance show. Cross to Buyongdae Cliff by ferry, then head back to Andong Station for the evening train to Seoul.

[From Andong Station] This plan assumes the ITX-Maeum that leaves Cheongnyangni around 06:38 and reaches Andong Station around 09:14. Andong Station and Andong Bus Terminal stand side by side. From the Andong Station (Andong Terminal) stop, bus 210 or Express 2 takes about an hour to Hahoe Village and runs roughly once an hour. Check train and bus times before you go. [City tour] From Tuesday to Sunday there's also a one-day bus tour to Hahoe. It meets at Andong Station around 11:25, takes in Byeongsan Seowon, the mask dance, Hahoe Village and Buyongdae, and gets back to the station around 17:50. Admission is included and the commentary is in Korean only. Book ahead on Waug and check the times before you go. [Hahoe Village] It's about 1 km from the ticket office to the village entrance, so take the free shuttle. Lunch is at the Hahoe market restaurants by the ticket office, and many serve the salted mackerel set only for two or more, so ask first if you're on your own. Last entry is 17:30 from April to September and 16:30 from October to March. Checked Oct 2026. [Mask dance] The Hahoe Byeolsingut mask dance plays at 14:00 from Tuesday to Sunday, March to December, on the open-air stage by the village entrance. There's no show on Mondays, and in January and February it's on weekends only. The seats are outdoors, so come ready for sun or cold. Check before you go. [Buyongdae] A small ferry crosses the river from the sand in front of the Mansongjeong pine grove to the foot of Buyongdae. The forest path to the top takes 5 to 10 minutes, and from there you see the whole village inside the river bend. Check ferry times, and whether it runs in winter, before you go. [Byeongsan Seowon] It's about 4 km from Hahoe with almost no buses, so go by taxi. In winter it closes at 17:00. Checked Oct 2026. On a day trip, adding Byeongsan makes the train back to Seoul tight, so it fits best on a day you take the city tour. [Departure day] The last trains to Seoul on weekdays are the KTX-Eum around 18:14 and the ITX-Maeum around 18:22, and on Saturdays and Sundays one more KTX-Eum leaves around 19:18. The bus back from Hahoe takes about an hour, so leave the village around 16:00. If you miss the train, the express bus to Dong Seoul leaves from Andong Bus Terminal next door around 20:00. Check times before you go. [If it rains] Hahoe Village and Buyongdae are all outdoor walking, on dirt lanes. In heavy rain, spend the time at the Hahoe World Mask Museum next to the ticket office. Check before you go whether the mask dance goes ahead in the rain. [Seasons] In July and August there's little shade in the village and midday gets very hot. From late October to early November the leaves turn around the Mansongjeong pine grove and Byeongsan Seowon. During the Mask Dance Festival, from late September to early October, the road to Hahoe and the village get crowded.

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