CoursesDay trip
Route 3: Changdeokgung Palace, Changgyeonggung Palace, Jongmyo Shrine, Seosulla-gil Road and Ikseon-dong — a UNESCO royal heritage journey
- Stops
- 7
- Straight-line total
- 3.5 km
- Closed days
- 2 stops closed on Mondays
- Start → end
- Changdeokgung Palace Complex → Cheonggyecheon Stream
How to get to Route 3: Changdeokgung Palace, Changgyeonggung Palace, Jongmyo Shrine, Seosulla-gil Road and Ikseon-dong — a UNESCO royal heritage journey
The first 5 stops are within 1 km of the start in a straight line, and the longest leg is from Ikseon-dong Hanok Street to Gwangjang Market, 950 m in a straight line.
7 stops in order
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1Changdeokgung Palace Complexnext stop 560 m
Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1 Royal Palaces · Traditional Houses · Cultural Heritage · Waryong-dong
- Hours
- February–May 09:00–18:00June–August 09:00–18:30 more
- Closed days
- Every Monday (open on public-holiday Mondays, with closure on the first subsequent weekday instead)
- Fee
- 3,000 wonPalace building admission more
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2Changgyeonggung Palacenext stop 890 m
Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1 Royal Palaces · Traditional Houses · Cultural Heritage · Waryong-dong
- Hours
- 09:00–21:00 (last admission 20:00)
- Closed days
- Every Monday
- Fee
- Individuals 1,000 won more
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3Jongmyo Shrinenext stop 110 m
Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1 Royal Palaces · Traditional Houses · Cultural Heritage · Hunjeong-dong
- Hours
- February–May 09:00–18:00June–August 09:00–18:30 more
- Closed days
- Every Tuesday (open on public-holiday Tuesdays, with closure on the first subsequent weekday instead)
- Fee
- 1,000 won
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4Seosulla-gil Roadnext stop 520 m
Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed) Royal Palaces · Traditional Houses · Royal Heritage · Jong-ro 3-ga
- Hours
- At all times
- Closed days
- Open year-round
- Fee
- Free
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5Ikseon-dong Hanok Streetnext stop 950 m
Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1 Royal Palaces · Traditional Houses · Cultural Heritage · Ikseon-dong
- Hours
- Varies by shop
- Closed days
- Varies by shop
- Fee
- Free
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6Gwangjang Marketnext stop 480 m
Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed) Insa-dong · Daehak-ro · Traditional Markets
- Hours
- Varies by shop
- Closed days
- Varies by shop
- Fee
- Not listed
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Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1 Inwangsan · Bugaksan · Cheonggyecheon · Parks · Changsin-dong
- Hours
- Open at all times more
- Closed days
- Open year-round
- Fee
- Free
Getting around without a car
Directions between stops Google Maps works out the route and the time
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1 Changdeokgung Palace Complex → 2 Changgyeonggung Palace
straight-line 560 m
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2 Changgyeonggung Palace → 3 Jongmyo Shrine
straight-line 890 m
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3 Jongmyo Shrine → 4 Seosulla-gil Road
straight-line 110 m
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4 Seosulla-gil Road → 5 Ikseon-dong Hanok Street
straight-line 520 m
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5 Ikseon-dong Hanok Street → 6 Gwangjang Market
straight-line 950 m
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6 Gwangjang Market → 7 Cheonggyecheon Stream
straight-line 480 m
Guides: Museums, exhibitions and performances
Not listed: travel time per leg, total time
Directions: Google Maps
Route 3: Changdeokgung Palace, Changgyeonggung Palace, Jongmyo Shrine, Seosulla-gil Road and Ikseon-dong — a UNESCO royal heritage journey: closed days of the stops by weekday
Mon 2Tue 1
| Place | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Closed days as listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changdeokgung Palace Complex | closed on Monday | Every Monday (open on public-holiday Mondays, with closure on the first subsequent weekday instead) | ||||||
| Changgyeonggung Palace | closed on Monday | Every Monday | ||||||
| Jongmyo Shrine | closed on Tuesday | Every Tuesday (open on public-holiday Tuesdays, with closure on the first subsequent weekday instead) | ||||||
| Seosulla-gil Road | Open year-round | |||||||
| Ikseon-dong Hanok Street | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Gwangjang Market | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Cheonggyecheon Stream | Open year-round |
Closed every weekBlank: not listed as a closed dayNo closed-day data, or the sources differ
Sources
- Course source
- (in Korean)
- Distances
- 6 of 6 legs measured as straight lines between Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI coordinates