CoursesDay trip
Route 1: Gyeongbokgung Palace, Gwanghwamun Square, Seochon and Tongin Market — a royal heritage and alley walk
- Stops
- 7
- Straight-line total
- 2.0 km
- Closed days
- 2 stops closed on Tuesdays
- Start → end
- Gwanghwamun Square → Suseongdonggyegok Valley
How to get to Route 1: Gyeongbokgung Palace, Gwanghwamun Square, Seochon and Tongin Market — a royal heritage and alley walk
The first 4 stops are within 1 km of the start in a straight line, and the longest leg is from National Palace Museum of Korea to Seochon Village, 700 m in a straight line.
7 stops in order
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1Gwanghwamun Squarenext stop 370 m
Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1 Royal Palaces · Traditional Houses · Royal Heritage
- Hours
- Open at all times
- Closed days
- Open year-round
- Fee
- Free
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2Gwanghwamun Gatenext stop same coordinates
Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed) Royal Palaces · Traditional Houses · Royal Heritage
- Hours
- [January–FebruaryNovember–December] more
- Closed days
- Every Tuesday
- Fee
- Adults (ages 25–64) 3,000 won more
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3Gyeongbokgung Palacenext stop 170 m
Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1 Royal Palaces · Traditional Houses · Cultural Heritage · Sejongno
- Hours
- [January–FebruaryNovember–December] more
- Closed days
- Every Tuesday
- Fee
- Individual adult 3,000 won more
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4National Palace Museum of Koreanext stop 700 m
Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1 Royal Palaces · Traditional Houses · Cultural Heritage · Sejongno
- Hours
- Monday–Friday and Sunday 09:30–17:30Saturday 09:30–21:00 more
- Closed days
- Last Monday of each month more
- Fee
- Free
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5Seochon Villagenext stop 140 m
Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1 Royal Palaces · Traditional Houses · Cultural Heritage · Nuha-dong
- Hours
- Open at all times
- Closed days
- Open year-round
- Fee
- Free
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6Tongin Marketnext stop 620 m
Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1 Insa-dong · Daehak-ro · Traditional Markets · Tongin-dong
- Hours
- Tongin Market shops 07:00–21:00Lunchbox cafe 11:00–15:00
- Closed days
- Varies by shop
- Fee
- Not listed
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Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1 Inwangsan · Bugaksan · Cheonggyecheon · Parks · Ogin-dong
- Hours
- Open at all times
- 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 Gwanghwamun Square → 2 Gwanghwamun Gate
straight-line 370 m
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3 Gyeongbokgung Palace → 4 National Palace Museum of Korea
straight-line 170 m
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4 National Palace Museum of Korea → 5 Seochon Village
straight-line 700 m
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5 Seochon Village → 6 Tongin Market
straight-line 140 m
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6 Tongin Market → 7 Suseongdonggyegok Valley
straight-line 620 m
Guides: Museums, exhibitions and performances
Not listed: travel time per leg, total time
Directions: Google Maps
Route 1: Gyeongbokgung Palace, Gwanghwamun Square, Seochon and Tongin Market — a royal heritage and alley walk: closed days of the stops by weekday
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| Place | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Closed days as listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwanghwamun Square | Open year-round | |||||||
| Gwanghwamun Gate | closed on Tuesday | Every Tuesday | ||||||
| Gyeongbokgung Palace | closed on Tuesday | Every Tuesday | ||||||
| National Palace Museum of Korea | closed in some weeks only | Last Monday of each month | ||||||
| Seochon Village | Open year-round | |||||||
| Tongin Market | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Suseongdonggyegok Valley | Open year-round |
Closed every weekClosed in some weeks only (every other week or given weeks)Blank: 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