SEOUL & METRO · 32 STATION ROUTES
Palaces, markets, performance, parks, and night views extend to Incheon’s port history, Suwon Hwaseong, Songdo, and Ilsan. Start with one station that fits your time and question.
32 stations · 8 lenses · Korean, English, and Japanese
Which area are you visiting?
Which side of the capital region interests you?
How much time do you have?
MATCHED STATIONS
10 journeys · Page 1/2
Subway Line 3 · Gyeongbokgung StationA palace-and-neighborhood guide covering spatial history, hanbok rules, ceremony etiquette, Seochon, and Tongin Market.
Subway Line 4 & Gyeongui–Jungang Line · Ichon StationA focused strategy for international visitors: choose one historical question, read materials and power, rest, revisit one masterpiece, and finish outdoors.
Subway Line 9 · Bongeunsa StationA three-to-five-hour guide that puts worship, Panjeon, the Great Maitreya Buddha, etiquette, and optional English Templelife ahead of the familiar COEX contrast.
Lines 5 & 9 · Olympic Park StationStart on the east side and set a turnaround time instead of circling the entire park. Adding Mongchontoseong’s slopes and the western World Peace Gate substantially increases walking. Event days can change crowd levels and access routes.
1 & Line 2 · City Hall StationConnect late-royal Deoksugung, modern Jeongdong and today’s civic square while checking closures and public events.
Line 5 · Achasan StationInclude the uphill approach, trail surface and sunset while reading Goguryeo forts and Han River geography.
AT A GLANCE
For trips beyond Seoul, count the round trip and last train first.
Times are generous ranges for a typical weekday daytime transit route. Transfers, crowding, and service work vary, so recheck a live map and the operator notice before departure.
Official Seoul route mapKORAIL metro timetables and mapIncheon Transit route mapPairing a royal palace axis with everyday Seochon
A focused National Museum visit built around one question
Reading the history, etiquette, and practice of a living urban temple
Lines 5 & 9
Park · Walking
1 & Line 2
Palace · Modern history · City walk
Line 5
Easy hike · Goguryeo · River view
TWO-STOP IDEAS
Connect two distinct urban stories instead of collecting nearby sights.
Gyeongbokgung → Samseong
Read palace order and Seochon in the morning, then compare COEX and Bongeunsa in modern Gangnam.
Jongno 5-ga → Dongdaemun History & Culture Park
See Gwangjang as a working market before following the stream toward DDP’s layered history and evening architecture.
Incheon / Suwon / Jeongbalsan
Do not combine them. Give one full day to port history, a fortress city, or a planned lake district.
FAQ
Even within Seoul, one or two stations per day is enough. Treat Incheon, Suwon, and Goyang as separate day trips.
Incheon, Central Park, and Jeongbalsan have direct rail access. Suwon Hwaseong requires a local bus after Suwon Station.
Choose Gyeongbokgung for heritage, Myeongdong for arrival-day basics, or Ichon and Samseong for weather-resistant indoor time.