SEOUL & METRO · 22 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.
22 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
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Subway Line 3 · Anguk StationA practical, resident-first route from Anguk Station covering public hanok, neighborhood etiquette, red-zone hours, accessibility, and a realistic three-hour itinerary.
Subway Line 3 · Gyeongbokgung StationA palace-and-neighborhood guide covering spatial history, hanbok rules, ceremony etiquette, Seochon, and Tongin Market.
Subway Line 1 · Jongno 5-ga StationA three-to-four-hour market guide that reads food, textiles, hanbok production, ordering etiquette, Cheonggyecheon, and Heunginjimun as one urban system.
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 2 · Samseong StationAn all-weather route that treats COEX as an indoor city, then crosses to the living religious space of Bongeunsa.
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.
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 mapA respectful first walk through lived-in hanok lanes
Pairing a royal palace axis with everyday Seochon
Reading Gwangjang as a working market, not only a food stop
A focused National Museum visit built around one question
Contrasting the indoor city of COEX with Bongeunsa
Reading the history, etiquette, and practice of a living urban temple
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.