There are 4 ways to get from Namsan Seoul Tower to Gyeongbokgung by subway, taxi, shuttle, or foot
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Subway
best- Take the subway from Chungmuro Station to Gyeongbokgung Stationsubway 3-Orange
43 min₩1,400–2,000Taxi
- Take the taxi from Namsan Seoul Tower to Gyeongbokgungtaxi 4.3 km
7 min₩9,000–11,000Shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Namsan Seoul Tower to National Palace Museum of KoreaNamsan Sunhwan Shuttle Bus No. 01A
22 min₩1,400Walk
- Take the walk from Namsan Seoul Tower to Gyeongbokgungwalk 4.7 km
1h
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Namsan Seoul Tower to Gyeongbokgung is to shuttle which costs ₩1,400 and takes 22 min.
The fastest way to get from Namsan Seoul Tower to Gyeongbokgung is to taxi which takes 7 min and costs ₩9,000 - ₩11,000.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Chungmuro Station station and arriving at Gyeongbokgung Station station. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5 min.
The distance between Namsan Seoul Tower and Gyeongbokgung is 6 km.
The best way to get from Namsan Seoul Tower to Gyeongbokgung without a car is to subway which takes 43 min and costs ₩1,400 - ₩2,000.
The subway from Chungmuro Station to Gyeongbokgung Station takes 5 min including transfers and departs every 10 minutes.
Namsan Seoul Tower to Gyeongbokgung train services, operated by Seoul Metro, depart from Chungmuro Station.
Namsan Seoul Tower to Gyeongbokgung train services, operated by Seoul Metro, arrive at Gyeongbokgung Station.
There are 5309+ hotels available in Gyeongbokgung.
What companies run services between Namsan Seoul Tower, South Korea and Gyeongbokgung, South Korea?
Seoul Metro operates a subway from Chungmuro Station to Gyeongbokgung Station every 10 minutes. Tickets cost ₩1,400–2,000 and the journey takes 5 min. Alternatively, Namsan Sunhwan Bus operates a shuttle from Namsan Seoul Tower to National Palace Museum of Korea every 10 minutes. Tickets cost ₩1,400 and the journey takes 18 min.
- Phone
- +82 1577 1234
- Website
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Chungmuro Station to Gyeongbokgung Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 2 3455 9277
- [email protected]
- Website
- NSeoulTower
Shuttle from Namsan Seoul Tower to National Palace Museum of Korea
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩1,400
- Website
- NSeoulTower
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Estimated price
- ₩9,000–11,000
International Taxi
- Phone
- +82 1644 2255
- Website
- intltaxi.co.kr
Kakao taxi
- Website
- kakaocorp.com
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