There are 5 ways to get from Seongbuk-gu to Seoul by bus, subway, taxi, or foot
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Gireum New Town to Changdeokgungbus 6011 Wolgye
7 min₩16,000–17,000Subway
cheapest- Take the subway from Gireum Station to Hoehyeon Stationsubway 4-Light blue
15 min₩1,500–2,100Taxi
- Take the taxi from Seongbuk-gu to Seoultaxi 6.7 km
6 min₩11,000–14,000Walk
- Take the foot from Seongbuk-gu to Seoulwalk 7 km
1h 23mSubway, line 1 subway
- Take the subway from Jeongneung Station to Sinseoldong Stationsubway Ui-Sinseol LRT
- Take the subway from Sinseoldong Station to City Hall Stationsubway 1
26 min₩2,850–3,450
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seongbuk-gu to Seoul is to subway which costs ₩1,500 - ₩2,100 and takes 15 min.
The fastest way to get from Seongbuk-gu to Seoul is to taxi which takes 6 min and costs ₩11,000 - ₩14,000.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Gireum New Town and arriving at Changdeokgung. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Gireum Station station and arriving at Hoehyeon Station station. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15 min.
The distance between Seongbuk-gu and Seoul is 5 km.
The best way to get from Seongbuk-gu to Seoul without a car is to bus which takes 7 min and costs ₩16,000 - ₩17,000.
The bus from Gireum New Town to Changdeokgung takes 7 min including transfers and departs every 30 minutes.
Seongbuk-gu to Seoul bus services, operated by Airport Limousine, depart from Gireum New Town station.
Seongbuk-gu to Seoul train services, operated by Seoul Metro, depart from Gireum Station.
Seongbuk-gu to Seoul bus services, operated by Airport Limousine, arrive at Changdeokgung station.
What companies run services between Seongbuk-gu, South Korea and Seoul, South Korea?
Airport Limousine operates a bus from Gireum New Town to Changdeokgung every 30 minutes. Tickets cost ₩16,000–17,000 and the journey takes 7 min. Alternatively, Seoul Metro operates a subway from Gireum Station to Hoehyeon Station every 10 minutes. Tickets cost ₩1,500–2,100 and the journey takes 15 min.
- Phone
- +82 1577 1234
- Website
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Gireum Station to Hoehyeon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩1,500–2,100
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Sinseoldong Station to City Hall Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
- Website
- ui-line.com
Subway from Jeongneung Station to Sinseoldong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩1,450
- Schedules at
- ui-line.com
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Gireum New Town to Changdeokgung
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Estimated price
- ₩11,000–14,000
International Taxi
- Phone
- +82 1644 2255
- Website
- intltaxi.co.kr
Kakao taxi
- Website
- kakaocorp.com
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Seongbuk-gu to Seoul train services, operated by Seoul Metro, arrive at Hoehyeon Station.
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