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 Traveller's Tales: Getting around in Seoul, South Korea
Know the most popular landmarks in Seoul, South Korea. You may read about best transportation, recommended travel itinerary, suggested routes and directions. Also, you might want to read our
Jeju city guide,
and Seoul city guide.
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| E Durkee |
02 October 2004 |
Stayed at Westin Chosun - Seoul, South Korea.
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It is readily accessible by KAL bus service from Incheon International Airport (12,000 Wan / person) and takes about one hour. For early morning flights (0800 hours) one has to go by taxi to make sure he is there 2 1/2 hours at least before flight time...thus Taxi is required at about 75,000 Wan. The Chosun is right next door to Seoul's finest department store (Lotte Department Store) and it is in walking distance to the Nam De Mun market area and has ready access to the subsurface Sogong and Myeong-dong markets (just downstairs)and also to the subway system. There is a shuttle bus every hour or so to the I Tae Wan market area which is a tourist visit for shoppers. One can also walk to other tourist sites suxh as the South Gate and if ambitious up the hill from Nam De Mun market past the Hilton to the Namsan Park area, certain museums, monuments and running trails to Seoul Tower overlooking the entire city.
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| M Cooper |
30 September 2004 |
Stayed at Best Western Hotel Dongdaemun - Seoul, South Korea.
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I wandered around Dongdaemun Market area and was basically lost for 2 hours. I never did find the "tourist information" booth that the sign pointed to. I saw only one other Westerner in a span of 2 to 3 hours in this "Special Tourist Zone", and found very few people who could speak English at all, but most store proprietors tried their best to be helpful. The Korean Exchange Bank, which is on the corner of the market building near the hotel, is a good place to exchange currency.
On the advice of the hotel, I took the subway three or four stops west to Jonggak and walked another block or two to the Kyobo Book Center, a most wonderful bookstore. It has a large foreign book section and a helpful staff who spoke good English. This was the best "find" during my day in Seoul. This was the only area outside the hotel lobby or airport where I began to see a few other foreigners. There are a few good, reasonably-priced restaurants here as well.
Although I found the system map utterly baffling, the Seoul subway system is actually very easy to navigate, once you know your destination and which line to take.
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| D Denney |
02 August 2004 |
Stayed at Sejong Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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Seoul is a well-organized, clean and safe city—a pleasure to visit though rather expensive after living in India. Spoken English is not its strong suit, but many signs are written both in Korean and English. We found the people not overtly friendly but extraordinarily helpful when we appeared to be lost or confused—they seemed to come out of the woodwork to set us on the right path or provide information as best they could.
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| S Lehky |
07 May 2004 |
Stayed at Uljiro Co-Op Residence - Seoul, South Korea.
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I'd been in Seoul before, so I didn't do much touring. This visit was more work oriented. I did walk in the area around Dongdaemun near the hotel to familiarize myself more with that neighborhood, and took a quick trip on the subway to south of the Han river, to take a look at some of the newer residential areas. It's easy to get anywhere on the subway and I didn't bother with taxis.
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| N Melan |
26 April 2004 |
Stayed at Hamilton Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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We took subway most of the time in Seoul and even hop onto Seoul City Tour bus. This is very good options if you are planning to visit more places in one day! You can get the ticket or information about this from any Tourist Information Center around Seoul or any 5 star hotel.
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| W Chai |
18 April 2004 |
Stayed at Seoul Plaza Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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I am writing this part, because people don’t speak much English in Seoul. I don't want others to suffer like me. Take Hop On- Hop Off Seoul City tour bus. They stop at all famous destinations in Seoul. You can catch them every 30 mintues from each stop.
Out of all palaces, I visited 2 famous ones. That's enough. Deokuson palace is on UNESCO World Heritage List. Another is nearby Gyeokuson Palace. Shopping, try Myeong Dung, where there is Miligore shopping center and alleys full of individual small shops. Real Cool place at night also. Also go to Dongdaemon market for its 3 big shopping centers. Can you believe they open until 5 am on Friday's night (that means they are open until 5 am Saturday) ? Another market is Numdaemon market, but they have lower grade materials though. I didn't like it there.
Food, I like Korean Restaurant at Seoul Train Station. Cheap and authentic taste. Others, I eat as I go around. I went to other cities such as Suwon where there is a fortress and Buson by train. Train service is efficient and affordable. In Suwon, you have to climb up to Fortress (hell tiring) and can go around the Fortress which I didn't do it because it was hot. Took taxi from Suwon station to the Fortress. There is Tourist Info center just outside of Suwon station. Went to Buson city. There is a beach, but that's all. Also took a train there and tourist info is in Buson train station.
Just one last advice, buy a Korean-English Dictionary, so when you get lost or want to ask something, show them the word. I tried speaking, but it never worked. They don't understand.
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| K Day |
07 April 2004 |
Stayed at Hamilton Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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We took the Seoul City Bus Tour. It picks you up right opposite the Hamilton. It's cheap and takes you all over Seoul. There are about 20 places you can get on and off.
We checked out a new restaurant/bar which was very very nice. It's called Gekko, and is just down the street from Hamilton. It's behind the hotel and shouldn't be confused with the other Gekko bar which is on the opposite side of the road. This bar had a great wine list and was in it's own garden. A beautiful wooden style structure - not cheap but worth the extra.
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| J Padilla |
30 March 2004 |
Stayed at Sejong Hotel - Seoul, South Korea.
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Take advantage of the airport shuttle that originates from this hotel - very convenient and cheap.
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| K Hayashida |
12 March 2004 |
Stayed at Uljiro Co-Op Residence - Seoul, South Korea.
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From Incheon airport, bus is convenient to Dondaemun, fare is 7000 won. but return to the airport, to Lotte-hotel or Myondon by metro and get bus.
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| G Schillig |
10 March 2004 |
Stayed at Sofitel Ambassador Seoul - Seoul, South Korea.
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Use the subway during the day when the traffic is bad and use the affordable taxis at night. The subway is very easy to use even, if like me, you cannot speak Korean. I always request a map the office I am to visit plus directions written in Korean. Even so, I do get lost and I am always amazed by the kindness of strangers willing to help me.
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