ClosedTUE
EntryKRW 3,000
Free in hanbok
SEOUL / THE JOSEON PALACES
Five palaces.
One shrine.
Open now?
Time in Seoul
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Every ticket below reads Seoul's clock: open, closing soon or closed, the last entry, and the next guard ceremony.
ClosedMON
EntryKRW 3,000
Free in hanbok
ClosedMON
EntryKRW 1,000
Free in hanbok
ClosedMON
EntryKRW 1,000
Free in hanbok
ClosedTUE
EntryKRW 1,000
Free in hanbok
ClosedMON
EntryFREE
When the weekly closing day falls on a public holiday, the palace opens that day and closes on the next working day instead.
AT THE GATE
The guard
changes.
Royal guards in Joseon dress change shifts at the palace gates. Free to watch.
- 10:00 · 14:00Royal Guard Changing CeremonyGyeongbokgung Palace · In front of Gwanghwamun and Heungnyemun · not on Tuesdays
- 11:00 · 13:00Gwanghwamun Gate Guard on Duty CeremonyGyeongbokgung Palace · In front of Gwanghwamun · not on Tuesdays
- 11:00 · 14:00Royal Guard Changing CeremonyDeoksugung Palace · Daehanmun Gate · not on Mondays
THE HANBOK TICKET
Wear it.
Walk in free.
Wear a complete hanbok, traditional or modern, and enter free: a jeogori (upper garment) with a skirt or trousers, ties fastened. A durumagi coat on its own, or a jeogori over jeans, does not count.
It applies at Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeokgung Palace, Changgyeonggung Palace, Deoksugung Palace and Jongmyo Shrine. Gyeonghuigung is free for everyone.
Free for foreign visitors aged 18 and under, everyone aged 65 and over, and anyone wearing hanbok.
The Royal Palace Pass covers Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung with the Secret Garden, Changgyeonggung, Deoksugung and Jongmyo for KRW 10,000. Buy it at any of their ticket offices.
Read the official hanbok guidelinesPLAN THE WEEK
Monday or
Tuesday?
Closed on Mondays
On Mondays, go to Gyeongbokgung or Jongmyo.
Closed on Tuesdays
On Tuesdays, go to Changdeokgung, Changgyeonggung, Deoksugung or Gyeonghuigung.