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DAY TRIPS & REGIONS / FROM SEOUL

Departures
from Seoul.

Fortress walls under an hour away, Silla's capital in two. Each destination has its own page with what is open now, a day to follow, and the train to take.

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Departures

Approximate journey times. Check your train with Korail, or your flight with the airline.

  1. Under an hourSuwon 수원Seoul StationKorail trains or subway Line 1Boarding
  2. About 2 hoursGyeongju 경주Seoul StationKTX to Gyeongju StationBoarding
  3. About 1 hour 40 minutesJeonju 전주Yongsan StationKTX to Jeonju StationBoarding
  4. About 2 hoursDaegu & Andong 대구·안동Cheongnyangni StationKTX-Eum to Andong; KTX from Seoul Station to DongdaeguBoarding
  5. About 2 hours 30 minutesBusan 부산Seoul StationKTX to Busan StationBoarding
  6. About 3 hoursJeolla 전라Yongsan StationKTX to Suncheon and Yeosu ExpoBoarding
  7. About 1 hourJeju 제주Gimpo AirportFlight to JejuBoarding
Paldalmun, the two-storey south gate of Hwaseong Fortress, standing among the rooftops and shop signs of central Suwon with the wooded fortress hill behindUnder an hour · Korail trains or subway Line 1SuwonKing Jeongjo's fortress city, walls and all, under an hour from Seoul.UNESCO · Hwaseong Fortress, inscribed 1997The stone stairways of Bulguksa rising to the temple gate on its stone terrace, with a bed of flowers in front under a clear blue skyAbout 2 hours · KTX to Gyeongju StationGyeongjuA thousand years of Silla: temples, tombs and a palace pond lit until ten.UNESCO · Seokguram and Bulguksa (1995); Gyeongju Historic Areas (2000)The tiled roofs of Jeonju Hanok Village seen from above, with green hills behind the town on a misty dayAbout 1 hour 40 minutes · KTX to Jeonju StationJeonjuHundreds of hanok, the founder's portrait, and the home of bibimbap.A pine tree on a lawn in Hahoe Folk Village, with a tiled-roof house behind a stone wall and a thatched pavilion under a blue skyAbout 2 hours · KTX-Eum to Andong; KTX from Seoul Station to DongdaeguDaegu & AndongA clan village in a river bend, Confucian academies, and Daegu's old alleys.UNESCO · Hahoe Village (2010); Byeongsanseowon and Dosanseowon (2019)Thatched-roof houses of Naganeupseong Folk Village among trees and kitchen gardens, with green mountains behindAbout 3 hours · KTX to Suncheon and Yeosu ExpoJeollaA walled village where people still live, and Yeosu's harbour by cable car at night.The courtyard of Jeju-mok Gwana, a stone path leading to a two-storey red-pillared hall, with tiled pavilions on either side under a blue skyAbout 1 hour · Flight to JejuJejuThe island's old governor's office, and the museum of the haenyeo divers.