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From three days on one axis and how to pace the palaces, to T-money and where to stay.
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Guide · independent travel
Seoul 3-day itinerary
Day 1 Jongno palaces and Bukchon. Day 2 Myeongdong and Cheonggyecheon. Day 3 one of Gangnam, Seongsu or Jamsil. One dusk light: Namsan or Lotte Tower.
10 min
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Guide · independent travel
Seoul first-timer
Line 2 is a loop, not a list. The AREX express does not stop at Hongdae. Bukhansan and Incheon Airport are not on the city place graph.
8 min
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Guide · heritage
Seoul palaces
You can see Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung and Deoksugung — not all in depth on one day. The rear garden is extra.
7 min
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Guide · food
Seoul food
Tongin for lunch, Gwangjang for one meal, Mangwon for a west dinner. Michelin here is a sample skeleton, not a booking promise.
7 min
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Guide · shopping
Seoul shopping
Myeongdong, Dongdaemun, Dosan and Cheongdam, the Seongsu back streets, one mall. Do not jam two corridors into one afternoon.
9 min
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Guide · transit
Seoul metro T-money
City metro and buses take T-money. The Climate Card is Seoul’s transit pass — scope and fare follow the official notice, and this site does not print an unverified number. AREX express and all-stop are different trains.
8 min
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Guide · stay
Where to stay in Seoul
Jongno for palaces, Myeongdong for streets, Hongdae for night, Gangnam for a south corridor, Jamsil only for the tower-and-lake day. No live rates.
6 min
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Guide · views
Seoul Hangang N Seoul Tower
N Seoul Tower, Lotte World Tower, the Banpo fountain, Yeouido Park. One light per day. Bukhansan is not on this graph.
6 min
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Guide · independent travel
Seoul in five days
Five days fit five axes: palace, centre, west, one south line, and a spare day for rain or a museum.
8 min
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Guide · streets
Seoul Seochon
West of Gyeongbokgung is another half-day. Do not rebound here on the Bukchon day.
6 min
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Guide · heritage
Changgyeonggung Jongmyo
Do not walk these in depth on the Gyeongbokgung day. Fold them into another half-day.
7 min
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Guide · heritage
Cheong Wa Dae opening
The former residence is north of Gyeongbokgung. What is open follows the day's notice. Bukhansan stays off this graph.
6 min
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Guide · history
Seodaemun Prison
The prison hall is heavy — give it its own slot. Guksadang only as far as the door.
6 min
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Guide · night
Seoul Daehak-ro
The Hyehwa theatre street matters at dusk. This or the Hongdae night street.
6 min
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Guide · transit
Seoul Station arrival
The express ends at Seoul Station. For Hongdae, change to the all-stop. Do not add Jamsil on arrival day.
6 min
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Guide · food
Euljiro night alley
Euljiro is the centre-axis night. Gwangjang is a different meal — do not stack them.
6 min
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Guide · views
Namsan cable car
Cable car, hanok and tower are one ascent. Do not add Lotte Tower or 63 Building.
6 min
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Guide · shopping
Dongdaemun at night
Much of the wholesale is shut by day. After dusk, see the gate and pick a category before the floors.
7 min
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Guide · walking
Naksan wall
Hyehwamun to Naksan is a short walk. Bukhansan, Incheon and Gimpo are not on the place graph.
6 min
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Guide · museums
Yongsan museums
War Memorial, the National Museum, Leeum — one deep hall a day.
7 min
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Guide · night
Haebangchon
If the main street is packed, go up to Gyeongnidan or Haebangchon. If knees complain, stay down.
6 min
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Guide · streets
Sinchon
Sinchon is the west daytime circle. Do not stack a full day here on a full Hongdae night.
6 min
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Guide · streets
Mullae
Metal shops and studios are still working. If the power plant is shut, switch to Hapjeong and Mangwon.
6 min
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Guide · views
A Yeouido day
Assembly to the river has no slope. Enter IFC or The Hyundai, not both. 63 only on a day with no other tower.
6 min
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Guide · shopping
Cheongdam
East of the avenue is Cheongdam. This, COEX or Seongsu — one of the three.
6 min
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Guide · streets
Seocho
The Nambu Terminal side is another south half-day. A fountain night does not need a tower.
7 min
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Guide · views
Olympic Park
The park is large. It or Lotte World is the main event. The lake is the flat part.
6 min
Guide · streets
Seongsu, further
One coffee. The shoe lane is a branch. The river is at Ttukseom — not the Jamsil tower.
6 min
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Guide · family
Seoul with children
Not the palace, Hongdae at night and two towers on one day. Prefer flat ground: the stream, Yeouido, Seokchon Lake.
7 min
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Guide · weather
Seoul in the rain
In the rain, skip Namsan and Naksan. One of four indoors.
6 min
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Guide · season
Seoul in winter
On a windy day, move the height indoors. Hanok slopes ice over — if knees complain, take the stream.
6 min
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Guide · transit
Seoul last train
Metro last trains fall around midnight. The day's timetable rules. Do not time Hongdae, Gangnam or Jamsil to the last one.
6 min
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Guide · heritage
Seoul hanbok
Rentals cluster outside Gyeongbokgung. Change, then enter. Do not rush a second palace in hanbok.
5 min
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Guide · food
Seoul markets
Tongin, Namdaemun, Gwangjang, Garak, Pyeonghwa, Mangwon. One in depth a day.
6 min
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Guide · now
Seoul in 2026
Spend has moved into the alleys. Check the Hangang bus the same day. Cheonggye A01 runs on weeknights only. The five-day skeleton still holds — this is not a festival calendar.
12 min
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Guide · return
Seoul return visit
You already did the palace. This time one alley, plus one river evening. No new district.
6 min
