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Bukchon Hanok Village
Tiled roofs and lived-in lanes
The hillside of hanok houses between Gyeongbokgung and Changdeokgung: lived-in homes with visiting hours on its busiest lane.
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Image courtesy of © Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsOur take
- 10am–5pm on Bukchon-ro 11-gil
- Keep your voice down
- Address
- Bukchon, Seoul
- Nearest metro
- Anguk
850 m · 11 min walk
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About Bukchon Hanok Village
Bukchon is a hillside of hanok, traditional tiled houses, between Gyeongbokgung and Changdeokgung. It is a lived-in neighbourhood: since 1 March 2025, tourist visits to its busiest lane, Bukchon-ro 11-gil, are allowed only from 10am to 5pm, and Jongno-gu can fine visitors outside those hours [press, Jongno-gu].
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Bukchon Hanok Village before you go.
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What’s nearby
Distances from Bukchon Hanok Village are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- AngukLine 3850 m11 min walk
Key sights
- Changdeokgung700 mWalk 9 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Gyeongbokgung800 mWalk 10 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 11 min
- The DDP3.0 kmWalk 37 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 18 min
- N Seoul Tower3.7 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 20 min
- COEX10 kmCar or taxi 43 min
- Lotte World Tower13 kmCar or taxi 52 min
Main railway stations
- Seoul Station3.4 kmWalk 42 minCycle 17 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Yongsan Station6.4 kmCycle 32 minCar or taxi 29 min
- Suseo Station (SRT)15 kmCar or taxi 57 min
Location
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