The back story
Incheon and Songdo
The port city west of Seoul: Chinatown and the old open-port streets, and the canal park of the new city of Songdo.
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Image courtesy of © Vincent van Zeijst · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsIncheon, Seoul’s port, is reached by metro or AREX. Near Incheon Station are its Chinatown and the streets of the old open port; to the south, the new city of Songdo has Central Park and its seawater canal among the towers.
Getting there
By metro Line 1 to Incheon Station, or by AREX towards the airport.
Old and new
Chinatown and the open-port streets by Incheon Station; Songdo Central Park in the new city.
Pair Chinatown with Songdo’s park by taxi.
Our advice: combine it with a late flight from Incheon.
Why it's on our list
- Getting there
- Old and new
What’s nearby
Distances from Incheon and Songdo 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.
Key sights
- Incheon airport23 kmCar or taxi 86 min
- N Seoul Tower27 kmCar or taxi 98 min
- Gyeongbokgung28 kmCar or taxi 100 min
- Bukchon28 kmCar or taxi 103 min
- Changdeokgung29 kmCar or taxi 104 min
- The DDP30 kmCar or taxi 107 min
- COEX32 kmCar or taxi 114 min
- Lotte World Tower36 kmCar or taxi 127 min
Main railway stations
- Yongsan Station24 kmCar or taxi 89 min
- Seoul Station26 kmCar or taxi 95 min
- Suseo Station (SRT)35 kmCar or taxi 125 min
Location
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