Walks · Our pick in Seoul
Namsan, from Myeongdong to the tower
On foot
Up through the woods of Namsan to N Seoul Tower, beside the old wall.
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Image courtesy of © kallerna · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsOur take
- Down by cable car
- Address
- Namsan, Seoul
About Namsan, from Myeongdong to the tower
Paths climb from near Myeongdong and from Namsangol through Namsan Park to N Seoul Tower, following stretches of the Namsan section of the city wall (6.7 km in full, about three and a half hours) (seoulcitywall.seoul.go.kr).
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What’s nearby
Distances from Namsan, from Myeongdong to the tower 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
- N Seoul Tower300 mWalk 4 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 9 min
- The DDP2.5 kmWalk 31 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Gyeongbokgung3.5 kmWalk 44 minCycle 18 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Changdeokgung3.5 kmWalk 44 minCycle 18 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Bukchon3.8 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 21 min
- COEX7.3 kmCycle 36 minCar or taxi 32 min
- Lotte World Tower11 kmCar or taxi 44 min
Main railway stations
- Seoul Station1.8 kmWalk 22 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Yongsan Station3.3 kmWalk 41 minCycle 17 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Suseo Station (SRT)12 kmCar or taxi 47 min
Location
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