Seoul

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Quick Facts

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Coordinates

• Latitude: 37.5139
• Longitude: 126.9828

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• 5 Seoul Guesthouses
• 36 Seoul Hostels
• 14 Seoul Hotels

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Introduction

Night time traffic in Seoul

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Seoul (서울) is the heart of South Korea, hosting about a quarter of the country's population of nearly 50 million. Seoul was also the historic capital of Korea from the 14th century until the nation's partition into North and South in 1948. Located just 50 km south of the North Korean border, Seoul symbolises the division of North and South Korea.

Seoul enjoys a lively nightlife, which has earned it comparisons with Tokyo. Thankfully though, Seoul is much cheaper than the Japanese capital.

Neighbourhoods

Sights and Activities

• Gyeongbokgung Palace
• Deoksugung Palace
• Insadong
• Myeongdong
• Namsan Park
• Namdaemun/Dongdaemun Markets
• Itaewon
• Hangang River
• Olympic Park

Events and Festivals

Weather

Seoul has cold but relatively dry winters, averaging around zero degrees Celsius during the day and around -8 degrees at night, but dropping as low as -22 degrees sometimes. Most of the precipitation during this time is in the form of snow. Summers are tropical with hot and humid conditions. Temperatures average between 26 and 31 degrees from June to September with nights around or above 20 degrees. This is also the wet season with July topping at almost 400 mm of rain. The best times obviously are spring and autumn with much less rain and agreeable temperatures.

Getting There

By Plane

Incheon International Airport (ICN) serves as the gateway to Seoul.Korean Air serves dozens of destinations in Japan and China, as well as other cities and countries in Asia. It also has connections to about a dozen cities in North America and even more to European cities. It has flights to Australia, Sao Paulo and Pacific destinations like Fiji and Guam on top of that.

Another big airlines is Asiana Airlines with just slightly less destinations further away but even more in both China and Japan.

By Train

By Car

By Bus

By Boat

Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

The extensive Seoul Metro Subway is inexpensive and easy to use.

By Foot

By Bike

Eat

Drink

Sleep

As with any large city, Seoul has many different areas to stay, such as Gwanghwamun, Insadong, Bukchon Hanock Village, Myeongdong, Itaewon, Honggik/Sinchon/Ewha.

Budget and Midrange

Upscale

Work

Learn

Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

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