Goyang-si
Goyang is a city in Gyeonggi Province in the northern part of South Korea.

Goyang is a city in Gyeonggi Province in the northern part of South Korea. It is part of the Seoul Metropolitan Area, making Goyang one of Seoul's satellite cities. It is one of the largest cities in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, with a population of just over 1 million. Ilsan, a planned city, is located in the Ilsandong District and Ilsanseo Districts of Goyang. It also includes Deogyang District which is closer to Seoul.
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Worth seeing in and around Goyang-si
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Goyang Stadium
Goyang Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Goyang, South Korea. It is used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of Goyang Zaicro FC of the K League Challenge from 2013 to 2016.
5.8 km · stadium · Wikipedia - 02Banghwa Bridge
The Banghwa Bridge is a bridge in South Korea. It crosses the Han River, connecting the Gangseo District, Seoul with Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.
7.3 km · bridge · Wikipedia - 03Ara Canal
The Ara Canal or Gyeongin Ara Waterway is a canal in South Korea linking the Han River to the Yellow Sea, bypassing the Korean Demilitarized Zone that the river's estuary lies in. It extends from the Geomdan-gu district in Incheon to the Gangseo-gu district in Seoul.
5.7 km · canal in South Korea connecting Seoul to the Yellow Sea · Wikipedia - 04Ilsan Bridge
The Ilsan Bridge crosses the Han River in South Korea and connects the cities of Gimpo and Goyang in the Gyeonggi Province. The bridge was completed in 2008.
7.3 km · bridge · Wikipedia - 05Haengju Bridge
The Haengju Bridge crosses the Han River in South Korea and connects the city of Goyang and the Gangseo District, Seoul. The bridge was first completed in 1978, but the bridge was very narrow and could not handle the increased traffic as the neighboring cities of Ilsan and Bucheon experienced housing booms.
5.8 km · bridge · Wikipedia - 06Gimpo Bridge
The Gimpo Bridge crosses the Han River, South Korea and connects the cities of Gimpo and Goyang. The bridge is a part of the Capital Region First Ring Expressway.
4.3 km · bridge · Wikipedia - 07Ilsan Lake Park
Ilsan Lake Park is a public park in Janghang-dong, Ilsandong District, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
3.3 km · park in Ilsandong-gu, Goyang city, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea · Wikipedia - 08Haengjusanseong
Haengjusanseong is an ancient Korean fortress in Deogyang District, Goyang, South Korea. On January 21, 1963, it was designated Historic Site of South Korea No.
6.5 km · ancient fortress in Goyang, South Korea · Wikipedia - 09Goyang Gymnasium
Goyang Gymnasium, also known as Goyang Indoor Stadium or Goyang Sono Arena due to sponsorship reasons, is an indoor sporting arena. It is part of Goyang Sports Complex, located in Goyang, South Korea.
5.8 km · indoor sporting arena · Wikipedia - 10The National Women's History Exhibition Hall
The National Women's History Exhibition Hall is a women's history museum in Goyang, South Korea. It is located on the first and second floors of the Goyang government complex.
3.4 km · women's history museum in Goyang, South Korea · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Ilsan Lake Park
- 02Korea International Exhibition Center
- 03Goyang Aram Nuri Arts Center
- 04Goyang Oulim Nuri Arts Center
As the largest culture/sports center in the Seoul metropolitan area, Goyang Oulim Nuri offers various cultural experience at its playhouse, theater and art gallery.
- 05Haengju Sanseong
A typical earthen walled mountain fortification from the Three Kingdom/Joseon dynasty.
- 06Lafesta
A complex commercial district in Goyang-si Ilsan.
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Things to do
Goyang International Flower Festival,. Goyang International Flower Festival is one of the largest flower festivals in South Korea. It is held every year around May. This Flower Festival is considered as good model for local culture festivals, in which various foreign flower farmers participate. Single ₩8,000, group ₩7,000. Baedagol Theme Park.
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Where to eat
Throughout the centre of town there is a huge array of eating options, ask any foreigner in Ilsan about Meat street and they will direct you to the street just before LaFesta that is BBQ heaven. There are plenty of other restaurants throughout the centre of the town, lots of street vendors and fast food outlets.
- 01Pung-dong Anygol
Taverns where they played guitar and live music were once clustered in an area in front of Baekma Station.
- 02Bamgasi Food District
Neighbourhood filled with quaint restaurants and cafes.
- 03Daehwa-dong Food Street
The area covering the four-way intersection of Daejin High School in Daehwa-dong and 6 subdivision of Munchonmaeul has the food street with great atmosphere and tasty foods.
- 04Haengju-dong Food Street
The district located near the Haengjusanseong Fortress offers various restaurants that specialize in eels, seafood and spicy fish soups.
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Getting to Goyang-si
- Airports
- Seoul Gimpo (GMP), 10 km · Incheon (ICN), 37 km · Cheongju/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ), 121 km
- Stations
- Gimpo International Airport Station, 9.7 km · Daegok Station, 2.3 km · Songjeong Station, 9.9 km · Jeongbalsan Station, 2.6 km · Daehwa Station, 5.5 km
- Cheongju → Goyang-si127 km · quickest by road, 2h 37m · ₩18,550–24,750
- Gonghang-ro → Goyang-si10 km · quickest by road, 27 min · ₩1,560–2,090
- Daegu → Goyang-si253 km · quickest by road, 4h 48m · ₩34,550–46,050
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No local-transport research exists yet for Goyang-si
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Goyang-si. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Goyang-si
Goyang-si is 17 km from Bucheon-si, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Goyangcity in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea3.2 km
- Gimpocity in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea8.1 km
- Banghwa-dongneighborhood in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea8.3 km
- Ilsancity in Goyang-si, Gyeongi-do, South Korea4.8 km
- Goyang Global High Schoolhigh school in Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea3.9 km