Pyeongtaek
Pyeongtaek is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
Pyeongtaek is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Located in the southwestern part of the province, Pyeongtaek was founded as a union of two districts in 1940. It was elevated to city status in 1986 and is home to a South Korean naval base and a large concentration of United States troops. The South Korean government plans to transform Pyeongtaek into an international economic hub to coincide with the move of United States Forces Korea (USFK) to Pyeongtaek. During the Korean War, it was the site of the Battle of Pyongtaek, an early battle between U.S. and North Korean forces. It is also the location of Pyeongtaek University.
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Worth seeing in and around Pyeongtaek
4 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.
- 01Pyeongtaek University
Pyeongtaek University is a private research university located in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Originating at Pierson Memorial Union Bible Institute in 1912, Pyeongtaek University is one of the oldest universities in South Korea.
2 km · private university in Pyeongtaek, South Korea · Wikipedia - 02Korea National University of Welfare
Korea National University of Welfare is a national university located in Pyeongtaek, South Korea.
6.8 km · national junior college in Pyeongtaek, South Korea · Wikipedia - 03Yonam University
Yonam College is a private agricultural college in South Korea. Its campus is in a rural area of Cheonan City, in South Chungcheong province.
6.3 km · South Korea private agricultural college · Wikipedia - 04Korea Polytechnic Semi Convergence
Ansung Polytechnic College, formerly known as Ansung Women's Polytechnic College until 2005, was South Korea's only women's polytechnic college. In 2015 It adopted coed policy and was used as Korea Polytechnics Anseong Campus.
5.9 km · South Korean women's polytechnic college · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Sudosa Temple
- 02South African War Memorial
- 03Asan Lake
An artificial freshwater lake at the mouth of Anseongcheon Stream.
- 04Pyeongtaek Natural Theme Botanical Garden
- 05Songtan Special Tourist Zone
- 06Picnic Garden
Picnic Garden is a wetland park built in Gungri, Godeok-myeon, Pyeongtaek-si.
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Things to do
- 01Pyeongtaek Agricultural Eco-Park
Pyeongtaek Agricultural Eco-Park offers a unique opportunity to explore Korea's agricultural heritage.
- 02Pyeongtaek Hyanggyo Confucian Academy
Pyeongtaek Hyanggyo is a Confucian academy established during the Joseon Dynasty, offering insight into traditional Korean education and Confucian culture.
- 03Utdari Muhwachon
Utdari Muhwachon is a unique cultural space that showcases traditional Korean lifestyle and architecture.
- 04Pyeongtaekho Lake Tourist Complex
- 05Museum of Modern and Contemporary Korean Music
- 06Ahn Jung-ri Artist Square
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Where to eat
Songtan Special Tourist Zone in front of Camp Humphreys of the U.S. Forces Korea is famous as a multicultural tourist destination, and there are many mainland-style restaurants and Songtan-style budae jjigae restaurants nearby.
- 01Red Onion
- 02Alice's Kitchen
- 03Heungbu and Nolbu
- 04Go Bok Su Naengmyeon
- 05Moti Mahal
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Getting to Pyeongtaek
- Airports
- Cheongju/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ), 46 km · Seoul Gimpo (GMP), 69 km · Incheon (ICN), 79 km
- Stations
- Pyeongtaek Station, 2.5 km · PyeongtaekJije Station, 4.8 km · Seonghwan Station, 8.6 km · Seojeong-ri Station, 8.8 km
- Cheongju → Pyeongtaek53 km · quickest by road, 1h 34m · ₩7,800–10,450
- Seoul → Pyeongtaek64 km · quickest by road, 1h 28m · ₩8,400–11,200
- Gonghang-ro → Pyeongtaek263 km · quickest by road, 5h 6m · ₩36,900–49,200
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No local-transport research exists yet for Pyeongtaek
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 Pyeongtaek. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inGround transport to the ferry terminal is limited and can be confusing.
- Get inCheck the ferry company's current check-in instructions and live local bus apps before travel.
- Get inFor the ferry terminal, official terminal directions estimate about 40 minutes and ₩40,000 from Pyeongtaek Station, or about 25 minutes and ₩21,000 from Anjung Terminal.
- Go nextSeoul after arriving by ferry: ground transport from Pyeongtaek-Dangjin International Passenger Terminal is limited and may depend on whether passengers are being moved between the terminal building and the current vessel berth.
- Go nextCheck the ferry company's current instructions.
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Next door to Pyeongtaek
Pyeongtaek is 21 km from Cheonan, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.