Ahyeon-dong
Ahyeon-dong (Korean: 아현동) is a dong (neighborhood) of Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea.
Ahyeon-dong (Korean: 아현동) is a dong (neighborhood) of Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea.
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Worth seeing in and around Ahyeon-dong
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.
- 01Gyeongbokgung
Gyeongbokgung is a former royal palace in Seoul, South Korea. Established in 1395, it was the first royal palace of the Joseon dynasty, and is now one of the most significant tourist attractions in the country.
3.3 km · palace in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 02Jongmyo
Jongmyo is a Confucian royal ancestral shrine in the Jongno District of Seoul, South Korea. It was originally built during the Joseon period for memorial services for deceased kings and queens.
3.9 km · royal Confucian shrine in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 03Yonsei University
Yonsei University is a private Christian research university in Seoul, South Korea. Yonsei University is one of the three most prestigious universities in the country, part of a group referred to as SKY universities.
1.9 km · private university with campuses in Seoul and Incheon in South Korea · Wikipedia - 04Namdaemun
Main gate of Seoul fortress; one of The Four Great Gates (cardinal) as one of The Eight Gates of Seoul as part of the Fortress Wall of Seoul, South Korea
1.7 km · Wikipedia - 05Namsan Seoul Tower
Namsan Seoul Tower, also known as the YTN Seoul Tower, Namsan Tower, Seoul Tower or N Seoul Tower, is a communication and observation tower located on the summit of Namsan in central Seoul, South Korea. The 236-metre-tall structure was the nation’s first tower servicing multiple TV and radio broadcasters, and is considered a landmark and symbol of the city.
2.8 km · communications tower in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 06Deoksugung
Deoksugung, also called Deoksu Palace or Deoksugung Palace, is a former royal palace in Seoul, South Korea. It was the main palace during the Korean Empire and is now a major tourist attraction.
2 km · palace · Wikipedia - 07Ewha Womans University
Ewha Womans University is a private women's research university in Seoul, South Korea. It was originally founded as Ewha Haktang on May 31, 1886, by missionary Mary F. Scranton.
1.3 km · private women's university in central Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 08National Folk Museum of Korea
National Folk Museum of Korea is a national museum located on the grounds of Gyeongbokgung in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It uses replicas of historical objects to illustrate the history of traditional life of the Korean people.
3.5 km · national museum in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 09Dongguk University
Dongguk University is a private university in Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. It is a Buddhist-affiliated university with a long history of Buddhist education, and is a member of the International Association of Buddhist Universities.
3.8 km · university in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 10Gyeonghuigung
Gyeonghuigung is a palace located in Seoul, South Korea.
2.1 km · Gyeonghui Palace (in Korean: Gyeonghuigung, literally Palace of Serene Harmony) was a palace located in Seoul, South Korea. It was one of the "Five Grand Palaces" built by the Joseon Dynasty. · Wikipedia
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Getting to Ahyeon-dong
- Airports
- Seoul Gimpo (GMP), 15 km · Incheon (ICN), 46 km · Cheongju/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ), 105 km
- Stations
- Seoul Station, 1.2 km · Namyeong Station, 2 km · Jongno 3-ga Station, 3.5 km · Jonggak Station, 2.9 km · Yongsan Station, 2.9 km
- Seoul → Ahyeon-dong3 km · quickest by road, 7 min · ₩335–445
- Cheongju → Ahyeon-dong112 km · quickest by road, 2h 43m · ₩15,750–21,000
- Gonghang-ro → Ahyeon-dong319 km · quickest by air, 4h 6m · ₩112,480–173,580
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Ahyeon-dong
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 Ahyeon-dong. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere are ferry services to various points in China from the neighboring port city of Incheon.
- Get inNo services run from Japan to Seoul; many Koreans take the coach, KTX or SRT trains to Busan, where several ferry and hydrofoil options are available.
- Go nextMany tour companies offer DMZ tours which is a day trip from Seoul, the highlight of which is a village lying in the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea.
From Wikivoyage: Seoul, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Ahyeon-dong
Ahyeon-dong is 2 km from Seoul, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Seoulcapital and largest city of South Korea3 km
- Insa-dongneighborhood in Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea3.2 km
- Bukchon Hanok Villageneighborhood in Downtown Seoul3.9 km