Apgujeong-dong
Apgujeong-dong is a ward of Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea.
Apgujeong-dong is a ward of Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea. It is considered one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the country. It was reported that housing price of Apgujeong-dong is approximately US$28,300 per one square meter by Korea Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in 2019.
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Worth seeing in and around Apgujeong-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.
- 01Hanyang University
Hanyang University is a private research university in Seoul and Ansan, South Korea. Hanyang derives from the former name of the capital Seoul used during the Joseon period.
3.1 km · private research university in South Korea · Wikipedia - 02Seoul Central Mosque
The Seoul Central Mosque is a mosque opened in 1976 in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea. It is located in Hannam-dong, Yongsan District.
3 km · mosque in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 03Banpo Bridge
The Banpo Bridge is a major bridge for vehicular traffic over the Han River in central Seoul, South Korea. It is a double-decked bridge, and is above the pedestrian Jamsu Bridge.
3.5 km · girder bridge · Wikipedia - 04Bongeunsa
Bongeunsa is a Korean Buddhist temple located in Samseong-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea. It was founded in 794 during the reign of King Wonseong by State Preceptor Yeonhoe, then the highest ranking monk of Silla.
2.9 km · Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 05COEX Mall
Starfield COEX Mall is an underground shopping mall in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu Seoul, South Korea. The name "COEX" is derived from "COnvention centers" and "EXhibition halls".
3.2 km · shopping mall in Seoul · Wikipedia - 06Museum Kimchikan
Museum Kimchikan, formerly Kimchi Field Museum, is a food museum in Insa-dong, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It originally opened in 1986 as the first such museum in Korea, and has since moved locations twice.
3.2 km · museum · Wikipedia - 07COEX Aquarium
The SEA LIFE COEX, Seoul Aquarium is an aquarium located within the Starfield COEX Mall in the Gangnam District of Seoul, South Korea. The aquarium opened in 2000.
3.2 km · aquarium in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 08Jangchung Arena
The Jangchung Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Jung District, Seoul, South Korea. Volleyball teams GS Caltex Seoul Kixx and Seoul Woori Card Woori Won are the tenants.
3.7 km · sports arena · Wikipedia - 09Seoul Forest
Seoul Forest is a large park in Seongdong District, Seoul, South Korea. It is open year-round, and admission is free.
1.7 km · Park in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 10Trade Tower
The Trade Tower in Gangnam district, Seoul, is one of South Korea's tallest buildings, part of the World Trade Center Seoul. The 55-floor Trade Tower high-rise was built in 1988 and stands at 748 feet.
3.5 km · building in Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia
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Getting to Apgujeong-dong
- Airports
- Seoul Gimpo (GMP), 21 km · Incheon (ICN), 52 km · Cheongju/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ), 100 km
- Stations
- Express Bus Terminal Station, Seoul, 3.6 km · Noksapyeong Station, 3.9 km · Geumho Station, 2.3 km · Cheonggu Station, 3.6 km · Sindang Station, 4 km
- Seoul → Apgujeong-dong6 km · quickest by road, 18 min · ₩890–1,190
- Cheongju → Apgujeong-dong107 km · quickest by road, 2h 29m · ₩15,000–19,950
- Gonghang-ro → Apgujeong-dong314 km · quickest by air, 4h 26m · ₩122,880–189,730
- 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 Apgujeong-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 Apgujeong-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 Apgujeong-dong
Apgujeong-dong is 6 km from Seoul, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Cheongdam-dongdong in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea1.7 km
- Daechi-dongneighbourhood in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea3.8 km
- Sinsa-dongneighborhood in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea1.3 km
- Samseong-dongneighbourhood in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea2.9 km
- Hannam-dongneighborhood in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea2.3 km
- Yeoksam-dongdong in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea3.5 km