Cheongdam-dong
Cheongdam-dong (Korean: 청담동) is a ward of Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea.
Cheongdam-dong (Korean: 청담동) is a ward of Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea. The area is best known in South Korea as an affluent neighborhood populated by a disproportionately high number of high-income individuals and for having some of the most expensive real estate in the country. It is known as an upmarket shopping area, with the main shopping street dubbed Cheongdam Fashion Street. Along with Apgujeong's Rodeo Street in Apgujeong-dong and Garosu-gil in Sinsa-dong, which are connected by the main Apgujeong-ro, they are seen as fashionable and trendsetting destinations.
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Worth seeing in and around Cheongdam-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.
- 01Seoul Olympic Main Stadium
The Seoul Olympic Stadium, a.k.a. Jamsil Olympic Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Seoul, South Korea.
2.3 km · stadium located in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 02Hanyang 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.
3.5 km · private research university in South Korea · Wikipedia - 03Konkuk University
Konkuk University is a private research university founded in South Korea in 1931. Konkuk University is known for its veterinary and art colleges at the Seoul campus.
3.1 km · private university located in Seoul and Chungju in South Korea · Wikipedia - 04Sejong University
Sejong University is a private research university located in Seoul, South Korea. It is known for its standing in hospitality and tourism management, dancing, animation, rhythmic gymnastics, computer science and AI. Founded as the Kyung Sung Humanities Institute, it was renamed in 1978 to its present name in honor of Sejong the Great, the fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty and overseer of the creation of the Korean alphabet Hangul.
3.6 km · university in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 05Bongeunsa
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.
1.3 km · Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 06COEX 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".
1.7 km · shopping mall in Seoul · Wikipedia - 07Museum 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.
1.6 km · museum · Wikipedia - 08Jamsil Baseball Stadium
Jamsil Baseball Stadium, officially the Seoul Sports Complex Baseball Stadium, is a baseball stadium located at 25 Olympic-ro, Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea. The stadium holds 25,000 people and was built from April 1980 to July 1982.
2.5 km · baseball stadium in Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 09COEX 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.
1.6 km · aquarium in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 10Seoul Forest
Seoul Forest is a large park in Seongdong District, Seoul, South Korea. It is open year-round, and admission is free.
2.3 km · Park in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia
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Getting to Cheongdam-dong
- Airports
- Seoul Gimpo (GMP), 23 km · Incheon (ICN), 53 km · Cheongju/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ), 98 km
- Stations
- Hangnyeoul Station, 3.7 km · Konkuk University Station, 2.5 km · Ttukseom Station, 2.5 km · Apgujeong Station, 1.8 km · Geumho Station, 3.9 km
- Seoul → Cheongdam-dong8 km · quickest by road, 21 min · ₩1,120–1,490
- Cheongju → Cheongdam-dong106 km · quickest by road, 2h 29m · ₩14,200–18,950
- Gonghang-ro → Cheongdam-dong312 km · quickest by air, 4h 31m · ₩125,630–194,030
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Cheongdam-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 Cheongdam-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.
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Next door to Cheongdam-dong
Cheongdam-dong is 8 km from Seoul, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Apgujeong-dongdong in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea1.7 km
- Samseong-dongneighbourhood in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea1.4 km
- Daechi-dongneighbourhood in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea2.8 km
- Sinsa-dongneighborhood in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea2.5 km
- Yeoksam-dongdong in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea3 km
- Sageun-dongdong (neighbourhood) of Seongdong-gu in Seoul, South Korea3.4 km