Daechi-dong
Daechi-dong (Korean: 대치동) is an affluent neighborhood in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea.
Daechi-dong (Korean: 대치동) is an affluent neighborhood in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea. Daechi-dong is divided into three different "dongs" which are Daechi 1-dong, 2-dong, and 4-dong. Daechi-dong is predominantly considered the residential area of Gangnam. As a result, real estate in the area is highly competitive and expensive compared to other parts of Gangnam. The Yangjaecheon is a stream that runs through the heart of Daechi-dong.
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Worth seeing in and around Daechi-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.
2.7 km · stadium located in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 02Samsung Tower Palace
The Samsung Tower Palace is a group of seven towers, lettered A-G. They are located in Dogok-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea. They range from 42 to 72 floors, all built between 2002 and 2004, and all used as luxury residential complexes.
1.3 km · skyscraper · Wikipedia - 03Bongeunsa
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.
1.9 km · Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 04COEX 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".
1.5 km · shopping mall in Seoul · Wikipedia - 05Jamsil 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.
2.4 km · baseball stadium in Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea · 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.
1.6 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.
1.6 km · aquarium in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 08Trade 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.
1.5 km · building in Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 09National Library for Children and Young Adults
The National Library for Children and Young Adults is a branch library of the National Library of Korea, that aims to provide information services and reading promotion services to children and young adults, located in Tehaeran-ro 7-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. As Korea's representative library specialized for children and young adults, NLCY was opened on 28 June 2006.
1.8 km · nattional Library for Children and Young Adults · Wikipedia - 10Seoul National University of Education
The Seoul National University of Education is a public university in Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea, which provides specialized training for future public elementary school teachers in South Korea. Founded in May 1946 under the name of Kyunggi Public Normal School, the university is the first national university that specializes in elementary school teacher training.
3.2 km · South Korean university for elementary education, located in Seocho, Seoul · Wikipedia
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Getting to Daechi-dong
- Airports
- Seoul Gimpo (GMP), 24 km · Incheon (ICN), 53 km · Cheongju/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ), 96 km
- Stations
- Hangnyeoul Station, 1.8 km · Guryong Station, 1.7 km · Daecheong Station, 2.7 km · Apgujeong Station, 3.6 km · Maebong Station, 1.5 km
- Seoul → Daechi-dong11 km · quickest by road, 29 min · ₩1,560–2,090
- Cheongju → Daechi-dong103 km · quickest by road, 2h 27m · ₩14,650–19,500
- Gonghang-ro → Daechi-dong309 km · quickest by air, 4h 36m · ₩128,230–198,080
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Daechi-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 Daechi-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 Daechi-dong
Daechi-dong is 10 km from Seoul, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Apgujeong-dongdong in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea3.8 km
- Cheongdam-dongdong in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea2.8 km
- Sinsa-dongneighborhood in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea3.6 km
- Samseong-dongneighbourhood in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea1.7 km
- Seocho-dongneighborhood in Seoul, South Korea3.5 km
- Yeoksam-dongdong in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea1.1 km