Gimpo
Gimpo is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
Gimpo is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It borders Incheon, with which it shares the South Korean side of the Han River estuary, as well as Seoul and the lesser cities of Paju and Goyang. North Korea is across the Han River. The current mayor is Jeong Hayoung. The city's population of more than 300,000 is made up of more than 71,000 households.
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Worth seeing in and around Gimpo
One place 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.
- 01Gimpo Solteo Football Field
Gimpo Solteo Football Field is a football-specific stadium in Gimpo, South Korea.
7.9 km · football stadium in South Korea · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Jangneung Royal Tomb
It is a royal tomb where King Wonjong of Chujon, the parents of King Injo of the 16th King of Joseon, and his wife Queen Inheon Gu are buried.
- 02Gimpo International Sculpture Park
- 03Ujeoseowon Confucian Academy
It is the shrine of Jo Heon who was a disciple of Yulgok Yi I.
- 04Gimpo Art Village
A family-friendly cultural space housed in Korean "hanok" traditional houses, Gimpo Art Village blends tradition and contemporary art.
- 05Aegibong Peace Eco Park
- 06Gimpo Peace Culture Center
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Things to do
- 01Laveniche March Avenue Waterfront Park
Laveniche March Avenue is a picturesque canal-side complex in Gimpo, inspired by Venetian architecture and atmosphere.
- 02Gimpo Hamsang Park
- 03Ara Marina
Ara Marina is a riverside leisure complex offering yachting, water sports, and dining options.
- 04Gimpo Four Seasons Sledding Park
- 05Gimpo Art Hall
The city's main public performing arts center, hosting diverse events including classical concerts, musicals, and plays.
- 06Tongjin Dure Cultural Center
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Where to eat
- 01Deungchon Kalguksu
Famous for its spicy Mushroom Shabu-Shabu Kalguksu (knife-cut noodles).
- 02Choigane Hanjeongsik
- 03Pyeongchang Makguksu
- 04Gimpo Bori-gukbap
- 05Minsok Chueotang
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Getting to Gimpo
- Airports
- Seoul Gimpo (GMP), 23 km · Incheon (ICN), 29 km · Cheongju/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ), 135 km
- Cheongju → Gimpo129 km · quickest by road, 2h 47m · ₩18,900–25,200
- Gonghang-ro → Gimpo12 km · quickest by road, 25 min · ₩1,560–2,090
- Daegu → Gimpo257 km · quickest by road, 4h 57m · ₩34,550–46,050
- 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 Gimpo
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 Gimpo. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundThere is also a tourist information center at the ferry terminal in Oepo-ri.
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Next door to Gimpo
Gimpo is 21 km from Goyang-si, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Gimpo Foreign Language High Schoolhigh school in Gimpo City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea2.9 km