Hannam-dong
Hannam-dong (Korean: 한남동) is a wealthy dong (neighborhood) of Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea.
Hannam-dong (Korean: 한남동) is a wealthy dong (neighborhood) of Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea. It has been portrayed continuously in South Korea's popular culture as an oasis of wealth and luxury, thus becoming the subject of numerous domestic films, television series, and popular music references.
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Worth seeing in and around Hannam-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.
- 01Namdaemun
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
3.7 km · Wikipedia - 02National Museum of Korea
The National Museum of Korea is the flagship museum of Korean history and art in South Korea. Since its establishment in 1945, the museum has been committed to various studies and research activities in the fields of archaeology, history, and art, continuously developing a variety of exhibitions and education programs.
2.8 km · Museum located in Seoul, Republic of Korea · Wikipedia - 03Namsan 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.
2.2 km · communications tower in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 04Hanyang 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.
3.9 km · private research university in South Korea · Wikipedia - 05Dongguk 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.
2.3 km · university in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 06Namsan
Namsan is a 270-metre-high peak in Jung District, Seoul, South Korea.
1.8 km · mountain in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 07Seoul 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.
900 m · mosque in Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia - 08Heunginjimun
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
3.7 km · Wikipedia - 09Banpo 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.
2.7 km · girder bridge · Wikipedia - 10Myeongdong Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, informally known as Myeongdong Cathedral, is the national cathedral of the Archdiocese of Seoul. Located in the Myeongdong neighbourhood of Jung District, Seoul, South Korea, it is the seat of the Archbishop of Seoul, Peter Chung Soon-taick.
3.3 km · cathedral in Myeongdong, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea · Wikipedia
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Getting to Hannam-dong
- Airports
- Seoul Gimpo (GMP), 19 km · Incheon (ICN), 50 km · Cheongju/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ), 101 km
- Stations
- Seoul Station, 3.7 km · Dongdaemun Station, 3.6 km · Namyeong Station, 3.1 km · Jongno 3-ga Station, 3.8 km · Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station, 3 km
- Seoul → Hannam-dong4 km · quickest by road, 14 min · ₩670–890
- Cheongju → Hannam-dong109 km · quickest by road, 2h 33m · ₩15,300–20,400
- Gonghang-ro → Hannam-dong315 km · quickest by air, 4h 20m · ₩119,630–184,730
- 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 Hannam-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 Hannam-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 Hannam-dong
Hannam-dong is 4 km from Seoul, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Seoulcapital and largest city of South Korea2.8 km
- Seoul City Wallinvasion barrier wall(s) surrounding downtown area of Seoul, South Korea built 1396-13983.9 km
- Apgujeong-dongdong in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea2.3 km
- Sinsa-dongneighborhood in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea2.1 km