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Gwacheon
City in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

Gwacheon

Gwacheon is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

Plan a trip to Gwacheon→From Seoul

It lies in the heart of the Seoul Metropolitan Area, just south of Seoul and east of Anyang. Seoul Subway Line 4 passes through the city.

Get in

Getting to Gwacheon

Seoul Metropolitan Subway Line 4 connects Gwacheon with Seoul Station, Myeongdong and Sadang. Choose the station for your destination: Seoul Racecourse Park (경마공원): for LetsRun Park Seoul. Grand Park (대공원; also called Seoul Grand Park): for the science museum, Seoul Grand Park, Seoul Zoo, Seoul Land and MMCA Gwacheon. Exit 6 serves the science museum; exit 2 leads towards the park and its attractions.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Gwacheon National Science Museum
  2. 02
    Gwanaksan

    Trails lead towards Yeonjuam and the rocky summit area at Yeonjudae.

  3. 03
    Yeonjudae
  4. 04
    Seoul Grand Park
  5. 05
    National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

    Gwacheon (국립현대미술관 과천; MMCA Gwacheon), 313 Gwangmyeong-ro (Walk from Grand Park Station exit 2, take the museum shuttle near exit 4, or use the Elephant Train to the zoo stop and walk from there),.

  6. 06
    Gwacheon Hyanggyo
Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    LetsRun Park Seoul
  2. 02
    Gwanmun Sports Park

    A park with green space and sports facilities, suitable for a walk or a break from sightseeing.

  3. 03
    Gwacheon Civic Center
  4. 04
    Munwon Sports Park
Eat

Where to eat

Most of the restaurants listed below are in the town centre near Government Complex Gwacheon Station. This area is a useful place to eat before or after visiting the attractions around Grand Park Station.

  1. 01
    Hang-ari Sujebi

    Byeolyang Shopping Mall (259 meters away from Exit 1 of Government Gwacheon Government Complex Station.),.

How locals move

Getting around Gwacheon the local way

  • 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. Last edited 2026-09.

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