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Sejong
De facto administrative capital of South Korea

Sejong

Sejong or Sejong City, officially Sejong Special Self-Governing City (세종특별자치시), is a special self-governing city and the de facto administrative capital of South Korea.

Plan a trip to Sejong→From Seoul
Get in

Getting to Sejong

The city is 90 minutes south from Seoul by train on the Gyeongbu Line. KTX, the high-speed rail does not stop at Sejong, but stops at Osong Station, which is 25 minutes away by a car. The three stations below are the Gyeongbu Line station located in Sejong City. Among the above, Jochiwon Station has the largest number of trains.

  1. 01
    Jeonui
  2. 02
    Jochiwon
  3. 03
    Bugang

    In the case of Seoul, Seoul Gyeongbu Terminal is the only terminal with a bus route to Sejong.

  4. 04
    Sejong Express Intercity Bus Terminal
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Milmaru Observatory

    A 9-story observatory with a 360 degrees overview of the Sejong City.

  2. 02
    Dokrakjeong Pavilion
  3. 03
    Space Geodetic Observation Center
  4. 04
    Sejong National Arboretum
  5. 05
    Beartree Park

    Beartree Park is a zoo and arboretum where you can see animals such as Asiatic black bears and brown bears, and flowers and trees.

  6. 06
    Presidential Archives
Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Sejong Lake Park

    It is the largest artificial lake park in Korea with an average depth of 3 meters.

  2. 02
    Dweeungbark Village
  3. 03
    Geumgang Pedestrian Bridge

    It is the longest walking-only bridge in Korea, and the circumference was set at 1446 m in commemoration of 1446 when King Sejong the Great spread the Hangul.

  4. 04
    Jocheon Cherry Blossom Path
  5. 05
    National library of Korea

    Since its opening in 2013, National library of Korea, Sejong has hosted a variety of cultural events, exhibitions, and lectures.

  6. 06
    Sejong Central Park
Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Jangwon Gap Kalguksu
  2. 02
    Dangmiso

    It is a popular Korean restaurant with Korean beef hot pot using shiitake mushrooms and beef ribs.

  3. 03
    Sanjanggarden
  4. 04
    Bapsang Charyeojuneun Jip
  5. 05
    Fastars

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see file page), Wikimedia Commons.