5 days in Seoul, planned around the subway

Day 1 · Monday

• Jongmyo Shrine [UNESCO World Heritage]: Closed on Tuesdays. This plan visits on Monday.

1. ICN

   Incheon Airport (ICN)

   Arrive 10:00

   Immigration and bags take about 1.5 hr, then the train in.

2. Lunch break · 11:30–12:30

   Near Incheon Airport (ICN). Nothing booked — your choice.

3. about 87 minAREXLine 1Walk 6 min
4. 1

   13:56–15:26 · about 1.5 hr

   Jongmyo Shrine [UNESCO World Heritage]

   종묘 [유네스코 세계유산]

5. about 17 minWalk
6. 2

   15:43–16:43 · about 1 hr

   Cheonggyecheon Stream

   청계천

7. about 10 minWalk
8. 3

   16:52–18:22 · about 1.5 hr

   Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP)

   동대문디자인플라자

9. Dinner break · 18:22–19:22

   Near Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP). Nothing booked — your choice.

10. about 15 minWalk 4 minLine 4
11. H

    Myeongdong (your hotel area)

    Back by 19:39

Day 2 · Tuesday

• Sungnyemun Gate: Closed on Mondays. This plan visits on Tuesday.
• Deoksugung Palace: Closed on Mondays. This plan visits on Tuesday.

1. H

   Myeongdong (your hotel area)

   Leave 09:38

2. about 22 minWalk
3. 1

   10:00–11:30 · about 1.5 hr

   N Seoul Tower

   남산서울타워

4. Lunch break · 11:30–12:30

   Near N Seoul Tower. Nothing booked — your choice.

5. about 26 minWalk 7 minBus 405Walk 2 min
6. 2

   12:55–14:25 · about 1.5 hr

   Sungnyemun Gate

   숭례문

7. about 11 minWalk
8. 3

   14:36–16:06 · about 1.5 hr

   Deoksugung Palace

   덕수궁

9. about 15 minWalk
10. 4

    16:21–17:51 · about 1.5 hr

    Myeong-dong

    명동

11. Dinner break · 17:51–18:51

    Near Myeong-dong. Nothing booked — your choice.

12. about 8 minWalk
13. H

    Myeongdong (your hotel area)

    Back by 19:00

Day 3 · Wednesday

1. H

   Myeongdong (your hotel area)

   Leave 09:30

2. about 55 minLine 4Line 2Walk 7 min
3. 1

   10:24–11:54 · about 1.5 hr

   Lotte World

   롯데월드 어드벤처

4. Lunch break · 11:54–12:54

   Near Lotte World. Nothing booked — your choice.

5. about 8 minWalk
6. 2

   13:02–14:32 · about 1.5 hr

   Lotte World Tower SEOUL SKY

   롯데월드타워 서울스카이

7. about 28 minWalk 2 minLine 2Walk 1 min
8. 3

   14:59–16:29 · about 1.5 hr

   Gangnam

   강남

9. about 45 minWalk 1 minLine 2Line 4Walk 6 min
10. 4

    17:14–18:44 · about 1.5 hr

    National Museum of Korea

    국립중앙박물관

11. Dinner break · 18:44–19:44

    Near National Museum of Korea. Nothing booked — your choice.

12. about 25 minWalk 6 minLine 4
13. H

    Myeongdong (your hotel area)

    Back by 20:12

Day 4 · Thursday

• Seoul Museum of History: Closed on Mondays. This plan visits on Thursday.
• Gyeongbokgung Palace: Closed on Tuesdays. This plan visits on Thursday.
• Changdeokgung Palace Complex [UNESCO World Heritage]: Closed on Mondays. This plan visits on Thursday.

1. H

   Myeongdong (your hotel area)

   Leave 09:30

2. about 30 minWalk 1 minBus 7011Walk 1 min
3. 1

   09:59–11:29 · about 1.5 hr

   Seoul Museum of History

   서울역사박물관

4. Lunch break · 11:30–12:30

   Near Seoul Museum of History. Nothing booked — your choice.

5. about 17 minWalk
6. 2

   12:45–14:15 · about 1.5 hr

   Gyeongbokgung Palace

   경복궁

7. about 19 minWalk
8. 3

   14:34–16:04 · about 1.5 hr

   Bukchon Hanok Village

   북촌한옥마을

9. about 17 minWalk
10. 4

    16:21–17:51 · about 1.5 hr

    Changdeokgung Palace Complex [UNESCO World Heritage]

    창덕궁과 후원 [유네스코 세계유산]

11. Dinner break · 17:51–18:51

    Near Changdeokgung Palace Complex [UNESCO World Heritage]. Nothing booked — your choice.

12. about 24 minWalk 6 minLine 3Line 4
13. H

    Myeongdong (your hotel area)

    Back by 19:18

Day 5 · Friday

• The War Memorial of Korea: Closed on Mondays. This plan visits on Friday.

1. H

   Myeongdong (your hotel area)

   Leave 09:30

2. about 28 minLine 4Walk 10 min
3. 1

   09:57–11:27 · about 1.5 hr

   The War Memorial of Korea

   전쟁기념관

4. Lunch break · 11:30–12:30

   Near The War Memorial of Korea. Nothing booked — your choice.

5. about 79 minWalk 10 minLine 6AREX
6. ICN

   Incheon Airport (ICN)

   Be there by 13:55

   Flight departs 18:00. Allow 3 hr for check-in and security.

Short last day: the flight leaves at 18:00, so the plan ends early.