Seoul Bongeunsa Temple
봉은사
Temple in Gangnam-gu. Open 05:00–22:00 daily. Plan about 1 hour. 5 min walk from Bongeunsa Station.
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About
Information: Korea Tourism Organization (TourAPI)Once known as Gyeonseongsa Temple, Bongeunsa Temple is located north of COEX, and was constructed in the 10th year of Silla King Weongseong’s reign (794). In 1498, Queen Jeonghyeon refurbished Gyeonseongsa Temple and renamed it Bongeunsa Temple.
Originally located near the Royal Tomb of King Seongjong, the temple was transferred to its current location during Joseon King Myeongjong’s reign. The temple is home to 3,479 Buddhist scriptures of 13 types, including the works of Kim Jeong-hee. The Buddhist ceremony called Jeongdaebulsa is held on the ninth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, where monks march carrying the scriptures on their heads and recite the Beopseongge (Buddhist rites).
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Seoul Bongeunsa Temple is open until 22:00 every day, later than Gilsangsa Temple (18:00), the other temple we list with a closing time.
Getting to Bongeunsa: about 1 h 45 from Incheon Airport (AREX, Line 4 to Dongjak, then Line 9) and about 1 h 10 from Gimpo on Line 9 all the way. From Gangnam 27 min (Shinbundang Line to Sinnonhyeon, then Line 9); from Seoul Station and Myeongdong 50 min each (Line 4 to Dongjak, then Line 9); from Hongik Univ. 55 min (Gyeongui–Jungang Line to Ichon, then Lines 4 and 9).
Within a 15-minute walk of Bongeunsa: Starfield Library, 12 minutes away.
Staying close: our lodging data records 20 hotels within 1.2 km of the temple. Bongeunsa, Cheongdam and Samseong Jungang stations are all areas we suggest for a base, with 19, 12 and 23 hotels within walking distance.
Travel times are estimates from our transit model, Oct 2026.
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Within a 20-minute walk.
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