Welcome to our travel page on Seoul, the capital and largest city of South Korea. Traditionally, the best time of the year to visit Korea is in the spring (April - June) and autumn (September - early November) as the summer months tend to be both hot and wet and the winter months can be very cold.
A good starting place to find information regarding traveling to Korea is the Tour2korea.com web site which is the official Korean travel site. Visitors will find event calendars, tourist information, maps and much more. You can also contact them directly by phone at 323-634-0280.
Follow this link if you would like to receive the Korean Tourism Organization’s travel guide book and/or tourist map.
Another great source for travel information is The Korea Times Online web site which provides up to the date information on the current news in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Additionally, the Seoul Metropolitan Government publishes a very nice web site with lots of maps and brochures. There is also a photo gallery and a searchable activities and events calendar.
Seoul is undeniably a city of culture, and as such it houses many world-class museums. Most notably among these are the National Museum of Korea, considered the flagship museum of Korean history and art, and the National Folk Museum, which uses replicas of historical objects to illustrate the folk history of the Korean people.
In Seoul, you can go practically anywhere by train. Their system, Seoul Metro, is clean, fast and easy to use. You can find route maps and fare information plus a lot more on this web site.
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If you fly in to Seoul directly, you will land at the Incheon International Airport (ICN). The city center is about 30 miles from the airport and should take about 60-90 minutes via a limo bus. Express buses and taxi's will take about 50 minutes. The airport has become, along with Hong Kong and Singapore, a major transportation center for East Asia.
The State Department publishes the consular info sheet for South Korea which offers up to the date information from the U.S. government regarding traveling to Seoul. Finally, the U.S. Passport services office can provide information and services to American citizens about how to obtain, replace or change a U.S. passport. |
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