Day trips from Seoul: 17 places in 9 areas — nearest station, distance, hours, live buses (09/23)
17 day trips from Seoul, grouped by area. Pick a place for its opening hours, closed days, the nearest rail station and bus stops with live arrivals, and today’s trains. Not sure how to get there? Route planner.
The ones a train reaches directly: Everland (Jeondae·Everland), Korean Folk Village (Sanggal), Imjingak (DMZ) (DMZ) from Seoul: how to get there (Imjingang), Anyang Art Park (Gwanak). Places listed with a distance need a local bus or a short taxi from the station — each page lists the nearest stops with live arrivals.
How do I plan the train part?
Today’s trains from Seoul to Gapyeong, Suwon, Chuncheon and other cities are on the <a href="https://koreankorea.com/ktx-and-trains-from-seoul-all-cities/">train index</a>; for anywhere on the metro network use the <a href="https://koreankorea.com/seoul-metro-area-route-planner/">route planner</a> — tap the place and it draws the line-by-line route with an estimated time.
Are opening hours and closed days reliable?
They come from the Korea Tourism Organization’s TourAPI record for each place and are re-read every morning; holidays and seasonal changes can still differ, so the page also links the official site.
Sources: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI · Seoul Open Data station master · Gyeonggi Data Dream bus stops · MOLIT TAGO · rebuilt 2026-09-23.