Changuimun Gate → Deoksugung Palace

Visiting Deoksugung Palace

Hours

Daily 09:00-21:00

Closed Mon

Open 09:00-21:00 all year, with last admission at 20:00. It closes on Mondays, but stays open when that Monday is a public holiday or substitute holiday and takes the next non-holiday day off instead. Admission is 1,000 won, or 800 won for groups of ten or more; the charge applies to Korean residents aged 25-64 and foreign visitors aged 19-64. The exhibition halls inside keep their own hours. Seokjojeon opens 09:30-17:30 (last commentary 16:30) and can only be seen on a guided tour booked online in advance, Deokdeokjeon opens 09:00-17:30 (last entry 17:00), and Jungmyeongjeon opens 09:30-17:30 (last entry 17:00). The royal guard changing ceremony is held in front of Daehanmun Gate at 11:00 and 14:00 every day except Monday; it may be cancelled in bad weather and is running in shortened form until construction of the Daehanmun woldae platform is complete.

Other routes from Changuimun Gate

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  Gwanghwamun Square

  20 min

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  Seoul Metropolitan Library

  21 min

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  Gyeonghuigung Palace

  25 min

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  Sungnyemun Gate (Namdaemun Gate)

  25 min

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