SEOUL SCOPE

Seoul palace reservation required at four sites: Huwon, Seokjojeon, Chilgung and weekday Jongmyo. Booking rules, capacity splits and what needs no booking.

Seoul palace winter night opening: Deoksugung and Changgyeonggung stay open to 21:00 year-round, but every indoor hall closes by 17:30.

Seoul palace closed days split by weekday: Gyeongbokgung and Jongmyo shut on Tuesday, Changdeokgung, Deoksugung and Changgyeonggung on Monday.

Seoul palace winter hours end an hour before the gate does: Gyeongbokgung 17:00 with last entry 16:00, Changdeokgung 17:30, Deoksugung 21:00.

Hangang Bus Seoul 2026: the operator’s own fare, the eight piers, why you cannot book ahead, and why published timetables and prices contradict each other.

Gyeongbokgung Starlight Tour 2026: confirmed season dates, the 60,000 KRW price, and why tickets are allocated by lottery rather than sold on demand.

Bukhansan hiking from Seoul: official course times, park entry cutoffs, and the weekend reservation rule on Uiryeong-gil that turns walk-up hikers away.

The gyeonghoeru pavilion interior tour is free but book-ahead only: Wed and Fri, 10:00 and 14:00, 25 seats, and the window opens just 9 days out.

Gyeonghuigung Palace is free to enter, but the free guided tours run Friday, Saturday and Sunday only. Tour times, hours, closures, and how to get there.

Changgyeonggung palace tickets cost 1,000 won in 2026 – but the gate to Jongmyo opens only on weekends, holidays and Culture Day. Hours, greenhouse, pass.