Gyeongbokgung Station exits: exit 5 for the palace and the National Palace Museum
Exit 5 is 216 metres from Gyeongbokgung and two minutes from the National Palace Museum. A short guide to Line 3's palace stop.
October 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Gyeongbokgung Station is on Line 3, station 327, between Dongnimmun and Anguk. It is named after Gyeongbokgung, the main palace of the Joseon dynasty, which stands just to the north.
Gyeongbokgung Palace: exit 5
Visit Seoul gives exit 5 as 216 metres from the palace. The National Folk Museum of Korea is also inside the palace grounds.
National Palace Museum: exit 5 or 4
The National Palace Museum of Korea, which has free admission, is a two-minute walk from exit 5 and a four-minute walk from exit 4, according to Visit Seoul.
Typing it
경복궁 is nine keystrokes in Hangul. The next station on Line 3 is Anguk, for Bukchon and Insadong, covered in the Anguk exit guide.
Exit numbers and distances here are the ones published by Seoul's official tourism sites. Stations get rebuilt and exits are sometimes closed for works, so check the signs in the station as well.
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