Uijeongbu

Uijeongbu is just north of Seoul, so travelers can take the subway or bus to get to the city easily.

By subway

• Take Subway Line 1 and get off at Uijeongbu Station.

By airport bus

From Incheon International Airport

• Airport-Uijeongbu Station

  phone: +82 31-840-1625
  You can take three different bus routes. Airport-Dongducheon, Airport-Uijeongbu, Airport-Jeongok. You can check the departure time from the Incheon International Airport Homepage.

By light rail

There is a small light rail line () that is part of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway network.

By taxi

You can easily find a taxi around the city. Especially, there is the taxi stand in front of the Uijeongbu subway station. The basic price is ₩1,900 and after that the price go up by 100won/39s or 100won/164m. You can use cash or credit card as your payment. If you need to call a taxi then you can call one of these numbers:

• 82-31-852-8556
• 82-31-878-8511
• 82-31-875-8552
• 82-31-840-8511

• Mangwol Temple

  phone: +82 31-873-7744
  address: Mongwol Temple, Howon-dong Uijeongbu-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
  Built in 639, this temple has very high historic value. Many great saints stayed at this place, which preserves the beauty of the old buildings.

Mountain Climbing

• Surak Mountain

  phone: +82 2-950-3888
  address: Located at the board of Uijeongbu city
  Since the mountain is located at the boundary of Seoul, this place is very famous for mountain climbers. There are several different climbing courses available. Also the transportation to the mountain is very convenient.

• Wondobong Mountain

  address: In Pukan National Park
  Wondobong Mountain is located along the Pukan Mountain. There are many places for recreation and also many restaurants.

• Uijeongbu Jeil Conventional Market

  phone: +82 31-846-2617
  address: 160, Uijeongbu-dong, Uijeongbu-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
  Jeil Conventional Market is the traditional form of Korean market. The market is surrounded by Green Road, Jungangro, Tapyongro and Toegyero. It has Four different buildings and each building has many different stores such as restaurants, food markets, clothes and home equipment. You can walk from the Uijeongbu Subway station. It is not recommended to bring a car because Green Road doesn't allow traffic. There are public parking lots around the conventional market. Usually price of parking lot is 1,000won/30min.

Budaejjige is the spicy stew made with Spam, sausages, ramen noodles and kimchi. It can also be called the army's stew because people first started to eat this after the Korean War, and the ingredients such as Spam and sausages were from the U.S. army camps. Since the city contains many army camps, Budaejjige became a famous food that represents the city.

• Odeng Restaurant

  phone: +82 31-842-0423
  address: 220-58, Uijeongbu 1-dong
  A very historic place where all the servers are old ladies. It has unique atmosphere compared to other restaurants and the Budaejjige is great!!

• Hyeong Nae Restaurant

  phone: +82 31-846-4833
  address: 220-56, Uijeongbu 1-dong
  This place is also located at the Budaejjige Street. This place is also famous and have little different taste from the Odeng Restaurant. There are not many choices at the Odeng Restaurant, but you can find different types of Budaejjige at the Hyeong Nae Restaurant for example you can add extra cheese or bacon on your stew.

Galbi is the grilled marinated beef ribs. It is well known food internationally. Galbi is not hard to find any Korean style restaurant all over the world. In Uijeongbu, there is several different places that are famous for Galbi. Galbi is considered as the special food for special day. It costs are usually higher than other foods but it is worth to try.

• Gamagoll

  phone: +82 31-877-5000
  address: 764-4, Singok-dong
  Gamagoll is the franchise restaurant therefore there are several other locations in the city. However, this place is the newest building and easy to find because it located in front of the government building. It is not necessary to make a reservation during week days but it is good idea to make a reservation for weekends. Reservation can be made on the online.

• Mia's

  address: Uijeongbu
  Nice little bar just outside of Uijeongbu Station. A mix of G.I.'s and other local Koreans. Drinks are fairly priced, and the staff is friendly.

• Toms Ville

  address: Uijeongbu
  Awesome bar! Great prices and Great staff. Lots of local women. Weekends are busy and have many Soldiers.

• The MixOne of the more popular bars with soldiers, the mix has a relaxed atmosphere with music and beers from around the world. A famous drink is the "Oh My God."

• Hotel El'Lee

  phone: +82 31-877-8087
  address: 449-15, Uijeongbu-dong
  It is very modern style hotel. It located at the center of the city. It is good place for people who like to enjoy the city life.

• Jikdong Cottages

  phone: +82 31-828-4999
  address: 326-20, Uijeongbu-dong
  This place is run by the City government. There are three different sizes of rooms. Five people can stay in the smallest room and eight people can stay in medium size room. The largest room can hold up to 25 people. Reservations are crucial.

• Uijeongbu City Hall

  phone: +82 31-828-2114
  address: 326-2, Uijeongbu-dong