Sunday, January 8, 2017

Korean Folk Village 한국민속촌 (1/5) :: Day 03 :: South Korea Winter Escape Trip 6-15 January 2017

Today, we will go to Korean Folk Village 한국민속촌 by free shuttle bus from Suwon Station. We decided to meet at information center near exit 4 Suwon Station because the free shuttle bus start from there.

Korean Folk Village open from 09:30-17:30 at weekday and 09:30-18:00 at weekend. The shuttle bus available at 10:30, 12:30 and 14:30 (at January, for other season, always check the website).

I arrive at the information center at 09:30, and ask the staff about the free shuttle bus. And they said, the shuttle bus right behind exit 4 Suwon Station. We plan to ride 10:30 shuttle bus.

I also has Gyeonggi-do discount coupon for 2016/2017 to enter Korean Folk Village. So I have discount to enter Korean Folk Village. (check the website every year, they have different coupon)

The ticket price is KRW 15.000, but I use coupon, and only pay for KRW 10.000.

If you are not at Suwon or you want to go not by free shuttle schedule, you can go to Korean Folk Village by this direction:

[Subway + Bus]
1) Get off at Gangnam Station (Seoul Subway Line 2) Exit 10 or Sinnonhyeon Station (DX Subway Line) Exit 6. Take Bus No. 5001-1 or 1560 to Korean Folk Village.
2) Get off at Jonggak Station (Seoul Subway Line 1) Exit 3-1. Take Bus No. 5500-1 and get off at Korean Folk Village 3-way Junction Bus Stop.
3) Get off at Suwon Station (Seoul Subway Line 1) Exit 5. Take Bus No.10-5 or 37 to Korean Folk Village or Nagok Village.
4) Get off at Sanggal Station (Bundang Subway Line) Exit 3. Take Bus No. 37, 10-5 or 5001-1 to Korean Folk Village or Nagok Village.

[Shuttle Bus]
(Korean Folk VillageSuwon Station)
Suwon StationKorean Folk Village: 10:30, 12:30, 14:30
Korean Folk VillageSuwon Station: 14:00, 15:30, 16:30

(Korean Folk VillageSanggal Station)
Korean Folk Village (Main gate): 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 16:30, 17:30
Sanggal Station Exit 2: 11:05, 13:05, 15:05, 16:35, 17:35
Gyeonggi Provincial Museum: 11:10, 13:10, 15:10, 16:40, 17:40
Giheung Station Exit 4: 11:20, 13:20, 15:20, 16:50, 17:45
Sanggal Station Exit 3: 11:25, 13:25, 15:25, 16:55
Korean Folk Village (Main gate): 11:30, 13:30, 15:30, 17:00
* Tourist information center is located 50m from Suwon Station, Exit 5.
* The 5th shuttle bus will not operate during winter season.

At 09:15, the staff tell us to wait in front of the shuttle bus station, so the driver could see us.


Not many people ride the bus, because it's not holiday season. And most of them are local tourists.

The ride take about 30 minutes. We arrive there at 11:00, and after buy the ticket entry, we directly go to performance area.


There's 2 kind of ticket, Korean Folk Village and Korean Folk Village+Amusement Park for KRW 24.000/pax (using coupon, only KRW 18.000/pax). The amusement park located inside the Korean Folk Village.

We only by Korean Folk Village ticket entry for KRW 10.000/pax (using coupon).

Farmer's Music and Dance Performance: Here
Acrobatics on a Thightrop Walking Performance: Here
Equestrian Feats: Here
Korean Folk Village & Amusement Park: Here

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