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Traveling in Korea with Children
The following are a few tips on a variety of convenience facilities that will help make traveling with children a breeze. We have also included a number of recommended tourist sites and shopping centers as well as tips on transportation and hospitals. |
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Transportation – Children Travel Free!
When traveling in Korea with children, trains are the best form of transportation, and children under 4 accompanied by an adult ride for free (children ages 4-13 get a 50% discount). Major train stations in Seoul, Yongsan, and Busan provide nursing rooms, and you will also find a nursing room and baby-changing rooms on high-speed KTX trains.
Most subways in Korea are equipped with escalators or elevators, so maneuvering strollers is no problem. A child under the age of 7 who’s accompanied by an adult can ride buses and subways for free. Unfortunately for more than one child, you have to pay an additional fee.
→ For more information on the train, click here!
→ For more information on the subway, click here! |
Shopping
In mega discount stores like Lotte Mart or E-mart, you can rent a baby cart or shopping cart with a stroller. If you need to take a break, you can also find nursing rooms in these kinds of shopping centers. Department stores also provide free strollers at the customer service centers on the first floors as well as a play area. If you want to buy children's toys or clothes for less in Korea, go to the children's clothing area in Namdaemun Market. You can also buy goods at 30 to 50% less than the normal retail price at storefront clothing shops at Dongdaemun Market.
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Dongdaemun Market Stationery Street
How to Get There: Subway Line 1 or 4, Dongdaemun Station, Exit 4 → Turn right at the corner of Dogil Pharmacy
Business Hours: 08:00~19:00 (Closed on Sundays and holidays)
Dongdaemun Tourist Information: +82-2-2236-9135 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) |
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→ Go to the Dongdaemun Market
→ Go to the Namdaemun Market |
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Theme Parks – Where the Best Services are for Children
When taking children to a theme park for the rides or to enjoy numerous programs and attractions, you don’t have to take your own stroller, just rent one at the entrance. At all the theme parks, nursing rooms are next to the restrooms where you will find emergency diapers and baby-wipes. You can also rent free strollers at large national museums in Seoul.
→ Go to the Theme Park Summer Festivals
→ Go to the Theme Park Autumn Festivals |
Hospitals and Emergency Numbers
In Korea, you need a doctor’s prescription to buy certain medications. For anything apart from simple medicines such as fever remedies, you'll need to visit a hospital. |
| Location |
Hospital |
Languages |
Contact |
| B1, Incheon Int’l Airport |
Airport Medical Center |
English/Japanese/Chinese |
Airport Information
82-32-743-2600 |
| Sinchon, Seoul |
Severance Hospital |
English |
Emergency 012-263-6556
Reservation 82-2-392-3404 |
| Daehangno, Seoul |
Seoul National University Hospital
(with a Children’s Hospital) |
English |
Emergency 82-2-2072-2473
Reservation 82-2-2072-2890 |
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| → Go to the Severance Hospital International Health Care Center |
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Restaurants
Most large restaurants, family restaurants and fast food restaurants provide high chairs. Make sure to ask for one when ordering. Most restaurants in Korea offer chopsticks, so if you are dining with a child, order special plates and forks. Nowadays, an increasing number of restaurants offer a special play area for children. |
Special Places to Visit with Children
Both parents and children are sure to love the N Seoul Tower and 63 City. They not only offer a great view of Seoul, but also have other facilities. You might also want to visit Cheonggyecheon Stream for a stroll, or go to Seoul Forest or Seoul Park for a chance to enjoy nature with your children. In addition, you may also want to take them to historical sites like Gyeongbokgung Palace, Deoksugung Palace, or Seoul National Museum for an inside glimpse of
Korean history and culture. Another interesting place to visit is Dalki’s Theme Park at Heyri Art Valley in Paju city
(http://www.dalkiworld.com).
[Related Articles]
→ Family Travel in Korea
→ N Seoul Tower
→ Seoul’s Finest Museums and Art Galleries
→ Samsung Children’s Museum |
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Tip!
 If you need foreign language services while traveling in Korea, call Korea Travel Phone, a 24-hour service at 1330.
→ For more information |
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