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Namsan: N Seoul Tower observatory and cable car prices, hours and combined cost
Numbers checked against the official source on 2026-10-19
The N Seoul Tower observatory costs ₩29,000 for an adult (age 13 and over) and ₩23,000 for a child aged 3 to 12 or a senior aged 65 and over; children under 36 months are free. The Namsan Cable Car, which takes you up to the tower, costs ₩15,000 adult / ₩11,500 child round trip, or ₩12,000 / ₩9,000 one way. Together one adult doing both costs ₩44,000 with a round-trip cable ticket (derived arithmetic). The observatory is open 365 days a year, 10:00 to 22:30 on weekdays and 10:00 to 23:00 on weekends and public holidays; the cable car runs 10:00 to 23:00.
N Seoul Tower observatory
| Ticket | Price | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | ₩29,000 | Age 13 and over |
| Child | ₩23,000 | Age 3 to 12 |
| Senior | ₩23,000 | Age 65 and over (same as the child price) |
| Under 36 months | Free | One child per guardian; a kindergarten group pays the child price |
- Disability discount: 30% off for the person plus one companion for grades 1 to 3, and 30% off for the person alone for grades 4 to 6. It does not apply to packages and groups. National-merit holders with a grade 1 to 3 injury get the same as the disability discount; other national-merit holders get 30% off for themselves.
- Hours: weekdays 10:00 to 22:30, weekends and public holidays 10:00 to 23:00; open 365 days a year. You can enter up to 30 minutes before closing, and the page says hours may change with weather conditions and the operating schedule.
- Questions: the operator's number is 02-3455-9277 or 02-3455-9288.
The tower complex's own site, seoultower.co.kr (operated by YTN), has no ticket-price page; its menu links to the N Seoul Tower site for the observatory, which is where the prices above come from.
Namsan Cable Car
| Ticket | Adult (13+) | Child (36 months to 12) | Priority (senior, national merit, disabled) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round trip | 15,000 | 11,500 | 11,500 |
| One way | 12,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 |
| Ticket | Adult group (30 or more) | Child group (30 or more) | Residents of Jung-gu or Yongsan-gu |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round trip | 13,500 | 10,500 | 7,500 |
| One way | 11,000 | 8,500 | 6,000 |
- Payment: tickets are paid for on site only. Group fares apply when 30 or more tickets are issued at the same time; the resident discount needs an ID showing the address and applies to the holder only.
- Priority fare: senior, national-merit and similar visitors get the child fare on showing proof.
- Hours: 10:00 to 23:00, 365 days a year. Strong wind or bad weather can suspend the cable car, so check the site before you go.
- Free shuttle: a free shuttle bus runs between Myeong-dong Station and the cable car boarding point; the first bus is at 12:00 and the last at 20:30, counted from the cable car car park, and the ride from the car park to Myeong-dong Station Exit 1 is about 10 minutes.
Getting to the cable car on foot
The tower's site describes the route from Myeong-dong Station Exit 5: walk straight to the Hoehyeon intersection, turn left and go uphill, ride the escalator (Namsan Oreumi) to the cable car platform, then take the cable car straight to the tower. Total time is about 15 minutes. The escalator runs 09:00 to 23:00 and is stopped for maintenance every Monday from 09:00 to 14:00; the cable car runs 10:00 to 23:00.
Combined cost
| Group | Observatory | Cable car round trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 adult | ₩29,000 | ₩15,000 | ₩44,000 |
| 2 adults + 1 child | 2 × 29,000 + 23,000 = ₩81,000 | 2 × 15,000 + 11,500 = ₩41,500 | ₩122,500 |
| 1 adult + 1 senior, cable car up and walk down | 29,000 + 23,000 = ₩52,000 | 12,000 + 9,000 = ₩21,000 (one way) | ₩73,000 |
Cost calculator
The calculator uses only the individual fares above: seniors pay the child price at both the tower and the cable car, and children under 36 months are not counted (free at the tower; the cable car page does not state an under-36-month fare). Group, resident, disability and national-merit discounts are not applied.
Where the official pages differ
| Topic | One official text | Another official text |
|---|---|---|
| Cable car child age | Cable car page HTML note: "36 months to elementary school" | Cable car page text that is loaded when the page renders: "36 months to 12 years" |
| Child age at the tower | Observatory: age 3 to 12 | Cable car: 36 months to 12 years |
The two cable car statements overlap for most children; ask at the booth if your child is in the gap between ages 12 and the end of elementary school. We use the rendered text (36 months to 12) in the table and calculator.
Common questions
How much does it cost to go up N Seoul Tower?
The observatory ticket is ₩29,000 for adults and ₩23,000 for children and seniors. The cable car is a separate ticket: ₩15,000 round trip for an adult.
Is N Seoul Tower open every day?
Yes, the operator says it is open 365 days a year. Hours are 10:00 to 22:30 on weekdays and 10:00 to 23:00 on weekends and holidays, with entry up to 30 minutes before closing.
Can I pay for the cable car online?
The cable car's page says tickets are paid on site only.
No page printed a revision date; all were read on 2026-10-19. The cable car's fare table is filled in by the page when it renders; the fares here are the values in the page's text file and in its HTML. Not covered: package tickets, the rooftop restaurants, and parking.
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Official sources
- N Seoul Tower — admission fees (Korean and English pages) — observatory adult and child prices, ages, infant and disability rules; English version at /eng/visit/use2.asp; no revision date printed (read on 2026-10-19) (checked 2026-10-19)
- N Seoul Tower — opening hours — observatory weekday and weekend hours, 365 days a year, last entry; English version at /eng/visit/use.asp (checked 2026-10-19)
- Namsan Cable Car — usage guide (fares, hours, shuttle) — individual, group and resident fares, hours, shuttle bus; fares are loaded from public/locales/ko.json (read on 2026-10-19) (checked 2026-10-19)
- YTN Seoul Tower — cable car access guide — walking route from Myeong-dong Station, Namsan Oreumi escalator and cable car hours (checked 2026-10-19)
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