City Hall & Myeongdong

Getting here

City Hall Station on Lines 1 and 2 serves Deoksugung Palace and Seoul Plaza. Myeong-dong Station on Line 4 and Euljiro 1(il)-ga Station on Line 2 serve the shopping streets. Directions for Namdaemun Market use Hoehyeon Station. Links from Hoehyeon and Euljiro 1(il)-ga stations reach the Shinsegae and Lotte stores, but whether they have stairs is not known. Official directions for many places here start at an exit with no street elevator, so choose your exit from the station list first.

• 12
  City Hall StationLine 1 and Line 2Street elevators at Exit 9 and near Exits 1 and 2.
  Station
• City Hall Station toiletsLine 1: Outside the gates, B1, by Exit 5. Wheelchair-usable.Line 2: Outside the gates, B2, by Exit 11. Wheelchair-usable.Line 2: Inside the gates, B1, by Exit 10. Wheelchair-usable.
• 4
  Myeong-dong StationLine 4Street elevator at Exit 1.
  Station
• Myeong-dong Station toiletInside the gates, B1, by Exit 5. Listed as not wheelchair-usable.
• 2
  Euljiro 1(il)-ga StationLine 2Street elevators at Exits 1 and 5.
  Station
• Euljiro 1(il)-ga Station toiletOutside the gates, B1, by Exit 4. Wheelchair-usable.
• 4
  Hoehyeon StationLine 4Street elevator at Exit 1.
  Station
• Hoehyeon Station toiletInside the gates, B2, by Exit 3. Wheelchair-usable.
• 5
  Gwanghwamun StationLine 5Street elevator at Exit 1.
  Station
• Gwanghwamun Station toiletOutside the gates, B1, by Exits 7 and 8. Wheelchair-usable.
• 5
  Seodaemun StationLine 5Street elevators at Exits 2 and 6.
  Station
• Seodaemun Station toiletOutside the gates, B1, by Exits 1 and 2. Wheelchair-usable.

Public data · Oct 2026

The ground

These notes come from public data and online sources.

Myeong-dong streets

You can get around in a manual wheelchair without much trouble, but some alley shops have a step at the door. The street area is about 1 km long. You can rest at the tables and chairs in front of Myeongdong Theater.

Myeongdong Cathedral

The way up is a steep slope, and no route around the hill is known. Wheelchair users can enter by a side ramp. Consider coming with someone who can help push.

Deoksugung Palace

The main gate has no step, and halls along the route have ramps. The approach slopes and some paths are rough. MMCA Deoksugung, inside the palace grounds, has no elevator inside and has steep stairs.

Namdaemun Market

The market spreads over many buildings and alleys. You can rest along the way, and no steep hills or long stairs are known. No accessible toilet is known in Galchi-jorim Alley, so plan a stop first.

Seoul Plaza

This open plaza has areas of grass and wood paving, and you can rest on planter seats.

Hidden: high walking load

These places stay out of the list above so they do not end up in a plan by accident.

• High
  MMCA DeoksugungThere is no elevator inside, and 26 steep stairs join the second and third floors. The front entrance adds 23 steep steps.
  Why MMCA Deoksugung is hidden
• High
  Myeongdong CathedralThe way up to the cathedral is a steep slope, and no route around this hill is known.
  Why Myeongdong Cathedral is hidden

Toilets and charging

The maps show accessible toilets and power wheelchair chargers around this area, with a list you can read without the map.

• Accessible toilets near here
• Power wheelchair charging near here