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Seoul Botanic Park

Yes, you can visit Seoul Botanic Park by wheelchair, using the main entrance, elevators and accessible toilets. It is a botanic garden and park in Magok, about the size of 70 soccer fields, so choose your areas if long walks are hard.

Wheelchair
Wheelchair accessibleYou can use the main entrance, the elevators in the Botanic Center (식물문화센터), which holds the greenhouse, and accessible toilets.
Walking load
MediumThe greenhouse route has gentle paths, an elevator and places to sit, but the whole site is large.
Source
Checked online · Oct 2026
Seoul Botanic Park glass greenhouse with a large pink bear and a purple bear statue beside a lawn and a name sign
KTO, KOGL Type 1

Getting there

  • Yangcheon Hyanggyo StationLine 9Street elevators at Exits 3 and 5.
    Station
  • Magongnaru StationLine 9 and AREXStreet elevator at Exit 1.The operator lists a second street elevator but does not say which exit it serves.
    Station

Accessible toilets near here

Heads-up

The greenhouse and theme gardens close on Mondays, or the next day if Monday is a public holiday (as of October 2026). The Open Forest, Lake Garden and Wetland Garden stay open.

On weekends and public holidays, the greenhouse parking lots can be crowded, and leaving can be slow around closing time. Take public transport if you can.

Getting in

Entrance
You can enter the main entrance by wheelchair. Sources differ on whether the way in has a ramp or is level, and they may mean different entrances.
Tickets
The ticket office and greenhouse entrance are on B1. Ticket kiosks can be hard to use from a wheelchair, so use the ticket window for wheelchair users.
Parking
The Botanic Center underground garage has 184 spaces, including 7 accessible spaces on B2. Accessible parking is also available at ground level.
Route
Park directions use Exit 8 at Yangcheon Hyanggyo (10-minute walk to the ticketed gardens) and exits 3 and 4 at Magongnaru, not the street elevator exits shown for those stations. You can reach the park from the subway or bus without using a crosswalk.

Inside

Elevators
Botanic Center elevators serve B1 to 4F, and they appear to reach B2 parking and have low buttons for wheelchair users. An outdoor elevator appears to link the 1F entrance with the B1 ticket office and greenhouse entrance.
Greenhouse
You enter on B1 and leave on 1F. One wheelchair traveler wrote that the paths are gentle with room to pass, and advised watching power wheelchair electronics because water can drip from the ceiling.
Skywalk
An elevator goes up to the skywalk above the greenhouse. One wheelchair traveler wrote that its low buttons and good space meant they needed no help.
Outdoors
Most areas are flat and well paved with no raised thresholds, but one outdoor path may be a long uphill. One wheelchair traveler found the wooden boardwalk around the Lake Garden easy to use.
Toilets
Accessible toilets are available. They are wide and have an emergency bell, and they appear to have grab bars on both sides.

Also useful

Wheelchairs
Borrow a wheelchair at the Visitor Center, at the Open Forest entrance near Magongnaru Station, or at the B1 information desk, leaving your ID. One visitor wrote that the loan was free and the wheelchair was in good condition.
Rest
The greenhouse is very hot, so older visitors, pregnant visitors and children should check their health first. It has fans and an air-conditioned rest area, and the Botanic Center has benches in the 1F Sunken Garden and tables with chairs in the 4F cafeteria.
Hours
The greenhouse and theme gardens open 09:30–18:00 from March to October, last entry 17:00, and 09:30–17:00 from November to February, last entry 16:00 (as of October 2026). Sources differ on whether winter last entry is 16:00 or 17:00. Call 02-2104-9716 (+82-2-2104-9716) to ask, or arrive before 16:00.
Fees
General admission to the greenhouse and theme gardens is 5,000 won for adults (19–64), 3,000 won for youth (13–18) and 2,000 won for children (6–12), as of October 2026. The Open Forest, Lake Garden and Wetland Garden are free.
Free entry
For individual visitors, entry is free at 65 and over, under age 6, and for people registered as disabled under Korean law plus one companion (as of October 2026). Bring ID, and ask at the ticket desk whether this covers you.

Not known yet

  • Which floors have accessible toilets, and how much turning space they have
  • The path from the street elevator exits to the park: distance, slopes and steps
  • Whether free entry applies to visitors 65 and over from abroad, or to foreign disability documents
  • How many wheelchairs are available to borrow, and whether a passport is accepted as ID
  • Surfaces and slopes on the outdoor garden paths, and where the long uphill is

Sources

The summary, the notes and the lists on this page draw on these sources.

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