Gyeongju (Kyongju) City Travel Information
Kyongju was the capital of the Shilla Kingdom for over 1,000 years. Thousands of historic
buildings and objects have been maintained well throughout the city, truly making it the
"museum without walls." Many sites are within easy walking distance from each
other, making visiting the city very convenient. The Eastern
Historic Zone contains someof the city's most famous sites.
Kyongju can be a very expensive place for visitors! Although many of the historic sites can be viewed for
free, the most popular ones have steep admission prices. If you are a Kyongju resident, however, you can
get into most places for free
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Lodging
Gyeongju (Kyongju) City has 8 lodging
facilities
listed with Life in Korea.
See the full list
for this area.
Transportation
Bicycle: The close proximity of most of the atttractions and the relative flatness
of the area around Kyongju makes bicycles a viable transportation mode. Kyongju has several
bicycles only roads. Over a dozen shops in the downtown area alone rent bikes by the day
or hour.
Bus: Kyongju has two bus terminals (express bus and intercity bus) next to each
other, near the Hyeongsan River. Local buses travel throughout the area, and you can
find one going to almost every tourist destination.
Train: Kyongju
Station lies along the Daegu
Line (between Daegu and P'ohang).
Pulguksa
Station lies along the
Jungang Line
(Seoul/Ch'eongnyangni to Busan).
Plane: Although Kyongju does not have its own airport, the area is within 1 1/2
hours of four regional airports. Kimhae (Busan) International, P'ohang, Daegu, and Ulsan
Airports all have shuttle buses that run between the airports and Kyongju on a regular
schedule.
Food and Drink:
Kyongju is famous for Hwangnam bread, a sweet bread the size of a cookie. Many
restaurants off fresh seafood from nearby Kamp'o Port. Kyongju popju and
Hwangkumju are two famous rice wines made locally.
Destinations:
(Also see
North Gyeongsang Province
for other nearby destinations.)
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