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At a glance
| Dates | Expected Apr/May/Sep/Oct 2027Not announced as of 19 October 2026. Spring and autumn seasons ran in each of 2024, 2025 and 2026, with spring starting on 11 April 2024, 10 April 2025 and 16 April 2026, so the next season is expected in spring 2027 (about mid-April to late May or June), followed by an autumn season in September–October. |
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| Next edition | 2027: Not announced as of 19 October 2026. Spring and autumn seasons ran in each of 2024, 2025 and 2026, with spring starting on 11 April 2024, 10 April 2025 and 16 April 2026, so the next season is expected in spring 2027 (about mid-April to late May or June), followed by an autumn season in September–October. |
| Weather | April average 18/8 °C (64/46 °F), 73 mm of rain May average 24/14 °C (74/56 °F), 104 mm of rain September average 26/18 °C (79/64 °F), 142 mm of rain October average 20/11 °C (68/51 °F), 52 mm of rainMild days, cold evenings: a jacket for after dark. Monthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Seoul station. |
| Admission | Paid: about ₩30,000 per person, covering the guided night walk, the lantern, the performances, and tea with traditional sweets. In 2026, ages 7 and over (born 2019 or earlier), with children 14 and under accompanied by a guardian, according to a booking guide; in 2025 the reported minimum was 8.Participation (guided night walk, performances, tea and sweets), per person: ₩30,000 (2026 prices) |
| Venue | Changdeokgung Palace and its Secret Garden (Huwon)서울특별시 종로구 율곡로 99 (와룡동) 창덕궁 |
| Nearest station | Anguk Station (안국역), Seoul Subway Line 3, Exit 3About 5 minutes to the palace; a 2026 booking guide allows 5–10 minutes to the meeting point |
| From Seoul | In Seoul · SubwayFull route |
| Organizer | Korea Heritage Service, Royal Palaces and Tombs Center (host); National Heritage Promotion Agency, formerly the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation (organizer)국가유산청 궁능유적본부 (주최) · 국가유산진흥원 (주관) |
| Usual timing | Two seasons a year, Thursday to Sunday evenings: spring from mid-April to late May or mid-June (11 Apr–2 Jun 2024, 10 Apr–15 Jun 2025, 16 Apr–31 May 2026) and autumn from early September to October or early November (12 Sep–10 Nov 2024, 4 Sep–26 Oct 2025, 10 Sep–17 Oct 2026). First held in 2010. Browse April / May / September / October festivals. |
| First held | 2010 |
| Last checked | 19 October 2026Checked against 22 sources · See sources |
What it is like
The Moonlight Tour is the night programme of Changdeokgung, the Joseon-dynasty palace in central Seoul that is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is best known for its rear garden, Huwon, often called the Secret Garden. Small groups carry cheongsachorong (traditional silk lanterns) and follow a professional guide through the palace and the garden after dark, with live traditional music along the way. It was first run in 2010, and 2026 was its 17th year. It is hosted by the Korea Heritage Service's Royal Palaces and Tombs Center and run by the National Heritage Promotion Agency (formerly the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation). There are now two seasons a year: spring, from mid-April to late May or mid-June, and autumn, from September to October or early November.
The autumn 2026 season ran from 10 September to 17 October, Thursday to Sunday. Each night had six departures in two parts (19:10, 19:15 and 19:20, then 20:00, 20:05 and 20:10), each a group of 28, which made 3,864 places in all. The walk takes about 100 minutes. It enters at Geumhomun Gate, crosses Geumcheongyo Bridge, passes Injeongjeon throne hall and Huijeongdang, and continues to Nakseonjae, where a daegeum (bamboo flute) player performs at Sangnyangjeong pavilion. In the Secret Garden, actors re-enact a Joseon royal stroll beside Buyongji Pond for photos. The route then passes Aeryeonjeong to Yeongyeongdang, where a traditional ensemble plays and dancers perform court dance created by Crown Prince Hyomyeong while guests have tea and traditional sweets. It ends along the garden's forest path. The spring 2026 season ran from 16 April to 31 May on a similar route, with a programme built around King Jeongjo and Crown Prince Hyomyeong.
Tickets are paid, about ₩30,000 per person. General sessions are allotted by lottery on Ticketlink about three to four weeks before each season, with one entry per ID and up to two tickets per winner. Seats left over are then sold first come, first served, and some are set aside for phone booking by people aged 65 and over, people with disabilities and national merit holders. Foreign visitors have their own nights, usually four Sundays a season, with guides in English, Chinese and Japanese, sold first come, first served on Creatrip. Both 2026 seasons have ended, and 2027 dates had not been announced as of 19 October 2026.
The honest caveats: places are few and sell out. The 2026 age limit (7 and over) comes from a booking guide rather than the official notice, and the 2025 limit was reported as 8 and over. The route has slopes and is dimly lit. In 2025 a night's tour was cancelled, with a full refund, if heavy rain was forecast or wild boars appeared in the garden.
Highlights
- Guided walk by lantern light through Changdeokgung after dark, from Injeongjeon throne hall and Nakseonjae into the Secret Garden (Huwon)
- Daegeum (bamboo flute) solo at Sangnyangjeong, the pavilion above Nakseonjae, which this tour opens to visitors
- Buyongji Pond at night, with actors re-enacting a Joseon royal stroll for photos
- Court dance created by Crown Prince Hyomyeong and a traditional ensemble at Yeongyeongdang, served with tea and traditional sweets
- Small groups: 28 people per departure, six departures a night between 19:10 and 20:10, about 100 minutes each (autumn 2026)
- Foreign-language nights with English, Chinese and Japanese guides, sold through Creatrip
- Held since 2010; 2026 was its 17th year
Who it suits. Best for visitors who want a quiet, small-group look at a UNESCO palace and its Secret Garden after dark, with live traditional music and tea, and who can plan around a lottery or Creatrip's foreign-visitor sale. Less suited to young children (there is an age limit), anyone who finds about 100 minutes of walking on slopes in dim light difficult, and travellers who want to turn up on the night.
Getting there
From Seoul
Take Line 3 to Anguk Station and leave by Exit 3: the palace is about 5 minutes' walk east along Yulgok-ro (allow 5–10 minutes to the gate). The tour gathers at Geumhomun Gate, the side gate west of the main Donhwamun Gate; a booking guide suggests arriving 20–30 minutes before your departure. From Seoul Station, take Line 1 to Jongno 3-ga and change to Line 3 for Anguk, the next station north.
From Busan
KTX from Busan Station to Seoul Station, about 2 h 30 min (standard fare ₩54,400 since 1 September 2026), then Line 1 to Jongno 3-ga and Line 3 to Anguk Station, Exit 3.
From Incheon Airport
AREX to Seoul Station, then Line 1 to Jongno 3-ga and Line 3 to Anguk Station, Exit 3.
Last leg from Anguk Station
Seoul Subway Line 3, Exit 3. About 5 minutes to the palace; a 2026 booking guide allows 5–10 minutes to the meeting point
Getting home
In 2026 the last group set off at 20:10 and the walk lasts about 100 minutes, so it finishes well before the last Line 3 trains; Anguk Station is a few minutes' walk from the palace. If you are going on by KTX the same night, check the last train in the Korail app (코레일+ / Korail+) or at the station before you book the tour.
How to switch Naver Map and Kakao Map to English
Google Maps shows train, subway and bus routes in Korea but not walking or driving directions yet, so for the walk from the station Naver Map or Kakao Map is more reliable.
Before you go
1330 · Travel hotline
The Korea Tourism Organization’s helpline answers in English, Japanese and Chinese around the clock, and in several other languages from 08:00 to 19:00. Dial 1330 from a Korean phone, or +82-2-1330 from a phone registered abroad.
112 / 119 · Emergencies
112 for police, 119 for fire and ambulance. Both are free from any phone. Police on 112 can add an English or Chinese interpreter to the call.
T-money card
Buy one at a convenience store such as GS25, CU or 7-Eleven and top it up there with cash. It pays for subways and buses in most cities, and for most taxis.
Maps
Use Naver Map or Kakao Map for walking and bus directions; Google Maps does not yet give walking directions in Korea. Both apps can be switched to English. Naver Map: Menu (≡) → Settings → Language (Japanese and Chinese also available). Kakao Map: Menu (≡) → Settings → App settings → Language. If the option is missing, change your phone’s language and reopen the app. Small shop names and some reviews stay in Korean.
Trains and buses
Book trains on Korail’s English site and express buses on Kobus. Holiday weekends sell out first.
Checked 18 October 2026.
Tickets, prices and practical details
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Participation (guided night walk, performances, tea and sweets), per person | ₩30,000 | General sessions: lottery on Ticketlink, up to 2 tickets per winner, then remaining seats first come, first served. Foreign-language sessions: ₩30,000 on Creatrip, first come, first served. |
- Booking
- Advance booking only. General sessions: lottery on Ticketlink, one entry per ID (autumn 2026: applications 20 August 14:00 to 26 August 23:59, winners announced 28 August, winners booked up to 2 tickets 29 August–2 September), then leftover seats first come, first served from 3 September, 14:00. People aged 65 and over, people with disabilities and national merit holders can book some seats by phone through Ticketlink (1588-7890). Foreign visitors book separate sessions on Creatrip, first come, first served (autumn 2026 from 28 August, 09:00); a passport or foreign ID is checked on the night. Enquiries 1522-2295.
- English on site
- General sessions are guided in Korean. Foreign-language nights, usually four Sundays a season, have guides in English, Chinese and Japanese, assigned by departure time: in autumn 2026, Japanese at 19:10, Chinese at 19:15 and English at 19:20, 20:00, 20:05 and 20:10.
- Crowds
- Small groups by design: 28 people per departure and 3,864 places in all in autumn 2026 (25 per group in 2024 and 2025). Tickets are the bottleneck: the autumn 2024 season sold out before it opened, and Creatrip's foreign-visitor listings showed as sold out.
- Best time to go
- Enter the lottery as soon as it opens, about three to four weeks before each season (mid to late March for spring, mid to late August for autumn). Foreign visitors should book on Creatrip as soon as sales open.
- What to bring
- Your passport or ID and booking number, which are checked at entry; comfortable shoes for about 100 minutes of walking on slopes; and a warm layer for the evening in the garden.
- Rain
- In 2025 the night's tour was cancelled, with a full refund, if 5 mm or more of rain was forecast for the day as of 11:00, or if wild boars appeared; the 2026 rule was not checked.
- Step-free access
- About 100 minutes on foot, with uphill and downhill stretches in the Secret Garden and dim lighting after dark; wheelchair access along the route was not published. Some seats are set aside for phone booking by people with disabilities.
Editions
| Year | Dates | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Not announced as of 19 October 2026. Spring and autumn seasons ran in each of 2024, 2025 and 2026, with spring starting on 11 April 2024, 10 April 2025 and 16 April 2026, so the next season is expected in spring 2027 (about mid-April to late May or June), followed by an autumn season in September–October. | expected | The Ticketlink lottery has opened about three to four weeks before each season (17–23 March 2025, 13–19 August 2025, 23–29 March 2026, 20–26 August 2026), so watch for an announcement in mid-March 2027. |
| 2026 | 10 Sep – 17 Oct 2026 | ended | Participants gather and enter at Geumhomun Gate, west of the main Donhwamun Gate on Yulgok-ro; one visitor's guide says Donhwamun was under repair in 2026. In 2025 the booking check desk stood in front of Geumhomun. |
| 2025 | 4 Sep – 26 Oct 2025 | ended | Booking check desk in front of Geumhomun Gate. |
| 2024 | 12 Sep – 10 Nov 2024 | ended | Autumn season, the first sold by lottery; all sessions were sold out by the rehearsal on 11 September. Visitors in hanbok could receive a souvenir at the booking check point. A spring season also ran from 11 April to 2 June 2024, Thursday to Sunday, six departures a day, at ₩30,000, with booking on Ticketlink from 28 March and up to 2 tickets per person. |
Before or after the festival
Places you can fit in before or after the festival without missing the shuttle or the last train or bus back.
Hillside lanes of lived-in hanok houses between Changdeokgung and Gyeongbokgung, where you walk up the alleys for views across the tiled roofs; the best-known stretch is Bukchon-ro 11-gil. Go in the afternoon, not after the tour: since March 2025 tourists may enter the busiest lanes along Bukchon-ro 11-gil only from 10:00 to 17:00, every day, with a ₩100,000 fine outside those hours. Tip: people live in these houses, so keep your voice down and stay off doorsteps.
Getting there: On foot: the lanes start just north of Anguk Station; allow about 10–15 minutes back down to Geumhomun Gate
The UNESCO-listed royal shrine where the spirit tablets of the Joseon kings and queens are kept, centred on Jeongjeon, a very long wooden hall on a stone terrace. Go in the afternoon: open 09:00–18:00, last entry 17:00 (17:30 in June), closed Tuesdays, ₩1,000. On Saturdays and Sundays you walk freely; on Thursdays and Fridays entry is by guided tour only (English 10:00, 12:00, 14:00 and 16:00). Tip: the 16:00 English tour still leaves time for dinner before the evening walk.
Getting there: Line 3 from Anguk one stop to Jongno 3-ga, Exit 8, then 220 m; or roughly 15 minutes on foot from Geumhomun Gate
The Joseon palace next door to Changdeokgung, built for retired kings and queen dowagers, with the Chundangji pond and Daeonsil, a glass-and-iron greenhouse from 1909, in its northern grounds. It is open until 21:00 (last entry 20:00, closed Mondays, ₩1,000), so you can see it at dusk before the walk; leave in time to be at Geumhomun 20–30 minutes before your group sets off. Tip: head straight to the pond and greenhouse at the far end from Honghwamun Gate, then work back.
Getting there: Roughly 20 minutes on foot east along Yulgok-ro and up Changgyeonggung-ro to Honghwamun Gate, or a short taxi ride
Questions travelers ask
When was the Changdeokgung Moonlight Tour 2026?
There were two 2026 seasons: spring, 16 April–31 May, and autumn, 10 September–17 October, both Thursday to Sunday, with six departures a night from 19:10 to 20:10. Both have ended. No 2027 dates had been announced as of 19 October 2026.
How much does it cost and what is included?
About ₩30,000 per person. That covers a guided night walk of about 100 minutes through the palace and the Secret Garden with a lantern, a daegeum solo at Sangnyangjeong, a royal-stroll re-enactment at Buyongji Pond, and court dance and music at Yeongyeongdang with tea and traditional sweets.
How do I get a ticket?
General sessions are allotted by lottery on Ticketlink about three to four weeks before each season (for autumn 2026, applications 20–26 August), with up to 2 tickets per winner; leftover seats are then sold first come, first served. Foreign visitors book their own sessions on Creatrip, first come, first served.
Can foreign visitors join, and is it in English?
Yes. Foreign-language nights, usually four Sundays a season, are sold on Creatrip: in autumn 2026, 20 and 27 September and 4 and 11 October, with Japanese at 19:10, Chinese at 19:15 and English at 19:20, 20:00, 20:05 and 20:10. General sessions are guided in Korean. Bring your passport, which is checked on the night.
Can children take part?
In 2026 the tour was reported as open to ages 7 and over (born 2019 or earlier), with children 14 and under accompanied by a guardian; in 2025 the reported minimum was 8. Check the current notice before booking.
Where does the tour start?
At Geumhomun Gate, the side gate west of Changdeokgung's main Donhwamun Gate on Yulgok-ro. Anguk Station (Line 3), Exit 3, is about 5 minutes' walk away; arrive 20–30 minutes before your departure time.
Is this the same as the Gyeongbokgung Starlight Tour?
No. The Starlight Tour is a separate night programme at Gyeongbokgung Palace, with a royal-style dinner, run by the same heritage agencies and sold by its own lottery. The Moonlight Tour at Changdeokgung is a lantern walk through the Secret Garden with performances and tea.
When is the next Moonlight Tour?
Not announced as of 19 October 2026. Spring seasons started on 11 April 2024, 10 April 2025 and 16 April 2026, so the next is expected from about mid-April 2027, with the lottery likely in March.
What is the weather like during Changdeokgung Moonlight Tour?
April in Seoul: average high 18 °C (64 °F), low 8 °C (46 °F), 73 mm of rain (Seoul station, KMA 1991–2020 normals). May in Seoul: average high 24 °C (74 °F), low 14 °C (56 °F), 104 mm of rain (Seoul station, KMA 1991–2020 normals). September in Seoul: average high 26 °C (79 °F), low 18 °C (64 °F), 142 mm of rain (Seoul station, KMA 1991–2020 normals). October in Seoul: average high 20 °C (68 °F), low 11 °C (51 °F), 52 mm of rain (Seoul station, KMA 1991–2020 normals). Mild days, cold evenings: a jacket for after dark.
Sources and verification
Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.
This page is desk research from the sources below, not a firsthand report of the 2027 edition. Confidence in the current facts: medium.
- The Herald Business (English) — Changdeokgung Palace moonlit night tour, second half of 2026 (18 Aug 2026)news — Autumn 2026: 10 Sep–17 Oct, Thu–Sun, departures 19:10, 19:15, 19:20, 20:00, 20:05, 20:10; 100 min; 28 per group, 3,864 total; ₩30,000; meet at Geumhomun; route; lottery 20 Aug 14:00–26 Aug 23:59, results 28 Aug 17:00, winners 29 Aug 14:00–2 Sep (up to two), rest 3 Sep 14:00; phone booking 65+, disabled, merit; foreign sessions 20, 27 Sep, 4, 11 Oct (EN/ZH/JA), Creatrip from 28 Aug 09:00
- Asia Business Daily (English) — Changdeokgung Palace glows with cheongsachorong lanterns on autumn nights (Aug 2026)news — English name Changdeokgung Moonlight Tour; 10 Sep–17 Oct 2026, six times a day Thursday to Sunday; lantern walk through the rear garden; run since 2010; route via Injeongjeon, Nakseonjae, Yeongyeongdang; daegeum at Sangnyangjeong, royal-stroll photos at Buyongji, dessert and ensemble at Yeongyeongdang
- Wikitree — 2026 창덕궁 달빛기행 야간개장 예약 방법과 관람 일정 총정리 (20 Aug 2026)news — Autumn 2026: 10 Sep–17 Oct, Thu–Sun, six a day, ₩30,000, 3,864 in all, places allotted by lottery on Ticketlink 20 Aug 14:00–26 Aug 23:59; professional docents; route from Geumcheongyo via Injeongjeon and Nakseonjae; began in 2010
- KTO Traditional Chinese listing 昌德宮月光之旅 (contentId 1328176), ktriptips mirrorkto — Traditional Chinese name 昌德宮月光之旅; foreign-language sessions 20 Sep, 27 Sep, 4 Oct, 11 Oct 2026; English 19:20, 20:00, 20:05, 20:10, Japanese 19:10, Chinese 19:15; ₩30,000; address 율곡로 99; phone 1522-2295; trial run from 2010, 17th year
- KTO Japanese listing 昌徳宮月明かり紀行 (contentId 1939441), ktriptips mirrorkto — Japanese name 昌徳宮月明かり紀行; spring 2026 16 Apr–31 May; part 1 19:10, part 2 20:00, 100 minutes; ₩30,000; phone 1522-2295; homepage kh.or.kr; host 국가유산청 궁능유적본부, operator 국가유산진흥원; route from Geumhomun via Jinseonmun, Injeongjeon, Huijeongdang, Nakseonjae, Sangnyangjeong, Buyongji, Aeryeonjeong, Yeongyeongdang and the forest path
- Namane Card blog — Just 672 seats exist for Changdeokgung's foreigner nights (2026)blog — 672 foreign-visitor seats (4 nights × 6 sessions × 28); language by departure slot; ₩30,000 on Creatrip, first come; passport or foreign ID checked; ages 7 and over (born 2019 or earlier), 14 and under with a guardian; 5–10 minute walk from Anguk Station; arrive 20–30 minutes early; about 100 minutes; two tickets per ID; phone booking 1588-7890 for 65+, disabled and national merit holders
- Trvlogue — Changdeokgung Moonlight Tour 2026: booking guide and datesblog — Entry through Geumhomun because Donhwamun was under renovation (secondhand); uphill and downhill sections and poor lighting; address 99 Yulgok-ro, Jongno-gu; winners announced 28 Aug 17:00
- Creatrip — Changdeokgung night tour 2026 (foreign-visitor listing)other — Guides in English, Japanese and Chinese; daegeum at Sangnyangjeong, Buyongji, court dance at Yeongyeongdang; choice of cold omija tea or hot jujube-ginger tea with sweets such as yakgwa, rice gangjeong and candied kumquats; free cancellation up to 3 days before; shown as sold out
- 파이낸셜뉴스 — 2026 상반기 창덕궁 달빛기행 (20 Mar 2026)news — Spring 2026: 16 Apr–31 May, Thu–Sun; began 2010, 17th year; UNESCO World Heritage; entry by Geumhomun with lanterns and guides; lottery 23 Mar 14:00–29 Mar 14:00, results 31 Mar 17:00, winners 1 Apr 14:00–4 Apr 23:59 up to 2, ₩30,000, remaining 6 Apr 14:00; phone booking for 65+, disabled, national merit; foreign sessions 10, 17, 24, 31 May, English, Chinese, Japanese, Creatrip from 2 Apr 09:00
- 뉴스서울 — 국가유산청, 봄날 밤 궁궐의 정취를 가득 담은 '창덕궁 달빛기행' (20 Mar 2026)news — Spring 2026 16 Apr–31 May, ₩30,000, Geumhomun entry, court dance by Crown Prince Hyomyeong with ensemble and traditional refreshments at Yeongyeongdang; first held 2010, 17th year
- Newsis — 청사초롱 불 밝히자 되살아나는 왕실 이야기…'창덕궁 달빛기행' (15 Apr 2026)news — Spring 2026: six sessions a day, Thu–Sun; entry by Geumhomun; night patrol guard at Geumcheongyo; restored new wing of Huijeongdang; Sangnyangjeong open only on this tour; actors as King Jeongjo at Buyongji; ensemble and Hyomyeong's court dance at Yeongyeongdang
- Wikitree — 올해 마지막…창덕궁 '달빛기행' 우선예매하는 방법은? (13 Aug 2025)news — Autumn 2025: 4 Sep–26 Oct, Thu–Sun, none 25–26 Sep, 28 Sep, 5, 12, 19 Oct; starts 18:50 and 19:30; about 110 minutes; groups of 25 every 5 minutes; ₩30,000; lottery 13–19 Aug, winners 21 Aug, booking 22–26 Aug up to 2, rest 27 Aug 14:00; desk at Geumhomun; route; ages 8+; ID checked; cancelled with refund if 5 mm rain forecast at 11:00 or wild boars; 16th year
- Creatrip blog — 2025 昌德宮夜間開放「月光紀行」other — Autumn 2025 foreign-language dates 28 Sep, 5, 12 and 19 Oct; check-in at Geumhomun; about 100 minutes; 25 per session; Korean sweets and hot tea at Yeongyeongdang
- Newsis (via Daum) — 봄밤 별빛·달빛 쏟아지는 궁궐로…올해부턴 참가자 '추첨' (12 Mar 2025)news — Spring 2025: 10 Apr–15 Jun, Thu–Sun, departures 19:20, 19:25, 19:30, 20:00, 20:05, 20:10; ₩30,000; lottery 17–23 Mar, results 25 Mar, rest 31 Mar 14:00; up to 2 per winner; foreign sessions 18, 25 May, 1, 8 Jun in English, Chinese, Japanese, Creatrip from 2 Apr 09:00; entry by Geumhomun
- 뉴스서울 — 국가유산청, 가을밤의 낭만 '궁궐 밤' 산책 (19 Aug 2024)news — Autumn 2024: 12 Sep–10 Nov, ₩30,000; Ticketlink lottery 19–25 Aug, one entry per ID, up to 2 tickets, winners 28 Aug; foreign sessions 20, 27 Oct, 3 Nov in English, Japanese, Chinese, 25 per session, Creatrip from 9 Sep 09:00; hanbok souvenir
- Newsis (via Daum) — 고궁 야행 rehearsal report (16 Sep 2024)news — Autumn 2024 rehearsal on 11 Sep; lottery from the second half of 2024; all sessions sold out; route of about 100 minutes ending with a performance at Yeongyeongdang
- Asia Economy — '창덕궁 달빛기행' 내달 11일 재개 (27 Mar 2024)news — Spring 2024: 11 Apr–2 Jun, Thu–Sun, six a day, ₩30,000; Ticketlink from 28 Mar, up to 2 tickets per person; phone booking for 65+, disabled, national merit
- Weekly Kyunghyang — [서울의 길을 따라] 창덕궁 (2004)news — Line 3 Anguk Station Exit 3, about 5 minutes on foot to Changdeokgung; Donhwamun is the main gate
- Hankyung: 9월 1일부터 서울~부산 KTX 5만4400원…운임 평균 10% 인하 (31 Aug 2026)news — KTX and SRT run as KTX from 1 Sep; former SRT trainsets renamed KTX-Sancheon; Seoul–Busan ₩59,800→₩54,400, Yongsan–Gwangju Songjeong ₩46,800→₩42,000; Suseo seats +30%; booking unified in Korail+
- Visit Seoul — Changgyeonggung Palacemunicipal — Open 09:00–21:00, last entry 20:00; closed Mondays; adults ₩1,000; connected with Changdeokgung
- Visit Seoul — Jongmyo Shrine (edited 12 Sep 2026)municipal — Free viewing Sat, Sun, holidays and last Wednesday: Feb–May and Sep–Oct 09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:00), Jun–Aug 09:00–18:30 (17:30), Nov–Jan 09:30–17:30 (16:30); guided tours only Mon and Wed–Fri, English 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00; closed Tuesdays; ₩1,000; Jongno 3-ga Station Exit 8, 220 m
- Korea JoongAng Daily — Bukchon Hanok Village tourism curfew (28 Feb 2025)news — Tourists barred from the busiest areas along Bukchon-ro 11-gil from 17:00 to 10:00, year-round including weekends and holidays, from the following Saturday; fine ₩100,000
What we could not confirm
- The organizer's own notices on kh.or.kr were not opened; the 2026 details come from news reports of the release, KTO data and booking guides.
- Age limit: a 2026 booking guide gives 7 and over (born 2019 or earlier) with a guardian for 14 and under, while a 2025 report gave 8 and over; the official 2026 wording was not seen.
- Meeting gate: news reports and KTO data put the 2025–2026 entry at Geumhomun, but one booking guide names Donhwamun and the KTO listings themselves are inconsistent; which gate a 2027 season will use is unknown.
- 2027 dates, and whether both a spring and an autumn season will run, were not announced as of 19 October 2026.
- Cancellation and refund rules, rain policy for 2026 (the 5 mm rule is from 2025), wheelchair access and restrooms were not published in the sources opened.
- Simplified Chinese name: only KTO's Traditional Chinese form (昌德宮月光之旅) was found; the Simplified form (probably 昌德宫月光之旅) was not confirmed.
- Creatrip's price for foreign visitors is given as ₩30,000 by a booking guide, while the Creatrip listing shows a euro price (from EUR 20); whether fees apply was not checked.
- Seasons from 2010 to 2023 were not checked, so the total number of seasons is unknown; the sale method for spring 2024 (lottery or first come) was not stated.
- Walking time from Anguk Station Exit 3 comes from an old magazine article and a 2026 booking guide, not an official page.
- No Korean-language KTO TourAPI entry was found (not in the site's listed snapshot); KTO's Japanese (1939441) and Traditional Chinese (1328176) listings were used.
- Opening hours of Changgyeonggung and Jongmyo (and Jongmyo's guided-tour times) come from Visit Seoul pages edited in Sep–Oct 2026; the operator's royal.khs.go.kr and khs.go.kr pages refused automated access and were not read. Walking times from Geumhomun to Jongmyo, Changgyeonggung and Bukchon are estimates.
- Last KTX from Seoul to Busan and other cities on the 2027 tour nights (not published yet)
Changes: 2026-10-19 — Added to the site: fact-first record (dates, hours, prices, getting there, sources). · 2026-10-19 — Added a Wikimedia Commons photograph of the Moonlight Tour in April 2013 (Korea.net / Korean Culture and Information Service (Jeon Han), CC BY-SA 2.0). · 2026-10-20 — Tense: the 2026 edition has ended, so sentences about it are in the past tense. · 2026-10-31 — Nearby rewritten as 'Before or after the festival' (shuttle and last-train fit); transport: no train or bus clock times; last-train note now tells KTX travellers to check Korail+ and labels the 20:10 last tour group as 2026; dropped a source quoting old last-train times; prices: ₩30,000 ticket now 'paid, about ₩30,000' without a year label.
