At a glance
| Days | Dailynext season Dec |
|---|---|
| Schedule | Open every day of a winter season of about 52 days, from a Friday in the week before Christmas to a Sunday in the second week of February (19 December 2025–8 February 2026). One-hour sessions, each followed by 30 minutes of ice resurfacing: eight a day from Sunday to Friday, starting at 10:00, 11:30, 13:00, 14:30, 16:00, 17:30, 19:00 and 20:30 (the last ends at 21:30), plus a ninth at 22:00–23:00 on Saturdays and public holidays. On 24 and 31 December a tenth session runs 23:30–00:30. Up to 600 skaters per session. On opening day the rink opens after the opening ceremony (in 2025, free sessions at 19:00 and 20:30). In 2022–23 and 2023–24 the late hours to 23:00 also applied on Fridays.2026–27 season: in its review of the 2025–26 season on 11 February 2026, Seoul city said the rink would open again on 18 December, which in 2026 is a Friday; the closing date, hours and booking details had not been announced as of 19 October 2026. In 2025 the city posted the season notice on 12 November and built the rink from 13 November. The 2025–26 season drew 180,701 skaters, 49,693 of them foreign visitors. |
| Not held | No closing days during the season. Sessions are cancelled in rain or snow, during ultra-fine-dust alerts or fine-dust emergency reduction measures, and for facility inspections; skaters who booked get a text message, and the status is shown on a screen outside the ticket office. New Year's Eve is not a closing day, but roads around Bosingak close from 18:00 on 31 December. No rink from mid-February to mid-December. |
| Admission | ₩1,000 for a one-hour session, including skates and helmet (knee pads also free). Free for Discover Seoul Pass holders; groups of 20 or more get 30% off. Lockers ₩1,000 (2024–25); gloves are compulsory and cost extra if you do not bring your own.One-hour session (age 7 and over): ₩1,000 · Locker: ₩1,000 |
| Venue | Seoul Plaza, in front of Seoul City Hall서울특별시 중구 을지로 12 (서울광장) |
| Nearest station | City Hall Station (시청역), Seoul Subway Lines 1 and 2, Exit 5About 1 minute to the rink on Seoul Plaza |
| From Seoul | In Seoul · SubwayFull route |
| Organizer | Seoul Metropolitan Government (Tourism and Sports Bureau, Sports Policy Division)서울특별시 관광체육국 체육정책과 |
| First held | 2004 |
| Last checked | 19 October 2026Checked against 27 sources · See sources |
What it is like
Every winter since December 2004, the Seoul Metropolitan Government has laid an outdoor ice rink over Seoul Plaza, the oval lawn in front of City Hall, and kept the price where it started: ₩1,000 for a one-hour session, with skates and a helmet included. The rink is the only paid programme of the city's December–January Seoul Winter Festa, and in the 2025–26 season, themed 'Winter Ring' with yellow-lit diamond-shaped rings around the ice, it drew 180,701 skaters in 52 days, about 3,475 a day. Foreign visitors made up 49,693 of them, more than 30% up on the season before, or more than a quarter of all skaters.
The rink runs in fixed sessions. Each lasts one hour and is followed by 30 minutes of ice resurfacing, so sessions start at 10:00, 11:30, 13:00, 14:30, 16:00, 17:30, 19:00 and 20:30 from Sunday to Friday, with a ninth at 22:00–23:00 on Saturdays and public holidays. On 24 and 31 December a tenth session runs from 23:30 to 00:30. Each session takes up to 600 skaters: 300 tickets are sold online at seoulskate.kr from 7 days ahead and 300 on site on the day, first come, first served. Weekend evening slots tend to sell out online quickly. Holders of the Discover Seoul Pass, the city's tourist pass for foreign visitors, skate free, and groups of 20 or more get 30% off if they book ahead.
The rules are simple but enforced: helmets (free) and gloves are compulsory, phones stay off the ice, and children must be at least 7, with 7-year-olds skating with a guardian (rules reported for 2023–24 and 2025–26). A separate children's rink, beginner aids for a fee and small-group lessons are available, and the skate counter shows overseas shoe sizes. Lockers cost ₩1,000 (2024–25). Around the ice there is a snack shop, a café, a rest area and a first-aid room, and in 2025–26 a local-produce market from Gunsan.
The honest caveats: the rink is outdoors, so sessions are cancelled in rain or snow and during fine-dust alerts, and booked skaters are told by text message. The season is short, about seven weeks, and outside it the plaza is a lawn again. New Year's Eve is not a closing day, but the Bosingak bell-ringing nearby brings road closures from 18:00 and dense crowds. The rink skipped the COVID-19 winters and returned in December 2022 after three years; when the 2025–26 season closed, the city said the next one would open on 18 December 2026.
Highlights
- One-hour outdoor skating sessions in front of Seoul City Hall for ₩1,000, skates and helmet included, the same price as when the rink opened in 2004
- Open every day for about 52 days, from the week before Christmas into February (19 December 2025–8 February 2026); the 2026–27 season is due to open on 18 December
- Sessions from 10:00 until 21:30 (23:00 on Saturdays and holidays), with an extra late session to 00:30 on 24 and 31 December
- A separate children's rink, beginner aids and small-group lessons; minimum age 7
- Free for Discover Seoul Pass holders; foreign visitors were more than a quarter of the 180,701 skaters in 2025–26
- Part of Seoul Winter Festa, a short walk from the Cheonggyecheon lanterns, the Gwanghwamun Market and Deoksugung Palace
Who it suits. Families with children aged 7 and over, couples and budget travellers in Seoul between the week before Christmas and early February who want an hour of outdoor skating in the city centre for ₩1,000, easily combined with the Winter Festa lights nearby. Not for children under 7, and only open in the winter season.
Getting there
From Seoul
Take Line 1 or Line 2 to City Hall Station; Exit 5 comes up beside Seoul Plaza, about a minute's walk from the rink. From Seoul Station, Line 1 runs north to City Hall, the next stop. The rink fills the lawn in front of Seoul City Hall at 12 Eulji-ro, Jung-gu; Deoksugung's Daehanmun Gate is across Sejong-daero, and Cheonggye Plaza, where the Cheonggyecheon lanterns begin, is a short walk 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 City Hall Station, Exit 5.
From Incheon Airport
AREX express train to Seoul Station (about 40 minutes non-stop, ₩13,000), then Line 1 to City Hall Station, Exit 5.
Last leg from City Hall Station
Seoul Subway Lines 1 and 2, Exit 5. About 1 minute to the rink on Seoul Plaza
Getting home
Not a concern on most days: the last session ends at 21:30, or 23:00 on Saturdays and holidays. The extra session on 24 and 31 December ends at 00:30, so check last-train times; on New Year's Eve 2025 Seoul ran the subway until about 02:00, with last Line 2 trains from City Hall at 01:54 and 01:43.
Parking
KTO's Japanese listing says parking is available but gives no details; take the subway, as central Seoul roads around the plaza are busy in the festival season and close around Bosingak on New Year's Eve.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| One-hour session (age 7 and over) | ₩1,000 | Skates and helmet included, knee pads free; free for Discover Seoul Pass holders; groups of 20 or more get 30% off with advance booking |
| Locker | ₩1,000 | 2024–25 price, per use; ₩500 in 2022–23 |
| Gloves (compulsory on the ice) | — | Sold or rented at the rink in limited numbers; price not published, so bring your own |
- Booking
- Each session has 600 places: 300 sold online at seoulskate.kr from 7 days ahead (a 2025–26 guide says sales open at 10:00) and 300 sold at the rink on the day, first come, first served. Online tickets can be refunded until 23:59 the day before, on-site tickets until the session starts. Groups of 20 or more must book in advance. Weekend evening slots sell out online quickly. Ticket office 1551-1407 (2025–26); Seoul's Dasan call centre (120) also answers questions.
- English on site
- The rink has an English information page (seoulskate-eng.imweb.me), and the skate counter shows overseas shoe sizes. Whether online booking works without a Korean phone number is not published.
- Crowds
- Busy: 180,701 skaters in the 52-day 2025–26 season, about 3,475 a day, and more than 4,000 a day in its first 26 days. Weekend evenings are the hardest sessions to book.
- Best time to go
- An evening session in the week before Christmas, combined with the Cheonggyecheon lanterns and the Gwanghwamun Market; book online 7 days ahead for weekends, or go on a weekday if you want to buy on site.
- What to bring
- Gloves (compulsory, and the rink's supply is limited), warm layers and thick socks. Phones are not allowed on the ice, so plan to use a locker. A Discover Seoul Pass if you have one.
- Rain
- Outdoor: sessions are cancelled in rain or snow and during ultra-fine-dust alerts. Skaters who booked are told by text message, and a 2025–26 guide says sessions cancelled for weather are refunded in full.
- Toilets
- Restrooms inside the rink area, with a snack shop, café, rest area and first-aid room.
Nearby
- Seoul Winter Festa (서울윈터페스타) — Includes Seoul Plaza. Seoul's free December–January umbrella festival of light shows, markets and New Year events across central Seoul; the ice rink is one of its programmes.
- Seoul Lantern Festival (서울빛초롱축제). Free lantern sculptures along Cheonggyecheon stream from Cheonggye Plaza, a short walk north of City Hall, from mid-December into January.
- Deoksugung Royal Guard Changing Ceremony (서울 왕궁수문장 교대의식) — Across Sejong-daero. Seoul city's free guard ceremony at Deoksugung's Daehanmun Gate, across Sejong-daero from the rink, at 11:00 and 14:00 every day except Monday.
- Gwanghwamun Market (광화문 마켓). Free Christmas market on Gwanghwamun Square at the north end of Sejong-daero; set for 11 December 2026–10 January 2027.
- Bosingak Bell Pavilion (보신각). The bell pavilion on Jongno where the bell is struck 33 times at midnight on New Year's Eve, the climax of Seoul Winter Festa.
Questions travelers ask
How much does the Seoul Plaza ice rink cost?
₩1,000 for a one-hour session, including skate and helmet rental; knee pads are free too. The price has not changed since the rink opened in 2004. Discover Seoul Pass holders skate free, groups of 20 or more get 30% off, and a locker cost ₩1,000 in 2024–25.
When is it open in winter 2026–27?
When the 2025–26 season ended, Seoul city said the rink would reopen on 18 December, a Friday in 2026. The closing date and hours were not announced as of 19 October 2026; recent seasons ran about 52 days, ending on a Sunday in the second week of February (8 February in 2026).
What are the session times?
Sessions last one hour, with 30 minutes of ice resurfacing after each. In 2025–26 they started at 10:00, 11:30, 13:00, 14:30, 16:00, 17:30, 19:00 and 20:30, plus 22:00 on Saturdays and public holidays. On 24 and 31 December an extra session ran from 23:30 to 00:30.
Do I need to book?
Not necessarily. Of the 600 places in each session, 300 are sold online at seoulskate.kr from 7 days ahead and 300 at the rink on the day, first come, first served. Weekend evenings sell out online quickly, so book those. Online tickets can be refunded until 23:59 the day before.
Is there an age limit? Can young children skate?
Skaters must be at least 7, and 7-year-olds must skate with a guardian. Children aged 8 and over may skate alone, but beginners should have a guardian with them. A separate children's rink is recommended for ages 7–13. These rules were reported for 2023–24 and 2025–26; check seoulskate.kr for the current season.
Do I need gloves and a helmet?
Yes, both. Helmets are lent free with the ticket, and staff check for gloves before you go on the ice; the rink sells or rents a limited number, so bring your own. Phones are not allowed on the ice.
What happens in rain, snow or fine dust?
Sessions are cancelled in rain or snow, during ultra-fine-dust alerts or fine-dust emergency measures, and for facility inspections. Skaters who booked online get a text message, and the status is shown outside the ticket office. A 2025–26 guide says weather-cancelled sessions are refunded in full.
Is it open on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve?
Yes, and later than usual: on 24 and 31 December 2025 an extra session ran until 00:30. On New Year's Eve the bell-ringing at nearby Bosingak brings road closures from 18:00 and big crowds, and in 2025 the subway ran until about 02:00.
How do I get there?
Take Line 1 or 2 to City Hall Station and use Exit 5, about a minute from the rink. From Seoul Station it is the next stop north on Line 1; from Incheon Airport take AREX to Seoul Station (about 40 minutes non-stop, ₩13,000) and change to Line 1.
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. Confidence in the current facts: medium.
- Seoul Metropolitan Government — 서울광장 스케이트장 2025–2026 season notice (posted 17 Dec 2025)official — 19 Dec 2025 (ceremony 17:00)–8 Feb 2026, 52 days; Sun–Fri 10:00–21:30, Sat and holidays 10:00–23:00; free opening-day sessions 19:00–20:00 and 20:30–21:30; ₩1,000 incl. skates and helmet; free helmets, knee pads; paid lockers; Discover Seoul Pass free; resurfacing after each session; closures for fine dust, snow, rain; texts and a screen outside the ticket office; 02-2133-2677; Dasan 120
- Seoul Mediahub — 올해도 1,000원…서울광장 스케이트장 19일 개장 (16 Dec 2025)municipal — Sessions 10:00, 11:30, 13:00, 14:30, 16:00, 17:30, 19:00, 20:30 (8 Sun–Fri) plus 22:00–23:00 Sat and holidays; 10th session 23:30–00:30 on 24 and 31 Dec; ₩1,000 per hour with skates and helmet, as at the 2004 opening; 300 online (from 7 days ahead) and 300 on site per session; refunds online to 23:59 the day before, on site until the session; ticket office 1551-1407
- Seoul Plaza (plaza.seoul.go.kr) — 25-26 서울광장 스케이트장 운영 안내 (12 Nov 2025)official — 2025–26 rink 19 Dec 2025–8 Feb 2026; installation 13 Nov–18 Dec 2025, dismantling 9–28 Feb 2026; Sun–Fri 10:00–21:30, Sat and public holidays 10:00–23:00; open after the opening ceremony on 19 Dec; homepage seoulskate.kr; Sports Policy Division 2133-2690; posted 12 Nov 2025
- Seoul Plaza (plaza.seoul.go.kr) — notices feedofficial — 24-25 rink notice (posted 20 Dec 2024): 20 Dec 2024–9 Feb 2025; no 2026–27 rink notice among the latest notices as of 19 Oct 2026; Seoul Plaza forest works and lawn planting with event bookings restricted 1 Mar–30 Apr 2026
- CBS Nocut News — 서울광장 스케이트장 이번 시즌 이용객 18만명 돌파 (11 Feb 2026)news — 2025–26 season 180,701 skaters, 3,475 a day; 49,693 foreign skaters, more than 30% up, one in 3.5; next opening scheduled for 18 December; opened in 2004 and still ₩1,000
- UDN (Central News Agency) — 首爾廣場溜冰場吸引近5萬外國人 交通、價格成優勢 (11 Feb 2026)news — Season closed on 8 Feb 2026 after 52 days; 180,701 visits, 49,693 foreign (38,098 the season before); city says the rink reopens on 18 December; ₩1,000 since 2004; Traditional Chinese name 首爾廣場溜冰場 used by CNA
- Kyunghyang Shinmun — Seoul Plaza rink passes 100,000 visitors (14 Jan 2026)news — 100,000 visitors by 13 Jan 2026, 26 days after opening, more than 4,000 a day; 'Winter Ring' theme with yellow-lit diamond-shaped rings; Gunsan products at the local market; open to 8 Feb 2026; ₩1,000; free helmets and knee pads
- Korea JoongAng Daily — Seoul to reopen downtown ice skating rink Friday, admission still just 1,000 won (16 Dec 2025)news — Reopening Friday 19 Dec 2025 for 52 days to 8 Feb 2026; 'Winter Ring'; Sun–Fri 10:00–21:30, Sat and holidays 10:00–23:00; ₩1,000 per hour since 2004; opening day free; skates, helmets, knee pads free; paid lockers; free for foreign visitors with a Discover Seoul Pass
- KTO Japanese listing — ソウル広場スケートリンク (서울광장 스케이트장), contentId 686573 (ktriptips mirror)kto — Japanese name; 20 Dec 2024–9 Feb 2025; 8 sessions Sun–Fri and 9 on Sat and holidays with the session times; 10th session 23:30–24:30 on 24 and 31 Dec; 600 per session, 50% online and 50% on site; ₩1,000 incl. skates and helmet; locker ₩1,000; 을지로 12; 37.5655, 126.9788; +82-2-2133-2680; English page seoulskate-eng.imweb.me; gloves required; parking available
- Seoul Mediahub — 2024 서울광장 스케이트장 (citizen reporter, 6 Jan 2025)municipal — 20 Dec 2024–9 Feb 2025, 52 days; one-hour sessions with 30 minutes of resurfacing; ₩1,000 with skates and helmet; locker ₩1,000 per use; paid skating aids; separate children's rink; closures for ultra-fine dust and emergency reduction measures with text messages; City Hall Station Exit 5; opened 2004
- Seoul Mediahub — 서울광장 스케이트장 2023–24 opening report (27 Dec 2023)municipal — 22 Dec 2023–11 Feb 2024, 52 days; Sun–Thu 10:00–21:30, Fri, Sat and holidays 10:00–23:00; 31 Dec 10:00–23:30; ₩1,000; from age 7, 7-year-olds with a guardian on the main rink, children's rink for 7–13 (a quarter of the area), beginners with a guardian; 2022–23: 139,614 skaters, 2,585 a day; tel 1551-2051
- Seoul Mediahub — 돌아온 서울 겨울 낭만! 시청 앞 스케이트장에서 만나요~ (citizen reporter, 8 Jan 2024)municipal — Helmet and gloves compulsory, checked in the queue; gloves cost extra; phones not allowed on the ice; skate rental opens 20 minutes before each session; groups of 20 or more 30% off; one-hour sessions with ice resurfacing after each
- Seoul Mediahub — 씽씽~ 다시 문 연 '서울광장 스케이트장' 이용방법은? (citizen reporter, 22 Dec 2022)municipal — Reopened after 3 years; free opening day 21 Dec 2022, season to 12 Feb 2023, 54 days; plaza had hosted a COVID-19 testing clinic; Sun–Thu 10:00–21:30, Fri, Sat and holidays 10:00–23:00; one hour plus 30 minutes of resurfacing; ₩1,000 as in 2004; locker ₩500; restrooms, snack shop and café inside
- Seoul Mediahub — 겨울바람에도 웃음이 멈추지 않는 곳, 서울광장 스케이트장 (citizen reporter, 2 Jan 2026)municipal — One-hour sessions with 30 minutes of resurfacing; 600 per session, 300 online and 300 on site; online from 7 days ahead; groups of 20 or more 30% off with advance booking; gloves, hand warmers and beginner aids extra; small-group lessons; overseas shoe sizes shown; closures for weather, inspections and ultra-fine dust; snack shop, café, rest area, first-aid room
- Seoul Mediahub — 천원으로 누리는 겨울 낭만, 서울광장 스케이트장 현장 (citizen reporter, 23 Dec 2025)municipal — 12 Eulji-ro; 300 online and 300 on-site places per session; weekend evening online slots sell out quickly; last session to 00:30 on 24 and 31 Dec; food and drink inside the rink
- aboda.kr — 서울광장 스케이트장 예약 방법 총정리 (2025–26 season guide)blog — Online booking opens at 10:00, 7 days ahead; 600 per session, 300 on-site kiosk places; children 6 and under not admitted, 7-year-olds with a guardian; gloves compulsory, sold on site in limited numbers; free cancellation to 23:59 the day before; weather-cancelled sessions refunded in full; groups of 20 or more contact the operator
- NOL World — 2025–2026 Seoul Plaza Ice Rinkother — 19 Dec 2025–8 Feb 2026; ₩1,000 incl. skates and helmet; general rink, children's rink, outdoor lounge, lockers; 12 Eulji-ro; about 1 minute's walk from City Hall Station Exit 5
- Seoul Metropolitan Government — 2024 서울윈터페스타 & 2024 제야의 종 타종행사 (events calendar)official — 2024: 13 Dec 2024–5 Jan 2025; free except the rink; lanterns 13 Dec–12 Jan; rink 20 Dec–9 Feb, Sun–Fri 10:00–21:30, Sat and holidays 10:00–23:00, ₩1,000 per hour; Seoul Light DDP 19–31 Dec 19:00–21:30 (Seoul Design Foundation); SeoulCon 28 Dec–1 Jan, countdown to 02:00 (Seoul Business Agency)
- Seoul Mediahub — 겨울축제 끝판왕! 서울 매력명소 7곳서 '서울윈타' 개최 (22 Nov 2023)municipal — Published 22 Nov 2023. 2023: separate winter events combined; 15 Dec 2023–21 Jan 2024 (38 days) at seven sites; lighting at 18:00 on 15 Dec; Songhyeon-dong Solbit Festival; Seoul Light DDP and DDP Christmas market 21–31 Dec; SeoulCon 30 Dec–1 Jan; rink 22 Dec–11 Feb; countdown and bell from 23:00, 33 strokes by 18 bell-ringers, 12 m Midnight Sun; first citizen bell-ringing since COVID-19
- Seoul Mediahub — 31일 보신각 '제야의 종' 타종행사, 지하철·버스 막차 연장 (30 Dec 2025)municipal — 31 Dec 2025: 23:00–00:20, 33 strokes, 11 bell-ringers, no registration, Crying Nut; about 820 and 1,700 staff; medical booth, four heated shelters; Jonggak skipped 23:00–01:00; alternative stations; Lines 1–9, Ui-Sinseol, Sillim and buses to 02:00, 104 extra trains; last trains City Hall L2 01:54:30/01:43:30, Gwanghwamun L5 01:53:10/01:41:50; 47 bus routes diverted 18:00–07:00
- Seoul Metropolitan Government — 2025 제야의 종 타종행사 (Story in Seoul)official — 31 Dec 2025 22:50–1 Jan 00:20; 33 strokes; 11 bell-ringers; road closures 18:00–07:00 on Jongno (Sejong-daero crossroads–Jongno 2-ga), Cheonggye-buk-ro (Cheonggye Plaza–Cheonggye 2-ga) and Ujeongguk-ro; information booths at Jongno Tower, SC First Bank and Youngpoong Building; temporary toilets at the Jongno 1-ga crossroads
- Seoul Tourism Organization — [변경] 2026 광화문 마켓 마켓 부스 참여 소상공인 모집 공고 (posted 1 Oct 2026, revised 13 Oct 2026)official — 2026 Gwanghwamun Market 11 Dec 2026–10 Jan 2027 in three seasons, changed from 4 Dec–3 Jan to match the 2026 Seoul Winter Festa (revised 13 Oct 2026)
- KTO TourAPI listing 서울 왕궁수문장 교대의식 (contentId 292961)kto — Listed 1 Jan–31 Dec 2026; 11:00 and 14:00, six days a week, closed Mondays; free; in front of Daehanmun, 세종대로 99 and coordinates; host Seoul Metropolitan Government; phone 02-6242-7402; homepage royalguard.kr; based on historical records, set at late-Joseon Deoksugung; sumunjang a junior sixth-rank post; drum, guard-role and costume experiences
- IBS — Transportation to Daejeon (AREX section)other — AREX express Incheon–Seoul Station about 40 minutes
- 공항철도 직통열차·일반열차 시간표, 노선, 요금 정리 (EZL blog, updated Jul 2025)blog — AREX express adult fare Seoul Station–Incheon Airport ₩13,000 with a ticket bought before boarding
- Busan → Seoul Station train timetable, 16–22 Oct 2026 (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-16)other — Same last trains on Fri 16, Sat 17 and Sun 18 Oct: 22:00 KTX 82 (arr 00:27) and 22:10 KTX 84 (arr 00:42), i.e. about 2 h 30 min Busan–Seoul; matches korail.com for 16 Oct
- 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+
What we could not confirm
- The rink's own site (seoulskate.kr) was not opened; the rules, session times and booking details come from the city's December 2025 notices, KTO's Japanese listing (2024–25 data), Seoul Mediahub citizen reports and a 2025–26 blog guide.
- 2026–27 season: the 18 December opening comes from the city's statement on 11 February 2026 (reported by Nocut News and CNA); it had not been confirmed by a season notice as of 19 October 2026 (the 2025 notice was posted on 12 November). The closing date, hours, session times, fee and whether Discover Seoul Pass entry continues are not yet announced.
- Whether the Seoul Plaza forest works of spring 2026 change the rink's size or layout.
- Age rules (minimum age 7, guardian for 7-year-olds) come from a 2023–24 citizen report and a 2025–26 blog; whether they use international age and whether a height rule applies were not confirmed.
- Prices of gloves, beginner aids and lessons, the 2025–26 locker price, and the skate size range were not published in the sources opened.
- Whether online booking at seoulskate.kr needs a Korean phone number or identity check, and whether the English page supports booking.
- Fine-dust thresholds for closing, and whether refunds for weather cancellations are automatic.
- Parking: KTO's Japanese listing says parking is available but gives no location or fee.
- Chinese names: none found on a KTO or official page (CNA's Traditional Chinese report uses 首爾廣場溜冰場). The Japanese name is KTO's.
- Season count: the city's Mediahub called 2024–25 the rink's 20th year and 2025–26 its 19th winter; the years it was not held during the COVID-19 pandemic were not listed (it reopened in December 2022 after three years).
- No Korean-language KTO TourAPI listing is in the site's snapshot; contentId 686573 is KTO's Japanese-language entry, read through the ktriptips mirror.
Changes: 2026-10-19 — Added to the site: seasonal programme (days and times, prices, getting there, sources). · 2026-10-19 — Added a Wikimedia Commons photograph of Seoul Plaza, where the rink is built (서울시 총무과, CC BY-SA 4.0). · 2026-10-20 — Foreign share restated as more than a quarter (49,693 of 180,701).
