Andong Old Town

Getting here

From Seoul (KTX-Eum)

KTX-Eum leaves for Andong from Cheongnyangni, Seoul Station and Sangbong. VisitKorea gives about 1 hour 50 minutes from Cheongnyangni; from Seoul Station the run is longer, over two hours on Andong City's published timetable. By bus, Dong Seoul to Andong takes 3 hours and the Seoul Gyeongbu terminal 2 hours 40 minutes. The station and bus terminal stand side by side in Songhyeon-dong, and the Old Market is 20 minutes on by bus.

From Busan

KTX-Eum runs direct between Bujeon Station in Busan and Andong, and Andong City's tourism office puts the trip at about two hours. Intercity buses also run from Busan's Dongbu terminal. Andong Station and the bus terminal beside it are about 20 minutes by bus from the Old Market.

From Gyeongju

Andong City gives the bus between Gyeongju and Andong as 1 hour 40 minutes. Korail's 2024 KTX-Eum route list names both cities on the line from Cheongnyangni to Bujeon. Andong Bus Terminal stands beside Andong Station, and the old downtown is about 20 minutes from either by bus.

From Andong Station

The Old Market is about 20 minutes by bus from Andong Station or the bus terminal next to it. For day trips, the first city buses leave the station area early: Express 3 at 06:10 towards Dosan Seowon, and 112, Express 2, 310 and 610 from about 07:20–07:30. Transfers are free within an hour if you tag your card when you get off.

On your doorstep

• Andong Old Market (Gu-sijang) In the centre of the original town and the oldest market in the region, running from Tteokbokki Alley to Jjimdak Alley. Open 09:00–22:00, with each shop keeping its own days off.
• Jjimdak Alley Around 30 restaurants specialising in Andong jjimdak: chicken, glass noodles and vegetables braised in a sweet, savoury, mildly spicy soy-based sauce. Andong City traces the modern dish to this chicken alley in the 1980s.
• Makchang Alley A second food alley about 50 m from the jjimdak restaurants.
• Sinsijang (New Market) Across from Seongso Hospital, the New Market grew up after Andong-eup became Andong-si in 1962.
• Maskdance Festival venues The old downtown, Mask Dance Park and Jungang Line 1942 Andong Station host the festival each autumn. The 2026 edition ran from 24 September to 4 October and included the World Maskplay Competition.
• Yeongho-ru The first stop on the city's night-view course from Andong Station, 2.4 km from the station, followed by the music fountain and Woryeonggyo.
• Woryeonggyo Bridge Korea's longest wooden pedestrian bridge, 387 m long and lit at night. City bus 112 runs there.
• Bongjeongsa A temple with over 1,300 years of history whose Geungnakjeon Hall is considered Korea's oldest surviving wooden building, and a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2018. City bus Express 2 or 310.
• Dosan Seowon The academy where Toegye Yi Hwang, one of Korea's most renowned Confucian scholars, taught his students; on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2019. City bus Express 3 or 512.
• Manhyujeong Pavilion A pavilion with a single-log bridge that appeared in the drama Mr. Sunshine (2018). City bus 610.

One easy day from here

1. Morning Arrive on KTX-Eum, drop your bags and take city bus Express 2 or 310 to Bongjeongsa, or Express 3 or 512 to Dosan Seowon.
2. Afternoon Ride into the old downtown, about 20 minutes from the station, and walk Gu-sijang from Tteokbokki Alley to Jjimdak Alley.
3. Evening Eat jjimdak in the alley, then take city bus 112 to Woryeonggyo to see the bridge lit up.
4. Festival season In late September and early October, spend the evening at the Maskdance Festival in the old downtown and Mask Dance Park.

Before you book

• Pick one of two bases before you book: the old downtown for food and the festival, or the Songhyeon-dong station area for early trains and city-bus day trips. They are about 20 minutes apart by bus.
• Read the address, not just the words "Andong Station" in a listing: the station moved to Songhyeon-dong on 17 December 2020, next to the bus terminal, and the Old Market is a 20-minute bus ride away.
• For the Maskdance Festival, book downtown and book early. The venues are the old downtown, Mask Dance Park and Jungang Line 1942 Andong Station, not Hahoe; recent editions ran 26 September – 5 October 2025 and 24 September – 4 October 2026.
• Taking the first bus to Dosan Seowon? Stay by the station: Express 3 leaves the station area at 06:10.
• Bound for Hahoe the next morning? A station-side room saves the ride in from town, and Express 2 leaves the station area from about 07:20–07:30.