Gapyeong Town & the Nami Island Wharf

Getting here

From Seoul by train

Gapyeong Station is on two lines from Seoul. Nami Island's official site gives the ITX-Cheongchun as about 42 minutes from Cheongnyangni or about 60 minutes from Yongsan, and the Gyeongchun Line as about 50 minutes from Sangbong, on Seoul's Line 7. VisitKorea's 2024 guide gives both as about an hour, and its train guide describes the ITX-Cheongchun as a train with a maximum speed of 180 km/h. From Cheongnyangni, the ITX is the quicker ride.

From Seoul by bus

VisitKorea's 2024 guide gives the intercity bus from Dong Seoul to Gapyeong Bus Terminal as about 1 hour 10 minutes, with 10 departures a day. Gapyeong County's directions also list buses from Dong Seoul and Sangbong terminals. The terminal is about 3 km from the Nami Island wharf (VisitKorea, 2024), so finish the trip by taxi.

From Incheon Airport

Incheon Airport's list of late-night buses to Gyeonggi has no Gapyeong route, so go by rail: AREX to Seoul Station, about 43 minutes on the Express or 59 minutes on the All-Stop from Terminal 1 (VisitKorea, 2026), then the subway to Cheongnyangni or Yongsan for the ITX-Cheongchun to Gapyeong Station.

From Gapyeong Station to the wharf

Nami Island's official site gives the distance as 1.5 km: 20 minutes on foot, or 5 minutes by bus 10-4 or taxi. VisitKorea's 2024 guide puts the walk at about 30 minutes and the taxi at 5. The wharf's navigation address is 1024 Bukhangangbyeon-ro, Gapyeong-eup; the official site's search term is Nami Island Gapyeong Wharf.

On your doorstep

• Nami Island An island in the river that officially belongs to Chuncheon, at 1 Namiseom-gil, Namsan-myeon, reached by a ferry of about five minutes from the entry wharf in Gapyeong-eup. VisitKorea's 100 Must-Visit Tourist Spots calls it the largest private garden in Korea.
• Nami Island Entry Wharf The ferry dock at 1024 Bukhangangbyeon-ro, Gapyeong-eup, 1.5 km from Gapyeong Station. VisitKorea notes that the island sits in the middle of the river, so the last leg is by ferry.
• Jarasum (JARA ISLAND) At 60 Jaraseom-ro, Gapyeong-eup, and named, VisitKorea says, after a hill that resembles a terrapin, or jara. It has four isles, Dongdo, Seodo, Jungdo and Namdo, is free to enter, and is open at all times, all year.
• Jarasum Jazz Festival Held on Jarasum every year since 2004, by VisitKorea's account. In 2026 the 23rd festival ran 9–11 October in and around the island; Gapyeong County describes it as a mid-October festival of three to five days.
• Gapyeong Rail Park A railbike ride on an old railroad track at 14 Jangteo-gil, Gapyeong-eup, crossing the Gapyeongcheon Stream and Bukhangang iron bridges and passing through a zelkova tunnel. The first session is at 09:00, then about every 1 hour 30 minutes, all year.
• The Garden of Morning Calm An arboretum at 432 Sumogwon-ro, Sang-myeon, with 20 themed gardens in VisitKorea's description, and the far end of the county's loop bus from Gapyeong Terminal. In the 2025–26 season its lighting festival ran 5 December 2025 to 15 March 2026, 17:00–21:00, and to 23:00 on Saturdays.
• General Lee Bang-sil Tomb In Hasaek-ri, Gapyeong-eup: the tomb of a Goryeo official who died in 1362, designated Provincial Monument no. 52 in 1979. The county's directions are a bus from Gapyeong Terminal towards Dumilli.

One easy day from here

1. Early morning Walk the 1.5 km from the Gapyeong Station area to the wharf, 20 minutes on Nami Island's figure, or take bus 10-4, and catch the first ferry: 07:30 daily until 22 November 2026, 08:00 outside that season.
2. Late morning Back on the mainland, ride the Gapyeong Rail Park railbike over the Gapyeongcheon Stream and Bukhangang iron bridges; sessions run about every 1 hour 30 minutes from 09:00.
3. Afternoon Walk Jarasum's four isles, free to enter and open all year.
4. Evening Stay put in Gapyeong-eup. With the station and the wharf 1.5 km apart, there is no last train to Seoul to race, and tomorrow's first ferry is a short ride away.

Before you book

• In the autumn season, 18 September to 22 November 2026, Nami Island's first ferry leaves at 07:30 every day and the last to the island at 21:30 on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Book autumn weekends early.
• The walk from Gapyeong Station to the wharf is 20 minutes on Nami Island's figure and about 30 minutes on VisitKorea's (2024). With luggage, take bus 10-4 or a taxi: about 5 minutes either way.
• Coming by intercity bus from Dong Seoul, you arrive at Gapyeong Bus Terminal, about 3 km from the wharf (VisitKorea, 2024). Rail travellers do best with a base by the station.
• The Jarasum Jazz Festival is an October event; in 2026 it ran 9–11 October. Outside festival days, Jarasum is free to enter and open all year.