Nami Island & Garden of Morning Calm Day Trip from Seoul (2026): ITX Train, Shuttle Bus, Ticket Prices & One-Day Route

Quick 1-Minute Key Highlights

• [Tickets] Nami Island ₩19,000 adult (ferry included) · Garden of Morning Calm ₩11,000 adult — both open every day of the year.

• [Train] ITX-Cheongchun from Cheongnyangni to Gapyeong: ₩5,700, about 40 minutes. No reservation needed for the all-stop train.

• [Catch] The two sights sit in different valleys — Nami Island is reached from Gapyeong Station, the garden from Cheongpyeong Station. Plan one transfer at Petite France.

Two of the most photographed places outside Seoul sit about 30 minutes apart by car: Nami Island (남이섬), the tree-lined river island, and the Garden of Morning Calm (아침고요수목원), a 100,000-pyeong landscaped garden in the mountains of Gapyeong.

Both are open 365 days a year, both are reachable without a car, and both are routinely squeezed into one very long day by foreign visitors. This guide covers what that day actually costs in 2026 and where the plan usually breaks.

The Geography Trap: Two Stations, Not One

Most travel blogs tell you to take the train to Gapyeong and "see Nami Island and the garden." That advice is why people spend the afternoon waiting at bus stops.

Here is the actual map logic:

• Nami Island belongs to Chuncheon, Gangwon-do — but you enter it from the Gapyeong side of the river, 1.5 km from Gapyeong Station.
• Garden of Morning Calm is deep in Sang-myeon, up a mountain road 13 km from Cheongpyeong Station — the station one stop before Gapyeong when coming from Seoul.
• Going from Gapyeong Station to the garden means backtracking through Cheongpyeong. Doing both in that order wastes 40–60 minutes each way.

The fix is to treat them as two halves of a day and cross the valley only once — normally at Petite France, where the county's two shuttle routes meet.

2026 Ticket Prices, Verified

Nami Island — ₩19,000 adult

One ticket covers entry and the round-trip ferry. You do not buy a separate boat ticket at the wharf.

Adults

₩19,000

Teens, age 70+, veterans, registered severe disability

₩16,000

Children 36 months to elementary school

₩13,000

Early bird — buy and board before 08:00

₩13,000

Evening — buy after 18:31 (Apr–Nov) or 18:01 (Dec–Mar)

₩13,000

⚠️ The adult rate moved up to ₩19,000 in 2026. Guides still quoting ₩16,000 are out of date.

Garden of Morning Calm — ₩11,000 adult

Entry is a flat ticket; nothing inside costs extra except the zoo package.

Adults

₩11,000

Teenagers

₩8,500

Children

₩7,500

Age 65+, veterans, registered disability

₩9,000

• Hours 08:30–19:00, last entry 18:00
• Dec–mid March: 10:00–21:00, Saturdays until 23:00 (Starlight Garden)
• Parking free

Getting There from Seoul: Which Train, Which Station

Three rail options serve this area. The difference is about ₩1,200 and 20 minutes — and one important detail about which station your train actually stops at.

💰 TRAIN OPTIONS (one-way, adult)

• ITX-Cheongchun from Yongsan: ₩6,900 · 55–60 min to Gapyeong. Fastest from the city centre.
• ITX-Cheongchun from Cheongnyangni: ₩5,700 · 38–42 min. Best value; roughly hourly, more at rush hour.
• ITX-Cheongchun from Wangsimni: ₩5,900 · about 40 min.
• All-stop Gyeongchun Line from Sangbong: T-money or Climate Card, about 50 min. No seat reservation, no sold-out risk.
• To Cheongpyeong instead: ₩4,500 from Cheongnyangni, about 33 min — but only around a dozen ITX trains a day stop there. Always check the timetable for that date.

ITX-Cheongchun can sell out on autumn weekends. If seats are gone you can still board standing (free-seat section), but for a 08:00 start, reserve 1–2 days ahead on the Korail app.

The Gapyeong Shuttle Bus: 2026 Rules Have Changed

Gapyeong County runs a tourist shuttle (관광지순환버스) linking the stations, Nami Island, Petite France and the garden. It was split into two routes in April 2026, and older blog posts still describe the single loop.

One Day Pass: ₩8,000

Route A — Gapyeong side

Gapyeong Terminal · Rail Bike · Gapyeong Station · Jarasum · Nami Island · Petite France · Gapyeong Cruise

Route B — Cheongpyeong side

Garden of Morning Calm · Brewery · Cheongpyeong Station · Cheongpyeong Terminal · Petite France

Children, teens, seniors, veterans, registered disability

₩6,000

• Pay the driver in cash on boarding — cards are not accepted
• Closed every Wednesday (open if it is a public holiday)
• One loop ≈ 60 min, buses every 60–90 min
• Runs 2 April – 31 December 2026

The headway is the part that ruins itineraries. Miss a bus and you lose 60–90 minutes, which is why the route below uses the shuttle only for the long mountain leg and a 5-minute taxi for the short one.

Two Routes That Actually Work

Route A — Island first, garden after (best for photographers)

• 06:56 ITX from Cheongnyangni → Gapyeong 07:35
• 07:45 taxi to Nami Island wharf (5 min, about ₩5,000) or bus 10-4
• 08:00 first ferry — early-bird ticket ₩13,000 instead of ₩19,000
• 08:00–11:30 walk the metasequoia lanes, then ferry back
• 11:45 train or shuttle to Petite France, transfer to Route B
• 13:30–16:30 Garden of Morning Calm, taxi back to Cheongpyeong Station

Route B — Garden first, island at golden hour (cheapest)

• 07:19 ITX from Cheongnyangni → Cheongpyeong 07:52 (₩4,500)
• 08:00 taxi to the garden, 17–20 min, about ₩18,500 — arrive at opening
• 08:30–10:30 the garden before tour buses arrive
• 11:00 Route B shuttle → Petite France → Route A → Nami Island by 14:00
• Buy the island ticket after 18:31 in spring–autumn: ₩13,000, and stay for sunset
• Last ferry back 21:05 (21:30 on Fri–Sun and holidays, 18 Sep–22 Nov)

Route B saves ₩6,000 per adult on the island and about ₩2,400 on the train — but it only works while daylight lasts. In winter, run Route A instead.

The Four Locations You Need

1. Gapyeong Station (가평역)

Address: Gapyeong-ro, Gapyeong-eup, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do

Walking route: Gyeongchun Line · single exit — the taxi rank and the 10-4 bus stop are across the small plaza, 1 minute on foot

Why stop here: the gateway to Nami Island, Jarasum and the Rail Bike. Left-luggage lockers inside.

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2. Nami Island Wharf (남이섬 선착장)

Address: 1024 Bukhangangbyeon-ro, Gapyeong-eup, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do

Route from Gapyeong Station: 1.5 km — taxi 5 min (about ₩5,000), bus 10-4 (5 min, runs hourly 07:40–19:40), or a flat 20-minute walk along the river

Crossing: 5 minutes by ferry, every 10–20 min between 09:00 and 18:00

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3. Nami Island (남이섬)

Address: 1 Namiseom-gil, Namsan-myeon, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do — yes, the island is in a different province from the wharf

Once ashore: the ferry dock opens onto the Metasequoia Lane; the central plaza and bike rental are a 3-minute walk inland

Time needed: 2.5–3 hours on foot; 1.5 hours if you rent a bike

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4. Garden of Morning Calm (아침고요수목원)

Address: 432 Sumogwon-ro, Sang-myeon, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do

Route from Cheongpyeong Station: taxi 17–20 min, about ₩18,500 from the rank at Exit 1 · or the Route B shuttle from the station forecourt (20 min) · or bus 30-6 / 30-7 from Cheongpyeong Terminal, a 14-minute walk from the station

Time needed: 2 hours; the site is sloped, so wear trainers

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Petite France (1063 Hoban-ro, Cheongpyeong-myeon) is the transfer point between the two shuttle routes. You do not need to tour it to change buses — but if you have 90 spare minutes, it is the reason the shuttle routes meet there.

Rules That Save Money and Headaches

✅ Do this

• Carry cash for the shuttle bus — ₩8,000, paid to the driver
• Check the Wednesday closure before building a plan around the shuttle
• Note the last ferry at 21:05 (21:30 Fri–Sun, 18 Sep–22 Nov)
• Buy the island ticket at the wharf counter — the ferry is already inside the price
• Use T-money or a Climate Card; both work on the Gyeongchun Line

❌ Skip this

• Driving in on a November weekend — the 4 car parks fill by 10:30 (₩6,000 for 12 hours)
• Doing both sights plus Petite France on a Wednesday without a taxi budget
• Buying a ₩29,000 motorboat ticket in winter — the boats only run roughly April to late November

Rain does not close either place. Nami Island ferries sail in rain and snow; the garden simply looks better wet. Only a dam release or heavy wind stops the boats, and the island posts that notice on its own site.

If You Only Have Half a Day

Choose one and do it properly. A rushed attempt at both usually means 3 hours on trains and buses for 2 hours of sightseeing.

• Nami Island — families, couples, anyone who wants the postcard. Easy, flat, and the ferry is fun for children.
• Garden of Morning Calm — quiet walks, older travellers, and the winter Starlight Garden (December to mid-March), which is genuinely worth a night trip.

Sources checked for this guide

Nami Island official site (admission fees, ferry timetable, directions) · Garden of Morning Calm official site and Korea Tourism Organization entry · Gapyeong County tourism office 2026 shuttle bus notice and Yonhap report of the April 2026 route split · Korail ITX-Cheongchun fares and timetables.

Prices and times verified 11 November 2026. Seasonal schedules change — reconfirm the ferry and shuttle times for your date.