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Namdaemun Market in Seoul: Closed Sundays, 17 m from Hoehyeon Station Exit 7

Why NOW picked itGood for a Saturday of market browsing and souvenir hunting. It is closed on Sundays, so don't plan it for then.

Namdaemun Market, Seoul's largest traditional market, is closed on Sundays. It sits just 17 m from Exit 7 of Hoehyeon Station on Line 4, so it is hard to miss.

Open every day but Sunday

The market runs Monday to Saturday. Visit Seoul, from the Seoul Tourism Organization, lists Sunday as the closed day, and VISITKOREA says the same.

If you land in Seoul on a Sunday, slot something else in first and save the market for Monday or later.

Opening hours depend on the stall

Visit Seoul says the market is open from 00:00 to 23:00 on weekdays, then adds that hours vary per stall. VISITKOREA says it also runs overnight, from 23:00 to 04:00.

So if there is one shop you really want, call ahead. The market's information line is +82-2-753-2805.

About 17,000 things under one roof

VISITKOREA counts about 17,000 goods on sale: clothes, glasses, kitchenware, toys, mountain and fishing gear, stationery, hats, carpets, flowers, ginseng and imported goods.

Visit Seoul also names hanbok, imported snacks and traditional Korean food, and says many shops make what they sell, so you can buy at wholesale prices.

A Namdaemun Market lane packed with people under strings of flags
A Namdaemun Market lane packed with people under strings of flags

Start at Hoehyeon Station Exit 7

The address is 21, Namdaemunsijang 4-gil, Jung-gu. VISITKOREA lists parking as available and the 1330 Travel Hotline (+82-2-1330), which answers in Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese.

The market's own website comes in Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese too.

The Gate 5 sign reading Namdaemun Market, with the road beyond
The Gate 5 sign reading Namdaemun Market, with the road beyond
Sources & context

2026-10-24T05:19:01.509Z

Visit Seoul (Seoul Tourism Organization), Namdaemun Market ↗VISITKOREA (Korea Tourism Organization), Namdaemun Market ↗Wikimedia Commons, 남대문시장 거리(2024) ↗Wikimedia Commons, 남대문시장 거리(2014) ↗Wikimedia Commons, 남대문시장 5번 게이트(2010) ↗
Photo creditSgroey (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA 4.0

The main lane of Namdaemun Market (August 2024). Photo by Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons