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Imjingak

임진각

Imjingak is the last place you can reach without permission. The individual A-course of the DMZ Peace Tour leaves from Imjingak, visits the Third Infiltration Tunnel, Dora Observatory and Tongilchon, then returns to Imjingak. Treat it as both a destination and a departure gate.

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Ribbons and Korean-peninsula flags tied along the wire fence at Imjingak

Place information

Korean name
임진각
Address
148-53 Imjingak-ro, Munsan-eup, Paju, Gyeonggi-do
Opening hours
not published by the operator Paju DMZ Peace Tour ticket office, on the day and for collection 09:00–14:30 Paju Imjingak Peace Gondola Mon~Fri 09:00–18:00 Paju Imjingak Peace Gondola Sat·Sun·holidays 09:00–19:00
Closed
Paju DMZ Peace Tour Every Mon · Paju DMZ Peace Tour public holidays (weekdays only) · Paju DMZ Peace Tour Seollal (the day itself only) · Paju DMZ Peace Tour Chuseok (the day itself only) · Paju Imjingak Peace Gondola Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec 1st Mon of the month (quarterly safety inspection)
Hours notes
The DMZ Peace Tour closes on Seollal and Chuseok themselves only; the rest of each holiday runs normally. Paju publishes no opening or closing time for the grounds themselves, and states only that admission is free; the clocks above belong to the two ticketed operations inside. The gondola sells until 30 minutes before it stops running, which is the rule the operator publishes rather than a time. It also closes on national safety-inspection days, which have no schedule and so are not a rule here. Camp Greaves, listed alongside the gondola on the same fare page, is a separate facility with its own hours and its own closing days — including every Monday, which the gondola does not keep.
Time needed
Half day
Admission
Free
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Prices

Imjingak grounds · Imjingak Tourist Site · Adult(all ages)Free
Standard cabin round trip · Paju Imjingak Peace Gondola · Adult(middle-school age to under 65)₩12,000
Standard cabin round trip · Paju Imjingak Peace Gondola · Child(over 36 months through elementary school)₩10,000
Crystal cabin round trip · Paju Imjingak Peace Gondola · Adult(middle-school age to under 65)₩15,000
Crystal cabin round trip · Paju Imjingak Peace Gondola · Child(over 36 months through elementary school)₩13,000
Standard cabin round trip · Paju Imjingak Peace Gondola · Concession, on production of the relevant certificate. The operator's discount notice identifies these as seniors (65 and over), national merit holders and disabled visitors.₩10,000
Crystal cabin round trip · Paju Imjingak Peace Gondola · Concession, on production of the relevant certificate. The operator's discount notice identifies these as seniors (65 and over), national merit holders and disabled visitors.₩13,000
Standard cabin round trip · Paju Imjingak Peace Gondola · Paju residents, on production of ID showing a Paju address plus a residence certificate issued within six months. The discount notice on the same page also describes this as a proportional reduction, and computing it that way does not agree with the fare table. This row carries the fare table's figure.₩7,000
Crystal cabin round trip · Paju Imjingak Peace Gondola · Paju residents, on production of ID showing a Paju address plus a residence certificate issued within six months. The discount notice on the same page also describes this as a proportional reduction, and computing it that way does not agree with the fare table. This row carries the fare table's figure.₩9,000
Standard cabin round trip · Paju Imjingak Peace Gondola · Group(groups of 20 or more, adult)₩11,000
Crystal cabin round trip · Paju Imjingak Peace Gondola · Group(groups of 20 or more, adult)₩14,000
Standard cabin round trip · Paju Imjingak Peace Gondola · Child · parties of 20 or more(over 36 months to primary-school age)₩9,000
Crystal cabin round trip · Paju Imjingak Peace Gondola · Child · parties of 20 or more(over 36 months to primary-school age)₩12,000
Parking — light vehicles₩1,000
Parking — small and mid-size vehicles₩2,000Paju Tourism's Imjingak Pyeonghwa-Nuri page lists the same car park as 1,000 / 2,000 / 3,000 / 5,000 KRW, a mid-size band this page does not have.
Parking — large vehicles₩5,000

Source: Paju Tourism — Imjingak · · Imjingak Peace Gondola — fares ·

Accessibility and facilities

On the Imjingak Peace Gondola, the crystal cabin restricts walking poles, pushchairs and wheelchairs.

Imjingak Peace Gondola — conditions of carriage ·

Visiting rules

IdentificationAllowed with conditions
This rule applies to Peace Gondola ticket purchases. One member of the group may present identification to buy the tickets, and the gondola accepts a photograph of the ID.
Imjingak Peace Gondola — FAQ (ID for buying tickets) ·
PhotographyAllowed with conditions
Inside the gondola cabin, photographing the wire fence or any military unit is prohibited.
Imjingak Peace Gondola — conditions of carriage ·
PhotographyAllowed with conditions
Photography and video within the DMZ Peace Tour course, drones included, are prohibited outright.
Paju DMZ Peace Tour — visitor guide (ticket hours, closures, ID check, photography ban) ·

Nearby

Large DMZ letters outside the Third Infiltration Tunnel, with the DMZ exhibition hall and the monorail station behind

Third Infiltration Tunnel

The departure time you book decides how you go down. Paju marks each shuttle either monorail or on foot, and describes the walking route as cramped and steeply graded — which is why the operator publishes a list of who may be refused entry.

Paju Jangneung’s burial ground from above: a single mound inside its curved screen wall with a balustrade and no panels, and on the two terraces below it the civil and military figures, stone horses and stone lantern

Paju Jangneung Royal Tomb

The joint tomb of Injo and Queen Inyeol. When it was moved, the old stone figures were kept alongside newly carved ones, so seventeenth- and eighteenth-century tomb statuary stands side by side.

Gongneung from above: the path running straight from the red spirit gate at the bottom up to the T-shaped shrine, with the burial ground beyond it on a hill closed in by woods

Paju Samneung Royal Tombs

Gongneung, Sulleung and Yeongneung in one precinct. Of the three, only Sulleung was built to the full royal-tomb form — its occupant alone died holding the rank of queen.

Olleung head-on: the flagstone path running to the platform of the T-shaped shrine, and beyond it, up the grass slope under the pines, the mound and its stone figures

Olleung Royal Tomb

The tomb of Queen Dangyeong, Jungjong’s first queen. She was buried as a deposed consort and restored some 180 years later, at which point the grave became a royal tomb. It is one of the few Joseon royal tombs that charges no admission.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need ID to visit Imjingak?

Not for Imjingak itself. You do for anything that crosses into the Civilian Control Zone. The DMZ Peace Tour shuttle does not accept copies, screenshots or photographs of identification. By contrast, the Peace Gondola says one member of the group may present identification to buy the tickets and that a photograph of the ID is accepted. The two services have different rules, so check the latest guidance for the one you plan to use.

How much is the Imjingak Peace Gondola?

12,000 won return for an adult in a standard cabin and 15,000 in the crystal cabin; 10,000 and 13,000 for a child. Paju residents pay 7,000 and 9,000 with an ID and a residence certificate issued within six months.

What is the Freedom Bridge?

The bridge 12,773 prisoners of war crossed on foot returning south in 1953. It is a six-span timber flat bridge 83 m long and about 8 m high, built on the piers of a bombed Gyeongui Line rail bridge.

What is there for children?

Pyeonghwa-Nuri is a 20,000-capacity grass park with an open-air stage and large outdoor installations, including a hillside of around 3,000 pinwheels. It is free, and none of it requires ID.

Stories about this place

  • Paju DMZ Tour: Imjingak, Third Tunnel and Dora Observatory by Shuttle

    Imjingak is the last point you can reach without permission; the Third Tunnel and Dora Observatory lie inside the Civilian Control Line and are reached only on Paju City's DMZ Peace Tour shuttle from Imjingak. Booking a departure and the ID check, ticket-office hours and closing days, fares, and what to do if the tour is halted.

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