Imjingak
임진각
Imjingak is the last place you can reach without permission. Everything beyond it — the tunnel, the observatory, the station — needs an ID check and a booked seat, and all three depart from here. Treat it as both a destination and a departure gate.
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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
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 | ₩2,000The city's DMZ tourism 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.
Visiting rules
- IdentificationAllowed with conditions
- Beyond the Civilian Control Line, entry is refused to anyone without ID, so carry your own identity document.
- Imjingak Peace Gondola — conditions of carriage ·
- 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 (photography ban, ID rules) ·
Nearby
Camp Greaves
A former US army base inside the civilian control line, two kilometres from the DMZ's southern limit. Visiting means applying to the military in advance and passing an ID check. The set the drama built is gone; what remains is the base itself.
Dora Observatory
What is on the other side is itemised rather than left vague: Songhaksan in Kaesong, the Kim Il-sung statue, Kijong-dong, the edge of Kaesong city and the Geumam-gol collective farm, with the Kaesong Industrial Complex visible on a clear day.
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 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.
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 and the gondola both check it, and neither accepts a photo or screenshot of an ID.
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.
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- Imjingak, the Third Tunnel and Dora Observatory: Two of the Three Are Shuttle-Only
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