Gwangbulsa

Gwangbulsa: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this temple: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.

Best time to visit Gwangbulsa

Season: Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds.

Busiest days: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Gwangbulsa — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.52330, 127.14460. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gwangbulsa

• Olympic Park · park · Songpa-gu · ~3 km · Must-see
• Seoul Baekje Museum · museum · Songpa-gu · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mongchontoseong Earthen Fortification · fort · Songpa-gu · ~3 km · Must-see
• SOMA Museum of Art · museum · Songpa-gu · ~3 km · Must-see
• Seoul Olympic Memorial Hall · museum · Songpa-gu · ~3 km · Must-see
• Pungnaptoseong · fort · Songpa-gu · ~3 km · Must-see
• 명성장로교회 · church · Gangdong-gu · ~3 km · Must-see
• 안양예술공원 인공폭포 · waterfall · Gangdong-gu · ~4 km · Must-see
• 광나루한강공원 · sanctuary · Songpa-gu · ~4 km · Must-see
• Songpa Naru Park · lake · Songpa-gu · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lotte World Tower · museum · Songpa-gu · ~5 km · Must-see
• Samjeondo Monument · fort · Songpa-gu · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lotte World · park · Songpa-gu · ~5 km · Must-see
• Amsa-dong Prehistoric Settlement Site · fort · Gangdong-gu · ~5 km · Must-see
• Achasanseong Fortress · fort · Guri-si · ~6 km · Must-see
• Buramsan · viewpoint · Gwangjin-gu · ~8 km · Must-see
• Asia Park · park · Songpa-gu · ~8 km · Must-see
• Seoul Children's Grand Park · park · Gwangjin-gu · ~8 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gwangbulsa

Other temples near Gwangbulsa

• Bongeunsa Temple · temple · Gangnam-gu · ~10 km · Must-see
• Gwaneumsa · temple · Gwanak-gu · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cheonggyesan Clear Forest Park · temple · Seocho-gu · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bongseonsa · temple · Nowon-gu · ~31 km · Must-see
• Yongjusa · temple · Hwaseong-si · ~46 km · Must-see
• Osan Gwollisa · temple · Osan-si · ~51 km · Must-see
• 고달사 · temple · Yeoju-si · ~59 km · Must-see
• Silleuksa Temple · temple · Yeoju-si · ~65 km · Must-see
• 무량사 · temple · Icheon-si · ~78 km · Must-see
• Cheonan Seongbulsa Temple · temple · Sejong · ~97 km · Must-see

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