Bongeunsa Temple
Gangnam and Sinsa, Seoul
- Daily
- 5:00 to 22:00
Visit Gangnam lists 05:00 to 22:00 daily. Visit Seoul notes that use times can change with Buddhist services and prayer services. Templestay bookings are made separately through the Templestay site.
Source: visitgangnam.net, checked 13 Oct 2026.
A Seon Buddhist temple across the road from COEX, founded under the name Gyeonseongsa in the Silla period and moved to this site in the Joseon era. The grounds include Daeungjeon, the main hall, and a Seon hall.
Insider tip
The temple sits a minute's walk from Bongeunsa Station, so it fits between COEX and a Line 9 ride. Hours can shift around services and prayers.
What the guides say about Bongeunsa Temple
Across the road, Bongeunsa Temple is a Seon Buddhist temple open 05:00 to 22:00 daily, though times can shift around services.
What's on near Bongeunsa Temple
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Bongeunsa Temple, from the weekly Seoul events calendar.
Seoul Design Festival 2026
The festival's own page gives the dates as 26 to 29 Nov 2026. Venue and ticket price weren't on that page.
Seoul International Book Fair 2027
The fair's site gives 16 to 20 June 2027 at COEX Halls A and B. Admission price wasn't on the page.
Kiaf SEOUL 2027
The 2026 edition ran at COEX alongside Frieze Seoul, 2 to 5 September. Frieze's announcement says Kiaf Seoul stays at COEX in 2027. The 2027 dates haven't been announced.
Food Week Korea 2026 (21st Seoul International Food Industry Show)
Time 10:00 to 18:00 Station Samseong (Line 2), exit 5 or 6
Food industry show described by COEX as B2B2C. Open 10:00 to 18:00 on Nov 4 to 6 and 10:00 to 17:00 on Nov 7. Admission fee was not yet set on the page.
25th Seoul International Cafe Show
Time 10:00 to 18:00 Station Samseong (Line 2), exit 5 or 6
Nov 11 and 12 are business days. Nov 13 and 14 are public days. Nov 11 to 13 run 10:00 to 18:00 and Nov 14 runs 10:00 to 16:00, with last entry 30 minutes before closing.
Smaller local events nearby
Bongeunsa Zen tai chi (Tuesday, free) Activities
Tuesdays, 16 June to 29 December 2026. Next: Tue 3 Nov · Bongeunsa, Gangnam and Sinsa
A free day program of tai chi movement, motion meditation and seated meditation with a question-and-answer session, led by the monk Beopjeung. Booking is made on templestay.com up to one day ahead.
Free · 17:00 to 19:00 · Map · Source: Templestay (Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism) · 봉은사 선 태극권 [화요일]
2026 Seoul Wellness Travel Week Festival
On now, until 4 Nov · Bongeunsa Temple, Pilgyeongjae and other sites in Gangnam-gu
Week of wellness programmes around Bongeunsa Temple and elsewhere in Gangnam-gu. Times vary by programme, and the city's page points to seoulwellnesstravel.com for fees.
Varies by programme · Map · Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul festival portal · 2026 서울 웰니스 트래블위크
Nearby
Around Gangnam and Sinsa
Temple, library and underground malls around two big stations
Gangnam is the office and shopping core south of the Han River, and most of what a visitor does here is around Gangnam, Samseong or Seolleung stations. A Seon temple and a pair of UNESCO royal tombs sit between the towers. Garosu-gil in Sinsa is the tree-lined side.
Gangnam and Sinsa has 15 places on the Roam Seoul map: 4 landmarks, 3 shops, 3 museums, 2 palaces and temples, 1 K-pop spot, 1 cafe and 1 bathhouse. Read the Gangnam and Sinsa guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Bongeunsa Temple?
- 531 Bongeunsa-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
- What are the opening hours of Bongeunsa Temple?
- Daily 5:00 to 22:00. Visit Gangnam lists 05:00 to 22:00 daily. Visit Seoul notes that use times can change with Buddhist services and prayer services. Templestay bookings are made separately through the Templestay site.
- How do I get to Bongeunsa Temple?
- The nearest station is Bongeunsa (Line 9), exit 1. Bongeunsa Temple is in Gangnam and Sinsa, Seoul.
- How long do you need at Bongeunsa Temple?
- Plan for 1 hour.
- When is the best time to visit Bongeunsa Temple?
- Early morning.
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