Day trip

Panmunjeom Joint Security Area

DMZ, Seoul

Address
148-40 Imjingak-ro, Munsan-eup, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do

Source: english.visitkorea.or.kr, checked 13 Oct 2026.

Blue meeting huts and the Panmungak building at Panmunjeom Joint Security Area
Photo: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

The JSA can be visited only on a tour arranged through an operator designated by the United Nations Command. Visitors aged 7 and under aren't admitted.

Time needed 3 hours
Best time Tour days only

Insider tip

Getting there: tours leave from the Imjingak area and take about 3 hours. Bring a passport or alien registration card, and check the official site (panmuntour.go.kr) for whether tours are running before you plan around it.

What the guides say about Panmunjeom Joint Security Area

Panmunjeom Joint Security Area can be visited only on a tour arranged through an operator designated by the United Nations Command.

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Nearby

The 3rd Tunnel Day trip · 6.5 km away One of the infiltration tunnels dug under the DMZ, open to visitors by guided tour from Imjingak. Dora Observatory Day trip · 6.5 km away A viewing point near the Military Demarcation Line, reached only as part of the DMZ Peace Tour that leaves from Imjingak Pavilion. Imjingak Day trip · 9.2 km away Imjingak in Paju sits about 7 km from the DMZ and about 56 km from Seoul City Hall. Odusan Unification Observatory Day trip · 20.2 km away An observatory in Paju at the meeting point of the Han and Imjin rivers, looking across to North Korea. Korean Film Archive (KOFA) Sangam Museum · 45.9 km away The Sangam home of the Korean Film Museum and Cinematheque KOFA, in the Digital Media City complex. Noeul Park Park · 46.5 km away A free park next to Haneul Park on the same landfill hill.

Good to know

What is the address of Panmunjeom Joint Security Area?
148-40 Imjingak-ro, Munsan-eup, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do.
How long do you need at Panmunjeom Joint Security Area?
Plan for 3 hours.
When is the best time to visit Panmunjeom Joint Security Area?
Tour days only.

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