North Jeolla · South Korea
Iksan travel guide
Iksan is a city in North Jeolla, South Korea, home to about 271,000 people.
- Best months
- October
- Nearest airport
- KUV31 km · Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air Base
- Currency
- KRWwon
- Time zone
- Asia/Seoul
- Language
- Korean, Korean Sign Language
About
About Iksan
Iksan (Korean: 익산; Korean pronunciation: [ik̚.s͈an]) is a city and major railway junction in North Jeolla Province, South Korea.
Iksan is in the northwest of Jeollabuk-do, and Cheonhosan Mountain and Mireuksan Mountain form a beautiful mountain. It also has fertile plains. Train stations and roads are well constructed, making it a transportation hub. There is the largest precious metal complex in Korea in Iksan Industrial Complex, and the number of tourists visiting it is increasing every year. Iksan has a large annual temperature difference and monthly variation in precipitation, and coastal and mountainous climate characteristics are mixed.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Iksan
See
- Jewelry Museum
- National Iksan Museum
- Prison filming location
- Garam Literature Museum
- Wanggung-ri Relics Museum
- Mireuksa Temple Site
- Nabawi Cathedral
- Iksan Soil Castle
Do
- Experiencing Prisoners in Prison
- Experience making red pepper paste
- Iksan Jewelry Festival
- Chrysanthemum Festival
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When to go
The best time to visit Iksan
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Iksan are October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; August is the wettest, with about 279 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Iksan: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air Base (KUV), about 31 km from the city centre in a straight line; Gwangju Airport (KWJ, 92 km) and Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ, 99 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
Many of the Iksan's tourist destinations are sparsely separated from the city center and buses have few schedules. So using a taxi or renting a car can be a better option. During the weekends or holidays, there is a city tour bus that starts at Iksan Station (Timetable (in Korean), ₩4000 for adults).
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KUV · Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air Base
KWJ · Gwangju Airport
CJJ · Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513)
Questions
Iksan: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Iksan?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Iksan are October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; August is the wettest, with about 279 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Iksan?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Gunsan Airport / Gunsan Air Base (KUV), about 31 km from the city centre in a straight line; Gwangju Airport (KWJ, 92 km) and Cheongju International Airport/Cheongju Air Base (K-59/G-513) (CJJ, 99 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Iksan?
won (KRW).
Nearby
Destinations near Iksan
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.