Gyeonggi Province · South Korea
Pocheon travel guide
Pocheon is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, home to about 163,000 people.
- Best months
- October
- Nearest airport
- GMP52 km · Seoul Gimpo International Airport
- Currency
- KRWwon
- Time zone
- Asia/Seoul
- Language
- Korean, Korean Sign Language
About
About Pocheon
Among basic local governments in Gyeonggi-do, it is the third largest in area after Yangpyeong-gun and Gapyeong-gun, and is the largest among cities in Gyeonggi-do. Pocheon City is in the northeastern part of the metropolitan area. Geographically, it is the center of the Korean Peninsula and a transit point for inter-Korean connections, and it can be expected to serve as a historical hub city through exchanges such as inter-Korean cooperation projects and attracting major events.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Pocheon
See
- Baekwoon Valley
- Pocheon Banwol Art Hall
- Sanjeong Lake
- Sinbuk Spa (Resort)
- Suwon Mountain Observatory
- Pocheon Auraji Baegae Yongam
- Pocheon Banwolseong Fortress
- Pocheon Art Valley
- Korea National Arboretum
- Bidulginangpokpo Falls
- Pyunggang Land
- Cobu World Coin Museum
Do
- Herb Island Light Fairytale Festival
- Herb Island Carnival Festival
- Sanjeong Lake Sledding Festival
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When to go
The best time to visit Pocheon
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Pocheon are October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; July is the wettest, with about 389 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 Pocheon: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Seoul Gimpo International Airport (GMP), about 52 km from the city centre in a straight line; Incheon International Airport (ICN, 81 km) and Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) (WJU, 84 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Pocheon does not yet have a subway station. However, Pocheon Station is under construction as of 2024, and is scheduled to be connected to Seoul Subway Line 7 in 2026.
Getting around
There are no shared bicycles, but bicycles are available. About 60 city buses help people to travel around Pocheon City. If you can read Korean, consult the schedules. You can take a taxi at taxi stand. Basic fare of regular taxi is around ₩4,800. The taxi stand is near the bus station. When you move to another place where is hard to access, you can call a taxi. You can call kakao taxi or T-map taxi. Kakao taxi is easier to call than T-map taxi.
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GMP · Seoul Gimpo International Airport
ICN · Incheon International Airport
WJU · Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46)
Questions
Pocheon: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Pocheon?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Pocheon are October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; July is the wettest, with about 389 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Pocheon?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Seoul Gimpo International Airport (GMP), about 52 km from the city centre in a straight line; Incheon International Airport (ICN, 81 km) and Wonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) (WJU, 84 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Pocheon?
won (KRW).
Nearby
Destinations near Pocheon
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.