How Much Does Nami Island Cost?

Price table by age tier

The table lists every published tier. Discount tickets cover middle and high school students, severely disabled card holders, national merit holders and visitors aged 70 and over. Special tickets cover children aged 36 months to elementary school age.

Groups of 20 or more paying regular prices get 10 percent off the total, valid only with the regular ferry.

Reduced-price tickets are also sold for early-bird boarding before 08:00 and for late tickets bought after 18:01 from December to March or after 18:31 from April to November. The operator lists the condition but prints no price for it, so ask at the ticket office on the day.

What the ticket includes

Admission includes the ferry fare in both directions on the regular boat. Your ticket is technically a visa, because the owners declared the island the Naminara Republic with its own passport and currency.

Ferry schedule

Ferries run in the rain, and an icebreaker keeps them going when the river freezes unless a notice is posted. Extra sailings are added in cherry blossom, holiday and foliage seasons.

Peak season extras

In summer the last ferry runs at 21:30 on Fridays, Saturdays and days before public holidays during the peak holiday weeks. In autumn the first ferry leaves at 07:30 daily and the last runs at 21:30 on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays during the foliage weeks.

Motorboat alternative

The motorboat runs 09:00 to 18:00 seasonally, about April to November. It leaves when two or more people are aboard and carries up to five per boat. A motorboat-only ride from Gapyeong Wharf costs KRW 10,000 per person to Nami Wharf or KRW 15,000 to Meta Wharf, and you still buy an island ticket separately.

Why the ticket looks like a visa

The island runs as a fictional nation, the Naminara Republic, complete with flag, stamps, currency and passport. That is why the entrance ticket is framed as a visa rather than a simple entry fee.

Zip wire prices and rules

Buy tickets at the Zip Tower opposite the ticket office in the car park. Riders must be between 140 and 200 cm tall and 45 to 120 kg, and weight limits may change with the weather. Rides start at 8am with no appointments, and the wait can reach about 2 hours on busy days.

Is the zipline worth the extra cost?

The Family Course costs KRW 55,000 and covers the zipline, the island entrance fee and the ferry ride back. Against the KRW 19,000 ferry ticket, you pay roughly three times more for the view and the thrill.

Train and subway times

Gapyeong Station to the wharf is about 1.5 km, a 20 minute walk or 5 minutes by the No. 10-4 bus or a taxi.

Direct shuttle bus

A daily Seoul to Nami direct shuttle (operator Ktourstory, round trip only) leaves Hongik Univ Station Exit 4 at 09:00, Namsan Yejang in Myeongdong at 09:40 and DDP Station Exit 9 at 09:50, reaching Nami at 11:30. It returns from Nami at 16:30. Pets are not allowed.

Our comparable round-trip shuttle bus costs $23.81 per person.

Driving and parking

The wharf car park has 600 spaces and takes card payment only.

Bikes and island transport

The Bike Center is in the middle of the island, opens 09:00 to 18:00 weather permitting, and riding round the island takes about one hour. You cannot bring your own bicycle, e-bike, scooter or electric wheel on the ferry, though small children's trikes and balance bikes are allowed.

TreeGo and other activities

TreeGo runs weekends and public holidays only. The TreeCoaster limits riders to heights of 94 to 187 cm and weights of 20 to 100 kg. Water rides include the banana boat and swan paddle boats.

Biking and the water park, open from June 19 to late August, are listed as experiences without published prices on the general guide pages.

Lockers

Lockers outside the island behind the ticket office cost KRW 1,500 small and KRW 2,000 large, coins of KRW 500 only. Inside, near the Bike Center, they cost KRW 2,000 and KRW 3,000.

Sample day trip budgets

A day trip of about 8 hours covers most of the island. Prices below exclude food, which the sources do not price, so bring extra for meals and coffee.

Cheaper still, with a tour

If you would rather not deal with transfers, the Nami Island and Garden of Morning Calm tour costs $54 per person for 10 to 12 hours with free cancellation up to 24 hours, and the Alpaca World, Nami Island and rail bike tour costs $74 per person for 10 hours. For three stops in one day the Seoraksan, Nami Island and Garden of Morning Calm day trip runs $89.40 per person over 14 hours.

Where to buy tickets and saving money

You can buy at the gate, and booking platforms sell the same ticket with admission and round-trip ferry fares included, with discounted listed prices shown on the booking page. KTO lists the same official prices. Staying over?

Hotel Jeonggwanru rooms run KRW 148,000 to 238,000, bungalows KRW 280,000 to 440,000, and everything on the island shuts down around 8pm.

When prices are worth it most

Peak autumn color falls between the third week of October and the second week of November, and cherry blossoms usually bloom from mid-April to early May. Those weeks draw the biggest crowds, so arrive early and consider the early-bird reduced ticket for boarding before 08:00.

Who gets the most value

Families get the most from the child fare of 13,000 KRW and free entry for under-36-months, since bikes and the Story Tour Bus are cheap add-ons. Couples and photographers get the most in the autumn weeks from mid-October to early December, when ginkgo color peaks late October to mid-November. If you want more for your money in one day, the Nami Island, Petite France and Garden of Morning Calm tour adds two more stops for $78.10 per person.