Ice Skating Rinks Seoul Area    

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Ice Skating is available on rinks all over the outskirts of Seoul in the winter, as well in at some locations inside the city. Since skating is a popular activity here, rink is quite crowded particularly during the Korean school winter breaks. You can buy ice-skates at reasonable prices in many locations including Dongdaemun Market. They are also available for rent at some rinks.

Lessons are offered at many of the rinks. Figure skating instructors can also easily be found as well.
For information, including directions, on any of the sites listed below, you can contact 120 ext 9 (Seoul City) or 02-1330 (Korea Tourism Organisation).

INDOOR YEAR-ROUND RINKS:
Bundang Olympic Sports Center  has an indoor rink that offers a wide range of skating options including, speed skating, figure skating and ice hockey lessons. There’s also a skate-blade repair shop on site as well as a skate rental shop. Hours: 10AM to 6Pm Weekdays and 9AM to 4PM Weekends. Admission: W5,500 Adults, W5,000 Students and W4,500 Children (must be over 5 y-o-a). Rentals: skates W3,000, helmets W1,000. Tel: 031-708-7486. Getting There: take the Bundang subway line to Seohyeon station exit #2, then take the escalator to the second floor of the Samsung Plaza building and walk about 10 minutes or take a taxi for about 5 minutes. Buses 2, 2-1, 16-1, 17-1, 6, 200, 909, 910 stop nearby. Free parking is available in the parking lot below. Website: Korean only.

Korea University Ice Skating Rink is an indoor rink open to the public all year-round. Hours: 2-6PM. During school break periods  (mid-July - end of August / mid-December - end February) 1-6PM. Cost W5,000 adults/W4,000 children. Rentals W3,000. To get there, take Line 6 to Korea University Station and go out Exit #3, then take bus #20 and get off at the Korea University bus stop. 

Lotte World  has a giant fully enclosed hockey sized ice skating rink that is open year-round on floor B3 of the Lotte World shopping complex (Jamsil Station Lines 2 and 8 Exit 3). Hours are from around 10:30AM to 10PM. The cost for 3 hours skating ranges from around W5,000 for children to about W10,000 for adults - additional time is around W1,000/30 minutes. Skates rent for around W5,000.

Tancheon Sports Complex in Seongnam Gyeonggi-do has an indoor ice rink that offers a full-range of activities from speed skating to figure skating to ice hockey. Hours: 9AM to 5:30PM Weekdays and 10AM to 4:50PM Weekends. Admission: W3,000 Adults, W2,500 Students and W2,000 Children. Rental (skates, helmets) from W500 to W3,000. Tel. 031-725-7140.  Located on the other side of Tancheon from Yatap Station in Bundang.  

OUTDOOR RINKS:
(Seoul) City Hall Square public outdoor skating rink erected every December in front of Seoul City Hall. Generally closes around mid-February. Hours usually from 10AM to 10PM weekedays, 11PM weekends. Cost is W1,000/hours including skate rental. Info 3210-1267/8 (may be Korea only, if so try 120 ext 9). Online reservations offered. Instructors for skating lessons usually available. Getting There: City Hall Station (Subway Line No. 1 or 2) Exit No. 4.

Garden 5 Ice Skating Rink is located in front of the Life building within the Garden 5 Complex in Songpa, Seoul. The rink is an excellent venue for night skating. Hours: 10AM to 10PM. Admission: W2,000 Adults and W1,000 teens and children. Skates rent for W1,000 and beginner skating clases are W20,000/person. Tel: 02-2157-4089. Getting there: take line 8 to Jangji Station, Stop 819.

Grand Hyatt Hotel in Itaewon converts its outdoor pool into a skating rink from December to March. Tel: 02-799-8112. The rink is open to the public as well as to guests. Skating lessons are available. The cost of using the rink and skate rental is considerably higher than some of the other locations, especially the public ones. However, the rink is less crowded. The rink offers a beautiful night view of the city.

Gwacheon Sports Complex also has a skating rink and offers lessons, from learning to skate to figure skating, etc. (website in Korean only). Tel: 500-1320 (expect Korean-only speaker). Getting there: Take line 4 to Government Complex stop 439, exit 9.

Hangang Riverside Park has two rinks that operate for a short period in winter. Jamsil area in Songpa can be accessed via Sincheon Station, line 2, stop 217, Exit 7.

Mokdong Ice Rink is very popular and affordable. To get there go to Omokgyo Station on Line 5 (stop 521), take exits 2/3 and then walk about 10 minutes. Tel: 2649-8454 re lessons (Korean-speaker only probably). The rink is part of a huge sports complex. (website Korean only) Venue Tel: 02-2649-8455/6 (Korean speaker).

Olympic Park Ice Skating Rink is an outdoor rink open from December to mid-February. Hours: 9AM to 9PM Weekdays, 10PM Weekends. About W1,000 for 90 minutes includes rentals.To get there, take subway Line 8 to Mongchontoseong station Exit #1, then take green bus #2412 or 2413 and get off at the Peace Plaza bus stop. 

Sangam Ice Skating Rink  is located at World Cup Park Pyeonghwa Square in Seongsan-2-dong, Mapo-Gu. Tel: 02-308-7442. Hours: 10AM to 10PM. Admission: W1,000/hour. Children under 4 y-o-a not admitted. The rink offers skating lessons for beginners and those at intermediate and advanced levels for W50,000, including skate rentals. There are five lessons in each session. Sledding facilities also available. Getting there; take line 6 to stop 619, World Cup Stadium.

Walker Hill Hotel Ice Skating Rink is open from December to mid-February. Hours: Noon to 9PM weeknights, 10Pm weekdays. Skate rental around W12,000 with rink time W20,0000 weekdays or W30,000 weeknights. Children W14,000 and W20,000. To get there take subway line 5 to Gwangnaru station exit #1, and then take the complimentary Walkerhill Hotel shuttle bus (departs every 20 minutes) or a taxi to the Sheraton Walker Hotel.

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Photo: Seoul Plaza Ice Rink