The white Yeongdo Lighthouse and its exhibition building on the cliff edge above the sea

Taejongdae Park

Taejongdae Cliffed Coast · 태종대

Today

The Danubi Train is not running because of safety inspections. Instead, a free circular bus runs Wednesday–Sunday, 09:30–17:30 (closed Monday and Tuesday). Free tickets for each run are handed out first-come, first-served at the ticket office, and you can get on and off freely at the observatory, the lighthouse and Taejongsa Temple. It stops running in rain or typhoons.

Why go

At the southern tip of Yeongdo, sheer cliffs and strangely shaped rocks meet the sea. You can walk forest paths of black pine looking down over the Korea Strait, and on a clear day you can see as far as Tsushima Island, about 56km away. There is no admission fee.

Admission

Free

Highlights

Getting there

Line 1 Nampo Station · Exit 6
Line 1 Busan Station · Exit 7

부산광역시 영도구 전망로 24

Make a taxi card

Where next

Jagalchi Fish MarketBus

Photos

The round glass Taejongdae Observatory perched on top of a sheer rock cliff

Tips

The park opens at 04:00 in March–October and 05:00 in November–February, and you can stay until 24:00. However, coastal areas such as the pebble beach by the lighthouse are closed off from around 8 in the evening because of military operations.
Sinseon Rock and Mangbuseok are currently closed to visitors because of the risk of falling rocks and collapse along the access path.
By public transport, take bus 8, 17, 30, 88 or 186 from opposite Lotte Department Store near exit 6 of Nampo Station on Line 1, or bus 17, 88 or 101 near exit 7 of Busan Station, and get off at the Taejongdae stop.

Show details

Address: 부산광역시 영도구 전망로 24
Hours: Jan–Feb · Nov–Dec 05:00–24:00Mar–Oct 04:00–24:00
Admission: Free