Why go
- City in Gyeonggi, South Korea.
- Served by Haeju Airfield.
History
Gimpo is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It borders Incheon, with which it shares the South Korean side of the Han River estuary, as well as Seoul and the lesser cities of Paju and Goyang. North Korea is across the Han River. The current mayor is Jeong Hayoung. The city's population of more than 300,000 is made up of more than 71,000 households.
Restaurants & places to go
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: 24/7 Features: takeaway · 289 서곶로, 인천광역시, 22727 · istarbucks.co.kr
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 00:00-24:00 Features: takeaway · 265 서곶로, 인천광역시 · mcdonalds.co.kr
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Coffee Shop cafe · 390 회동길 · gong-cha.co.kr
Burger, Chicken, Fast Food · Burger/Chicken fast food · 133 와석순환로 · momstouch.co.kr
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Coffee Shop cafe · 7-13 와석순환로172번길 · mega-mgccoffee.com
Donut, Coffee Shop, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · 131 양지로 · dunkindonuts.co.kr
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Features: takeaway · 111 양지로 · twosome.co.kr
Chicken, Fast Food · Chicken fast food · 369-27 미래로 · 60chicken.co.kr
292 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
Seoul Incheon Airport (ICN) 29 km to the centre
Seoul, 28, KR — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 66 airlines (Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, All Nippon Airways, China Southern Airlines…) · direct flights to 131 destinations incl. Bangkok, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Cebu, Fukuoka… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 66 airlines, 131 direct destinations
- Korean Air KE (777-200, 737-800, A330-300, 73J, A330-200, 777-300ER…) · 93 routes: Abu Dhabi, Agana, Akita, Amsterdam, Aomori, Atlanta, Auckland, Babelthuap, Bangkok, Beijing, Brisbane, Cebu, Changcha, Cheju, Chiang Mai, Chicago, Colombo, Dalian, Dallas-Fort Worth, Danang, Denpasar, Dubai, Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Houston, Huangshan, Istanbul, Jakarta, Jinan, Kagoshima, Kanazawa, Kathmandu, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Kunming … +53 more
- Asiana Airlines OZ (A321, A330-300, 767-300, A320, 777-200, 777-200LR…) · 81 routes: Abu Dhabi*, Alma-ata, Angeles City, Babelthuap, Bangkok, Beijing, Cebu, Changcha, Changchun, Cheju, Chengdu, Chicago, Chongqing, Dalian, Danang, Delhi, Denpasar, Doha*, Frankfurt, FSZ, Fukuoka, Guangzhou, Guilin, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Harbin, Hiroshima, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Huangshan, Istanbul, Jakarta, Jinan, Kaohsiung, Khabarovsk, Kota Kinabalu, Kumamoto, Lijiang, London … +41 more
- All Nippon Airways NH (A321, A320, 767-300, A330-300, 777-200, 777-200LR…) · 15 routes: FSZ*, Fukuoka*, Hiroshima*, Kumamoto*, Matsuyama*, Miho*, Miyazaki*, Nagoya*, Okinawa*, Osaka*, Sendai*, Takamatsu*, Tokyo*, Tokyo*, Toyama*
- China Southern Airlines CZ (A321, A320, 737-800, 73J, A319, 737-800) · 12 routes: Beijing, Changcha, Changchun, Dalian, Guangzhou, Harbin, Mudanjiang, Shanghai, Shenyang, Wuhan, Yanji, Zhengzhou
- Delta Air Lines DL (777-300ER, 777-200, A380, 747-400, A330-300, 737-800) · 12 routes: Atlanta*, Chicago*, Dallas-Fort Worth*, Detroit, Honolulu*, Las Vegas*, Los Angeles*, New York, San Francisco*, Seattle*, Siem-reap*, Washington*
- Air China CA (A321, 737-800, 330, 767-300) · 11 routes: Beijing, Chengdu*, Chongqing, Dalian*, Hangzhou, Hefei, Jinan*, Qingdao, Tianjin, Yanji, Yantai
- Jin Air LJ (737-800) · 11 routes: Agana, Angeles City, Bangkok, Cebu, Chiang Mai, Hong Kong, Macau, Nagasaki, Okinawa, Sapporo, Vientiane
- Jeju Air 7C (737) · 10 routes: Agana, Bangkok, Cebu, Fukuoka, Hong Kong, Manila, Nagoya, Osaka, Qingdao, Tokyo
- China Eastern Airlines MU (A320, A330-200, A321, 73J) · 9 routes: Changcha, Guilin, Kunming, Nanjing, Qingdao, Shanghai, Wuhan*, Xi'an*, Yantai
- Japan Airlines Domestic JL (737-800, A330-300, 777-200, A330-200, 737-900, 777-300…) · 8 routes: Fukuoka*, Kagoshima*, Kanazawa*, Nagoya*, Niigata*, Osaka*, Sapporo*, Tokyo
- Eastar Jet ZE (737-800) · 6 routes: Bangkok, Hong Kong, Jinan, Kota Kinabalu, Osaka, Tokyo
- Turkish Airlines TK (A321, 330, A330-300, A340-300, 767-300, 777-200…) · 6 routes: Fukuoka*, Hiroshima, Istanbul, Nagoya*, Sydney*, Vladivostok
- United Airlines UA (747-400, A321, A330-300, 737-800, 777-200LR, 777-300ER) · 6 routes: Los Angeles*, New York*, San Francisco, Seattle*, Siem-reap*, Tokyo
- Thai Airways International TG (777, 330, 777-300) · 5 routes: Bangkok, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Phuket, Taipei
- Tway Airlines TW (737) · 5 routes: Bangkok, Fukuoka, Jinan, Saga, Sapporo
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A319, 737, A330-300) · 4 routes: Khabarovsk, Moscow, Vladivostok, Yuzhno-sakhalinsk
- Air India Limited AI (777-300ER, A330-300, 787-8) · 4 routes: Delhi*, Hong Kong, San Francisco*, Singapore*
- BusinessAir 8B (767-300) · 3 routes: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket
- Cebu Pacific 5J (A320, 330) · 3 routes: Cebu, Kalibo, Manila
- Philippine Airlines PR (A320, A321, 330) · 3 routes: Cebu, Kalibo, Manila
- Shandong Airlines SC (737-800, A321) · 3 routes: Jinan, Qingdao, Yantai
- US Airways US (777-300ER, 777) · 3 routes: Dallas-Fort Worth, San Francisco, Singapore
- Vietnam Airlines VN (A321, 330, A330-200) · 3 routes: Danang, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
- Zest Air Z2 (A320) · 3 routes: Cebu, Kalibo, Manila
- Air Canada AC (A330-300, 767-300, 777) · 2 routes: Bangkok*, Vancouver
- American Airlines AA (737, 777) · 2 routes: Dallas-Fort Worth, Tokyo
- Cathay Pacific CX (A340-300, 777-200, 777-300, A330-300, 777-300ER) · 2 routes: Hong Kong, Taipei
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (A330-300, 777-200, 787-8) · 2 routes: Bangkok*, Hong Kong
- EVA Air BR (A330-200, A330-300, M90) · 2 routes: Kaohsiung, Taipei
- Garuda Indonesia GA (A330-200, A330-300) · 2 routes: Denpasar, Jakarta
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A340-600, 74H) · 2 routes: Frankfurt, Munich
- Malaysia Airlines MH (A330-300, 737-800) · 2 routes: Kota Kinabalu*, Kuala Lumpur
- Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ (777-300ER, A330-300) · 2 routes: San Francisco, Singapore
- Air Astana KC (767) · 1 route: Alma-ata
- Air Foyle GS (A321) · 1 route: Tianjin
- Air France AF (777-200, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Paris
- Air Macau NX (A319, A320, A321) · 1 route: Macau
- Air Tahiti Nui TN (A330-300) · 1 route: Tokyo
- AirAsia X D7 (330) · 1 route: Kuala Lumpur
- Alitalia AZ (747-400) · 1 route: Milano*
- Arrow Air JW (A320) · 1 route: Tokyo
- British Airways BA (777) · 1 route: London
- China Airlines CI (A330-300, 737-800) · 1 route: Taipei
- Czech Airlines OK (A330-300) · 1 route: Prague
- Emirates EK (A380) · 1 route: Dubai
- Etihad Airways EY (345, A340-600) · 1 route: Abu Dhabi
- Finnair AY (A330-300) · 1 route: Helsinki
- Hawaiian Airlines HA (A330-200) · 1 route: Honolulu
- Hong Kong Express Airways UO (A320) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Kenya Airways KQ (A330-200) · 1 route: Nairobi*
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (330, 74M) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- Lao Airlines QV (A320) · 1 route: Vientiane
- Mandarin Airlines AE (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Kaohsiung
- MIAT Mongolian Airlines OM (767-300) · 1 route: Ulan Bator
- Myanmar Airways International 8M (737, 767) · 1 route: Yangon
- Peach Aviation MM (A320) · 1 route: Osaka
- Qantas QF (777-200) · 1 route: Sydney*
- Qatar Airways QR (A330-300) · 1 route: Doha
- S7 Airlines S7 (A320) · 1 route: Vladivostok*
- Sat Airlines HZ (737) · 1 route: Yuzhno-sakhalinsk
- Scoot TZ (777-200) · 1 route: Taipei
- Shanghai Airlines FM (737-800) · 1 route: Shanghai
- Shenzhen Airlines ZH (737-800) · 1 route: Shenzhen
- Sichuan Airlines 3U (A321) · 1 route: Chengdu
- Uzbekistan Airways HY (767-400, 767) · 1 route: Tashkent
- Xiamen Airlines MF (737-800, 737-800, 73J) · 1 route: Xiamen
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Gimpo International Airport (GMP) 9.2 km to the centre
Seoul, 11, KR — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 14 airlines (Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, All Nippon Airways…) · direct flights to 13 destinations incl. Cheju, Osaka, Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 14 airlines, 13 direct destinations
- Korean Air KE (737-800, 777-200, 737-900, 747-400, 777-300, 73J) · 11 routes: Beijing, Busan, Cheju, Kwangju, Osaka, Pohang, Sacheon, Shanghai, Tokyo, Ulsan, Yeosu
- Asiana Airlines OZ (A320, A330-300, A321, 734, 735, 767-300) · 10 routes: Beijing, Busan*, Cheju, Kwangju, Osaka, Pohang, Shanghai, Tokyo, Ulsan, Yeosu
- Jeju Air 7C (737, 737-800) · 3 routes: Cheju, Nagoya, Osaka
- All Nippon Airways NH (A321, 777, 777-300ER) · 2 routes: Osaka*, Tokyo
- Eastar Jet ZE (737, 737-800) · 2 routes: Cheju, Taipei
- Japan Airlines Domestic JL (767, 737-800) · 2 routes: Osaka, Tokyo
- Tway Airlines TW (737) · 2 routes: Cheju, Taipei
- Air China CA (A330-300, 737-800) · 1 route: Beijing
- China Airlines CI (737-800) · 1 route: Taipei
- China Eastern Airlines MU (A321) · 1 route: Shanghai
- China Southern Airlines CZ (A321) · 1 route: Beijing
- EVA Air BR (A321) · 1 route: Taipei
- Jin Air LJ (737-800) · 1 route: Cheju
- Shanghai Airlines FM (A330-300) · 1 route: Shanghai
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Haeju Airfield 93 km to the centre
Haeju, 05, KP — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day.
Paju (G-110) Airport 18 km to the centre
Paju, 41, KR
Nogok-ri Airfield (G-130) 46 km to the centre
Nogok-ri, 41, KR
Nuchon Ni Highway Strip 79 km to the centre
Nuchon Ni, 05, KP
Getting there by ferry
Ara Gimpo Passenger Terminal
Ferry terminal · 6.6 km from the centre
Ara West Sea lock gate Certification Center
Ferry terminal · 12 km from the centre
Hangang Bus Magok Terminal
Ferry terminal · 12 km from the centre
Hangang Bus Manwon Terminal
Ferry terminal · 17 km from the centre
Yeongjong Ferry
Ferry terminal · 18 km from the centre
Wolmi Ferry Terminal
Ferry terminal · 19 km from the centre
정서진호
Ferry route
Hangang Bus
Ferry route
Hangang Bus (Rapid-Line)
Ferry route
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Haeju Airfield; 9 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Ara Gimpo Passenger Terminal, 6.6 km); routes include 정서진호, Hangang Bus, Hangang Bus (Rapid-Line).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Gimpo, Korea. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Intercity coach
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
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