When I was a student I went to school by subway line 2. Subway line 2 is the circle line across the Han River twice. I liked the moment crossing and seeing the Han River. I especially loved seeing the beautiful sunset from Han River. At the end of the day, it felt like I had a fruitful day on my way home with sunset. I still like to go to Hangang Park watching the view, especially to Yanghwa Hangang Park.
Yanghwa Bridge
Hangang has many bridges. Yanghwa Bridge is one of them. I often visit Yanghwa Bridge. There are a lot of enjoyable space near Yanghwa Bridge like Yanghwa Hangang Park, Seonyudo Park(Seonyu island) and Hangang viewing café at Yanghwa Bridge.
The best part about Yanghwa Bridge is that it has perfect accessibility. There is a bus stop on the bridge. It is very near from the subway station, Dangsan, line 2 or 9. Exit 4 of the subway station is directly connected to Yanghwa Hangang Park.
Hangang Observatory Café at Yanghwa Bridge
There are two cafes at Yanghwa Bridge.
Café Coffine Gurunaru is on both sides of the bridge. They have different views overlooking the Han rive, so it’s up to you to choose which side of river view to enjoy. I choose the side facing Seonyudo park at this time. It opens from 10:00 to 24:00.
The bus stop is right in front of the café. The bus stop is ‘Yanghwa Bridge View Café’. The bus numbers : 602, 604 (blus) / 5712, 6712, 6716 (green)
Inclined Elevator
When you want to go the opposite direction, you can take the inclined elevator next to café. It has good view looking out the window from the inclined elevator.
Under the Bridge
There are people who enjoy Wall painting or Gym Equipment. People riding a bike along Han River can either take a break in its shade.
I cross Han River by bus sometimes. I still enjoy seeing this large river while crossing Yanghwa Bridge. I hope you find some pleasure of Han River.
hi, thank you for making this post. i’ll be traveling to Seoul this January, and just wondering, is the area around Yanghwa Bridge tourist friendly? Also, what is the price range of the cafe you have stated in the post? thank you in advance!
Hi Izek, thanks for asking this! I checked and found that all the cafes on the bridges of Han River unfortunately closed last year. In the point of ‘tourist friendly’, Yanghwa bridge has easy accessbility to bus or subway and nice places to enjoy nearby like Seonyudo Park. Riverside can be quite cold in the winter, please make sure to wear warm clothing. Hope you enjoy the time in Seoul 😀
I’m glad to tell you that a new cafe has opened at Yanghwa bridge since May 2019. The cafe serves coffee, tee and beer. It costs around 5,000 won for a cup of coffee. It would be wonderful time with a nice view of the river, whatever you drink.