Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP)

• Line 2
• Line 4
• Line 5

Getting there

Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station (Lines 2, 4, 5), Exit 1 — connected directly to the building

Hours

Outdoor plaza and park always open. Exhibition halls generally 10:00–19:00 (longer on some days); design shops until about 22:00. Times change by exhibition

Closed

Exhibition halls usually closed Mondays; the building exterior and park are open every day

Tickets

Free to walk around; some exhibitions are paid

Eat nearby

• Gwanghui-dong Central Asian Street — Uzbek samsa and flatbread, lamb shashlik, Russian and Mongolian restaurants, a few minutes' walk from DDP
• Dongdaemun dakhanmari alley near Dongdaemun Station — a whole chicken simmered at your table, finished with noodles
• Late-night snacks around the Dongdaemun fashion malls, which stay open until around midnight

Tip

• Come around sunset. You'll see the silver curves in daylight, then the lights come on, and the nearby fashion malls are busiest in the evening.
• Exhibition hours and closed days change with each show, so check ddp.or.kr first. Walking around the outside and the history park is free any time.
• The wholesale fashion buildings open late at night for shop owners buying in bulk. Tourist-friendly malls like Doota keep regular hours until about midnight.

Checked 2026-09-27. Hours and prices change, so confirm before you go.