N Seoul Tower vs Seoul Sky: tickets, family costs and last entry

Regular admission

Standard observatory tickets checked October 17, 2026; discounts and packages excluded.

The adult-ticket difference is KRW 4,000. At N Seoul Tower, visitors aged 65+ also pay the KRW 23,000 child rate. Seoul Sky is compared here using its regular age-13+ adult ticket.

Two adults and one child

The admission-only difference for this family is KRW 14,000.

Namsan cable-car return tickets cost KRW 15,000 per adult and 11,500 per child. This family adds 41,500, making N Seoul Tower plus the cable car 122,500: 27,500 more than Seoul Sky admission alone. Other transport and meals are excluded.

Seoul Sky Fast Pass costs KRW 62,000 for all ages and is a different product from the 33,000 adult regular ticket. Aquarium packages are also excluded from the regular-ticket comparison.

Last entry comes before closing

N Seoul Tower opens 10:00–22:30 on weekdays and 10:00–23:00 on weekends/public holidays, with last entry 30 minutes before closing. Both 17 and 18 October are weekend dates. Seoul Sky’s official calendar shows 10:30 opening on both days, closing at 23:00 on the 17th and 22:00 on the 18th; ticketing and entry stop one hour earlier.

For example, reaching the observatory entrance at 22:15 on 17 October is after Seoul Sky’s entry cutoff but before N Seoul Tower’s listed cutoff. Reaching the bottom of Namsan is not the same as reaching the entrance; allow for travel and queues.

Namsan and Jamsil access

Private cars cannot be used for a trip straight to N Seoul Tower’s entrance. The operator advises nearby parking followed by the circular bus or walking. The 01A/01B buses connect from Chungmuro and Dongguk University stations.

Seoul Sky: Jamsil Station line 2 exits 1–2 or line 8 exits 10–11; 300 Olympic-ro (올림픽로 300), Songpa-gu, Lotte World Tower.

Choose N Seoul Tower if a Namsan walk fits your day, or Seoul Sky if your plans centre on Jamsil. For a late visit, calculate from last entry, not closing.

For food at Namsan, N Burger is named in the tower’s official restaurant list. In Jamsil, Lotte World Aquarium is an optional additional visit. The official observatory/aquarium package requires both visits on the same day; it is not included in these admission totals.