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Navigate with Naver Map
Naver Map (네이버 지도) is the most widely-used navigation system in Korea that is both web and app-based, also available in English, Chinese and Japanese in the app version. As the full functionalities of Google Maps aren't available in Korea, Naver Map is an essential app to get around Seoul. Although the app doesn't offer a fully English user interface, its crucial functions are simple enough to use for global users.
This guide includes links of saved Naver Map locations of each category. To access and save the shared maps, please follow the instructions below to download and sign up with Naver Map to make the best use of the app and its functions.
Addresses in Korea
In Korea, addresses in English are written starting with specific information (floor, building number and street), moving on to more general information (city, district and province). The street number goes before the street name. Street names typically end in -daero (boulevard, over 8 lanes), -ro (street, 2-7 lanes) or -gil (road, others). Visitors can find information on the right image on all buildings in Korea.
For example, below is the address for COEX:
513 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Building number: 513
Street: Yeongdong-daero
District: Gangnam-gu
City: Seoul
Certain addresses in smaller roads such as Thaddaeus Ropac Seoul may have a more specific building number with a hyphen.
2F, 122-1 Dokseodang-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
Floor: 2
Building number: 122-1
Street: Dokseodang-ro
District: Yongsan-gu
City: Seoul
Getting Started
To get started using Naver Map, simply download the app from either the App Store or Google Play Store. The app will automatically be set up in the system language of your mobile device out of the four languages offered. To change the language, follow the steps below.
Signing in
To save locations and to access and save the shared maps in each page of this guide, you must create a Naver account and sign in. We recommend signing up directly with Naver as the Facebook and Apple sign-in options may not be available when trying to access and save our shared maps. To sign up for a Naver account, follow the steps below.
Accessing and Saving Seoul Guide Maps
To help visitors explore every nook and cranny of Seoul, we have put together maps in each category of this guide that you can access and save to your own Naver Map app. This guide will take you through the process as it redirects you to the web version of Naver Map and is only available in Korean. To access and save the maps on Naver Map, follow the steps below.
Navigating
With Naver Map you can get walking, public transportation and driving directions, as well as discover new locations by searching words like 'restaurant', 'subway', 'museum', etc. Your search history will be saved in your app and you can save locations to your favourites.
While you can sometimes search in English, names of many locations will only be searchable in Korean. Certain locations with English names may display a different spelling due to auto-generated translations of English names written out phonetically in Korean (e.g. Andaz Seoul Gangnam (안다즈 서울 강남) is displayed as Andajeu Seoul Gangnam). To make your search easier, this guide includes both the Korean and English names of all places mentioned in each page.
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