See the Largest Mural In the World From The Wolmi Sea Train
Traveling a total of 6.1 kilometers at 10 kilometers an hour, the Wolmi Sea Train (월미바다열차) is said to be the longest urban tourist monorail in Korea. Looking for something fun to do in Incheon? Head to Wolmi Island and take the Wolmi Sea Train to get there. Once on the sea train, you can also take in the largest mural in Korea and visit a theme park!
If you’re looking for something to do this weekend in Korea, take a daytrip to Incheon’s Wolmi Island.
Here’s what you should know about the Wolmi Sea Train:
- How To Get There
- Basic Info
- What To Know About The Wolmi Sea Train
- The Wolmi Sea Train Stations
- The Largest Mural In The World
- Wolmi Theme Park (월미테마파크)
- Wolmido Ferry Cruise Ship
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How To Get There
Address: 6 Wolmi-ro, Jung-gu, Incheon (인천 중구 월미로 6)
Directions: Go to Incheon Subway Station and outside of exit 1 turn right to find the building just next to the subway station.
Basic Info
Hours: April – October: Friday – Sunday & Holidays: 10:00am ~ 9:00pm; Tuesday – Thursday: 10:00am ~ 6:00pm; November – March: Every day: 10:00am ~ 6:00pm
Days: Closed Mondays
Admission: Adults: W8,000; Youth (13-18): W6,000; Children: W5,000
- With your ticket, you can get on and off at the stations on the loop. You don’t have to just circle around. Feel free to disembark and re-embark.
Website: Wolmi Sea Train
- You can book tickets in advance on the website. Though you can most likely rock up and walk right in and get the next train. On peak weekends, the trains may book up completely. The first time we tried to go on the train, the next tickets we could get weren’t for an hour and a half so we got our tickets and then went to a café in Chinatown to wait. There is plenty to do nearby if you have to wait. Go and get your tickets first though if you’re visiting on a weekend just in case though.
What To Know About The Wolmi Sea Train
Designated as one of the 100 Must Visit Tour Spots by the Korea Tourism Organization, the trip takes 35 minutes and whisks you over Wolmi Island at a height of between 7 and 18 meters. The trains themselves aren’t huge with space for just 46 people.
There’s a guide that rides along and points out the various places on the island and nearby region to see from the windows as well. There are some great islands in Incheon that you can explore and Wolmi Island is one of the easiest to get to.
You can see the natural landscape of Wolmido Island, Wolmi Traditional Garden, Incheon Inner Harbor, the West Sea, and all the way to Incheon Daegyo Bridge and of course, you can’t miss the largest mural in the world.
The Wolmi Sea Train Stations
Wolmi Sea Station
This is the station that you’ll find first and and can purchase tickets at as it’s right outside of Incheon Subway Station. Across from Incheon Subway Station is Incheon’s Chinatown and the Songwol-dong Fairytale Village so enjoy those areas before or after you head to Wolmi. If you need to wait to get on the train, as can happen on peak weekends, just head into Chinatown for a bit. There’s plenty of good food to eat and scenery to take in there too.
Wolmi Park Station
Restricted for 50 years after the Korean War, citizens couldn’t visit this park for some time. Incheon City was able to reclaim the land from the Ministry of National Defense in 2001 and changed it to park and opened it to the public. From the train you can see the traditional garden and culture center where you can have traditional experiences.
Disembark and enjoy the park and then go to the observation deck at the top of Wolmi Park which is 23 meters high. This is a great little traditional area that makes for a pleasant place to walk around. It also has some great cherry blossoms to see which are more hidden than the super popular ones in Chinatown.
Wolmi Culture Street Station
Wolmi Culture Street is a 600 meter long seaside promenade with Korean raw fish restaurants and cafes that look out over the sea. The area was redesigned recently and is really nice to walk along. There are various culture events and festivals held here and you can also visit the very popular Wolmi amusement park.
One thing to note about the amusement park though, when you get off at the Wolmi Culture Street Station and walk out, you actually come to a smaller local carnival like place with rides before the more legit Wolmi Amusement Park.
If you want to make sure you’re at the right spot, just look for the GIANT ferris wheel. It’s huge. If you don’t see it, you’re not at the right amusement park. The local carnival like one that comes first is more popular with Korean teenagers though, so just have fun wherever you want on the island really. But the ferris wheel is worth a ride.
Museum Station
The Museum Station takes you to the Museum of Korea Emigration History. This is the last stop before the train loops back around to the first stop again.
The Largest Mural In The World
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest outdoor mural is 23,688.7 m² (254,983 ft²) and when you’re on the Wolmi Sea Train, you can see it in all its glory. Completed on September 20, 2018, the goal was to improve the exterior of the aging industrial facilities in the area.
The huge grain silos are 48 meters high, 168 meters long, and 31.5 meters wide. Seeing it from the Wolmi Sea Train is definitely the way to go because you just wouldn’t be able to take it all in from street level.
The city of Incheon commissioned 22 artists who used 865,400 liters of paint to create a story about a boy growing into an adult and going through the seasons of life shown on the sides of the silos as if they are a complete set of 16 books. Look for hints of the four seasons and read the spines as you go by on the sea train. On the front cover as you depart on the train, you’ll notice a boy climbing into the books and at the end, turn around to see an old man emerging. It’s a great mural to take in.
Wolmi Theme Park (월미테마파크)
A popular destination for Koreans and Korean teenagers, Wolmi Theme Park first opened in 1992 and was originally named My Land. Remodeled and reopened in 2009 as Wolmi Theme Park, there is a 115 meter high Ferris Wheel, 70 meter high Hyper Shoot Drop, Tagada Disco, and a two story Viking Ship.
Don’t picture anything like Lotte World, the world’s largest indoor theme park, Wolmi Theme Park is a much smaller sort of carnival-like experience. There are play areas for very young children up to adults but make sure you check what you want to ride and if your kids are tall enough to ride everything to make it worth it for you.
There are different ticketing options and, for us, we found it was better to get ticket packs for just a few rides rather than getting the unlimited ride option. You can walk in and see everything without tickets, so just peruse everything first.
- Address: 81 Wolmimunhwa-ro, Jung-gu, Incheon (인천광역시 중구 월미문화로 81)
- Hours: Weekdays: 10:00am ~ 8:00pm; Weekends & Public Holidays: 10:00am ~ 12:00am
- Admission: Unlimited Rides: W30,000; Individual tickets: Adults: W5,000; Children: W4,000; 4-Ticket Pack: Children: W15,000; 3-Ticket Pack: Adults: W15,000
- You can enter and walk around without paying anything at all. I recommend going in and scoping out the rides to see what you’re interested in riding.
- If you have a child under 130cm, I wouldn’t recommend getting the unlimited ride pass because they wouldn’t be able to ride enough things.
Wolmido Ferry Cruise Ship
One of the fun things that you might not realize you can do out from Wolmido Island is a Wolmido Ferry Cruise. Take an 80 minute cruise around Yeongjongdaegyo Bridge and Ara Waterway and then back to Wolmido Island. If you are looking to spend the day out in the area, do everything you can do! If you want to go full-fledge Korean, take some shrimp chips on the boat with you and feed the seagulls from the top.
- Buy Tickets: You can purchase tickets for the Wolmido Ferry Cruise Ship on Trazy.
- Times: 12:40pm; 2:40pm; 4:40pm
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