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How can I visit the DMZ, and can I go to Panmunjom (JSA)?

Short answer

The easiest official option is Paju City's DMZ Peace Tour from Imjingak (it includes the 3rd Tunnel). Book on the official site dmz.paju.go.kr (English menu at the top right) or buy at Imjingak, and bring your original passport. Panmunjom (JSA) visits have been suspended since 18 July 2023.

What to do
  1. Pick a day: the Paju DMZ Peace Tour is closed on Mondays, on public holidays that fall on weekdays, and on Seollal and Chuseok days.
  2. Book on the official site dmz.paju.go.kr (switch to English at the top right) or buy at Imjingak. On-site tickets are sold 9:00–14:30 and often sell out early.
  3. Bring your original passport. Copies, photos and screenshots are not accepted, and a passport past your permitted stay is refused.
  4. Your whole group must be at Imjingak before tickets can be issued. Children need an adult with them.
  5. Or join a tour run by a travel agency from Seoul; agencies arrange the transport and a guide.

If that doesn't work

  • The Paju tour has no guide of its own. If you want explanations in your language, go with a tour agency or bring your own guide.
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  • Photos and video, including drones, are banned on the tour course.
  • Tours can be cancelled without notice because of security or weather, even if you booked.
  • Entry to the 3rd Tunnel can be refused for people with limited mobility, heart or breathing conditions, or who have been drinking.
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Getting to Imjingak from Seoul

🚆 Train Gyeongui–Jungang Line • Board in Seoul at: – Seoul Station Line 1 Line 4 AREX – Yongsan Line 1 – Gongdeok Line 5 Line 6 AREX – Hongik Univ. Line 2 AREX – Digital Media City Line 6 AREX • Get off at: Munsan Station (take a train bound for "Munsan") • At Munsan: shuttle train to Imjingang → Imjingang Station → walk to Imjingak (or village bus 058A·058B → Imjingak) • Shuttle trains are infrequent → check the timetable first 🚌 Bus • Bus 9710: Gwanghwamun → Munsan Station (Hanjin 1-cha stop) • Munsan Station Exit 1: village bus 058A·058B → Imjingak • Village buses are infrequent too → check the timetable 🎫 The DMZ tour leaves by shuttle bus from the Imjingak ticket office

Panmunjom (JSA)

Official notice from the Ministry of Unification Panmunjom Tour Support Center: “Panmunjom tours have been temporarily suspended since a US soldier crossed into North Korea on 18 July 2023. We will announce when tours resume after consultation with the UN Command and other relevant agencies. For other questions, call the Panmunjom Tour Support Center call center (1588-8889, 08:00–17:00).” (Checked 3 November 2026: notice unchanged.)

Price

Paju City says foreign visitors get no discount on the tour fee. Check the current price on the booking site. Ticket office: 031-954-0303 / 031-954-0640. Information: 031-953-4744 / 031-950-1974.

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