Gyeongju Five Royal Tombs
How to get there · bus numbers · admission · 2026
- In Korean
- 경주 오릉
- Admission (adult)
- ₩2,000
- Free guided tour
- Bus stop for this sight
- Gyeongju Hanbang Hospital
- Area
- Downtown
Bus to Gyeongju Five Royal Tombs
From Gyeongju Station (KTX)
No single city bus. Change buses, or take a taxi.
From the Express & Intercity Bus Terminal
Story · One king, five mounds
History
Tradition holds these are the tombs of Bak Hyeokgeose, founder of Silla, his queen Aryeong, and kings Namhae, Yuri and Pasa. Judging by their form, some scholars doubt who really lies here.
Legend
Seven days after Hyeokgeose rose to heaven, his body is said to have fallen to earth in five parts. When people tried to bury them together a great serpent stopped them, so they were buried apart, and the tombs were also called Sareung, the Serpent Tombs.
Aryeongjeong, a well inside the grounds, is said to be where Queen Aryeong was born, from the side of a rooster-dragon that appeared beside it. The baby had lips like a beak, which fell away when she was bathed in a stream, the story goes.
Quick answers
How do I get to Gyeongju Five Royal Tombs from the bus terminal?
Take bus 500 and get off at Tapri Village, 13 stops later. Buses 502 and 505 and 506 also go there.
How much is admission to Gyeongju Five Royal Tombs?
₩2,000 for adults.
How do I know when the bus to Gyeongju Five Royal Tombs comes?
Open Buses in the Gyeongju Guide app (Android) and choose where you are going. It lists direct buses and one-change trips from where you are, and the minutes until the next bus reaches your stop.
