Theaters Nearby

  • CGV Yongsan (I-Park Mall)
  • Lotte Cinema (Yongsan Electronics Market)
  • Megabox (Express Bus Terminal)

Online Tickets

Most major movie theater chains have online ticketing options, but the sites may be difficult to navigate for foreigners and/or may only allow Korean debit or credit card holders to make purchases.

CGV

Partially in English, this is the easiest of the major theater sites to purchase tickets on directly from a theater. You will be able to select your seats and return/cancel your tickets up to 20 minutes before a show. Your Korean IBK debit card may be used for payment.

  1. Select the move in the left column, followed by the “type” of theater, e.g. All, 2D, IMAX, 3D, etc.
  2. Select the city in the center column and then the neighborhood. Cities or neighborhoods not available will not appear.
  3. Select the date in the next column. Dates not available will appear grayed out.
  4. Select a time in the right column. The green number indicates how many seats are available.
  5. Click large red Next button.
  6. Click Non-Member.
  7. Enter your details as appearing on your debit or ID card. Typically this is Last First Middle name.
  8. Enter your phone number.
  9. Enter your date of birth starting with Day DD, Month MM, then Year YY.
  10. Enter 4 numerical digits you will remember as your password. You may need this to cancel or look up your tickets online later.
  11. Re-enter the same 4 numerical digits.
  12. Check “I agree…” and click red Sign in button. If you take too long, it will sign you in but may refresh the page and require repeating steps 1-5 again.
  13. Select the number of adults and children on the People/Seats page.
  14. Select the seats by hovering over the first and clicking once. If you selected multiple types, e.g. children, hover and click again.
  15. Click red Next button.
  16. Select IBK as your card type (unless you have a non-school bank/card account).
  17. Enter your card number.
  18. Enter the first two digits of your debit card PIN code for password. This is the same code you use to withdraw cash from an ATM.
  19. Enter the expiration date.
  20. Enter your date of birth in the format on your Alien Registration Card (YYMMDD). For example, born February 16, 1985 you would enter: 850216
  21. Click big red Payment button.
  22. Copy and save, take a photo or print your reservation confirmation code.You may also be able to print your actual tickets. You will not receive an email or text message with your reservation code.
  23. At the theater, lookup and print your tickets using the reservation code. If you printed your tickets, you may enter the theater directly.

CineinKorea

An English website for expatriates to purchase movies ticket online for multiple theaters. A surcharge/handling fee will be added. PayPal may be used for payment.

  1. Select Seoul in the left-hand side menu
  2. Select the neighborhood under the theater brands.
  3. Select a time. There may be three different colored boxes: a light blue box indicates that many seats are left, yellow means there are fewer seats available, and red will show that you that will not have good seats.
  4. Complete the form that opens in a new window and click Go To Payment.
  5. Select a method of payment.
  6. After the payment has been verified, the company will send you a text message with the confirmation number for your tickets.
  7. When you arrive at the theater, use the confirmation number at an electronic kiosk or at the box office to pick up your tickets.