The whole of the Gwangalli night view is the hour the bridge LEDs come on. Arrive without knowing it and you are looking at a dark sea.
Lighting times
- Weekdays 19:00-23:00
- Weekends until 23:30
- Festival days until midnight
- A laser show every Saturday, 19:30-22:00
Five viewpoints
- Gwangalli Beach itself — head-on, free, five minutes from Gwangan Station
- The Bay 101 in Millak-dong — a diagonal view with a yacht marina and cafes, the most photogenic of the five
- The bridge's south end — looking down from above
- A night-view cafe terrace
- The SK View rooftop — residents only
The three-hour route
- 17:30 arrive at Gwangan Station, walk the beach for sunset, around 18:00
- 18:30 dinner on the beachfront — sashimi and seafood or gomjangeo eel, 15,000-30,000 won
- 19:00 lights on; take the first shot from the sand
- 20:00 The Bay 101 — a 15-minute walk
- 21:00 a cafe terrace → 22:00 home, or on to Haeundae (15 minutes by taxi)
What makes this order work is putting dinner between sunset and the lighting. That way you get both.
Parking, and bringing guests
Public parking is about 1,000 won an hour, and The Bay 101 gives one hour free.
With foreign guests, The Bay 101 is the first pick — English menus and card payment.
Shooting tips for each spot are on the WeBring blog.