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Gangnam Station Smoking Areas — Exit 7–8 Smoking Booth and Seocho-daero 78-gil (On-Site Photos)

Last checked 2026-09-22 · Seoul, Seocho-gu · Korean original

Most of the Gangnam Station area is designated as no-smoking streets, so smoking on the street is subject to enforcement. The closest designated spot to the station is the open smoking booth in front of Exits 7–8, and the open smoking facility that Seocho-gu runs on Seocho-daero 78-gil is also close. If you are on the Sinbundang Line Exit 3 side, there is also a space next to the mechanical parking of the Gangnam 8258 Building that a user reported with on-site photos (pending verification). Besides these three, Seocho-gu and Gangnam-gu have registered more areas within 400 m, which are listed together below under the other registered smoking areas nearby.

※ ● Red pin = smoking area · ● Orange pin = cigarette butt bin · ● Blue = your location · Pins are approximate, so also check the exit and gate directions in the text.

Dark red pins = smoking areas on this page · Light pink = other smoking areas (tap for details) · Tap the Find smoking areas near me button above (or ◎ on the map) to list the closest places below.

All smoking areas (3)

Tap a name to jump to its pin on the map. Korean names are shown too, so you can match them with signs and map apps on site.

On-site photos

On-site photo of Gangnam Station, Exits 7–8 (강남역 7~8번 출구)
Gangnam Station, Exits 7–8 (강남역 7~8번 출구) · photo from a user
On-site photo of Near Sinbundang Line Exit 3, next to the Gangnam 8258 Building mechanical parking (강남8258빌딩 기계식주차장 옆)
Near Sinbundang Line Exit 3, next to the Gangnam 8258 Building mechanical parking (강남8258빌딩 기계식주차장 옆) · photo from a user

Facility location and features

It is located on Seocho-daero 78-gil near Gangnam Station (a side street toward Gangnam Station Exits 9–10). It is an open structure measuring 2.4 m by 7.2 m that up to 20 people can use at once. Air curtains on three sides and four smoke purifiers in the roof clean the smoke, so even though it is open, the smoke does not spread outside much.

Near Sinbundang Line Exit 3 — next to the Gangnam 8258 Building (user report)

This spot was registered from a user report in September 2026. It is near Gangnam Station Sinbundang Line Exit 3, in the space right next to the mechanical parking of the Gangnam 8258 Building (the building behind the Krispy building, next door across from Olive Young). It is an open area, and on-site photos are attached. It is still pending verification.

Things to note

If you are caught smoking in the no-smoking zones around Gangnam-daero and Seocho-daero, you will be fined. During busy commuting hours (8–9 a.m. and 6–7 p.m.), there may be a wait at the facility.

Options near other exits of Gangnam Station

Besides this facility, Seocho-gu public data also lists the open smoking booth on the Gangnam Station Exits 7–8 side. In addition, line-type smoking areas run by Seocho-gu continue along the side streets of Gangnam-daero (such as 156-1, 193, 213 and 221 Gangnam-daero), so if you are a little away from the station, one of those may be closer.

Why are the Gangnam Station facilities in Seocho-gu?

The Gangnam Station intersection lies on the border between Gangnam-gu and Seocho-gu, and the designated smoking facilities around Gangnam Station (the open facility on Seocho-daero 78-gil and the Exits 7–8 booth) fall under Seocho-gu's jurisdiction. Public designated areas registered on the Gangnam-gu side are still few, around the Samwon Tower and DB Financial Center on Teheran-ro, so people using Gangnam Station effectively use the Seocho-gu facilities.

FAQ

Is this the only place to smoke near Gangnam Station?

Among public designated facilities, the open smoking facility on Seocho-daero 78-gil is the main one. Otherwise, you need to use rooftop or in-building smoking rooms in some buildings.

Is there a less crowded place to smoke at Gangnam Station during commuting hours?

When the Seocho-daero 78-gil facility is busy (8–9 a.m. and 6–7 p.m.), you can spread out to the booth on the Exits 7–8 side or the line-type areas on the side streets of Gangnam-daero.

Other registered smoking areas nearby (3)

Within 400 m of Gangnam Station (강남역), besides the places on this page, there are 3 smoking areas registered in Korean public data (light pink pins on the map). Their names stay in Korean as in the public data. Depending on your direction, one of these may be closer.

Smoking rules in Korea

Smoking in a no-smoking zone can lead to a fine, and heated tobacco and e-cigarettes are treated the same way. See Korea's smoking rules for distances and amounts.

Sources (in Korean)

Smoking areas in other places