KINTEX

KINTEX, the Korea International Exhibition Center, stands at 217-60 Kintex-ro in Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, about 23 km northwest of central Seoul on a 224,800 sqm site between Chungangno and the Han River. The first centre opened in April 2005 and the second in 2011, and together they make KINTEX the largest MICE venue in Korea and the only exhibition complex in the country with more than 100,000 sqm of indoor exhibition space. It anchors the western end of the Seoul metropolitan event market and is the main venue of the biennial Seoul Motor Show, as well as a regular host of KOTRA trade fairs, medical and technology congresses and large public examinations. The complex is divided into two exhibition centres. Center 1 holds Halls 1 to 5, each about 171 by 63 m with a 15 m ceiling; Center 2 holds Halls 6 to 10, including Hall 6 at 5,580 sqm and the two largest halls, 9 and 10, at 13,238 and 13,072 sqm with 132 by 99 m floors and 15 m ceilings. Indoor exhibition area is 108,049 sqm, split almost evenly between the two centres at 53,541 and 54,508 sqm, with 2,849 sqm of outdoor space at Center 1 and 68,000 sqm at Center 2. Support facilities include an event hall seating 6,000, 26 meeting rooms, a grand ballroom, organiser offices and loading docks. Floor loading is 5 tonnes per sqm in the main halls and 2 tonnes in Hall 6. The main building is a three-storey structure, and the second centre was built with a large outdoor exhibition yard that can take construction equipment and vehicle demonstrations. Access improved sharply with the GTX-A rapid line: KINTEX Station is about a 5-minute walk from the halls and puts Seoul Station roughly 20 minutes away. Seoul Metro Line 3 to Daehwa Station is a 10 to 15 minute walk or a short bus ride, and the site has extensive parking.