KBS Suwon Art Hall checklist: 200 seats, back-gate parking validation, and the walk from Suwon City Hall station
KBS Suwon Art Hall is a 200-seat, single-level raked studio theatre with 12 rows, so every seat is close; the middle of rows 라 to 사 shows the whole stage best. Park in the paid car park at the back gate of KBS Suwon Center, get a discount ticket at the box office and pay at the machine; by subway it is about 600 m from Suwon City Hall station exit 8 (October 2026).
PUBLICAi Editorial TeamEdited by Kang Shin-wook5 min read
At a glance
- Facilities
- KBS 수원아트홀
- Address
- 경기도 수원시 팔달구 인계로 123 (인계동)
- Seats
- 190
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KBS수원아트홀 (KBS Suwon Art Hall) is KBS's studio theatre on the first and second floors of the east amenities building at KBS Suwon Center (1,080 m²), 123 Ingye-ro, Paldal-gu, Suwon. It can take plays, musicals, dance and concerts, but its programme is mostly plays and children's theatre. We checked the hall's official facility, seating, parking and directions pages and the KBS Suwon Center directions page on 2 October 2026, and compared them with public.ai.kr's KOPIS venue data.
How many seats does KBS Suwon Art Hall have, and is there a balcony?
KBS Suwon Art Hall has 200 seats, all on the ground floor. The official facility page gives the stage as 168.25 m²; the ground floor holds the stage, seats, control booth, box office, lobby and snack corner, while the second floor is rehearsal rooms, dressing rooms and offices, so audiences never go upstairs.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Location | KBS Suwon Center east amenities building, floors 1–2 (1,080 m²) |
| Address | 123 Ingye-ro, Paldal-gu, Suwon (KBS Drama Center) |
| Seats | 200, single raked level |
| Stage | 168.25 m² |
| Phone | +82-31-219-8016 (hall) / +82-31-219-8881 (parking) |
Counting the numbered seats row by row on the official chart gives exactly 200, with two wheelchair spaces at the left end of row 다. KOPIS, Korea's national performing-arts database, lists the hall at 190 seats, 10 short of the official figure; the hall's own introduction page says "about 200".
Which seats have the best view at KBS Suwon Art Hall?
KBS Suwon Art Hall has only 12 raked rows, labelled 가 to 타 in Korean alphabetical order, so even the back row is close. For the whole stage, sit in the middle of rows 라 to 사 (rows 4–7); for faces up close, rows 가 to 다 (rows 1–3).
Row by row on the official chart:
| Row | Seats | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 가, 나 (1–2) | 16 each | Right at the stage; you look up |
| 다 (3) | 13 | Two wheelchair spaces at the left end |
| 라, 마 (4–5) | 18 each | First full-width rows; good balance of distance and angle |
| 바, 사 (6–7) | 16 each | One seat shorter at each end |
| 아, 자, 차, 카 (8–11) | 18 each | Back half of the rake |
| 타 (12) | 15 | Back row, split between seats 5 and 6; control booth behind |
| Total | 200 |
- There is no centre aisle, only side stairs, so the middle of an 18-seat row means passing eight or nine people; with children, take an end seat.
- There are two doors: a side door at the front and a centre door at the back by the control booth. If you might be late, an end seat in a back row is the shortest walk.
- The official site has no seat-view photos, so the auditorium photos and the chart are the best guide.
How do I get from the entrance to my seat?
The main entrance opens straight into the lobby, with the box office (information desk) at the back and the snack corner and toilets beside it. Everything is on one floor, so it is a short walk from collecting tickets to your seat. The box office hands out both booked tickets and parking discount tickets.
Is parking free at KBS Suwon Art Hall?
Audiences at KBS Suwon Art Hall use the paid car park at the back gate of KBS Suwon Center. The official parking page asks you to get a discount ticket at the box office and pay before leaving:
- Collect a parking discount ticket at the box office.
- Look up your plate number on the pay machine at the box office.
- Insert the discount ticket and pay the amount shown.
- Note the exit deadline on the screen before you leave.
The official page has no rate table, so ask the parking office on +82-31-219-8881 about fees and season passes. The "free parking at KBS Suwon Center" you may see online is for studio-tour visitors parking in front of the Drama Production Center at the main gate; the same KBS page lists the art hall's back-gate car park separately as paid.
Which subway station is nearest to KBS Suwon Art Hall?
Take the Suin–Bundang Line to Suwon City Hall station, leave by exit 8 and walk about 600 m past Dongsuwon Post Office. The KBS Suwon Center page also gives a route from exit 6, straight between Homeplus and Suwon City Hall to the back gate, which is where the hall is.
| Mode | Route |
|---|---|
| Subway | Suwon City Hall exit 8 → Dongsuwon Post Office → KBS Suwon Art Hall (about 600 m) |
| Subway (alternative) | Suwon City Hall exit 6 → straight between Homeplus and City Hall → KBS Suwon Center back gate |
| Bus (hall's guide) | Baekseong Hospital or Dongsuwon Post Office: 2-1, 82-2, 9, 9-1, 98 |
| Bus (back-gate stop) | Ingye-dong Community Center / KBS Suwon Center: 2-1, 9, 9-1, 98 |
| Bus (main-gate stop) | KBS Suwon Center main gate: 61, 300, 300-1 (walk round to the back gate) |
By car the official page gives three routes: from Dongsuwon IC on the Yeongdong Expressway via the World Cup Stadium and Uman overpass, right at the Newcore junction; from Suwon IC on the Gyeongbu Expressway via the court junction, left at the Castle Hotel junction and right at Newcore; or from Sadang in Seoul via the Gwacheon–Bongdam road, Route 1 and the Jangan and Dongsuwon overpasses, left at the Ingye junction.
What should I check before booking?
Schedule changes, holiday closures and discounts appear first on the notice board of the KBS Suwon Art Hall website. In 2026 it posted a Lunar New Year schedule notice in February and a "2026 ticket discount coupon" notice in May, so skim the first page of notices before you book. News of new shows also goes out on the hall's KakaoTalk channel, "KBS수원아트홀".
In short
- KBS Suwon Art Hall is a 200-seat single-level raked theatre in 12 rows (KOPIS says 190); the middle of rows 라–사 shows the whole stage best.
- Park at the KBS Suwon Center back gate, get a discount ticket at the box office and pay at the machine there.
- By subway it is about 600 m from Suwon City Hall exit 8; allow 20–30 minutes to collect the discount ticket and use the toilets.
Checked on 2 October 2026. Seat count, areas and floor layout follow the KBS Suwon Art Hall facility page and introduction; parking payment the parking page; subway, bus and driving routes the directions page and KBS Suwon Center directions; notices the official website. We counted the seats on the official chart ourselves; the KOPIS figure is from public.ai.kr's venue data. Fees and arrangements can change, so call the hall on +82-31-219-8016 before you go.
