There are 5 ways to get from Almaty to Pyongyang by plane, train, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport, train
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE)plane ALA - SHE
- Take the train from Shenyang North to Dandongtrain
- Take the train from Dandong to Pyongyangtrain
24h 24m$235–644Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Shenyang Northtrain
- Take the train from Shenyang to Pyongyangtrain
3d 15h$133–275Bus, train via Beijing
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Beijing West Stationtrain
- Take the train from Beijing to Shenyang Northtrain
- Take the train from Shenyang North to Dandongtrain
- Take the train from Dandong to Pyongyangtrain
2d 7h$164–320Fly to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport, train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC)plane ALA - DLC
- Take the train from Dalian North Station to Dandongtrain
- Take the train from Dandong to Pyongyangtrain
23h 57m$339–611Train, drive, taxi
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Kerimagashtrain
- Drive from Kerimagash to Yiningcar
- Take the train from Yining to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Baodingtrain
- Take the taxi from Baoding to Renqiutaxi
- Take the train from Renqiu to Tianjin Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tianjin Station to Pyongyangtrain
2d 13h$221–430
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Pyongyang is to bus and train via Beijing which costs $160 - $320 and takes 2 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Pyongyang is to fly and train which takes 23h 57m and costs $330 - $650.
The distance between Almaty and Pyongyang is 4280 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Pyongyang without a car is to bus and train via Beijing which takes 2 days 7h and costs $160 - $320.
It takes approximately 24h 24m to get from Almaty to Pyongyang, including transfers.
Pyongyang is 4h ahead of Almaty. It is currently 9:28 AM in Almaty and 1:28 PM in Pyongyang.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Pyongyang, North Korea?
There is no direct connection from Almaty to Pyongyang. However, you can take the line 92 bus to Ogareva, walk to Almaty International Airport (ALA) airport, fly to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE), walk to Shenyang Taoxian Airport, take the bus to Shenyang TV station, walk to Gongyezhanlanguan, take the line 2 subway to Shenyang Station North, walk to Shenyang North, take the train to Dandong, then take the train to Pyongyang. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Pyongyang via Ürümqi, Ürümqi, Beijing West Station, Beijing West, Beijing, Shenyang North, and Dandong in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–500
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–750
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–750
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Train from Shenyang North to Dandong
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $13–19
- Adult - 1st Class
- $19–27
Train from Dalian North Station to Dandong
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $15–21
- Adult - 1st Class
- $22–35
- Phone
- 86-010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Dandong to Pyongyang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
Train from Tianjin Station to Pyongyang
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
Train from Shenyang to Pyongyang
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
Train from Ürümqi to Beijing West Station
- Hard Seat
- $35–55
- Hard Sleeper
- $80–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $110–170
Train from Ürümqi to Baoding
- Hard Seat
- $35–55
- Hard Sleeper
- $80–100
- Soft Sleeper
- $110–160
Train from Renqiu to Tianjin Station
- Hard Seat
- $6–10
- Hard Sleeper
- $7–12
- Soft Sleeper
- $18–26
Train from Beijing to Shenyang North
- 2nd Class Seat
- $44–48
- 1st Class Seat
- $70–80
- Business Class Seat
- $100–160
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 1 to Kerimagash
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
Train from Yining to Ürümqi
- Adult - second class
- $27–40
Train from Ürümqi to Shenyang North
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $45–70
- Hard Sleeper
- $90–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $140–180
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–55
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
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