There are 6 ways to get from Bishkek to Pyongyang by bus, plane, train, car, or taxi
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Bus, fly to Dandong Langtou Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Almaty Sayran Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Dandong Langtou Airport (DDG)plane ALA - DDG
- Take the train from Sinŭiju to Pyongyangtrain
29h 33mDrive, train, taxi
- Drive from Bishkek to Otarcar
- Take the train from Otar to Almaty 1train
- 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 16hBus, fly to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Almaty Sayran Bus Stationbus
- 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
28h 57mBus, train via Ürümqi
- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Almaty Sayran Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Taiyuan Southtrain
- Take the train from Taiyuan South to Binhaitrain
- Take the train from Binhai West to Dandongtrain
- Take the train from Dandong to Pyongyangtrain
3dBus, train
- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Kashgarbus
- Take the train from Kashgar to Guangyuantrain
- Take the train from Guangyuan to Jinzhou Southtrain
- Take the train from Jinzhou South to Dandongtrain
- Take the train from Dandong to Pyongyangtrain
3d 16hBus, train #2
- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Kashgarbus
- Take the train from Kashgar to Hamitrain
- Take the train from Hami to Zhangwutrain
- Take the train from Zhangwu to Shenyang Stationtrain
- Take the train from Shenyang to Pyongyangtrain
4d 5h
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Dandong Langtou Airport (DDG) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Bishkek and Pyongyang is 4385 km.
The best way to get from Bishkek to Pyongyang without a car is to bus and train via Ürümqi which takes 3 days 0h and costs .
It takes approximately 29h 33m to get from Bishkek to Pyongyang, including transfers.
Pyongyang is 3h ahead of Bishkek. It is currently 9:10 PM in Bishkek and 12:10 AM in Pyongyang.
What companies run services between Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and Pyongyang, North Korea?
There is no direct connection from Bishkek to Pyongyang. However, you can take the taxi to Bishkek Avtovokzal, take the bus to Almaty Sayran Bus Station, take the taxi to Almaty International Airport (ALA) airport, fly to Dandong Langtou Airport (DDG), drive to Sinŭiju, then take the train to Pyongyang. Alternatively, you can drive to Otar, take the train to Almaty 1, take the train to Kerimagash, drive to Yining, take the train to Ürümqi, take the train to Baoding, take the taxi to Renqiu, take the train to Tianjin Station, then take the train to Pyongyang.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dandong Langtou Airport via Beijing Capital, Yantai Penglai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dandong Langtou Airport via Tianfu International, Yantai Penglai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dandong Langtou Airport via Xi An, Yantai Penglai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dandong Langtou Airport via Beijing Daxing, Yantai Penglai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dandong Langtou Airport via Beijing Capital, Yantai Penglai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dandong Langtou Airport via Tianfu International, Yantai Penglai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dandong Langtou Airport via Xi An, Yantai Penglai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dandong Langtou Airport via Beijing Daxing, Yantai Penglai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dandong Langtou Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dandong Langtou Airport via Urumqi, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- csair.com
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
- 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
- $210–750
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–700
- Phone
- 86-010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Sinŭiju to Pyongyang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- 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 Dandong to Pyongyang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
Train from Shenyang to Pyongyang
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Otar to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $5–8
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $5–8
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Otar to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $50–70
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $65–95
- 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
Train from Ürümqi to Baoding
Train from Renqiu to Tianjin Station
Train from Ürümqi to Taiyuan South
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
Train from Taiyuan South to Binhai
- 2nd Class Seat
- $34–38
- 1st Class Seat
- $56–62
- Business Class Seat
- $80–120
Train from Binhai West to Dandong
- 2nd Class Seat
- $53–58
- 1st Class Seat
- $85–100
- Business Class Seat
- $130–190
Train from Guangyuan to Jinzhou South
- 2nd Class Seat
- $120–135
- 1st Class Seat
- $200–230
- Business Class Seat
- $300–440
Train from Jinzhou South to Dandong
- 2nd Class Seat
- $28–31
- 1st Class Seat
- $46–51
- Business Class Seat
- $65–100
Train from Kashgar to Guangyuan
Train from Kashgar to Hami
Train from Zhangwu to Shenyang Station
Train from Hami to Zhangwu
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $40–60
- Hard Sleeper
- $80–95
- Soft Sleeper
- $120–150
- Phone
- +996 312 64-23-27
- bishkekvokzal@mail.ru
- Website
- avtovokzal.kg
Bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Almaty Sayran Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
Bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Kashgar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
- 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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