There are 8 ways to get from Bishkek to Pyongyang by bus, plane, car, train, or taxi
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Bus to Almaty International Airport, fly to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport
best- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Almaty Sayran Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ)plane ALA - FNJ
22h 8m$192–505Drive, 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 16h$240–536Bus to Almaty International Airport, fly to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Almaty Sayran Bus Stationbus
- 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
28h 19m$264–616Bus to Almaty International Airport, 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 58m$344–632Bus to Kashgar Airport, fly to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport
- Take the bus from Bishkek Avtovokzal to Kashgarbus
- Fly from Kashgar Airport (KHG) to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ)plane KHG - FNJ
37h 24m$429–1,041Bus, 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
3d$198–332Bus, 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 16h$339–478Bus, 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$228–377
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bishkek to Pyongyang is to bus and train via Ürümqi which costs $190 - $340 and takes 3 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Bishkek to Pyongyang is to bus and fly which takes 22h 8m and costs $190 - $550.
The distance between Bishkek and Pyongyang is 4316 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 $190 - $340.
It takes approximately 22h 8m to get from Bishkek to Pyongyang, including transfers.
Pyongyang is 3h ahead of Bishkek. It is currently 9:47 PM in Bishkek and 12:47 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 Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ), then drive 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
- airkoryo.com.kp
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Beijing Capital, Shenyang Taoxian International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–500
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Urumqi, Shenyang Taoxian International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Kashgar Airport to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Kashgar Airport to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Urumqi, Shenyang Taoxian International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Kashgar Airport to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Lanzhou, Shenyang Taoxian International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Kashgar Airport to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Jinan, Shenyang Taoxian International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Kashgar Airport to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport via Beijing Daxing, Shenyang Taoxian International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–490
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–500
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Urumqi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–500
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
- 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
- $240–750
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- 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
- $5–9
- 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)
- $6–9
- 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
- $50–100
- 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)
- $70–100
- 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 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 Ürümqi to Taiyuan South
- Hard Seat
- $30–50
- Hard Sleeper
- $70–90
- Soft Sleeper
- $100–150
- Phone
- 86-010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Tianjin Station to Pyongyang
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Schedules at
- 12306.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 Shenyang to Pyongyang
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
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
- $15–22
- Adult - 1st Class
- $23–35
Train from Taiyuan South to Binhai
- 2nd Class Seat
- $35–38
- 1st Class Seat
- $57–62
- Business Class Seat
- $80–120
Train from Binhai West to Dandong
- 2nd Class Seat
- $54–59
- 1st Class Seat
- $90–100
- Business Class Seat
- $130–190
Train from Guangyuan to Jinzhou South
- 2nd Class Seat
- $125–140
- 1st Class Seat
- $200–230
- Business Class Seat
- $300–430
Train from Jinzhou South to Dandong
- 2nd Class Seat
- $28–31
- 1st Class Seat
- $47–51
- Business Class Seat
- $65–95
Train from Kashgar to Guangyuan
- Hard Seat
- $50–75
- Hard sleeper
- $95–130
- Soft sleeper
- $150–200
Train from Kashgar to Hami
- Hard Seat
- $29–40
- Hard sleeper
- $50–70
- Soft sleeper
- $80–110
Train from Zhangwu to Shenyang Station
- Hard Seat
- $3–5
- Hard sleeper
- $7–10
- Soft sleeper
- $11–15
Train from Hami to Zhangwu
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–96
- 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
- $16–55
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
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