There are 2 ways to get from Busan to Taejong by train, subway, ferry, or car
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Train, subway, ferry, drive
best- Take the train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Stationtrain
- Take the train from Cheonan Asan Station to Yongsan Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway 1
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Port to Qinhuangdaoferry
- Take the train from Shanhaiguan to Pyongyangtrain
- Drive from Pyongyang to Taejongcar
2dTrain, ferry, drive
- Take the train from Busan Station to Gyeongju Stationtrain
- Take the train from Gyeongju Station to Donghae Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Donghae to Vladivostokferry
- Take the train from Vladivostok to Ussuriisktrain
- Take the train from Ussuriisk to Pyongyangtrain 2
- Drive from Pyongyang to Taejongcar
3d 4h
Questions & Answers
The distance between Busan and Taejong is 2129 km.
It takes approximately 2 days 0h to get from Busan to Taejong, including transfers.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Taejong, North Korea?
There is no direct connection from Busan to Taejong. However, you can take the train to Cheonan Asan Station, take the train to Yongsan Station, walk to Yongsan Station, take the subway to Incheon Station, drive to Incheon Int'l Port, take the ferry to Qinhuangdao, drive to Shanhaiguan, take the train to Pyongyang, then drive to Taejong. Alternatively, you can take a train from Busan Station to Taejong via Gyeongju Station, Donghae Station, Donghae, Vladivostok, Vladivostok, Ussuriisk, and Pyongyang in around 3d 4h.
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- $26–40
- First Class
- $35–55
Train from Cheonan Asan Station to Yongsan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- $8–12
- First Class
- $11–16
Train from Busan Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- $8–11
- First Class
- $9–14
Train from Gyeongju Station to Donghae Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- $18–25
- First Class
- $25–40
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- $30–40
- First Class
- $45–60
Train from Busan Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–28
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- $9–28
- First Class
- $13–23
- Phone
- +82 1577 1234
- Website
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
- Phone
- 86-010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Shanhaiguan to Pyongyang
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Vladivostok to Ussuriisk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–28
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $70–100
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $9–12
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $20–28
- Phone
- +7 (423) 245-00-99
- office@expresspk.ru
- Website
- Express Prymorya
Train from Vladivostok to Ussuriisk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- Express Prymorya
- Schedules at
- Express Prymorya
Train from Ussuriisk to Pyongyang
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- eng.rzd.ru
- Phone
- +82 32 891 9600
- Website
- qininferry.com
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Port to Qinhuangdao
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $119–250
- Schedules at
- qininferry.com
- Royal Suite
- $250
- First Class
- $119
- Phone
- +82 33 521 0661
- booking@ferryvl.com
- Website
- dwship.co.kr
Ferry from Donghae to Vladivostok
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $380–423
- Schedules at
- dwship.co.kr
- Book at
- ferryvl.com
- Royal Suite
- $1,944
- First Class
- $507
- Second Class
- $423
- Economy Class
- $380
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