There are 3 ways to get from Colombo to Pyongyang by plane or train
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Fly to Dandong Langtou Airport, train
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dandong Langtou Airport (DDG)CMB - DDG
- Take the train from Sinŭiju to Pyongyang
24h 11mFly to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC)CMB - DLC
- Take the train from Dalian North Station to Dandong
- Take the train from Dandong to Pyongyang
23h 55mFly to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE)CMB - SHE
- Take the train from Shenyang North to Dandong
- Take the train from Dandong to Pyongyang
23h 56m
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dandong Langtou Airport (DDG) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Colombo and Pyongyang is 5998 km.
It takes approximately 24h 11m to get from Colombo to Pyongyang, including transfers.
Pyongyang is 3h 30m ahead of Colombo. It is currently 5:02 AM in Colombo and 8:32 AM in Pyongyang.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Pyongyang, North Korea?
There is no direct connection from Colombo to Pyongyang. However, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Dandong Langtou Airport (DDG), drive to Sinŭiju, then take the train to Pyongyang. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB airport, fly to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC), walk to Dalian Airport, take the line 2 subway to Xi'an Road, take the line 1 subway to Dalian North, walk to Dalian North Station, take the train to Dandong, then take the train to Pyongyang.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dandong Langtou Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dandong Langtou Airport via Tianfu International, Yantai Penglai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dandong Langtou Airport via Chongqing, Yantai Penglai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–950
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–850
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
- 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 Dandong to Pyongyang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
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 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
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