There are 3 ways to get from Colombo to Pyongyang by plane or train
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Fly to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport, train
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC)plane CMB - DLC
- Take the train from Dalian North Station to Dandongtrain
- Take the train from Dandong to Pyongyangtrain
23h 55m$451–1,351Fly to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE)plane CMB - SHE
- Take the train from Shenyang North to Dandongtrain
- Take the train from Dandong to Pyongyangtrain
24h 17m$441–1,346Fly to Anshan Teng'Ao Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Anshan Teng'Ao Airport (AOG)plane CMB - AOG
- Take the train from Anshan West to Shenyang Southtrain
- Take the train from Shenyang South to Dandongtrain
- Take the train from Dandong to Pyongyangtrain
23h 53m$444–1,353
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Pyongyang is to fly and train which costs $440 - $1,400 and takes 24h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Pyongyang is to fly and train which takes 23h 53m and costs $440 - $1,400.
The distance between Colombo and Pyongyang is 6036 km.
It takes approximately 23h 55m to get from Colombo to Pyongyang, including transfers.
Pyongyang is 3h 30m ahead of Colombo. It is currently 3:49 AM in Colombo and 7:19 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 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. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Colombo-Airport-CMB 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.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Anshan Teng'Ao Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- 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
- $380–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Anshan Teng'Ao Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- 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
- $430–1,400
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
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 Shenyang North to Dandong
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–28
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $13–19
- Adult - 1st Class
- $19–28
Train from Anshan West to Shenyang South
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $7–10
- Adult - 1st Class
- $7–11
Train from Shenyang South to Dandong
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $12–17
- Adult - 1st Class
- $17–24
- 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 Anshan West to Shenyang South
- 2nd Class Seat
- $5–7
- 1st Class Seat
- $9–10
- Business Class Seat
- $12–18
Train from Shenyang South to Dandong
- 2nd Class Seat
- $13–15
- 1st Class Seat
- $22–25
- Business Class Seat
- $30–45
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