There are 2 ways to get from Daejeon to Pyongyang by train, bus, plane, subway, or ferry
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Train, bus, fly
best- Take the train from Daejeon Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Take the bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC)ICN - DLC
- Take the train from Dalian North Station to Dandong
- Take the train from Dandong to Pyongyang
19h 13mTrain, subway, ferry
- Take the train from Seodaejeon Station to Suwon Station
- Take the subway from Suwon Station to Sinpo Station
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Port to Qinhuangdao
- Take the train from Qinhuangdao to Dandong
- Take the train from Dandong to Pyongyang
40h 18m
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Daejeon and Pyongyang is 1203 km.
It takes approximately 19h 13m to get from Daejeon to Pyongyang, including transfers.
What companies run services between Daejeon, South Korea and Pyongyang, North Korea?
There is no direct connection from Daejeon to Pyongyang. However, you can take the subway to Daejeon Station, walk to Daejeon Station, take the train to Gwangmyeong Station, walk to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4, take the bus to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, walk to Incheon International Airport (ICN) 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 a train from Seodaejeon Station to Pyongyang via Suwon Station, Suwon Station, Sinpo Station, Incheon Int'l Port, Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao, and Dandong in around 40h 18m.
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- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–130
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Yantai Penglai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–300
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Daejeon Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- $11–16
- Non-reserved
- $9–13
- First Class
- $15–22
Train from Seodaejeon Station to Suwon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- $10–14
- Non-reserved
- $8–12
- First Class
- $13–20
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
- Phone
- 86-010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Dandong to Pyongyang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Seodaejeon Station to Suwon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- $4–5
- Economy Class
- $5–6
- Phone
- +82 1577 1234
- Website
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Suwon Station to Sinpo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Train from Qinhuangdao to Dandong
- 2nd Class Seat
- $39–43
- 1st Class Seat
- $64–70
- Business Class Seat
- $95–140
- Phone
- +82 1544 7788
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- korail.com
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–12
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 32 891 9600
- Website
- qininferry.com
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Port to Qinhuangdao
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $109–230
- Schedules at
- qininferry.com
- Royal Suite
- $230
- First Class
- $109
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