Trains in North Korea

2,336 routes and 1 operators. Fares below are the cheapest we currently sell on each.

We sell 2,336 Trains routes in North Korea, serving 52 places through 1 operator. 112 of those routes cross a border. The cheapest fare is €11.88 and the median route runs 157 km.

Checked 3 October 2026Priced for 3 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

The network

Trains in North Korea, in numbers

What we actually sell, counted rather than claimed.

  • 2,336Routes we sell
  • 52Places served
  • 1Operators
  • 2,224Domestic routes
  • 112Cross border routes
  • 157 kmMedian route
  • 750 kmLongest route
  • 1Countries
Routes

The busiest Trains routes in North Korea

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

The routes we sell in North Korea, busiest first, priced over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Nampo to Pyongyang train€11.881h 11m45 km
Pyongyang to Nampo train€11.881h 12m45 km
Pyongyang to Sunch’ŏn train€11.891h 12m47 km
Sunch’ŏn to Pyongyang train€11.891h 15m47 km
Nampo to Sunch’ŏn train€20.141h 37m90 km
Sunch’ŏn to Nampo train€20.141h 38m90 km
Kaesong to Nampo train€25.091h 55m131 km
Nampo to Kaesong train€25.641h 51m131 km
Kaesong to Pyongyang train€26.741h 53m137 km
Pyongyang to Kaesong train€27.831h 58m137 km
Hamhung to Sunch’ŏn train€29.482h 9m148 km
Hŭngnam to Sunch’ŏn train€30.582h 4m152 km
Sunch’ŏn to Hamhung train€31.132h 9m148 km
Sunch’ŏn to Hŭngnam train€32.231h 59m152 km
Kaesong to Sunch’ŏn train€33.882h 18m171 km
Sunch’ŏn to Kaesong train€34.992h 21m171 km
Hamhung to Pyongyang train€35.532h 19m182 km
Pyongyang to Hamhung train€36.092h 26m182 km
Hŭngnam to Pyongyang train€36.632h 28m185 km
Pyongyang to Hŭngnam train€37.192h 23m185 km
Kaesong to Hŭngnam train€39.942h 35m228 km
Hŭngnam to Kaesong train€41.042h 35m228 km
Kaesong to Hamhung train€41.592h 53m233 km
Hamhung to Kaesong train€42.142h 38m233 km
Hamhung to Vladivostok train€85.594h 57m506 km
Vladivostok to Hamhung train€85.595h 2m506 km
Vladivostok to Hŭngnam train€85.594h 46m506 km
Hŭngnam to Vladivostok train€86.145h 13m506 km
Sunch’ŏn to Vladivostok train€108.146h 5m643 km
Vladivostok to Sunch’ŏn train€108.685h 48m643 km
Pyongyang to Vladivostok train€114.746h 11m684 km
Vladivostok to Pyongyang train€114.746h 55m684 km

Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Pyongyang and elsewhere in North Korea. None of it is ours to sell.

A guided tour group

What to book in Pyongyang before you go

The tickets worth having in advance, because the queue at the door is usually the whole morning.

Partner links. We do not sell tours or tickets. We earn a commission on a booking, and it never changes the price.

Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km1,54866%Haeju, 40 km
200 to 600 km74832%Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp, 200 km
600 to 1,500 km402%Kaech’ŏn, 626 km
Across the border

Where North Korea connects to

Countries reachable from North Korea by Trains on a route we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
Russia112100%
Carriers

Train operators

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
조선민주주의인민공화국 철도성NoneNone140 km/hRefundablePower sockets, Wi-Fi

Train destinations

Common questions about Trains in North Korea

What Trains routes are there in North Korea?

We sell 2336 Trains routes in North Korea, serving 52 places, run by 1 operators. Every one of those routes has an operator that actually serves it, so the count is the network we can sell rather than every pair of places on a map.

How much do Trains tickets in North Korea cost?

The cheapest Trains fare in North Korea is €11.88 for one passenger, across the 2,336 routes we sell there. The median route runs 157 km in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against before comparing it to anywhere else.

Can I travel out of North Korea by Trains?

112 of the Trains routes we sell touching North Korea cross a border and 2224 stay inside it, reaching 1 other countries including Russia. Cross border routes are usually the ones where the fare and the journey time differ most between operators.

Which operators run Trains services in North Korea?

1 operators run Trains services on routes we sell in North Korea: 조선민주주의인민공화국 철도성. Each is a real carrier from the published operator catalogue, and each has its own fares and conditions. The operator table on this page compares them on speed, flexibility and what is on board.

What is the longest Trains route in North Korea?

The longest Trains route we sell touching North Korea runs from Man’gyŏngdae-ri to Ussuriysk, 750 km in a straight line. The median route in the country is 157 km, so this one is a considerable outlier and the fares on it behave differently from the rest.

Where these numbers come from

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Distances

Other ways to travel here

The wider region

Pyongyang is big enough that where you sleep decides what the days look like. We sell the seat, not the room.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Pyongyang Station

Hotels and flats near the centre, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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