Chongjin to Kaech’ŏn

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Chongjin to Kaech’ŏn. From €56.44, fastest 3h 55m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Chongjin to Kaech’ŏn costs €56.44 at the cheapest and takes 3h 55m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 462 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.

Checked September 11, 2026Priced for October 2, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
462 km
Fastest
3h 55m
Average
4h 10m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€56.44
CO2 per passenger
15.2 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on October 2, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Train4h 24m3h 40m44m€61.9415.2 kg5
  • 4h 24mFastest, by Train
  • €61.94Cheapest, by Train
  • 15.2 kgLowest CO2, by Train
  • 462 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on October 2, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€56.44
  1. 조선민주주의인민공화국 철도성 S-690806:173h 40m09:57Chongjin Chongnyon StationKuŭp Station

Door to door 4h 24mCO2 15.2 kgChanges 0Refundable

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Chongjin to Kaech’ŏn
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Chongjin to Kaech’ŏnSatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25
Train€147.74€110.34€100.44€75.14€79.54€102.64€90.54€84.49€89.99€69.64€74.04€61.94€92.19€86.69

Cheapest day: 2026-10-02 · €56.44

Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Kaech’ŏn. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Kuŭp Station

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

Partner links. We do not sell accommodation. We earn a commission when a booking completes, and it never changes what you pay.

Booking window

When to book Chongjin to Kaech’ŏn

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €64.6990 days
  2. €39.3960 days
  3. €49.2845 days
  4. €58.0930 days
  5. €56.4421 days
  6. €86.6914 days
  7. €90.547 days
  8. €100.443 days
  9. €147.741 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €39.39.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 275 percent. The most expensive point is €147.74, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€147.74€39.391371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €89.99Sun
  2. €69.64Mon
  3. €74.04Tue
  4. €61.94Wed
  5. €92.19Thu
  6. €86.69Fri
  7. €84.49Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €75.14Sep
  2. €57.54Oct
  3. €55.89Nov
  4. €48.19Dec
  5. €52.58Jan
  6. €42.69Feb

The route

ChongjinChongjinKaech’ŏnKaech’ŏn
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 462 km against 401 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Hwasŏng, Myŏnggan-dong, Hyesan-dong, Hyesan. The gap between arriving and leaving is 47 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Chongjin at 06:17 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Chongjin

Rail
  • Chongjin Chongnyon Station
  • Banjuk Station
  • Susong Station

Kaech’ŏn

Rail
  • Kuŭp Station
  • Muksi Station
  • Wŏlli Station
Carriers

Who runs this route

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 철도성€56.443h 55m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Train fare we sell on 2026-10-02, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€49.5088%
Taxes€4.959%
Our service fee€1.994%
Total you pay€56.44100%

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in Kaech’ŏn?

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

Partner links. We do not run these networks. We earn a commission on a booking, and the price is the same as going direct.

Questions about Chongjin to Kaech’ŏn

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Chongjin to Kaech’ŏn?

The fastest journey from Chongjin to Kaech’ŏn takes 3h 55m door to door, of which 3h 40m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 4h 10m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Chongjin to Kaech’ŏn?

The cheapest fare from Chongjin to Kaech’ŏn is €56.44, checked on October 2, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €83.94. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Chongjin to Kaech’ŏn?

The cheapest way from Chongjin to Kaech’ŏn is by Train, at €61.94 for one passenger on October 2, 2026. That journey takes 4h 24m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Chongjin to Kaech’ŏn?

Fares from Chongjin to Kaech’ŏn bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €39.39. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 275 percent, measured on October 2, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Chongjin to Kaech’ŏn?

Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Chongjin to Kaech’ŏn, at €61.94. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on October 2, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Chongjin to Kaech’ŏn?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Chongjin to Kaech’ŏn, at €42.69 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Chongjin to Kaech’ŏn?

1 operators sell services from Chongjin to Kaech’ŏn across 1 modes: 조선민주주의인민공화국 철도성. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Chongjin to Kaech’ŏn?

20 percent of the services we sell from Chongjin to Kaech’ŏn are direct. The rest connect at Hwasŏng, Myŏnggan-dong, Hyesan-dong, Hyesan, with about 47 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Chongjin to Kaech’ŏn use?

Services from Chongjin to Kaech’ŏn by Train leave from Chongjin Chongnyon Station and arrive at Kuŭp Station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Chongjin to Kaech’ŏn?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Chongjin to Kaech’ŏn allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

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 modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Chongjin to Kaech’ŏn on September 11, 2026: 462 km of route against 401 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €56.44, and 3h 55m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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

A guided tour group

What to book in Kaech’ŏn before you go

Day trips that leave Kaech’ŏn in the morning and cover a good part of North Korea by evening.

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

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