Cheapest€14.09
- 조선민주주의인민공화국 철도성 S-996806:4350m07:33Pyongyang StationSugyo Station
Door to door 1h 34mCO2 3.2 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Pyongyang to Samch’ŏn costs €14.09 at the cheapest and takes 1h 28m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 96 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 96 km
- Fastest
- 1h 28m
- Average
- 1h 32m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €14.09
- CO2 per passenger
- 3.2 kg
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 September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 1h 34m | 50m | 44m | €14.64 | 3.2 kg | 5 |
- 1h 34mFastest, by Train
- €14.64Cheapest, by Train
- 3.2 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 96 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
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 Pyongyang to Samch’ŏn | ThuSep 10 | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €42.69 | €28.39 | €27.84 | €20.14 | €18.49 | €17.39 | €17.94 | €18.49 | €16.84 | €19.04 | €21.78 | €16.29 | €16.84 | €14.64 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €14.09
Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Samch’ŏn. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.
Rooms within reach of Sugyo Station
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Pyongyang to Samch’ŏn
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €14.6490 days
- €12.4460 days
- €15.7445 days
- €12.9930 days
- €17.3921 days
- €14.6414 days
- €17.947 days
- €27.843 days
- €42.691 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €12.44.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 243 percent. The most expensive point is €42.69, 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.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €20.14Sun
- €16.29Mon
- €16.84Tue
- €17.39Wed
- €21.24Thu
- €18.49Fri
- €20.14Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €17.39Sep
- €13.54Oct
- €15.74Nov
- €11.88Dec
- €13.54Jan
- €11.88Feb
The route
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 96 km against 84 km in a straight line, a detour of 14 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Namp’o, Chaeryŏng-ni, Sinwŏn-ŭp, Sariwŏn-si. The gap between arriving and leaving is 64 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 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 Pyongyang at 06:43 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.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Pyongyang
Rail
- Pyongyang Station
- Sopyongyang Station
- Tongpyongyang Station
Bus
- 서평양
Air
- FNJ
Samch’ŏn
Rail
- Sugyo Station
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 조선민주주의인민공화국 철도성 | €14.09 | 1h 28m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €11.00 | 78% |
| Taxes | €1.10 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 14% |
| Total you pay | €14.09 | 100% |
Samch’ŏn is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Samch’ŏn?
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Pyongyang to Samch’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 Pyongyang to Samch’ŏn?
The fastest journey from Pyongyang to Samch’ŏn takes 1h 28m door to door, of which 50m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 1h 32m, 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 Pyongyang to Samch’ŏn?
The cheapest fare from Pyongyang to Samch’ŏn is €14.09, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €18.49. 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 Pyongyang to Samch’ŏn?
The cheapest way from Pyongyang to Samch’ŏn is by Train, at €14.64 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 1h 34m 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 Pyongyang to Samch’ŏn?
Fares from Pyongyang to Samch’ŏn bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €12.44. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 243 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Pyongyang to Samch’ŏn?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Pyongyang to Samch’ŏn, at €16.29. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Pyongyang to Samch’ŏn?
December is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Pyongyang to Samch’ŏn, at €11.88 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 Pyongyang to Samch’ŏn?
1 operators sell services from Pyongyang to Samch’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 Pyongyang to Samch’ŏn?
20 percent of the services we sell from Pyongyang to Samch’ŏn are direct. The rest connect at Namp’o, Chaeryŏng-ni, Sinwŏn-ŭp, Sariwŏn-si, with about 64 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 Pyongyang to Samch’ŏn use?
Services from Pyongyang to Samch’ŏn by Train leave from Pyongyang Station and arrive at Sugyo 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 Pyongyang to Samch’ŏn?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Pyongyang to Samch’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 Pyongyang to Samch’ŏn on September 9, 2026: 96 km of route against 84 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €14.09, and 1h 28m 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 Samch’ŏn and elsewhere in North Korea. None of it is ours to sell.
What to book in Samch’ŏn before you go
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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