Vladivostok to Changam-ch’on runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:25 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €42.69, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 3h 43m over 435 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €42.69, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 6, 2026
€42.69
- 290%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Vladivostok
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:25First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 20%Run direct
조선민주주의인민공화국 철도성 runs this service and does not sell it here. 12Go takes the payment.
Buying this trip
12Go lists departures for Vladivostok to Changam-ch’on on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €140.59Sat19
- about €120.24Sun20
- about €99.89Mon21
- about €86.69Tue22
- about €72.39Wed23
- about €108.14Thu24
- about €107.04Fri25
- about €84.49Sat26
- about €80.64Sun27
- about €64.14Mon28
- about €66.34Tue29
- about €61.94Wed30
- about €94.94Thu1
- about €63.04Fri2
- about €65.24Sat3
- about €50.94Sun4
- about €46.54Mon5
- about €42.69Tue6
- about €54.79Wed7
- about €65.79Thu8
- about €59.19Fri9
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Changam-ch’on. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Changam-ch’on for the night the train gets in
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When to book Vladivostok to Changam-ch’on
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €59.7490 days
- €36.0960 days
- €42.1445 days
- €56.4430 days
- €59.1921 days
- €63.0414 days
- €107.047 days
- €99.893 days
- €140.591 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €36.09.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 290 percent. The most expensive point is €140.59, 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.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Vladivostok to Changam-ch’on and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
1 hours behind on arrival. You land earlier than the journey suggests.
The shape of it
435 km
378 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-west.
Who lives at each end
604,901 → 207,299
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/2
2 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey 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 435 km against 378 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 Chongjin, Sinp’o, Ussuriysk, Hyesan. The gap between arriving and leaving is 61 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Ripa Station
Most of the points near Ripa Station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Vladivostok to Changam-ch’on
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 Vladivostok to Changam-ch’on?
The fastest journey from Vladivostok to Changam-ch’on takes 3h 43m door to door, of which 3h 20m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 3h 55m, 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 Vladivostok to Changam-ch’on?
The cheapest fare from Vladivostok to Changam-ch’on is €42.69, as of September 18, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €81.19. 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 Vladivostok to Changam-ch’on?
The cheapest way from Vladivostok to Changam-ch’on is by train, at €42.69 for one passenger on October 6, 2026. That journey takes 4h 4m 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 Vladivostok to Changam-ch’on?
Fares from Vladivostok to Changam-ch’on bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €36.09. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 290 percent, measured on September 18, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Vladivostok to Changam-ch’on?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Vladivostok to Changam-ch’on, at €61.94. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 18, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Vladivostok to Changam-ch’on?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Vladivostok to Changam-ch’on, at €39.94 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 Vladivostok to Changam-ch’on?
No operator record names Vladivostok to Changam-ch’on directly. 조선민주주의인민공화국 철도성 publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Vladivostok to Changam-ch’on?
20 percent of the services we sell from Vladivostok to Changam-ch’on are direct. The rest connect at Chongjin, Sinp’o, Ussuriysk, Hyesan, with about 61 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 Vladivostok to Changam-ch’on use?
Services from Vladivostok to Changam-ch’on by train leave from Vladivostok railway station and arrive at Ripa 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 Vladivostok to Changam-ch’on?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Vladivostok to Changam-ch’on 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
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
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.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Vladivostok to Changam-ch’on on September 18, 2026: 435 km of route against 378 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €42.69, and 3h 43m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Changam-ch’on is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Changam-ch’on and across North Korea
Day trips that leave Changam-ch’on in the morning and cover a good part of North Korea by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Vladivostok reaches 26 places in 2 countries on services we hold, over distances from 78 to 915 km. Changam-ch’on reaches 36 places in 2 countries, from 61 to 441 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Vladivostok
- 26Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 3Operators
Arriving in Changam-ch’on
Leaving Changam-ch’on
- 36Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 1Operators