There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to North Korea by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport, train
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC)plane SHA - DLC
- Take the train from Dalian North Station to Dandongtrain
9h 4m$329–458Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC)plane PVG - DLC
- Take the train from Dalian North Station to Dandongtrain
9h 16m$201–406Train
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Dandongtrain Shanghai Hongqiao
- Take the train from Dandong to Pyongyangtrain Beijing
21h 59m$261–311Bus, train
- Take the bus from Shanghai Hutie Terminal to Jianshejie Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Dalian South to Dandongbus
- Take the train from Dandong to Pyongyangtrain
32h 37m$211–265Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE)plane SHA - SHE
- Take the train from Shenyang North to Dandongtrain
8h 56m$349–523Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE)plane PVG - SHE
- Take the train from Shenyang North to Dandongtrain
9h 13m$211–431Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Yingkou Lanqi Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Yingkou Lanqi Airport (YKH)plane PVG - YKH
- Take the train from Yingkou East Station to Shenyang Southtrain
- Take the train from Shenyang South to Dandongtrain
9h 32m$251–455
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to North Korea is to bus and train which costs $210 - $270 and takes 32h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to North Korea is to fly and train which takes 8h 56m and costs $340 - $550.
No, there is no direct train from Shanghai to North Korea. However, there are services departing from South Shaanxi Road and arriving at Pyongyang via Shanghai Hongqiao and Dandong. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 59m.
The distance between Shanghai and North Korea is 1196 km.
It takes approximately 9h 4m to get from Shanghai to North Korea, including transfers.
Shanghai to North Korea train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, depart from Shanghai Hongqiao station.
North Korea is 1h ahead of Shanghai. It is currently 7:56 AM in Shanghai and 8:56 AM in North Korea.
Shanghai to North Korea train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, arrive at Dandong station.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and North Korea?
You can take a subway from South Shaanxi Road to Pyongyang via Shanghai Hongqiao Train Station, Shanghai Hongqiao, Dandong, and Pyongyang in around 21h 59m.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–290
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–290
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–430
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–480
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–420
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–420
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–470
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–260
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–280
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Yingkou Lanqi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–260
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–390
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–320
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–330
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–380
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–410
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–220
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Dongying
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–490
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–410
Train from Dalian North Station to Dandong
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $16–22
- Adult - 1st Class
- $24–35
Train from Shenyang North to Dandong
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $14–20
- Adult - 1st Class
- $20–28
Train from Dalian North Station to Dandong
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $16–22
- Adult - 1st Class
- $24–35
Train from Shenyang North to Dandong
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $14–20
- Adult - 1st Class
- $20–28
Train from Shenyang South to Dandong
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $12–18
- Adult - 1st Class
- $17–25
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Dandong
- 2nd Class Seat
- $130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- $220–250
- Business Class Seat
- $330–470
Train from Yingkou East Station to Shenyang South
- 2nd Class Seat
- $10–12
- 1st Class Seat
- $17–19
- Business Class Seat
- $23–35
Train from Shenyang South to Dandong
- 2nd Class Seat
- $14–16
- 1st Class Seat
- $23–25
- Business Class Seat
- $30–50
- Phone
- 86-010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Dandong to Pyongyang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
Train from Dandong to Pyongyang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Website
- dalianbus.com
Bus from Shanghai Hutie Terminal to Jianshejie Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Schedules at
- dalianbus.com
Bus from Dalian South to Dandong
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Schedules at
- dalianbus.com
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