The national airline is Air Koryo (JS). During the summer months China Northern Airlines (CJ) also serves Korea (Dem Rep). Direct flights run four times a week from Beijing (China) with both airlines, and Air Koryo also operates weekly flights to Beijing and Shenyang (China), Bangkok (Thailand), Macau (SAR) and Moscow and Vladivostok (Russian Federation).

From Pyongyang to London is 13 hours.

Pyongyang (FNJ) (Sunan) is 24km (15 miles) from the city (travel time – 45 minutes). Facilities: Bars, restaurants and duty free shops.

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Main ports: Chongjin, Haeju, Hungnam, Kimchaek, Kosong, Najin, Sinuiju, Sonbong, Songnim, Unsang, Wonsan, Nampo and Pyongyang.

The country has a relatively good rail network with connections to China and the Russian Federation. The Trans-Mongolian Railway and Trans-China Railway runs between Shineuiju and China. Namyang connects with the Trans-Manchurian Railway and the Trans-Siberian Railway links Rajin with the Russian Federation. There are no routes to the Republic of Korea, although it is hoped that these may open sometime in the future, following negotiations between the two countries.

There are roads from Dandong, Lu-ta, Liaoyang, Jilin and Changchun in China and Vladivostock in the Russian Federation, but foreigners are only permitted to enter the country by rail or by air.

There are flights from Chongjin, Hamhung, Kaesong, Kanggye, Kiliju, Pyongyang, Sinuiju and Wonsan, although foreigners are not allowed to use these.

The extensive rail network built by the Japanese during World War II has been broken by the separation of North and South Korea, but the main passenger routes run from Pyongyang to Sinuiju, Haeju and Chongjin. Service, however, is slow. Timetables are not published and it is advised to purchase tickets through a travel agent.

Traffic drives on the right. The quality of major roads is good; many are dual carriageways. All roads leading out of Pyongyang have police security checkpoints where identity documents must be produced before continuing the journey. There are no buses between cities. There are very few road signs. International driving licences are not accepted and in order to drive within the country it is necessary to sit a local driving test and obtain a local licence.

Pyongyang has a two-line metro and regular bus services.

The following chart gives approximate travel times (in hours and minutes) from Pyongyang to other major cities/towns in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

	Road	Rail
Diamond Mt	10.00	-
Kaesong	8.00	6.00
Nampo	1.30	8.00