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AIR: 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 Moscow and Vladivostok (Russian Federation), Beijing and Shenyang (China), Bangkok (Thailand) and Macau (SAR).
Approximate flight times: From Pyongyang to London is 13 hours.
International airports: Pyongyang (FNJ) (Sunan) is 24km (15 miles) from the city (travel time – 45 minutes). Facilities include bars, restaurants and duty free shops.
Departure tax: None.
SEA: Main international ports are Chongjin, Hungnam, Haeju, Kimchaek, Kosong, Sinuiju, Sonbong, Unsang, Najin, Wonsan, Songnim and Nampo, the port of Pyongyang.
RAIL: The country has a relatively good rail network with connections to Russia and China. The Trans Mongolia Railway and Trans China Railway runs between Shineuiju and China. Namyang connects with the Trans Manchuria Railway and the Trans Siberia Railway links Rajin with Russia. There are no routes to the Republic of Korea, although these should open sometime in the future, following negotiations between the two countries.
ROAD: 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.
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