The first train to North Korea departed from Moscow On June 17, 2025. This is the first direct train that departed from Moscow to Pyongyang in over five years. It was stopped at the start of the Covid 19 epidemic. Restoring this route has made it become the longest railway route in the world — more than 10,000 km and almost 9 days of travel going one way. The train is scheduled to run twice a month.

The ticket price is still being kept secret, but it is expected to be comparable to air travel, especially in sleeping cars. The route passes through Russia, Transbaikalia, Primorye, and China.

North Korea has been developing its tourist infrastructure with its eyes set on visitors from Russia and China. Given the harsh anti-russian sanctions and travel restrictions many of these new resorts on the beach could sway vacation goers.

Image above: The first train to head from the capital of Russia to North Korea got plenty of attention and passengers.

As reported by Amur.life, the direct Pyongyang–Moscow carriage, part of the branded train No. 1/2 “Russia” running between Vladivostok and Moscow, departs from Pyongyang on the 3rd and 17th of each month, and from Moscow on the 12th and 26th of each month. Thus, twice per month in each direction.

Stops are scheduled at the following stations: Kostroma, Kirov, Yekaterinburg, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Chita, Khabarovsk, Ussuriysk, Khasan, and further on in the DPRK to Pyongyang.