By plane
Dandong Airport IATA: DDG - Flights from Dandong are limited, so it is probably better to fly in/out of Dalian or Shenyang and then take the train or bus to/from Dandong. Airport is 13 miles west of town and an airport shuttle is available. Flights are available from Beijing and Shanghai.
By ship
A ferry between Dandong and Incheon port South Korea leaves Incheon's Ferry Terminal No. 1 at 5 pm on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and leaves Dandong at 3 pm on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. The passage takes 15 hours. There are companies that can arrange North Korea tours, get you the train to Dandong and arrange your onward ticket to South Korea.
By train
Trains from Shenyang several times a day with night trains from Beijing, Dalian, Changchun and Qingdao. From Dalian, the train takes a slow route of almost 10 hours, while buses can complete the journey in 4. You can also take the train from Pyongyang, North Korea and Moscow and Russia.
By bus
The long-distance bus station is at 98 Shiwei Lu, near the train station.
Beijing
takes about 10 hoursShenyang
takes about 3 hoursDalian
takes about 4 hours 99RMB Oct.2012Tonghua
takes about 5 hoursDalian Express Buses also leave from the Baoshan Shicheng on Gong'an Jie. The trip takes about 4 hours.