A couple rail fans booked a train from Vienna to Pyongyang in 2008.
Their travelogue is fascinating although it can take some effort to wade through the train-schedule minutia and whatnot if you're not into that but well worth it for the uncensored images.
"The forbidden railway: Vienna - Pyongyang 윈 - 모스크바 - 두만강 - 평양
36 hours in North Korea without a guide..."
Their travelogue is fascinating although it can take some effort to wade through the train-schedule minutia and whatnot if you're not into that but well worth it for the uncensored images.
"The forbidden railway: Vienna - Pyongyang 윈 - 모스크바 - 두만강 - 평양 36 hours in North Korea without a guide..."
http://vienna-pyongyang.blogspot.com/
EDIT: Direct link to skip the European and Russian part of the trip and go directly to crossing the border:
http://vienna-pyongyang.blogspot.com/2008/09/irkutsk-skovoro...