1
N Korea
Beijing
Dandong
Pyongyang
Seoul
S Korea
2
China
Shanghai
5
3
Myanmar
1
Escape over Tumen river into northeast China
2
Drive more than 4,500km across China to Yunnan province
3
Smuggled across mountainous, forest-covered border into Myanmar or Laos
4
Enter Thailand by land
5
Fly more than 3,700km from Bangkok to Seoul
Laos
4
Thailand
1
North Korea
Dandong
Beijing
Pyongyang
South Korea
Seoul
2
China
Shanghai
5
3
Myanmar
1
Escape over the Tumen river into northeast China
2
Drive more than 4,500km across China to Yunnan province
3
Smuggled across mountainous, forest-covered border into Myanmar or Laos
4
Enter Thailand by land
5
Fly more than 3,700km from Bangkok to Seoul
Laos
4
Thailand
Bangkok