There are 4 ways to get from Ürümqi to Mongolia by plane, taxi, train, or car
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Fly, taxi
best- Fly from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN)plane URC - UBN
- Take the taxi from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) to Ulaanbaatartaxi
10h 6m$476–619Train
cheapest- Take the train from Ürümqi to Hohhot Easttrain
- Take the train from Hohhot Station to Choirtrain 33
- Take the train from Choir to Ulaanbaatartrain 275 / ...
2d 23h$49–236Train via Erenhot
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jining Southtrain
- Take the train from Jining South Station to Erliantrain
- Take the train from Erlian to Ulaanbaatartrain
2d 10h$290–463Drive 1,984 km
- Drive from Ürümqi to Ulaanbaatarcar 1,984 km
30h 45m$256–369
Ürümqi to Mongolia by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ürümqi to Mongolia is to train which costs $45 - $240 and takes 2 days 23h.
The fastest way to get from Ürümqi to Mongolia is to fly and taxi which takes 10h 6m and costs $470 - $650.
No, there is no direct train from Ürümqi to Mongolia. However, there are services departing from Ürümqi South and arriving at Ulaanbaatar via Ürümqi, Jining South Station and Erlian. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Ürümqi and Mongolia is 1622 km. The road distance is 1984 km.
The best way to get from Ürümqi to Mongolia without a car is to train via Erenhot which takes 2 days 10h and costs $290 - $470.
It takes approximately 10h 6m to get from Ürümqi to Mongolia, including transfers.
Ürümqi to Mongolia train services, operated by China Railways T-Class, depart from Ürümqi station.
Ürümqi to Mongolia train services, operated by China Railways T-Class, arrive at Jining South station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ürümqi to Mongolia is 1984 km. It takes approximately 30h 45m to drive from Ürümqi to Mongolia.
There are 505+ hotels available in Mongolia.
What companies run services between Ürümqi, China and Mongolia?
You can take a train from Ürümqi South to Ulaanbaatar via Ürümqi, Jining South Station, and Erlian in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Website
- hunnuair.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
- Website
- miat.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Website
- aeromongolia.mn
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Hohhot
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Train from Ürümqi to Jining South
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–97
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $35–50
- Hard Sleeper
- $70–85
- Soft Sleeper
- $100–140
Train from Ürümqi to Hohhot East
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–92
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $30–50
- Hard Sleeper
- $65–80
- Soft Sleeper
- $100–130
- Phone
- 86-010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Jining South Station to Erlian
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Book at
- chinahighlights.com
Train from Erlian to Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Book at
- chinahighlights.com
- Phone
- +976-1900-1949
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ulaanbaatar Railway
Train from Hohhot Station to Choir
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $11–120
- Website
- Ulaanbaatar Railway
- Schedules at
- Ulaanbaatar Railway
- Book at
- Ulaanbaatar Railway
- Compartment coach
- $30–40
- Sitting coach
- $11–14
- Soft sleeper coach
- $21–25
Train from Choir to Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3–8
- Website
- Ulaanbaatar Railway
- Schedules at
- Ulaanbaatar Railway
- Book at
- Ulaanbaatar Railway
- Compartment coach
- $10–12
- Sitting coach
- $3–4
- Soft sleeper coach
- $6–8
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