There are 6 ways to get from Almaty to Ulaanbaatar Airport (UBN) by plane, bus, train, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Almaty International Airport
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN)plane ALA - UBN
6h 14m$300–700Bus, taxi
cheapest- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Saparzhai bus stationbus 205
- Take the bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ölgiibus
- Take the bus from Ölgii to Dragon Bus Terminalbus
- Take the taxi from Dragon Bus Terminal to Ulaanbaatar Airport (UBN)taxi
3d 8h$106–131Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus 412
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jining Southtrain
- Take the train from Jining South Station to Erliantrain
- Take the train from Erlian to Ulaanbaatartrain
- Take the taxi from Ulaanbaatar to Ulaanbaatar Airport (UBN)taxi
3d 6h$316–527Drive 2,964.7 km
- Drive from Almaty to Ulaanbaatar Airport (UBN)car 2,964.7 km
41h 1m$382–552Drive to Issyk-Kul International Airport, fly
- Drive from Almaty to Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU)car
- Fly from Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN)plane IKU - UBN
18h 49m$682–2,846Train, taxi
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Novosibirsk-Glavnytrain
- Take the train from Novosibirsk Gl to Sliudianka 1train
- Take the train from Sliudianka 1 to Ulaanbaatartrain 306
- Take the taxi from Ulaanbaatar to Ulaanbaatar Airport (UBN)taxi
4d 1h$220–413
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Ulaanbaatar Airport (UBN) is to bus and taxi which costs $100 - $140 and takes 3 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Ulaanbaatar Airport (UBN) is to fly which takes 6h 14m and costs $300 - $700.
The distance between Almaty and Ulaanbaatar Airport (UBN) is 2371 km. The road distance is 2964.7 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Ulaanbaatar Airport (UBN) without a car is to bus and train and taxi which takes 3 days 6h and costs $310 - $550.
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from Almaty to Ulaanbaatar Airport (UBN), including transfers.
Ulaanbaatar Airport (UBN) is 3h ahead of Almaty. It is currently 8:58 PM in Almaty and 11:58 PM in Ulaanbaatar Airport (UBN).
Yes, the driving distance between Almaty to Ulaanbaatar Airport (UBN) is 2965 km. It takes approximately 41h 1m to drive from Almaty to Ulaanbaatar Airport (UBN).
There are 489+ hotels available in Ulaanbaatar Airport (UBN).
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Ulaanbaatar Airport (UBN), Mongolia?
Hunnu Air LLC and SCAT fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) 6 times a week.
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Almaty International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–480
Flights from Issyk-Kul International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
- Website
- hunnuair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–800
- Website
- iraero.ru
Flights from Issyk-Kul International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Novosibirsk, Irkutsk
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
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
- 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
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Almaty 2 to Novosibirsk-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $140–200
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $200–280
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Novosibirsk Gl to Sliudianka 1
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $210–310
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $50–70
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $70–100
- Phone
- +976-1900-1949
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ulaanbaatar Railway
Train from Sliudianka 1 to Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- Ulaanbaatar Railway
- Schedules at
- Ulaanbaatar Railway
- Book at
- Ulaanbaatar Railway
- Compartment coach
- $30–36
- Sitting coach
- $10–12
- Soft sleeper coach
- $19–22
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–60
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Saparzhai bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ölgii
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $44
- Website
- Astana Saparzhai Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Astana Saparzhai Bus Terminal
- Phone
- +976 1900 1234
- [email protected]
- Website
- National Road Transport Center
Bus from Ölgii to Dragon Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- National Road Transport Center
- Book at
- National Road Transport Center
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- $13–18
Ulaanbaatar Taxi
- Phone
- 1900-1991
- Website
- facebook.com
Ulaanbaatar Taxi
- Phone
- 1900-1991
- Website
- facebook.com
Ulaanbaatar Taxi
- Phone
- 1900-1991
- Website
- facebook.com
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