There are 5 ways to get from Dunhuang to Mongolia by plane, taxi, bus, train, 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, taxi
best- Fly from Dunhuang (DNH) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN)plane DNH - UBN
- Take the taxi from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) to Ulaanbaatartaxi
10h 7m$394–1,117Train via Lanzhou
cheapest- Take the train from Dunhuang to Lanzhou West Stationtrain
- Take the train from Lanzhou West to Hohhottrain
- Take the train from Hohhot Station to Ulaanbaatartrain
2d 14h$81–286Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dunhuang to Jiuquanbus
- Take the train from Jiayuguan to Jining Southtrain
- Take the train from Jining South Station to Erliantrain
- Take the train from Zamyn Uud to Ulaanbaatartrain 275 / ...
2d 3h$411–569Drive 1,689.4 km
- Drive from Dunhuang to Ulaanbaatarcar 1,689.4 km
25h 3m$218–315Train
- Take the train from Dunhuang to Jiayuguantrain
- Take the train from Jiayuguan to Jining Southtrain
- Take the train from Jining South Station to Erliantrain
- Take the train from Erlian to Ulaanbaatartrain
2d 4h$279–424
Dunhuang (DNH) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dunhuang to Mongolia is to train via Lanzhou which costs $80 - $290 and takes 2 days 14h.
The fastest way to get from Dunhuang to Mongolia is to fly and taxi which takes 10h 7m and costs $390 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct train from Dunhuang to Mongolia. However, there are services departing from Dunhuang and arriving at Ulaanbaatar via Jiayuguan, Jining South Station and Erlian. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Dunhuang and Mongolia is 1336 km. The road distance is 1689.4 km.
The best way to get from Dunhuang to Mongolia without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 3h and costs $410 - $600.
It takes approximately 10h 7m to get from Dunhuang to Mongolia, including transfers.
Dunhuang to Mongolia train services, operated by China Railways K-Class, depart from Dunhuang station.
Dunhuang to Mongolia train services, operated by China Railways K-Class, arrive at Jiayuguan station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dunhuang to Mongolia is 1689 km. It takes approximately 25h 3m to drive from Dunhuang to Mongolia.
There are 522+ hotels available in Mongolia.
What companies run services between Dunhuang, China and Mongolia?
You can take a bus from Dunhuang Bus Station to Ulaanbaatar via Dunhuang train station, Dunhuang, Jiayuguan, Jining South Station, and Erlian in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Dunhuang to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- hunnuair.com
Flights from Dunhuang to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- miat.com
Flights from Dunhuang to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
- Website
- aeromongolia.mn
Flights from Dunhuang to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Xi An, Hohhot
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Train from Jiayuguan to Jining South
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $22–35
- Hard Sleeper
- $45–55
- Soft Sleeper
- $70–90
Train from Jiayuguan to Jining South
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $22–35
- Hard Sleeper
- $45–55
- Soft Sleeper
- $70–90
- 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 Zamyn Uud to Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Book at
- chinahighlights.com
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
Train from Hohhot Station to Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Book at
- chinahighlights.com
- Phone
- +976-1900-1949
- [email protected]
- Website
- ubtz.mn
Train from Zamyn Uud to Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $8–100
- Website
- https://www.ubtz.mn/
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/schedule
- Book at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/
- Compartment coach
- $26–31
- Sitting coach
- $8–11
- Soft sleeper coach
- $16–19
Train from Hohhot Station to Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $14–120
- Website
- https://www.ubtz.mn/
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/schedule
- Book at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/
- Compartment coach
- $40–50
- Sitting coach
- $14–17
- Soft sleeper coach
- $26–31
Train from Dunhuang to Jiayuguan
- Hard Seat
- $6–9
- Hard sleeper
- $13–18
- Soft sleeper
- $21–28
Train from Dunhuang to Lanzhou West Station
- Hard Seat
- $16–22
- Hard sleeper
- $30–45
- Soft sleeper
- $45–65
Train from Lanzhou West to Hohhot
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $50–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- $85–120
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Dunhuang to Jiuquan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $18–26
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