There are 5 ways to get from Khorgas to Ulaanbaatar by taxi, plane, train, bus, 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.
Taxi, fly
best- Take the taxi from Khorgas to Yining Airport (YIN)taxi
- Fly from Yining Airport (YIN) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN)plane YIN - UBN
- Take the taxi from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) to Ulaanbaatartaxi
9h 48m$376–1,005Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
- Take the train from Almaty 1 to Shyganaktrain
- Take the bus from Shyganak to Saparzhai bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ölgiibus
- Take the bus from Ölgii to Dragon Bus Terminalbus
3d 19h$99–128Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Khorgas to Yiningtaxi
- Take the train from Yining to Ürümqitrain
- 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 17h$343–526Drive 2,609.1 km
- Drive from Khorgas to Ulaanbaatarcar 2,609.1 km
37h 6m$336–485Train
- Take the train from Altynkol to Jetigentrain
- Take the train from Zhetygen to Novosibirsk-Glavnytrain
- Take the train from Novosibirsk Gl to Sliudianka 1train
- Take the train from Sliudianka 1 to Ulaanbaatartrain 306
4d 6h$205–397
Yining Airport (YIN) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Khorgas to Ulaanbaatar is to train and bus which costs $95 - $130 and takes 3 days 19h.
The fastest way to get from Khorgas to Ulaanbaatar is to taxi and fly which takes 9h 48m and costs $370 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct train from Khorgas to Ulaanbaatar. However, there are services departing from Altynkol and arriving at Ulaanbaatar via Zhetygen, Novosibirsk Gl and Sliudianka 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 6h.
The distance between Khorgas and Ulaanbaatar is 2147 km. The road distance is 2609.1 km.
The best way to get from Khorgas to Ulaanbaatar without a car is to taxi and train which takes 2 days 17h and costs $340 - $550.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Khorgas to Ulaanbaatar, including transfers.
Khorgas to Ulaanbaatar train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (Commuter Trains), depart from Altynkol station.
Khorgas to Ulaanbaatar train services, operated by Kazakhstan Railways (Commuter Trains), arrive at Jetigen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Khorgas to Ulaanbaatar is 2609 km. It takes approximately 37h 6m to drive from Khorgas to Ulaanbaatar.
There are 524+ hotels available in Ulaanbaatar.
What companies run services between Khorgas, China and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia?
You can take a bus from Khorgas to Ulaanbaatar via Altynkol, Altynkol, Jetigen, Zhetygen, Novosibirsk Gl, and Sliudianka 1 in around 4d 6h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Yining Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Yining Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Hami, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
- Website
- hunnuair.com
Flights from Yining Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Train from Yining to Ürümqi
- Adult - second class
- $28–40
Train from Ürümqi to Jining South
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–96
- 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
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Altynkol to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
Train from Altynkol to Jetigen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 1 to Shyganak
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $12–16
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $9–14
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Zhetygen to Novosibirsk-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–270
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $140–200
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $190–270
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Novosibirsk Gl to Sliudianka 1
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $210–300
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $50–70
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $70–100
- Phone
- +976-1900-1949
- [email protected]
- Website
- ubtz.mn
Train from Sliudianka 1 to Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://www.ubtz.mn/
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/schedule
- Book at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/
- Compartment coach
- $30–36
- Sitting coach
- $10–12
- Soft sleeper coach
- $19–22
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Shyganak to Saparzhai bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Website
- saparzhai.kz
Bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ölgii
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $43
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Phone
- +976 1900 1234
- [email protected]
- Website
- transdep.mn
Bus from Ölgii to Dragon Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://www.transdep.mn/
- Book at
- https://eticket.transdep.mn/?language=en
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