There are 5 ways to get from Lhasa to Ulaanbaatar (State) 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 Lhasa to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN)plane LXA - UBN
- Take the taxi from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) to Ulaanbaatartaxi
8h 47m$404–1,141Train
cheapest- Take the train from Lhasa to Lanzhoutrain
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Hohhottrain
- Take the train from Hohhot Station to Choirtrain 33
- Take the train from Choir to Ulaanbaatartrain 275 / ...
3d 9h$59–242Train via Erenhot
- Take the train from Lhasa to Xiningtrain
- Take the train from Xining to Hohhottrain
- Take the train from Hohhot Station to Erliantrain
- Take the train from Erlian to Ulaanbaatartrain
2d 8h$342–567Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lasa Bus Station to Lanzhoubus
- Take the bus from Lanzhou to Yinchuan Nanmen Stationbus
- Take the bus from Yinchuan Traveling Bus Station to Hohhotbus
- Take the train from Hohhot Station to Erliantrain
- Take the train from Zamyn Uud to Ulaanbaatartrain 275 / ...
3d 3h$482–605Drive 3,375 km
- Drive from Lhasa to Ulaanbaatarcar 3,375 km
46h 38m$435–628
Lhasa to Ulaanbaatar (State) by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lhasa to Ulaanbaatar (State) is to train which costs $55 - $250 and takes 3 days 9h.
The fastest way to get from Lhasa to Ulaanbaatar (State) is to taxi and fly which takes 8h 47m and costs $400 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct train from Lhasa to Ulaanbaatar (State). However, there are services departing from Lhasa and arriving at Ulaanbaatar via Xining, Hohhot Station and Erlian. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Lhasa and Ulaanbaatar (State) is 2560 km. The road distance is 3375 km.
The best way to get from Lhasa to Ulaanbaatar (State) without a car is to train via Erenhot which takes 2 days 8h and costs $340 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 47m to get from Lhasa to Ulaanbaatar (State), including transfers.
Lhasa to Ulaanbaatar (State) train services, operated by China Railways Z-Class, depart from Lhasa station.
Lhasa to Ulaanbaatar (State) train services, operated by China Railways Z-Class, arrive at Xining station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lhasa to Ulaanbaatar (State) is 3375 km. It takes approximately 46h 38m to drive from Lhasa to Ulaanbaatar (State).
There are 522+ hotels available in Ulaanbaatar (State).
What companies run services between Lhasa, China and Ulaanbaatar (State), Mongolia?
You can take a train from Lhasa to Ulaanbaatar via Xining, Hohhot Station, and Erlian in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Tianfu International, Hohhot
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- miat.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Tianfu International, Hohhot
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- aeromongolia.mn
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport 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 Lhasa to Xining
- Hard Seat
- $26–40
- Hard Sleeper
- $55–70
- Soft Sleeper
- $80–120
Train from Lhasa to Lanzhou
- Hard Seat
- $28–45
- Hard Sleeper
- $60–75
- Soft Sleeper
- $85–130
Train from Xining to Hohhot
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $55–80
- Adult - 1st Class
- $100–140
- Phone
- 86-010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Hohhot Station to Erlian
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $140–170
- 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 Erlian
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $140–170
- 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 Lanzhou to Hohhot
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Schedules 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 Choir
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $11–120
- Website
- https://www.ubtz.mn/
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/schedule
- Book at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/
- 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
- https://www.ubtz.mn/
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/schedule
- Book at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/
- Compartment coach
- $10–12
- Sitting coach
- $3–4
- Soft sleeper coach
- $6–8
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Lasa Bus Station to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $57
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- Phone
- 400-830-6666
- Website
- ctrip.com
Bus from Lanzhou to Yinchuan Nanmen Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- bus.ctrip.com
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- $14–24
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
Ulaanbaatar Taxi
- Phone
- 1900-1991
- Website
- facebook.com
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