There are 8 ways to get from Moscow to Ulaanbaatar by plane, taxi, train, bus, or car
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Fly Moscow Vnukovo to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN)plane VKO - UBN
- Take the taxi from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) to Ulaanbaatartaxi
13h 6m$366–971Train
cheapest- Take the train from Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal to Sliudianka 1train
- Take the train from Sliudianka 1 to Ulaanbaatartrain
4d 6h$146–249Train, bus
- Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Astana Nurly Zholtrain
- Take the bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ölgiibus
- Take the bus from Ölgii to Dragon Bus Terminalbus
4d 21h$265–436Drive 5,739.3 km
- Drive from Moscow to Ulaanbaatarcar 5,739.3 km
3d 11h$739–1,067Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN)plane SVO - UBN
- Take the taxi from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) to Ulaanbaatartaxi
13h 16m$269–1,023Fly Domodedovo International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Domodedovo International Airport (DME) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN)plane DME - UBN
- Take the taxi from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) to Ulaanbaatartaxi
11h 20m$268–1,025Fly Domodedovo International Airport to Ulan-Ude, train
- Fly from Domodedovo International Airport (DME) to Ulan-Ude (UUD)plane DME - UUD
- Take the train from Ulan-Ude to Ulaanbaatartrain
23h 51m$203–828Fly Zhukovsky International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN)plane ZIA - UBN
- Take the taxi from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) to Ulaanbaatartaxi
24h 33m$318–1,223
Moscow to Ulaanbaatar by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Moscow to Ulaanbaatar is to train which costs $140 - $250 and takes 4 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Moscow to Ulaanbaatar is to fly and taxi which takes 11h 20m and costs $260 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct train from Moscow to Ulaanbaatar. However, there are services departing from Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal and arriving at Ulaanbaatar via Sliudianka 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 6h.
The distance between Moscow and Ulaanbaatar is 4751 km. The road distance is 5739.3 km.
The best way to get from Moscow to Ulaanbaatar without a car is to train which takes 4 days 6h and costs $140 - $250.
It takes approximately 13h 6m to get from Moscow to Ulaanbaatar, including transfers.
Moscow to Ulaanbaatar train services, operated by Russian Railways (РЖД), depart from Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal station.
Ulaanbaatar is 5h ahead of Moscow. It is currently 4:45 AM in Moscow and 9:45 AM in Ulaanbaatar.
Moscow to Ulaanbaatar train services, operated by Russian Railways (РЖД), arrive at Sliudianka 1 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Moscow to Ulaanbaatar is 5739 km. It takes approximately 3 days 11h to drive from Moscow to Ulaanbaatar.
What companies run services between Moscow, Russia and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia?
You can take a train from Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal to Ulaanbaatar via Sliudianka 1 in around 4d 6h.
- Website
- iraero.ru
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Irkutsk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Koltsovo, Irkutsk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Irkutsk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Novosibirsk, Irkutsk
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Ulan-Ude, Irkutsk
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Osh, Irkutsk
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Tashkent, Irkutsk
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Ulan-Ude
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Domodedovo International Airport to Ulan-Ude via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
- Website
- hunnuair.com
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Dushanbe, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,100
Flights from Zhukovsky International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Tashkent, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Yaroslavsky Railway Terminal to Sliudianka 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $500–700
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $130–180
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $160–230
- 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
Train from Ulan-Ude to Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Website
- Ulaanbaatar Railway
- Schedules at
- Ulaanbaatar Railway
- Book at
- Ulaanbaatar Railway
- Compartment coach
- $19–23
- Sitting coach
- $6–8
- Soft sleeper coach
- $12–15
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $190–350
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $190–270
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $270–350
Bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ölgii
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $45
- 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
- $14–17
Ulaanbaatar Taxi
- Phone
- 1900-1991
- Website
- facebook.com
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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