There are 7 ways to get from Qinghai to Ulaanbaatar by plane, taxi, train, car, or bus
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 Golmud Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Golmud Airport (GOQ) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN)plane GOQ - UBN
- Take the taxi from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) to Ulaanbaatartaxi
11h 58m$182–485Train
cheapest- Take the train from Xining to Jining Southtrain Xining
- Take the train from Jining South Station to Ulaanbaatartrain 4652/4653
2d 15h$41–182Train via Erenhot
- Take the train from Xining to Hohhottrain
- Take the train from Hohhot Station to Erliantrain
- Take the train from Erlian to Ulaanbaatartrain
35h 15m$338–534Drive 1,865.5 km
- Drive from Xining to Ulaanbaatarcar 1,865.5 km
25h 9m$241–347Fly from Xining, taxi
- Fly from Xining (XNN) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN)plane XNN - UBN
- Take the taxi from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) to Ulaanbaatartaxi
9h 16m$167–440Fly from Yushu, taxi
- Fly from Yushu (YUS) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN)plane YUS - UBN
- Take the taxi from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) to Ulaanbaatartaxi
9h 57m$203–437Train, bus
- Take the train from Xining to Wuzhongtrain
- Take the bus from Lingwu to Yinchuan Traveling Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Yinchuan Traveling Bus Station to Hohhotbus
- Take the train from Hohhot Station to Erenhottrain 33
- Take the train from Zamyn Uud to Ulaanbaatartrain 275 / ...
42h 3m
Golmud Airport (GOQ) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Qinghai to Ulaanbaatar is to train which costs $40 - $190 and takes 2 days 15h.
The fastest way to get from Qinghai to Ulaanbaatar is to fly and taxi which takes 9h 16m and costs $160 - $440.
No, there is no direct train from Qinghai to Ulaanbaatar. However, there are services departing from Xining and arriving at Ulaanbaatar via Hohhot Station and Erlian. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 15m.
The distance between Qinghai and Ulaanbaatar is 1634 km. The road distance is 1865.5 km.
The best way to get from Qinghai to Ulaanbaatar without a car is to train via Erenhot which takes 35h 15m and costs $330 - $550.
It takes approximately 11h 58m to get from Qinghai to Ulaanbaatar, including transfers.
Qinghai to Ulaanbaatar train services, operated by China Railways D-Class, depart from Xining station.
Qinghai to Ulaanbaatar train services, operated by China Railways D-Class, arrive at Hohhot station.
Yes, the driving distance between Qinghai to Ulaanbaatar is 1866 km. It takes approximately 25h 9m to drive from Qinghai to Ulaanbaatar.
There are 475+ hotels available in Ulaanbaatar.
What companies run services between Qinghai, China and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia?
You can take a vehicle from Xining to Ulaanbaatar via Xining, Hohhot Station, and Erlian in around 35h 15m.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Golmud Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Xining, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Golmud Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Lhasa, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Golmud Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Xi An, Hohhot
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Xining to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Yushu to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Xining, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
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
Train from Xining to Wuzhong
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $28–40
- Adult - 1st Class
- $45–65
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Lingwu to Yinchuan Traveling Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- 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
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