There are 6 ways to get from Tibet to Mongolia by plane, taxi, 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.
Fly from Nyingchi Mainling Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN)plane LZY - UBN
- Take the taxi from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) to Ulaanbaatartaxi
8h 24m$268–771Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Lasa Bus Station to Xiningbus
- Take the train from Xining to Hohhot Easttrain
- Take the train from Hohhot Station to Choirtrain 33
- Take the train from Choir to Ulaanbaatartrain 275 / ...
3d 20h$85–240Train
- 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$345–574Bus, train via Yinchuan
- 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$435–628Taxi to Lhasa Gonggar Airport, fly, taxi
- 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$434–1,241
Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tibet to Mongolia is to bus and train which costs $85 - $240 and takes 3 days 20h.
The fastest way to get from Tibet to Mongolia is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 24m and costs $260 - $800.
No, there is no direct train from Tibet to Mongolia. 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 Tibet and Mongolia is 2323 km. The road distance is 3375 km.
The best way to get from Tibet to Mongolia without a car is to train which takes 2 days 8h and costs $340 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Tibet to Mongolia, including transfers.
Tibet to Mongolia train services, operated by China Railways Z-Class, depart from Lhasa station.
Tibet to Mongolia train services, operated by China Railways Z-Class, arrive at Xining station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tibet to Mongolia is 3375 km. It takes approximately 46h 38m to drive from Tibet to Mongolia.
There are 525+ hotels available in Mongolia.
What companies run services between Tibet, China and Mongolia?
You can take a vehicle from Lhasa to Ulaanbaatar via Lhasa, Xining, Hohhot Station, and Erlian in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Nyingchi Mainling Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
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
- $390–1,200
Train from Lhasa to Xining
- Hard Seat
- $26–40
- Hard Sleeper
- $55–70
- Soft Sleeper
- $80–120
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
- 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
Train from Xining to Hohhot East
- Hard Seat
- $20–28
- Hard sleeper
- $35–55
- Soft sleeper
- $60–80
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Lasa Bus Station to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $57
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Lasa Bus Station to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $51
- 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
Ulaanbaatar Taxi
- Phone
- 1900-1991
- Website
- facebook.com
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
Ulaanbaatar Taxi
- Phone
- 1900-1991
- Website
- facebook.com
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