There are 11 ways to get from Ulan-Ude to Elista by 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.
Fly Ulan-Ude to Elista Airport
best- Fly from Ulan-Ude (UUD) to Elista Airport (ESL)plane UUD - ESL
13h 43m₽20,455–80,551Train, bus via Ob
cheapest- Take the train from Ulan-Ude to Obtrain
- Take the train from Ob to Volgograd 1train
- Take the bus from Volgograd Bus station to Elistabus
4d 17h₽12,843–24,058Train, bus via Omsk
- Take the train from Ulan-Ude to Omsk-Passtrain
- Take the train from Omsk-Pass to Saratov 1 Passtrain
- Take the bus from Saratov to Elistabus
4d 6h₽13,426–23,155Drive 5,547.6 km
- Drive from Ulan-Ude to Elistacar 5,547.6 km
3d 7h₽38,631–55,801Fly Ulan-Ude to Volgograd International Airport, bus
- Fly from Ulan-Ude (UUD) to Volgograd International Airport (VOG)plane UUD - VOG
- Take the bus from Volgograd Bus station to Elistabus
17h 8m₽17,645–72,301Fly Ulan-Ude to Mineralnye Vody Airport, bus
- Fly from Ulan-Ude (UUD) to Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV)plane UUD - MRV
- Take the bus from Mineralnye Vody to Blagodarnyybus
- Take the bus from Blagodarnyy to Elistabus
19h 51m₽18,853–77,417Fly Ulan-Ude to Astrakhan/Narimanovo Airport, bus
- Fly from Ulan-Ude (UUD) to Astrakhan/Narimanovo Airport (ASF)plane UUD - ASF
- Take the bus from Astrakhan Bus station to Elistabus
21h 1m₽23,075–87,861Train to Irkutsk Airport, fly to Elista Airport
- Take the train from Ulan-Ude to Irkutsk Pastrain
- Fly from Irkutsk Airport (IKT) to Elista Airport (ESL)plane IKT - ESL
22h 19m₽20,947–81,571Train, bus
- Take the train from Ulan-Ude to Perm 2train
- Take the bus from Perm' Bus station to Cheboksary Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Cheboksary Bus station to Saratovbus
- Take the bus from Saratov to Elistabus
4d 11h₽15,736–24,878Train, bus via Yekaterinburg
- Take the train from Ulan-Ude to Yekaterinburg-Passtrain
- Take the train from Yekaterinburg-Pass to Volgodonskayatrain
- Take the bus from Volgodonsk to Elistabus
4d 15h₽14,534–25,454Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Ulan-Ude to Kungurtrain
- Take the train from Kungur to Volgograd-1train
- Take the bus from Volgograd Bus station to Elistabus
5d 2h₽13,887–24,444
Ulan-Ude (UUD) to Elista Airport (ESL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ulan-Ude to Elista is to train and bus via Omsk which costs RUB 13000 - RUB 24000 and takes 4 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Ulan-Ude to Elista is to fly which takes 13h 43m and costs RUB 20000 - RUB 85000.
The distance between Ulan-Ude and Elista is 4518 km. The road distance is 5547.6 km.
The best way to get from Ulan-Ude to Elista without a car is to train and bus via Omsk which takes 4 days 6h and costs RUB 13000 - RUB 24000.
It takes approximately 13h 43m to get from Ulan-Ude to Elista, including transfers.
Elista is 5h behind Ulan-Ude. It is currently 4:38 PM in Ulan-Ude and 11:38 AM in Elista.
Yes, the driving distance between Ulan-Ude to Elista is 5548 km. It takes approximately 3 days 7h to drive from Ulan-Ude to Elista.
What companies run services between Ulan-Ude, Russia and Elista, Russia?
Aeroflot Russian Airlines and S7 Airlines fly from Ulan-Ude (UUD) to Elista Airport (ESL) 6 times a week.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Ulan-Ude to Elista Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–80,000
Flights from Ulan-Ude to Elista Airport via Novosibirsk, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–85,000
Flights from Ulan-Ude to Volgograd International Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–80,000
Flights from Ulan-Ude to Mineralnye Vody Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽21,000–85,000
Flights from Ulan-Ude to Astrakhan/Narimanovo Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽21,000–85,000
Flights from Irkutsk Airport to Elista Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–80,000
Flights from Irkutsk Airport to Elista Airport via Krasnoyarsk, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–80,000
Flights from Irkutsk Airport to Elista Airport via Novosibirsk, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–80,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Ulan-Ude to Omsk-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–12,000
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽25,000–35,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽6,000–8,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽8,000–12,000
Train from Omsk-Pass to Saratov 1 Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–9,000
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽20,000–28,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽5,000–6,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽6,500–9,000
Train from Ulan-Ude to Perm 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–16,000
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽33,000–47,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽9,000–12,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽11,000–16,000
Train from Ulan-Ude to Yekaterinburg-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000–15,000
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽31,000–44,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽8,000–11,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽10,000–15,000
Train from Yekaterinburg-Pass to Volgodonskaya
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–9,500
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽20,000–29,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽5,000–7,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽6,500–9,500
Train from Ulan-Ude to Ob
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–9,500
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽20,000–29,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽5,000–7,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽6,500–9,500
Train from Ob to Volgograd 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–13,000
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽27,000–38,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽7,000–9,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽9,000–13,000
Train from Ulan-Ude to Kungur
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–15,000
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽33,000–46,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽8,500–12,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽11,000–15,000
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Elista
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,000–2,900
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Volgograd Bus station to Elista
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–1,900
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Blagodarnyy to Elista
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–1,500
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Astrakhan Bus station to Elista
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–1,900
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Perm' Bus station to Cheboksary Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽2,400–3,400
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Cheboksary Bus station to Saratov
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,100–3,000
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saratov to Elista
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,000–2,900
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Volgodonsk to Elista
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Volgograd Bus station to Elista
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽750–1,900
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Volgograd Bus station to Elista
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽750–1,900
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
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