There are 4 ways to get from Ulan-Ude to Sakhalin by plane, train, ferry, 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 Ulan-Ude to Big Sky
best- Fly from Ulan-Ude (UUD) to Big Sky (EKS)plane UUD - EKS
21h 38m₽12,505–55,601Train, ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Ulan-Ude to Habarovsk 1train
- Take the train from Habarovsk 1 to Vaninotrain
- Take the ferry from Vanino to Kholmskferry
- Take the bus from Kholmsk Yuzhny to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Bus stationbus 516
4d 8h₽9,257–17,379Fly Ulan-Ude to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
- Fly from Ulan-Ude (UUD) to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (UUS)plane UUD - UUS
4h 4m₽11,565–50,681Train to Irkutsk Airport, fly to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
- Take the train from Ulan-Ude to Irkutsk Pastrain
- Fly from Irkutsk Airport (IKT) to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (UUS)plane IKT - UUS
13h 5m₽13,053–56,692
Ulan-Ude (UUD) to Big Sky (EKS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ulan-Ude to Sakhalin is to train and ferry and bus which costs RUB 9000 - RUB 18000 and takes 4 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Ulan-Ude to Sakhalin is to fly which takes 4h 4m and costs RUB 11000 - RUB 55000.
The distance between Ulan-Ude and Sakhalin is 2466 km.
The best way to get from Ulan-Ude to Sakhalin without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 4 days 8h and costs RUB 9000 - RUB 18000.
It takes approximately 21h 38m to get from Ulan-Ude to Sakhalin, including transfers.
Sakhalin is 3h ahead of Ulan-Ude. It is currently 8:25 PM in Ulan-Ude and 11:25 PM in Sakhalin.
What companies run services between Ulan-Ude, Russia and Sakhalin, Russia?
IrAero, Aurora, and Aeroflot Russian Airlines fly from Ulan-Ude (UUD) to Big Sky (EKS) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flyaurora.ru
Flights from Ulan-Ude to Big Sky via Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–55,000
Flights from Ulan-Ude to Big Sky via Vladivostok, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 43m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–60,000
Flights from Irkutsk Airport to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk via Khabarovsk
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–55,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Ulan-Ude to Habarovsk 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–11,000
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽23,000–33,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽6,000–8,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽7,500–11,000
Train from Habarovsk 1 to Vanino
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,100–4,500
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽10,000–15,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,100–2,800
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽3,200–4,500
- Phone
- +7 (4242) 72-25-53
- [email protected]
- Website
- sakhtrans.ru
Bus from Kholmsk Yuzhny to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽430
- Website
- http://sakhtrans.ru/
- Book at
- https://rfbus.ru/
- Phone
- +7 (42433) 66208
- [email protected]
- Website
- SASCO
Ferry from Vanino to Kholmsk
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