There are 4 ways to get from Yining to Mongolia by plane, taxi, train, 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, taxi
best- Fly from Yining Airport (YIN) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN)plane YIN - UBN
- Take the taxi from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) to Ulaanbaatartaxi
8h 53m$358–1,021Train
cheapest- Take the train from Yining to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Hohhot Easttrain
- Take the train from Hohhot Station to Choirtrain 33
- Take the train from Choir to Ulaanbaatartrain 275 / ...
3d 5h$76–274Train via Erenhot
- Take the train from Yining to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jining Southtrain
- Take the train from Jining South Station to Erliantrain
- Take the train from Erlian to Ulaanbaatartrain
2d 16h$316–494Drive 2,639 km
- Drive from Yining to Ulaanbaatarcar 2,639 km
37h 27m$340–491
Yining Airport (YIN) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Yining to Mongolia is to train which costs $75 - $280 and takes 3 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Yining to Mongolia is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 53m and costs $350 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct train from Yining to Mongolia. However, there are services departing from Yining and arriving at Ulaanbaatar via Ürümqi, Jining South Station and Erlian. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
The distance between Yining and Mongolia is 2063 km. The road distance is 2639 km.
The best way to get from Yining to Mongolia without a car is to train via Erenhot which takes 2 days 16h and costs $310 - $500.
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Yining to Mongolia, including transfers.
Yining to Mongolia train services, operated by China Railways C-Class, depart from Yining station.
Yining to Mongolia train services, operated by China Railways C-Class, arrive at Ürümqi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Yining to Mongolia is 2639 km. It takes approximately 37h 27m to drive from Yining to Mongolia.
There are 516+ hotels available in Mongolia.
What companies run services between Yining, China and Mongolia?
You can take a vehicle from Yining to Ulaanbaatar via Yining, Ürümqi, Jining South Station, and Erlian in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Yining Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Yining Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Hami, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
- Website
- hunnuair.com
Flights from Yining Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Train from Yining to Ürümqi
- Adult - second class
- $28–40
Train from Yining to Ürümqi
- Adult - second class
- $28–40
Train from Ürümqi to Jining South
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–96
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $35–50
- Hard Sleeper
- $70–85
- Soft Sleeper
- $100–140
Train from Ürümqi to Hohhot East
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–92
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $30–50
- Hard Sleeper
- $65–80
- Soft Sleeper
- $100–130
- Phone
- 86-010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Jining South Station to Erlian
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- 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
- Phone
- +976-1900-1949
- [email protected]
- Website
- ubtz.mn
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
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