There are 8 ways to get from Lhasa to Mongolia by taxi, plane, train, bus, or car
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Taxi to Lhasa Gonggar Airport, fly to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport, taxi
best- 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
10h 47m$324–1,441Bus, 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$84–234Train
- Take the train from Lhasa to Zhongweitrain
- Take the train from Zhongwei to Jining Southtrain
- Take the train from Jining South Station to Erliantrain
- Take the train from Erlian to Ulaanbaatartrain
2d 20h$195–397Bus, 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$303–474Drive 3,374.9 km
- Drive from Lhasa to Ulaanbaatarcar 3,374.9 km
46h 38m$435–628Taxi to Lhasa Gonggar Airport, fly to Bayankhongor Airport
- Take the taxi from Lhasa to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Bayankhongor Airport (BYN)plane LXA - BYN
26h 2m$331–975Train to Nyingchi Mainling Airport, fly to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Lhasa to Nyingchi Stationtrain
- 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
18h 44m$221–646Taxi to Lhasa Gonggar Airport, fly to Mörön Airport
- Take the taxi from Lhasa to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Mörön Airport (MXV)plane LXA - MXV
24h 21m$772–2,226
Lhasa to Mongolia by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lhasa to Mongolia is to bus and train which costs $80 - $240 and takes 3 days 20h.
The fastest way to get from Lhasa to Mongolia is to taxi and fly which takes 10h 47m and costs $320 - $1,500.
No, there is no direct train from Lhasa to Mongolia. However, there are services departing from Lhasa and arriving at Ulaanbaatar via Zhongwei, Jining South Station and Erlian. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
The distance between Lhasa and Mongolia is 2560 km. The road distance is 3374.9 km.
The best way to get from Lhasa to Mongolia without a car is to train which takes 2 days 20h and costs $190 - $400.
It takes approximately 10h 47m to get from Lhasa to Mongolia, including transfers.
Lhasa to Mongolia train services, operated by China Railways Z-Class, depart from Lhasa station.
Lhasa to Mongolia train services, operated by China Railways Z-Class, arrive at Zhongwei station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lhasa to Mongolia is 3375 km. It takes approximately 46h 38m to drive from Lhasa to Mongolia.
There are 299+ hotels available in Mongolia.
What companies run services between Lhasa, China and Mongolia?
You can take a train from Lhasa to Ulaanbaatar via Zhongwei, Jining South Station, and Erlian in around 2d 20h.
- Website
- hunnuair.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Tianfu International, Ordos
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Xining, Ordos
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Nyingchi Mainling Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Chengdu, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Nyingchi Mainling Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Mianyang, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Mörön Airport via Beijing Capital, New Ulaanbaatar International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,200
- Website
- miat.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Bayankhongor Airport via Beijing Capital, New Ulaanbaatar International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Nyingchi Mainling Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Chengdu, Hohhot
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Nyingchi Mainling Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Nyingchi Mainling Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Chengdu, Hohhot
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Train from Lhasa to Zhongwei
- Hard Seat
- $30–45
- Hard Sleeper
- $65–85
- Soft Sleeper
- $95–140
Train from Lhasa to Nyingchi Station
- Hard Seat
- $10–15
- Hard Sleeper
- $17–19
- Soft Sleeper
- $28–40
Train from Zhongwei to Jining South
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–40
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $14–21
- Hard Sleeper
- $30–40
- Soft Sleeper
- $45–60
Train from Zhongwei to Jining South
- Hard Seat
- $14–20
- Hard sleeper
- $27–40
- Soft sleeper
- $40–60
Train from Xining to Hohhot East
- Hard Seat
- $20–27
- Hard sleeper
- $35–50
- Soft sleeper
- $55–75
- 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
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Book at
- chinahighlights.com
Train from Erlian to Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Book at
- chinahighlights.com
Train from Hohhot Station to Erlian
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Book at
- chinahighlights.com
Train from Zamyn Uud to Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Book at
- chinahighlights.com
- Phone
- +976-1900-1949
- ubtz@ubtz.mn
- 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
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Lasa Bus Station to Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Lasa Bus Station to Xining
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $49
- 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
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
Ulaanbaatar Taxi
- Phone
- 1900-1991
- Website
- facebook.com
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
Ulaanbaatar Taxi
- Phone
- 1900-1991
- Website
- facebook.com
Lasa Taxi
- Phone
- +86 891 682 6334
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