There are 5 ways to get from Pyongyang to Ulaanbaatar by train, plane, or taxi
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Train, train to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport, fly, taxi
best- Take the train from Pyongyang to Dandongtrain
- Take the train from Dandong to Shenyang Stationtrain
- Fly from Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN)plane SHE - UBN
- Take the taxi from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) to Ulaanbaatartaxi
20h 50m$204–725Train #2
cheapest- Take the train from Pyongyang to Dandongtrain
- Take the train from Dandong to Shenyang Northtrain
- Take the train from Shenyang North to Jining Southtrain
- Take the train from Jining South Station to Ulaanbaatartrain
2d 19h$97–280Train via Zamiin uud
- Take the train from Pyongyang to Dandongtrain
- Take the train from Dandong to Shenyang Stationtrain
- Take the train from Shenyang Station to Jining Southtrain
- Take the train from Jining South Station to Erenhottrain 33
- Take the train from Zamyn Uud to Ulaanbaatartrain 275 / ...
2d 7h$181–346Train, train to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Pyongyang to Dandongtrain
- Take the train from Dandong to Daliantrain
- Fly from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN)plane DLC - UBN
- Take the taxi from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) to Ulaanbaatartaxi
20h 24m$186–633Train
- Take the train from Pyongyang to Dandongtrain
- Take the train from Dandong to Shenyang Stationtrain
- Take the train from Shenyang Station to Jining Southtrain
- Take the train from Jining South Station to Erliantrain
- Take the train from Erlian to Ulaanbaatartrain
2d 7h$236–424
Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pyongyang to Ulaanbaatar is to train which costs $95 - $280 and takes 2 days 19h.
The fastest way to get from Pyongyang to Ulaanbaatar is to train and fly and taxi which takes 20h 24m and costs $180 - $650.
No, there is no direct train from Pyongyang to Ulaanbaatar. However, there are services departing from Pyongyang and arriving at Ulaanbaatar via Dandong, Shenyang Station, Jining South Station, Erenhot and Zamyn Uud. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Pyongyang and Ulaanbaatar is 1995 km.
The best way to get from Pyongyang to Ulaanbaatar without a car is to train via Zamiin uud which takes 2 days 7h and costs $180 - $350.
It takes approximately 20h 50m to get from Pyongyang to Ulaanbaatar, including transfers.
Pyongyang to Ulaanbaatar train services, operated by China Railways, depart from Pyongyang station.
Ulaanbaatar is 1h behind Pyongyang. It is currently 7:50 AM in Pyongyang and 6:50 AM in Ulaanbaatar.
Pyongyang to Ulaanbaatar train services, operated by China Railways, arrive at Dandong station.
There are 297+ hotels available in Ulaanbaatar.
What companies run services between Pyongyang, North Korea and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia?
You can take a train from Pyongyang to Ulaanbaatar via Dandong, Shenyang Station, Jining South Station, Erenhot, and Zamyn Uud in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shenyang Taoxian International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Shenyang Taoxian International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Hohhot
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Shenyang Taoxian International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Website
- aeromongolia.mn
Flights from Shenyang Taoxian International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
- Website
- miat.com
Flights from Shenyang Taoxian International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
- Website
- hunnuair.com
Flights from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–480
- Phone
- 86-010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Pyongyang to Dandong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
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
Train from Jining South Station to Erlian
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- 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 Jining South Station to Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Book at
- chinahighlights.com
Train from Dandong to Shenyang Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $12–18
- Adult - 1st Class
- $17–25
Train from Dandong to Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $16–23
- Adult - 1st Class
- $25–35
Train from Dandong to Shenyang North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $12–18
- Adult - 1st Class
- $18–26
Train from Dandong to Shenyang Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $14–16
- 1st Class Seat
- $23–26
- Business Class Seat
- $30–50
Train from Dandong to Shenyang North
- 2nd Class Seat
- $14–16
- 1st Class Seat
- $24–27
- Business Class Seat
- $35–50
Train from Shenyang Station to Jining South
- Hard Seat
- $19–26
- Hard sleeper
- $30–50
- Soft sleeper
- $55–75
- Phone
- +976-1900-1949
- ubtz@ubtz.mn
- Website
- ubtz.mn
Train from Jining South Station to Erenhot
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Website
- https://www.ubtz.mn/
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/schedule
- Book at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/
- Compartment coach
- $13–16
- Sitting coach
- $4–6
- Soft sleeper coach
- $8–10
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 Jining South Station to Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $13–130
- Website
- https://www.ubtz.mn/
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/schedule
- Book at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/
- Compartment coach
- $35–45
- Sitting coach
- $13–16
- Soft sleeper coach
- $24–28
Train from Shenyang North to Jining South
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $17–25
- Hard Sleeper
- $35–45
- Soft Sleeper
- $55–70
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- $14–18
Ulaanbaatar Taxi
- Phone
- 1900-1991
- Website
- facebook.com
Ulaanbaatar Taxi
- Phone
- 1900-1991
- Website
- facebook.com
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