There are 5 ways to get from Turpan to Mongolia by bus, plane, car, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, fly, drive
best- Take the bus from Turfan to Urumchi Southbus
- Fly from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) to Altay Airport (AAT)plane URC - AAT
- Drive from Altay Airport (AAT) to Ölgiicar
16h 4m$310–625Train to Korla, fly, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Turpan North Station to Korlatrain
- Fly from Korla (KRL) to Altay Airport (AAT)plane KRL - AAT
- Drive from Altay Airport (AAT) to Ölgiicar
16h 25m$138–585Train
- Take the train from Turfan North to Jining Southtrain
- Take the train from Jining South Station to Erliantrain
- Take the train from Erlian to Ulaanbaatartrain
2d 7h$315–480Drive 1,910.1 km
- Drive from Turpan to Ulaanbaatarcar 1,910.1 km
30h 29m$246–356Train, taxi to Hami Airport, fly, drive
- Take the train from Turfan North to Hamitrain
- Take the taxi from Hami to Hami Airport (HMI)taxi
- Fly from Hami Airport (HMI) to Altay Airport (AAT)plane HMI - AAT
- Drive from Altay Airport (AAT) to Ölgiicar
15h 1m$149–624
Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) to Altay Airport (AAT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Turpan to Mongolia is to drive which costs $240 - $360 and takes 30h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Turpan to Mongolia is to train and taxi and fly and drive which takes 15h 1m and costs $140 - $650.
No, there is no direct train from Turpan to Mongolia. However, there are services departing from Turfan North and arriving at Ulaanbaatar via Jining South Station and Erlian. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Turpan and Mongolia is 1006 km. The road distance is 1910.1 km.
The best way to get from Turpan to Mongolia without a car is to train which takes 2 days 7h and costs $310 - $480.
It takes approximately 16h 4m to get from Turpan to Mongolia, including transfers.
Turpan to Mongolia train services, operated by China Railways T-Class, depart from Turfan North station.
Turpan to Mongolia train services, operated by China Railways T-Class, arrive at Jining South station.
Yes, the driving distance between Turpan to Mongolia is 1910 km. It takes approximately 30h 29m to drive from Turpan to Mongolia.
There are 431+ hotels available in Mongolia.
What companies run services between Turpan, China and Mongolia?
You can take a vehicle from Turpan to Ulaanbaatar via Turfan North, Jining South Station, and Erlian in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Altay Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $266–271
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Altay Airport via Tacheng
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $266–271
- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from Korla to Altay Airport via Yining
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Hami Airport to Altay Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Korla to Altay Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport to Altay Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Train from Turfan North to Jining South
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–92
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $30–50
- Hard Sleeper
- $65–80
- Soft Sleeper
- $100–130
Train from Turpan North Station to Korla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–23
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $8–13
- Hard Sleeper
- $18–23
- Soft Sleeper
- $30–40
Train from Turfan North to Hami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–23
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Hard/Soft Seat
- $8–13
- Hard Sleeper
- $19–23
- Soft Sleeper
- $30–40
- 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
- $150–220
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Book at
- chinahighlights.com
Train from Turpan North Station to Korla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
Train from Turfan North to Hami
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $19–27
- Adult - 1st Class
- $29–45
Train from Turfan North to Hami
- Hard Seat
- $9–14
- Hard Sleeper
- $15–18
- Soft Sleeper
- $27–40
- Website
- top.chinaz.com
Bus from Turfan to Urumchi South
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- top.chinaz.com
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $11–14
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