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How to get fromXining to Mongoliaby plane, taxi, train, bus or car

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There are 6 ways to get from Xining to Mongolia by plane, taxi, train, bus, or car

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  1. Fly from Xining, taxi

    best
    1. Fly from Xining (XNN) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN)plane plane XNN - UBN
    2. Take the taxi from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) to Ulaanbaatartaxi taxi
    8h 16m
    $217–771

  2. Train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Xining to Lanzhou Westtrain train
    2. Take the train from Lanzhou West to Hohhottrain train
    3. Take the train from Hohhot Station to Ulaanbaatartrain train
    2d 12h
    $42–192

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Xining to Lanzhoutrain train
    2. Take the bus from Lanzhou to Yinchuan Nanmen Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Yinchuan Traveling Bus Station to Hohhotbus bus
    4. Take the train from Hohhot Station to Erenhottrain train 33
    5. Take the train from Zamyn Uud to Ulaanbaatartrain train 275 / ...
    44h 43m

  4. Drive 1,865.3 km

    1. Drive from Xining to Ulaanbaatarcar car 1,865.3 km
    25h 8m
    $241–347

  5. Train, bus to Lanzhou, fly, taxi

    1. Take the train from Xining to Lanzhou Westtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN)plane plane LHW - UBN
    4. Take the taxi from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) to Ulaanbaatartaxi taxi
    10h 40m
    $211–895

  6. Train via Erenhot

    1. Take the train from Xining to Jining Southtrain train
    2. Take the train from Jining South Station to Erliantrain train
    3. Take the train from Erlian to Ulaanbaatartrain train
    2d

Xining (XNN) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) flights

Calendar16Weekly Planes
Duration7h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket$201Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Xining, China and Mongolia?

You can take a train from Xining to Ulaanbaatar via Jining South Station and Erlian in around 2d.

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