There are 4 ways to get from Yining to Mongolia by plane, taxi, train, car, or bus
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 13m$317–1,122Drive, train, bus
cheapest- Drive from Yining to Altynkolcar
- Take the train from Altynkol to Almaty 1train
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ölgiibus 411
- Take the bus from Ölgii to Dragon Bus Terminalbus
2d 21h$77–150Train
- 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$210–409Drive 2,646 km
- Drive from Yining to Ulaanbaatarcar 2,646 km
37h 23m$341–492
Yining Airport (YIN) to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Yining to Mongolia is to drive and train and bus which costs $75 - $150 and takes 2 days 21h.
The fastest way to get from Yining to Mongolia is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 13m and costs $310 - $1,200.
The distance between Yining and Mongolia is 2063 km. The road distance is 2646 km.
The best way to get from Yining to Mongolia without a car is to train which takes 2 days 16h and costs $210 - $410.
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Yining to Mongolia, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Yining to Mongolia is 2646 km. It takes approximately 37h 23m to drive from Yining to Mongolia.
There are 297+ 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
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- hunnuair.com
Flights from Yining Airport to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Train from Yining to Ürümqi
- Adult - second class
- $27–40
Train from Ürümqi to Jining South
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–93
- 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
- $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
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Altynkol to Almaty 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ölgii
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $25–75
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Phone
- +976 1900 1234
- info@transdep.mn
- Website
- transdep.mn
Bus from Ölgii to Dragon Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://www.transdep.mn/
- Book at
- https://eticket.transdep.mn/?language=en
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