Trans-Mongolian Trains

Moscow - Ulan-Bataar - Beijing
Moscow - Ulan-Bataar
Irkutsk - Ulan-Bataar

The following section shows the various train routes and shows the train numbers as well as arrival and departure schedules. You can find out how long the various journeys are, and see a thorough list of all the possible rail destinations in Russia.

MOSCOW - ULAN-BATAAR - BEIJING

#004 Moscow - Beijing

One of the most popular Trans-Siberian / Trans-Mongolian trains for both Russians and foreigners. This is a privately run passes through Ulan-Bataar on its way to Beijing. The train is operated by Russian and Chinese staff. When the train passes from Mongolia into China, the wheels of the train are changed to a smaller gauge - the whole process takes few hours.

The train has both 1st with shower and 2nd compartments. It has a nice car-restaurant.

Departure Moscow: 21:30 Tuesday
Arrival Ulan-Baator: 07:35 (stop 30m.)
Arrival Beijing: 14:31 (local time)
Total hours: 5d 12h 01m
#003 Moscow - Beijing
Departure Beijing (local time): 07:40 Wed (local)
Arrival Ulan-Baator (local time): 14:06 (stop 30m.)
Arrival Moscow: 14:28
Total hours: 6 days 1h 49m
Total km: 7 622

Train: #004. Moscow - Ulan-Bataar - Beijing
Departs: Moscow, Yaroslavsky railway station [only on Tuesdays at 21:30]
Arrives: Beijing [5 d 12 h 01 mins. later, at 14:31]


City
Location
Time-Zone
Distance
Time
Arrival
Departure
Moscow RUS Moscow 0 km     21:32
Vladimir RUS Moscow 210 km 3hr. 3min. 0:35 0:58
Gor'kij RUS Moscow 461 km 6hr. 31min. 4:03 4:18
Kirov RUS Moscow 917 km 12hr. 33min. 10:05 10:25
Perm RUS Moscow +2 1397 km 19hr. 51min. 17:23 17:46
Ekaterinburg RUS Moscow +2 1778 km 1d 1hr. 48min. 23:20 23:43
Tyumen RUS Moscow +2 2104 km 1d 6hr. 27min. 3:59 4:19
Omsk RUS Moscow +3 2676 km 1d 13hr. 50min. 11:22 11:45
Novosibirsk RUS Moscow +3 3303 km 1d 21hr. 43min. 19:15 19:30
Krasnoyarsk RUS Moscow +4 4065 km 2d 9hr. 21min. 6:53 7:13
Irkutsk RUS Moscow +4 5153 km 3d 3hr. 9min. 0:41 1:04
Sljudyanka RUS Moscow +5 5279 km 3d 5hr. 40min. 3:12 3:22
Ulan-Ude RUS Moscow +5 5609 km 3d 10hr. 31min. 8:03 8:33
Naushki RUS   5864 km 3d 15hr. 36min. 13:08 16:40
Sukhe-Bator MON   5887 km 3d 20hr. 3min. 22:35 0:20
Ulan-Bataar MON   6266 km 4d 5hr. 3min. 7:35 8:05
Chojr CHI   6513 km 4d 9hr. 43min. 12:15 12:30
Sajn-Shanda CHI   6740 km 4d 13hr. 11min. 15:43 16:03
Dzamin-Ude CHI   6770 km 4d 16hr. 54min. 19:26 20:35
Erlyan' CHI   6780 km 4d 18hr. 28min. 21:00 0:42
Beijing CHI   7622 km 5d 11hr. 59min. 14:31  

Train: #003. Beijing - Ulan-Bataar - Moscow
Departs: Beijing [only on Wednesdays at 7:40]
Arrives: Moscow [5 d, 11 h, 48 mins later, at 14:28]

City
Location
Time-Zone
Distance
Time
Arrival
Departure
Beijing CHI   0 km 0 min.   07:40
Erlyan' CHI   842 km 12hr. 59min. 20:39 23:15
Dzamin-Ude CHI   852 km 16hrs. 23:40 01:20
Ulan-Bataar MON   1356 km 1d 5hr. 40min. 13:20 13:50
Sukhe-Bator MON   1735 km 1d 13hr. 10min. 20:50 22:05
Naushki RUS   1758 km 1d 15hr. 13min. 17:53 21:40
Ulan-Ude RUS Moscow +5 2013 km 1d 23hr. 24min. 02:04 02:27
Sljudyanka RUS Moscow +5 2343 km 2d 4hr. 28min. 07:08 07:18
Irkutsk RUS Moscow +4 2469 km 2d 6hr. 42min. 09:22 09:45
Krasnoyarsk RUS Moscow +4 3557 km 3d 1hr. 2min. 03:42 04:02
Novosibirsk RUS Moscow +3 4319 km 3d 13hr. 5min. 15:45 16:01
Omsk RUS Moscow +3 4946 km 3d 20hr. 52min. 23:32 23:47
Tyumen RUS Moscow +2 5518 km 4d 4hr. 7min. 06:47 07:07
Ekaterinburg RUS Moscow +2 5844 km 4d 8hr. 50min. 11:30 11:53
Perm RUS Moscow +2 6225 km 4d 14hr. 43min. 17:23 17:46
Kirov RUS Moscow 6705 km 4d 22hr. 6min. 00:46 01:06
Gor'kij RUS Moscow 7161 km 5d 4hr. 17min. 06:57 07:12
Vladimir RUS Moscow 7412 km 5d 7hr. 55min. 10:35 10:58
Moscow RUS Moscow 7622 km 5d 11hr. 32min. 14:12  

MOSCOW - ULAN-BATAAR

â„–006�© (006�§) Moscow - Ulaan Baator

This is an International express train operating 2x per week between Moscow and Ulan - Bator along the Trans-Mongolian route.

The train has 2nd class compartments and a restaurant wagon. This train is unique because it is frequently filled with Russian and Mongolian traders with their goods. The police may also make more careful inspection of the compartments due to the high trade activity.

Usually it takes 4 hours, so be ready to spend some time at the station.

Departure Moscow: 21:30 Wednesday, Tuesday
Arrival Ulan-Baator (local time) 07:35
Total hours: 4 d 5h 5m
â„–005�© (005�’) Ulaan Baator - Moscow
Departure Ulan-Baator (local time): 13:50 Friday, Tuesday
Arrival Moscow: 14:28
Total hours: 4d 5h 31m
Total km: 6 266

Train: #006. Moscow - Ulan-Bataar
Departs: Moscow [only on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:32]
Arrives: Ulan-Bataar [4 d 5 h 3 mins later, at 7:35]

City
Location
Time-Zone
Distance
Time
Arrival
Departure
Moscow RUS Moscow 0 km     21:32
Vladimir RUS Moscow 210 km 3hr. 3min. 0:35 0:58
Gor'kij RUS Moscow 461 km 6hr. 31min. 4:03 4:18
Kirov RUS Moscow 917 km 12hr. 33min. 10:05 10:25
Perm RUS Moscow +2 1397 km 19hr. 51min. 17:23 17:46
Ekaterinburg RUS Moscow +2 1778 km 1d 1hr. 48min. 23:20 23:43
Tyumen RUS Moscow +2 2104 km 1d 6hr. 27min. 3:59 4:19
Omsk RUS Moscow +3 2676 km 1d 13hr. 50min. 11:22 11:45
Novosibirsk RUS Moscow +3 3303 km 1d 21hr. 43min. 19:15 19:30
Krasnoyarsk RUS Moscow +4 4065 km 2d 9hr. 21min. 6:53 7:13
Irkutsk RUS Moscow +4 5153 km 3d 3hr. 9min. 0:41 1:04
Sljudyanka RUS Moscow +5 5279 km 3d 5hr. 40min. 3:12 3:22
Ulan-Ude RUS Moscow +5 5609 km 3d 10hr. 31min. 8:03 8:33
Naushki RUS Moscow +5 5864 km 3d 15hr. 36min. 13:08 16:40
Sukhe-Bator MON   5887 km 3d 20hr. 3min. 22:35 0:20
Ulan-Bataar MON   6266 km 4d 5hr. 3min. 7:35 8:05

Train: #005. Ulan-Bataar - Moscow
Departs: Ulan-Bataar at 13:50
Arrives: Moscow [4 d 5 h 38 mins later at 14:28]

City
Location
Time-Zone
Distance
Time
Arrival
Departure
Ulan-Bataar MON   0 km     13:50
Sukhe-Bator MON   379 km 7 hrs. 20:50 22:05
Naushki RUS   402 km 9hr. 24min. 18:14 21:40
Ulan-Ude RUS Moscow +5 657 km 17hr. 25min. 02:15 02:38
Sljudyanka RUS Moscow +5 987 km 22hr. 29min. 07:19 07:21
Irkutsk RUS Moscow +4 1113 km 1d 35min. 09:25 09:44
Krasnoyarsk RUS Moscow +4 2201 km 1d 18hr. 52min. 03:42 04:02
Novosibirsk RUS Moscow +3 2963 km 2d 6hr. 50min. 15:40 15:57
Omsk RUS Moscow +3 3590 km 2d 14hr. 43min. 23:33 23:48
Tyumen RUS Moscow +2 4162 km 2d 21hr. 56min. 06:46 07:06
Ekaterinburg RUS Moscow +2 4488 km 3d 2hr. 40min. 11:30 11:53
Perm RUS Moscow +2 4869 km 3d 8hr. 33min. 17:23 17:46
Kirov RUS Moscow 5349 km 3d 15hr. 56min. 00:46 01:06
Gor'kij RUS Moscow 5805 km 3d 22hr. 7min. 06:57 07:12
Vladimir RUS Moscow 6056km 4d 1hr. 40min. 10:30 10:53
Moscow RUS Moscow 6266 km 4d 5hr. 38min. 14:28  

IRKUTSK - ULAN-BATAAR

Train: #364, passenger train. Irkutsk - Ulan-Bataar
Departs: Irkutsk [daily in high season, otherwise occasionally at 15:27]
Arrives: Ulan-Bataar [1 day 9 h 53 mins later, at 6:20]

City
Location
Time-Zone
Distance
Time
Arrival
Departure
Irkutsk RUS Moscow +4       15:27
Sljudyanka 1 RUS Moscow +5 121 km 2hr. 42min 18:09 18:11
Sljudyanka 2 RUS Moscow +5 126 km 2hr. 57min 18:24 18:34
Ulan-Ude RUS Moscow +5 456 km 9hr. 34min. 01:01 01:43
Naushki RUS Moscow +5 711 km 20hr. 58min. 12:25 12:50
Sukhe-Bator MON   734 km 22hr. 18min. 18:45 21:20
Ulan-Bataar MON   1113 km 1d 9hr. 53min. 06:20  

Train: #363, passenger train. Ulan-Bataar - Irkutsk
Departs: Ulan-Bataar [daily in high season, otherwise occasionally at 20:50]
Arrives: Irkutsk [1 day 11 h 37 mins later at 3:27]

City
Location
Time-Zone
Distance
Time
Arrival
Departure
Ulan-Bataar MON   0 km     20:50
Naushki RUS   402 km 18hr. 25min. 10:15 10:40
Ulan-Ude RUS Moscow +5 657 km 1d 1hr. 20min. 17:10 17:50
Sljudyanka 2 RUS Moscow +5 987 km 1d 8hr. 27min 00:17 00:33
Sljudyanka 1 RUS Moscow +5 992 km 1d 8hr. 55min 00:45 00:47
Irkutsk RUS Moscow +4 1113 km 1d 11hr. 37min 03:27 ÂÂ