Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan. From €57.96, fastest 4h 19m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan costs €57.96 at the cheapest and takes 4h 19m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 586 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.

Checked September 12, 2026Priced for September 30, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
586 km
Fastest
4h 19m
Average
4h 23m
Services per day
1
Cheapest
€57.96
CO2 per passenger
144.2 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 30, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight4h 22m1h 12m3h 10m€62.68144.2 kg1
  • 4h 22mFastest, by Flight
  • €62.68Cheapest, by Flight
  • 144.2 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 586 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 30, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€57.96
  1. Far Eastern Air Transport FE448006:321h 12m07:44Ulan Bator UBNChoibalsan COQ

Door to door 4h 22mCO2 144.2 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Checking the live timetables.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Ulaanbaatar to ChoibalsanSunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25SatSep 26
Flight€134.66€99.85€126.40€109.29€99.85€104.57€124.63€75.66€62.68€73.30€81.56€95.13€75.07€87.46

Cheapest day: 2026-09-30 · €57.96

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Choibalsan is not something we sell.

A hotel room

A room in Choibalsan for the night the flight gets in

The search opens on Choibalsan with your nights already filled in, so it is one step to a real price.

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Booking window

When to book Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €62.6890 days
  2. €56.1960 days
  3. €49.1145 days
  4. €52.0630 days
  5. €70.9421 days
  6. €87.4614 days
  7. €124.637 days
  8. €126.403 days
  9. €134.661 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €49.11.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 174 percent. The most expensive point is €134.66, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€134.66€49.111371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €75.66Sun
  2. €62.68Mon
  3. €73.30Tue
  4. €81.56Wed
  5. €95.13Thu
  6. €75.07Fri
  7. €87.46Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €126.40Sep
  2. €56.19Oct
  3. €50.88Nov
  4. €55.01Dec
  5. €57.96Jan
  6. €59.14Feb

The route

Ulan BatorUlan BatorChoibalsanChoibalsan
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

How far it really runs
The route covers 586 km against 569 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Ulaanbaatar at 06:32 and the last at 06:32, across 1 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Ulan Bator

Rail
  • Amgalan railway station
  • Tolgoyt railway station
  • Ulaanbaatar railway station
Bus
  • Дэнж
  • u money
Air
  • UBN
  • ULN

Choibalsan

Air
  • COQ
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Far Eastern Air Transport€57.964h 19m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
  • Far Eastern Air Transport
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest flight fare we sell on 2026-09-30, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€41.5072%
Taxes€7.4713%
Supplier fees€7.0012%
Our service fee€1.993%
Total you pay€57.96100%

Choibalsan is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Choibalsan

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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Questions about Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan?

The fastest journey from Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan takes 4h 19m door to door, of which 1h 12m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 23m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan?

The cheapest fare from Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan is €57.96, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €75.66. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan?

The cheapest way from Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan is by flight, at €62.68 for one passenger on September 30, 2026. That journey takes 4h 22m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan?

Fares from Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €49.11. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 174 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan, at €62.68. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan?

November is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan, at €50.88 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan?

1 operators sell services from Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan across 1 mode: Far Eastern Air Transport. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan?

Every service we sell from Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan is direct, with around 1 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 19m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.

Which station or terminal do services from Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan use?

Services from Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan by flight leave from Ulan Bator UBN and arrive at Choibalsan COQ. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan?

0 of the 1 operators we sell from Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Ulaanbaatar to Choibalsan on September 12, 2026: 586 km of route against 569 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €57.96, and 4h 19m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Choibalsan afterward does not belong to us.

A guided tour group

Anything to book in Choibalsan before you go?

Day trips that leave Choibalsan in the morning and cover a good part of Mongolia by evening.

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