To make your trip much easier, Legend Tour company books and buys bus tickets on the route Ulaanbaatar (UB) - Ulan-Ude and Ulan-Ude - Ulaanbaatar (UB).
| Route |
Departure |
Arrival |
| Ulaanbaatar (UB) -
Ulan-Ude |
Bus departs Ulaanbaatar daily at 07:30 in the morning.
Bus departs Ulaanbaatar from Dragon bus station. |
Time on the way is around 12 hours around 18:00 - 19:00.
Arrival time depends on border crossing time.
Bus arrives to Ulan-Ude to old bus station by address: Sovetskaya street 1B.
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Ulaanbaatar (UB) -
Ulan-Ude
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There are 2 night buses from Ulaanbaatar (UB) to Ulan-Ude.
Departure from Ulaanbaatar (UB) at 19.00 on Fridays and Sundays.
Bus departs Ulaanbaatar from Dragon bus station |
Time on the way is around 12 hours around 07:00 in the morning.
Bus arrives to Ulan-Ude to old bus station by address: Sovetskaya street
1B.
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| Ulaanbaatar - Sukhbaatar
- Ulan-Ude
Overnight Train + Morning Bus via the Mongolia-Russia Border
(The most convenient way to cross the border overnight/early morning on the
classic Trans-Mongolian line) |
Stage 1. Train № 263
Ulaanbaatar → Sukhbaatar
• Departure: 18:55 (local Mongolia time) from Ulaanbaatar
railway station
Stage 2. Bus Sukhbaatar → Ulan-Ude
• Departure: 05:00 from Sukhbaatar railway station (usually right
next to the arriving train)
The bus crosses the border as a group — passengers
disembark only for Mongolian and Russian passport/customs checks (typically
1–3 hours total).
Total Journey Time: ≈ 17 hours (from 18:55 to ~12:00 the next day) |
Stage 1.
• Arrival: 04:35 the next morning (local Mongolia time) at
Sukhbaatar railway station
• Duration: 9 hours 40 minutes
Stage 2.
• Arrival: approximately 12:00 at Ulan-Ude Bus Station
Address: Sovetskaya Street, 1B
• Duration: ≈ 7 hours (including border crossing time at Altanbulag/Kyakhta)
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| Ulan-Ude - Ulaanbaatar (UB) |
Bus departs Ulan-Ude daily at 07:30 in the morning.
Bus departs Ulan-Ude from old bus station by address: Sovetskaya street 1B. |
Time on the way is around 12 hours around 18:00 - 19:00.
Arrival time depends on border crossing time.
Bus arrives to Ulaanbaatar the Dragon bus station |
| Ulan-Ude - Ulaanbaatar (UB) |
There are 2 night buses from Ulan-Ude to Ulaanbaatar.
Departure from Ulan-Ude at 19:00 on Fridays and Sundays.
Bus departs Ulan-Ude from old bus station by address: Sovetskaya street
1B. |
Time on the way is around 12 hours around 07:00 in the morning.
Bus arrives to Ulaanbaatar the Dragon bus station |
Ulan-Ude - Sukhbaatar - Ulaanbaatar
Afternoon Bus + Evening Train via the Russia-Mongolia Border
A convenient daytime border crossing followed by a relaxing overnight
train ride back — perfect for arriving fresh in the Mongolian capital |
Stage 1. Bus Ulan-Ude → Sukhbaatar
• Departure: 13:00 (local time) from Ulan-Ude Bus Station
Address: Sovetskaya Street, 1B
Stage 2. Train № 264
Sukhbaatar → Ulaanbaatar
• Departure: 19:56 (local time) from Sukhbaatar Railway Station
Total Journey Time: ≈ 17 hours (from 13:00 to 06:15 the next day) |
Stage 1.• Arrival: approximately 19:00
at Sukhbaatar Railway Station • Duration: ≈ 6 hours (including time for
border formalities at Kyakhta/Altanbulag
Stage 2. • Arrival: 06:15 the next morning at Ulaanbaatar
Railway Station
• Duration: 10 hours 19 minutes
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