Beijing - Ulaanbaatar Trains: K23/ K24

 

Train No.: Beijing → Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bator): K23 in China, 023 in Mongolia; Ulaanbaatar→ Beijing: K24 in China, 024 in Mongolia
Duration: 31 hours and 8 minutes (K23); 31 hours and 5 minutes (K24)
Passing by: China and Mongolia via Trans-Siberian Railway
Distance: 1,553 kilometers (965 miles)
Operator: China Beijing Railway Bureau, Ulaanbaatar Railway Bureau 

Stations	Arrival	Departure
Beijing	---	07:27
Shalingzi West	10:40	10:50
Jining South	15:27	15:43
Erlian	20:18	00:59+1
Zamyn-Uud	01:25	02:40
Ulaanbaatar	14:35	---

 See also: Beijing to Ulaanbaatar K3 Train 

 Kind Reminder:
Please make sure your visa for Mongolia is valid when passing through the China-Mongolia border.
 

Stations	Arrival	Departure
Ulaanbaatar	---	07:30
Zamyn-Uud	18:50	20:35
Erlian	21:00	02:00+1
Jining South	06:37	06:55
Shalingzi West	11:09	11:15
Beijing	14:35	---

Note:
1. The above timetable worked before the suspension of the trains in 2020;
2. "+1" indicates the second day;
3. The above time is Beijing Time, while Mongolia implements Daylight Saving Time from late March to late September, so during this period the Mongolia time should be one hour plus the time in the above table.

 

Deluxe Soft Sleeper	Soft Sleeper	Hard Sleeper
Beijing to Ulaanbaatar by China Train
CNY 2,041	CNY 1,881	CNY 1,310
Beijing to Ulaanbaatar by Mongolian Train
CNY 2,033	-- -	CNY 1,361
Beijing to Zamyn-Uud by China Train
CNY 1,154	CNY 1,017	CNY 709
Beijing to Zamyn-Uud by Mongolian Train
CNY 1,147	---	CNY 752

Note:
1. The service fee of CNY 50 will be charged.
2. The above ticket price is for reference only. Please refer to railway stations for final fare.
3. A group should comprise at least six members to buy group tickets.
 

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Currently, the international trains running between Hohhot/ Erlian in China and Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia are in service. If you prefer a land cross between Beijing and Ulaanbaatar, a transfer in these two cities are needed. 

 See details: Erlian - Ulaanbaatar Trains 

Soft Sleeper on Hohhot - Ulaanbaatar Train

 

No.	4652/ 33
Hohhot Departure	21:59 every Mon. & Fri.
Erlian Stopover	05:26+1 - 17:10+1
Ulaanbaatar Arrival	10:25+2
Travel Time	36H26M

Note: "+1" indicates the second day; "+2" indicates the third day.
 

No.	34/ 4654
Ulaanbaatar Departure	20:22 on every Mon. & Fri.
Erlian Stopover	10:25+1 - 13:45+1
Hohhot Arrival	21:23+1
Travel Time	24H38M

In addtion, train no.686/685 also run between China and Mongolia. 
 

Soft Sleeper	Hard Sleeper
Erlian to Ulaanbaatar by China Train
CNY 1,130 (USD 157)	CNY 791 (USD 110)
Erlian to Ulaanbaatar by Mongolian Train
---	CNY 845 (USD 118)
Hohhot to Ulaanbaatar by China Train
CNY 1,765 (USD 245)	CNY 1,220 (USD 169)
Hohhot to Ulaanbaatar by Mongolian Train
---	CNY 1,311 (USD 182)

Other International Trains between China and nearby Countries

K19/K20: Beijing - Manzhouli - Moscow	K27/K28: Beijing - Pyongyang	T8701/T8702: Nanning - Hanoi
4652/4653: Hohhot - Ulaanbaatar	Z5/Z6: Beijing - Hanoi	K9795/K9796: Urumqi - Almaty K9797/K9798: Urumqi - Astana
D87/D88: Kunming - Vientiane	K3/K4: Beijing - Ulaanbaatar - Moscow

 International railways under construction/planning from China to: